Governor Matt Meyer Vetoes SB 63 And SB 75
Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2025
WILMINGTON — Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer returned two bills to the General Assembly without his signature: Senate Bill 63 (with SA 1) and Senate Bill 75 (with SA 1 & 2). In separate veto statements, the Governor outlined his concerns and a path forward that protects workers and communities while building durable, effective policy. Senate […]
Lowering Of Flags Following Tragic Shooting In Minneapolis
Flag Status | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Out of respect for yesterday’s victims of the tragic violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, President Donald J. Trump has ordered the lowering of flags to half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on August 31, 2025.
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend Set for Oct. 3-5 at Lums Pond State Park
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Lums Pond State Park will welcome participants to the 2025 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program the weekend of Oct. 3 to 5. The annual outdoors recreation and nature event marks Delaware BOW’s 26th year under the sponsorship of tDNREC. BOW registration opens Tuesday, Sept. 2 and closes Wednesday, Sept. 17, or when all spots are filled – usually within 48 hours.
Delaware Forest Service plans controlled burn in response to hay bale blaze outside Clayton
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
CLAYTON, Del. (Aug. 27, 2025) — The Delaware Forest Service’s Wildland Fire Crew is planning a controlled burn just west of Clayton beginning this evening in response to a fire involving approximately 200 hay bales. A controlled burn of the hay is necessary to stop the blaze’s spread, said State Forester Kyle Hoyd, and could […]
DOJ secures sentencing for 2022 shooting
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
A Salisbury man has been sentenced for his role in a 2022 shooting that injured a mother of three in Felton. Jared Hopkins, 28, was sentenced on August 13 to 55 years’ incarceration suspended after 14 years for decreasing levels of supervision. The sentencing follows Hopkins’s guilty plea on April 29 of this year to […]
