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  Archives:  January 2021

DelDOT Winter Storm Update #1

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Weather | Date Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2021

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) continues to prepare for the arrival of a statewide snow event. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New Castle County from 7:00 a.m. Sunday to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, and Winter Storm Watch for Kent County and Sussex County from 10:00 a.m. Sunday to 10:00 […]




WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE – JAN. 29, 2021: New Positive Cases, Current Hospitalizations Trend Downward

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2021

DOVER (Jan. 29, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021. A total of 76,935 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) announced the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Testing locations listed below include pop-up and Curative trailer sites, as well as community sites hosted by New Castle County and Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. “We’ve vaccinated more than 92,000 […]




Lincoln man to serve life in prison for 2018 homicide

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021

A Lincoln man has been sentenced for the 2018 murder of a 20-year-old. Ahmir Bailey, 22, was convicted in October 2019 of five felonies, including First Degree Murder, and two misdemeanors after an investigation linked him and a codefendant to the shooting death of Jameir Vann-Robinson, of Smyrna. In May 2018, Bailey and a co-defendant, […]




Delaware Division of Public Health Confirms First COVID-19 Cases with the UK Variant

News | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021

DOVER (Jan. 29, 2021) –The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the first three confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Delaware. This variant is the same one that was first discovered in England in December and is also commonly referred to as the UK Variant.  Delaware now joins a list of 26 […]






  Archives:  January 2021

DelDOT Winter Storm Update #1

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Weather | Date Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2021

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) continues to prepare for the arrival of a statewide snow event. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New Castle County from 7:00 a.m. Sunday to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, and Winter Storm Watch for Kent County and Sussex County from 10:00 a.m. Sunday to 10:00 […]




WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE – JAN. 29, 2021: New Positive Cases, Current Hospitalizations Trend Downward

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, January 30, 2021

DOVER (Jan. 29, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021. A total of 76,935 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March […]




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) announced the list of community testing sites throughout Delaware next week. Testing locations listed below include pop-up and Curative trailer sites, as well as community sites hosted by New Castle County and Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. “We’ve vaccinated more than 92,000 […]




Lincoln man to serve life in prison for 2018 homicide

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021

A Lincoln man has been sentenced for the 2018 murder of a 20-year-old. Ahmir Bailey, 22, was convicted in October 2019 of five felonies, including First Degree Murder, and two misdemeanors after an investigation linked him and a codefendant to the shooting death of Jameir Vann-Robinson, of Smyrna. In May 2018, Bailey and a co-defendant, […]




Delaware Division of Public Health Confirms First COVID-19 Cases with the UK Variant

News | Date Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021

DOVER (Jan. 29, 2021) –The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the first three confirmed cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Delaware. This variant is the same one that was first discovered in England in December and is also commonly referred to as the UK Variant.  Delaware now joins a list of 26 […]