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DSHA to Host Free Homebuyers Fair: Destination Homeownership
Date Posted: May 23, 2025

Prominent Results in Increasing Fund Allocations to New Castle County Fire Companies
Date Posted: May 23, 2025

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Attorney General Jennings wins court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education
Date Posted: May 23, 2025

Hurricane Preparedness Week Promotes Emergency Readiness And Public Safety
Date Posted: May 22, 2025

New Animal Welfare License Plate Helps Protect Animals in Need
Date Posted: May 21, 2025

Investor alert: protect your financial information
Date Posted: May 21, 2025

Kyle Magdziuk, a biologist with DNREC conservation partner Tall Timbers, bagged a gobbler this season on public land, at Taber State Forest near Harrington /DNREC photo

DNREC Announces Record Harvests Set for Delaware During 2024-’25 White-tailed Deer and Wild Turkey Seasons
Date Posted: May 21, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings objects to Kidde-Fenwal bankruptcy deal
Date Posted: May 20, 2025

A photo of Delaware grown peppers in a basket

Delaware Grown Farmers Markets Break Records
Date Posted: May 20, 2025

Jaclyn Durant smiles at the camera while sitting outside in front of a tree.

Red Clay School Social Worker Named 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year
Date Posted: May 19, 2025

Governor Meyer Recognizes National EMS Week and Celebrates EMS ‘State Office of the Year’ Achievement
Date Posted: May 19, 2025

DMV on the Go 2025 Season
Date Posted: May 19, 2025

Man buckling up with text that reads "when you wear your seat belt, staying safe is a cinch" click it don't risk it

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces National Click It or Ticket Campaign
Date Posted: May 19, 2025

Life in the Bay youth seining program offers four summer events at DNREC's Aquatic Resources Education Center

DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center to Offer ‘Life in the Bay’ Youth Seining Program
Date Posted: May 19, 2025

Sonia Augusthy Sworn in as Judge on the Delaware Superior Court
Date Posted: May 16, 2025

State Leaders Celebrate $26.6 Million Affordable Housing Redevelopment In Newark
Date Posted: May 16, 2025

Joshua Sanderlin Sworn In as Delaware’s Marijuana Commissioner
Date Posted: May 16, 2025

DNREC Reminds Anglers Reservations Are Required for Drive-On Surf Fishing Beaches Weekends and Holidays
Date Posted: May 16, 2025

DOJ shuts down infamous “Animal House” property
Date Posted: May 15, 2025

Applications for Delaware Community Investment Venture Fund Now Open
Date Posted: May 15, 2025

New superintendents for Delaware State Parks (left to right) Kathleen Crane, Killens Pond State Park; Robert Brokus, Bellevue and Fox Point State Parks; and Mathew Smith, Brandywine Creek State Park. /DNREC photos

DNREC Announces New Superintendents at Four Delaware State Parks
Date Posted: May 15, 2025

The Child Protection Accountability Commission Announces Appointment of Delaware Next Child Advocate
Date Posted: May 14, 2025

Award Winners XXV: Celebrating 25 Years of Honoring Delaware Individual Artists with The Biggs Museum of American Art
Date Posted: May 14, 2025

DOJ secures conviction for rape of child
Date Posted: May 14, 2025

DOJ secures conviction for violent gunman behind three separate shootings
Date Posted: May 14, 2025

Delaware Wildlife Action Plan Draft ‘Species of Greatest Conservation Need’ List Ready for Public Comment
Date Posted: May 13, 2025

AG Jennings joins coalition suing Trump administration over illegal immigration conditions placed on federal funding
Date Posted: May 13, 2025

Delaware Department of Agriculture Facilitates Recovery of Orphaned Chicks
Date Posted: May 9, 2025

DSCYF Honors Outstanding Employees During Public Service Recognition Week
Date Posted: May 9, 2025

AG Jennings Wins Court Order Restoring Critical Education Funds to States
Date Posted: May 9, 2025

Delaware DOC FY 24 Annual Awards Recipients

DOC marks National Correctional Officers and Employees Week with remembrance event, annual employee recognition awards
Date Posted: May 9, 2025

Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement Youth Police Academy
Date Posted: May 8, 2025

AG Jennings Wins Court Order Protecting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers
Date Posted: May 7, 2025

Delaware Natural Resources Police to host 39th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament, Set for Saturday, June 7
Date Posted: May 7, 2025

Delaware joins 8 states seeking answers from federal consumer bureau over restitution delays
Date Posted: May 6, 2025

Governor Meyer Establishes Food Is Medicine Committee
Date Posted: May 6, 2025

Headshots of all the district and charter nominees.

School Behavioral Health Professionals to be Honored
Date Posted: May 6, 2025

Deadline Extended for Student Applicants to State Board of Education
Date Posted: May 6, 2025

OMC Receives FBI Code to Start Fingerprint Checks
Date Posted: May 5, 2025

Three Delaware police agencies achieve state reaccreditation
Date Posted: May 5, 2025

image where half on the left says Delaware Grocery Initiative and the other half shows a light skinned black female picking produce at a farmer's market

First State Food System Program Opens Fourth Grant Application Cycle
Date Posted: May 5, 2025

A single group of recipients of the Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service at the Governor's Awards Ceremony.

Governor Matt Meyer Recognizes State of Delaware Employees in Public Service Recognition Week Ceremony
Date Posted: May 5, 2025

Illustrative American and Delaware State Flags at Half Staff to represent Flag Status

Lowering of Flags in Recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
Date Posted: May 2, 2025

Governor Meyer Announces Delaware’s $317M Bond Sale, Continued Triple-A Ratings
Date Posted: May 2, 2025

Governor Meyer Nominates Distinguished Trial Attorney to the Superior Court
Date Posted: May 2, 2025

Graphic: First 100 Days Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay Delivering on my promise, I’ve rolled up my sleeves, gotten to work from day one. Key Achievements: Reconvened and expanded the Behavioral Health Consortium. Introduced policies to improve transparency in the Board of Pardons process. Reestablished Community Affinity Groups. Launched statewide meet-and-greet series. actively engaged with communities statewide – meeting with local leaders in all three counties.

Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay Reflects On Achievements From Her First 100 Days
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

Governor Meyer Marks First 100 Days with Bold, Tangible Results for Delawareans
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

Delaware’s Fifth Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report Shows 9.1% Increase
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

DOJ announces indictment in 2024 violent gun case
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

The Mezzanine Gallery Presents Shefon Taylor’s “The Fragment Holds More Than the Whole”
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

Governor Meyer Signs Executive Order Establishing Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

AG Jennings pens open letter to legal community regarding law firm capitulations to Trump’s unconstitutional threats
Date Posted: May 1, 2025

Lincoln Fire
Date Posted: April 30, 2025

Delaware prison art to be showcased at Mispillion Art League exhibition in May
Date Posted: April 30, 2025

Delaware's open burning ban begins May 1 and runs through Sept. 1

Delaware’s Open Burning Ban – Also Known as the Ozone Season – to Begin May 1 and Run Through Sept. 30
Date Posted: April 30, 2025

AG Jennings co-leads lawsuit to save AmeriCorps
Date Posted: April 29, 2025

DNREC Seeks Ocean Connection Stories
Date Posted: April 29, 2025

State Agencies Announce Substantial Reduction in Drug Overdose Deaths
Date Posted: April 28, 2025

DOJ secures guilty plea, sentencing for hate crime
Date Posted: April 28, 2025

DOJ secures guilty plea in DUI case
Date Posted: April 28, 2025

$13 Million Available for Opioid Crisis Projects in Delaware
Date Posted: April 25, 2025

New Delaware Historical Marker Design Unveiling
Date Posted: April 25, 2025

Governor Meyer Signs HB110 into Law
Date Posted: April 25, 2025

Director CJ Bell kneels before an easel with a poster where he places the amount of funding distributed in 2025 under the SSBCI program.

Governor Meyer and Division of Small Business Highlight $14M Available in Small Business Funding
Date Posted: April 24, 2025

DOJ announces indictment for suspended Wilmington Police Officer in use of force case
Date Posted: April 24, 2025

Police Officer Standards and Training Commission Holds Critical Officer Wellness Training
Date Posted: April 24, 2025

Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay to Host Statewide Meet-and-Greet Series
Date Posted: April 24, 2025

Milford Fire
Date Posted: April 24, 2025

DelDOT Reminds Motorists to Respect Work Zones
Date Posted: April 23, 2025

Jennings sues Trump Administration to stop illegal tariffs
Date Posted: April 23, 2025

DOJ Secures Conviction for 2024 Homicide
Date Posted: April 23, 2025

Public Invited to Comment as Delaware Department of Agriculture Reviews Regulations
Date Posted: April 23, 2025

An airboat at the 2024 Water Family Fest will return again for the 2025 event in the Touch-A-Boat area

DNREC, Center for Inland Bays to Partner on Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale Saturday, May 3
Date Posted: April 23, 2025

AG Jennings leads bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general seeking stronger efforts against human trafficking
Date Posted: April 22, 2025

Headshots of Denise Carter (left) and Adam Schott (right), smiling at the camera.

Department of Education announces new leadership to support funding reform efforts
Date Posted: April 22, 2025

Graphic of the U.S. and Delaware flags at half-staff.

Lowering of Flags to Mark the Passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis
Date Posted: April 22, 2025

Governor Meyer Nominates New Public Advocate
Date Posted: April 22, 2025

Delaware Species of Greatest Conservation Need to be addressed in the revised 2025-2035 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan

DNREC Works to Revise 2025 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan
Date Posted: April 22, 2025

Governor Meyer Nominates New Marijuana Commissioner
Date Posted: April 21, 2025

DMV Moves Sold-Out-of-State Tag Retention Application Online April 21, 2025
Date Posted: April 21, 2025

Governor Meyer’s Statement on the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
Date Posted: April 21, 2025

An electric vehicle uses a public charging station to recharge.

DNREC Extends Electric Vehicle Incentive Programs
Date Posted: April 21, 2025

Piping plover chicks foraging on a Delaware beach - credit Jessica McNulty

DNREC to Offer Training May 3 at Cape Henlopen for Becoming a Volunteer Beach-nesting Bird Monitor
Date Posted: April 18, 2025

Delaware launches video upgrade to E911 services
Date Posted: April 17, 2025

Two of Governor Meyer’s Judicial Nominees Confirmed by Senate
Date Posted: April 17, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Signs Executive Order Establishing Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness
Date Posted: April 17, 2025

Delaware State Fire Commission Condemns Racial Harassment
Date Posted: April 17, 2025

DOJ secures guilty plea, license revocation in DUI collision
Date Posted: April 16, 2025

DOJ Secures Lengthy Prison Sentence for 2023 Murder, Robbery
Date Posted: April 16, 2025

Riverine wetland in the Pocomoke watershed. The Pocomoke watershed is a combination of five sub-watersheds in Sussex County and extending into Maryland /DNREC photo

Pocomoke Watershed Wetlands Get Highest Rating in DNREC’s Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Report Card
Date Posted: April 16, 2025

DMV Urges Delawareans to Verify REAL ID Status Before Deadline
Date Posted: April 15, 2025

10 Schools Earn Delaware Purple Star Recognition
Date Posted: April 15, 2025

DNREC Division of Air Quality data from 2023 show Delaware is steadily progressing toward cleaner air

Latest DNREC Air Quality Report Shows Progress, but Highlights Need for Continued Focus on Improvement
Date Posted: April 15, 2025

Delaware 250: Grant Opportunities for Spring/Summer 2025
Date Posted: April 14, 2025

Official Seal of the Insurance Commissioner of Delaware

Liberty Mutual Pays $300,000 Penalty For Misleading Consumers
Date Posted: April 14, 2025

Odessa High School was crowned champion of the 2025 Delaware Envirothon, dethroning Charter School of Wilmington after 22 straight years of Envirothon-winning teams

Odessa High School Wins 2025 Delaware Envirothon Championship
Date Posted: April 11, 2025

Governor Meyer Delivers State of the State Address
Date Posted: April 10, 2025

Holy Cross School Students Earn Junior Solar Sprint Crown
Date Posted: April 10, 2025

AG Jennings sues Trump Administration over sweeping voting restrictions
Date Posted: April 10, 2025

A mother and son experience success at an earlier Take A Kid Fishing! event at Dover's Silver Lake /DNREC photo

DNREC Announces Spring and Summer Schedule for ‘Take a Kid Fishing!’ Events
Date Posted: April 9, 2025

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Flag Status - FULL STAFF

Flag Lowering for Victims of the Attack at the United States Capitol

Flag Status | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Saturday, April 3, 2021

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As sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of the victims of the attack at the United States Capitol on Friday, April 2, 2021, President Biden ordered flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff until sunset on April 6, 2021.

In concurrence with the President’s order, Governor Carney has ordered both the U.S. and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff until sunset on April 6, 2021.

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