Memorial Day Ceremonial Events
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026
The Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs (DDVA) and the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs (DCVA) have scheduled two events in observance of Memorial Day. DDVA and DCVA will host ceremonies on separate days. The first will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10am at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Ceremony in Bear, Delaware. The […]
DNREC Debuts New Larger Pool at Killens Pond Waterpark
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026
Enjoy summer at the new, larger pool at the Killens Pond Waterpark with new spray features and lily pads or take a ride down one of four 54-foot slides.
Statement from AG Jennings on Trump’s payout to January 6th insurrectionists
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to seize billions of taxpayer dollars to reward those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021: “The President’s theft of nearly 2 billion taxpayer dollars to reward January 6th insurrectionists is yet another intolerable act of blatant corruption. It is […]
DOJ secures life sentence for Claymont drug murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
A 29-year-old New Castle County man has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction last year for a 2024 shooting death. On May 21, 2026, Michael R. Toombs of Claymont was sentenced to two life sentences plus thirty years in prison. The sentence follows his convictions by a Superior Court jury in October […]
Delaware Takes New Approach to Improve Breeding Success for Endangered Beach-Nesting Least Terns
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Least terns, a beach-nesting bird species historically found each summer along many of Delaware’s bay and Atlantic Ocean beaches, have faltered in recent years into their current listing as state-endangered – leading DNREC to take a new approach for giving the distinctive birds a lift into a better future
