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Delaware Launches Hotline for Concerned Loved Ones to Protect Vulnerable Adults
Date Posted: November 30, 2022

DPH Announces New Fentanyl Awareness Advertising Campaign
Date Posted: November 29, 2022

Tree Planting Projects Receive Grant Funding
Date Posted: November 29, 2022

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit t. a. hahn’solo from December 2-30
Date Posted: November 29, 2022

December Seasons Set to Open for Hunting and Trapping Include Special Antlerless Deer, Waterfowl and Furbearers
Date Posted: November 28, 2022

Delaware Natural Resources Police Collect Toys as Holiday Gifts for Delaware Children
Date Posted: November 23, 2022

Delaware State Parks Annual Passes, Surf Fishing Permits to go on Sale Nov. 29
Date Posted: November 22, 2022

Delaware Traffic Fatalities Reach 2021 Total
Date Posted: November 22, 2022

Historical Affairs programs in December 2022
Date Posted: November 22, 2022

Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia el 23 de Nov Para Hogares Elegibles de SNAP, TANF y de Asistencia General
Date Posted: November 21, 2022

DNREC to Host Public Meeting Dec. 5 on Proposed Restaurant for Cape Henlopen State Park
Date Posted: November 21, 2022

Del. to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits Nov. 23 to SNAP Households, Eligible TANF and General Assistance Households
Date Posted: November 21, 2022

Delaware E-ZPass Kicks Off Holiday Season with Free Transponders
Date Posted: November 21, 2022

Wilmington Man Indicted For Solid Gold Jewelers Robbery And Assault
Date Posted: November 21, 2022

Covid-19 Remains A Risk During Holiday Season As Does Flu And Other Respiratory Viruses
Date Posted: November 18, 2022

Delaware Celebrates One Year of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Date Posted: November 18, 2022

District/Charter Educational Support Professionals of the Year Celebrated; One to be Named State Honoree
Date Posted: November 18, 2022

DNREC Premiering New Nature Film ‘Wetlands of Wonder: The Hidden World of Vernal Pools’
Date Posted: November 18, 2022

Delaware Office Of Highway Safety Kicks Off New Holiday Campaign To Reduce Crashes During The Hazardous Driving Season
Date Posted: November 17, 2022

Division of Public Health’s Maternal Child Health Bureau, Delaware 211 Celebrate 10 Years of Help Me Grow Delaware
Date Posted: November 17, 2022

Delaware Sees Increase in Potbellied Pigs Running At Large, Owners Reminded to Secure Animals
Date Posted: November 17, 2022

DNREC’s Low-Digit Surf Fishing Tag Auction to Start Nov. 22
Date Posted: November 15, 2022

AG Jennings Announces $3.1 Billion Opioid Settlement With Walmart
Date Posted: November 15, 2022

DNREC Relaunches ‘Recyclopedia’ to Improve Recycling in State
Date Posted: November 14, 2022

Focus Group Insights Help Guide Future Enhancements to Family Caregiver Services at DHSS
Date Posted: November 14, 2022

Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award Honorees to Be Recognized at Dec. 1 Ceremony
Date Posted: November 11, 2022

Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: November 10, 2022

DMV Announces New Veteran Indicator for Driver License or Identification Card
Date Posted: November 10, 2022

DPH Launches Flu Data Dashboard On My Healthy Community As Cases Increase Dramatically
Date Posted: November 9, 2022

Holiday Poinsettia Sale to Run Nov. 28 to Dec. 22 at Greenhouse on DHSS’ Herman Holloway Campus
Date Posted: November 9, 2022

Cristine Vogel Named Director of Value-Based Health Care Delivery
Date Posted: November 9, 2022

La División de Servicios de Manutención de Niños Cambia a Nueva Institución Financiera
Date Posted: November 9, 2022

Delaware Joins Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements Over 2015 Experian Data Breach
Date Posted: November 7, 2022

Attorney General Jennings Announces Settlement With Experian-Owned Company Over Sensitive Information Breach
Date Posted: November 7, 2022

Public Meetings Planned This Month on Delaware EV Infrastructure, Clean Transportation Initiatives
Date Posted: November 7, 2022

DHSS Seeks Personal Stories from Delaware Families for Project Featuring Loved Ones Lost to Overdoses
Date Posted: November 4, 2022

Urban Forestry Grants up to $5,000 Available
Date Posted: November 4, 2022

Former Foster Youth Get Help to Further Education
Date Posted: November 3, 2022

Governor’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Honors Statewide Winners of Video PSA Scholarship Contest
Date Posted: November 3, 2022

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Making the Invisible, Visible” by Maia Palmer
Date Posted: November 3, 2022

DNREC to Pilot Changes to Delaware Surf Fishing Permit Program for 2023
Date Posted: November 2, 2022

Décimo Año de Inscripción Abierta en el Mercado de Seguros Médicos de Delaware Comienza Nov. 1
Date Posted: November 2, 2022

Division of Child Support Services Changes to New Financial Institution
Date Posted: November 2, 2022

10th Year of Open Enrollment on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace Starts Nov. 1
Date Posted: November 1, 2022

Delaware’s DDDS Services Marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month with Key Investments
Date Posted: October 31, 2022

Delaware Authorities Caution Drivers to Watch Out for Deer During Mating Season
Date Posted: October 31, 2022

DPH Expresses Concern Over Increasing Flu And RSV Cases In The State
Date Posted: October 28, 2022

Registration Begins October 31, 2022 for DMV’s Low-Digit Tag Lottery
Date Posted: October 27, 2022

DOJ Secures Guilty Verdicts In Madison Sparrow Murder Case
Date Posted: October 27, 2022

DPH Community Assessments Underway To Inform State Health Improvement Plan
Date Posted: October 27, 2022

Make Some Spirits Bright this Holiday Season and Adopt-A-Resident at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill
Date Posted: October 27, 2022

Delaware Wins Federal Grant to Support Cleaner School Buses
Date Posted: October 27, 2022

State Announces High Capacity Magazine Buyback Events for Delaware Residents
Date Posted: October 26, 2022

Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations of Judge Jones, Commissioner Farley
Date Posted: October 26, 2022

Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia el 27 de Octubre
Date Posted: October 26, 2022

New Investment Coming to School Libraries Across Delaware
Date Posted: October 26, 2022

Del. to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits Oct. 27 to SNAP Households, Eligible TANF and General Assistance Households
Date Posted: October 26, 2022

DPH Announces 23rd National DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day For Delaware
Date Posted: October 26, 2022

Application Deadline for the Prevention and Recovery Support Services Fund Extended to November 4
Date Posted: October 25, 2022

More Delaware Hunting Seasons to Open in November, Including Firearm/Shotgun Deer, Waterfowl and Small Game
Date Posted: October 25, 2022

State Employee Benefits Committee Votes on State Pensioner Healthcare Coverage
Date Posted: October 24, 2022

Historical Affairs programs in November 2022
Date Posted: October 24, 2022

Reminder: DNREC to Hold Public Hearing Oct. 26 on Proposed Biogas Facility in Southern Delaware
Date Posted: October 24, 2022

President Biden Appoints Wendy Strauss, Former GACEC Director, to PCPID
Date Posted: October 21, 2022

Wildlife Viewing Facilities Offered on State Wildlife Areas
Date Posted: October 21, 2022

Developmental Disabilities Services Announces Outreach to Service Recipients, Legal Guardians about Data Breach
Date Posted: October 21, 2022

Governor Carney Appoints Dennis Greenhouse as Auditor of Accounts
Date Posted: October 20, 2022

Governor Carney Issues Statement on Wilmington Learning Collaborative
Date Posted: October 19, 2022

Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek to Provide Fall Fishing Opportunities
Date Posted: October 19, 2022

New HSCA Rate Goes Into Effect in January
Date Posted: October 19, 2022

BMW Championship Attendance Surpasses 126,000
Date Posted: October 19, 2022

Auditor’s Office Remains #1 on Oversight.gov
Date Posted: October 17, 2022

Governor Carney Announces DE’s Participation in CyberStart America and Cyber FastTrack
Date Posted: October 17, 2022

‘William Penn Day’ in New Castle on Oct. 29, 2022
Date Posted: October 17, 2022

Update: Sixth Consecutive Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Announced
Date Posted: October 17, 2022

Delaware Launches School Security Initiative
Date Posted: October 17, 2022

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decline; Bivalent Boosters For Youth Authorized
Date Posted: October 14, 2022

Governor Carney Announces Judicial Appointments
Date Posted: October 14, 2022

In the Driver’s Seat: Parents Are the Key to Teen Driving Success
Date Posted: October 14, 2022

Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Honor 2022 Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees
Date Posted: October 14, 2022

DNREC Works Into Fall on Beach Nourishment Projects
Date Posted: October 14, 2022

Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
Date Posted: October 13, 2022

Disability History and Awareness Month Poster Contest- Deadline Extended to November 30, 2022
Date Posted: October 13, 2022

DNREC Seeks Entries for Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest
Date Posted: October 13, 2022

DEHAP Rental Assistance Is Open For New Applications
Date Posted: October 12, 2022

Dept. of Ag Reminds Seniors and WIC Participants to Utilize Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Benefits by October 31
Date Posted: October 12, 2022

Milford Teacher Named Delaware 2023 Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 11, 2022

Delaware Receives RAISE Grant for Route 9 Corridor Improvements
Date Posted: October 11, 2022

Delaware Announces Two New Flu Cases, Including First Pediatric Flu Case, Confirming Flu Is Statewide
Date Posted: October 11, 2022

Medicare Assistance Bureau: 10 Tips for Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment
Date Posted: October 11, 2022

Delaware Emergency Order Allows Fall Staging of Poultry Litter to Help Reduce HPAI Risk
Date Posted: October 10, 2022

State Bank Commissioner Now Accepting Applications for Financial Literacy Education Fund (FLEF)
Date Posted: October 10, 2022

El DHSS Busca Participación Comunitaria a Medida que Agencia Expande Proyecto para Reimaginar Prestación de Servicios
Date Posted: October 10, 2022

Delaware’s Cancer Mortality Rates Further Decline As DPH Releases Annual Cancer Incidence And Mortality Report
Date Posted: October 10, 2022

DHSS Seeks Community Engagement as Agency Expands Project to Reimagine Service Delivery
Date Posted: October 10, 2022

National Firefighters Memorial Service
Date Posted: October 8, 2022

First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Joined Casey Family Programs at First Spouses Summit on Youth Mental Health
Date Posted: October 7, 2022

Blackbird Creek Reserve to Host Fall Festival
Date Posted: October 7, 2022

Delaware Will Provide Spring 2022 P-EBT to Children under Age 6
Date Posted: October 6, 2022

Delaware Proporcionará P-EBT de Primavera del 2022 para Niños Menores de 6 años
Date Posted: October 6, 2022

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DEMA Encourages Preparations for Tropical Storm Elsa

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Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) along with local, state, and federal partners, are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Elsa. We continue to coordinate with the counties and key state agencies to ensure readiness if the system worsens. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued by the U.S. National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly for Sussex County with expansion of the Watch expected. The updated track for Tropical Storm Elsa from NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center is slightly further west, which could mean a more significant impact for the state. The main threats are anticipated to include rain, flooding, and increased rip currents beginning late Thursday. But as we saw with Tropical Storm Isaias last summer, a variety of threats exist with Tropical Storms including tornadoes, high winds, flash flooding, etc. Power outages are possible. Plan ahead now and be prepared.

Prepare Your Home

Secure loose outdoor items such as grills, trash and recycling cans, and patio furniture.
Clear drains around your home to prevent flooding.
Trim back trees and bushes to prevent storm damage.
Have a plan for how to stay cool if the power goes out.
If you have a generator, make sure that you have fuel and test it in advance. Remember: never use a generator indoors!

Prepare Your Vehicle

Have a full tank of fuel
Ensure tire pressures are correct
Ensure that all lights are working.

Charge Electronic Devices

Keep phones, radios, and electronic devices fully charged in case of power outages.
Have portable power banks to charge electronic devices.

Make A Plan – preparede.org/make-a-plan

Make a plan for where you would go if you had to leave your home due to an evacuation or if it sustained damage.
Communicate and practice your plan with family.
Have a list of emergency contacts and copies of important documents.

Make An Emergency Kit – preparede.org/make-a-kit

Make sure that you have emergency supplies, such as food and water, for each member of your family (and pets) to last >3 days.
Have flashlights in case of power outages and fully charged power banks to charge electronic devices.

Stay Informed

Have multiple ways of monitoring the weather through US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly. A NOAA Weather Radio is a great backup system!
Make sure to register for the Delaware Emergency Notification System (DENS) to receive important emergency alerts here.
Monitor our social media pages and local officials if further actions are required.

For more preparedness tips: PrepareDE.org

For weather updates from the National Weather Service: weather.gov/phi

For updates on the roads: https://deldot.gov/ and through their app https://deldot.gov/mobile/.

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Contact: Jeff Sands, Delaware Emergency Management Agency, 302-659-2211.

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