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DelDOT Announces New DMV Director
Date Posted: August 16, 2018

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold Aug. 20 open house on recreation opportunities at White Clay Creek State Park
Date Posted: August 13, 2018

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2018-19 Mezzanine Gallery Solo Exhibitions
Date Posted: August 13, 2018

Delaware wildfire crew on Idaho’s Copper Mountain Fire
Date Posted: August 13, 2018

National Governors Association Releases Report on Strategies to Address Public Health Crises
Date Posted: August 10, 2018

Delaware ranks third nationally in 2016 Election Performance Index, or EPI.
Date Posted: August 10, 2018

Governor Carney and DelDOT Cut Ribbon on New South Frederica Grade Separated Intersection
Date Posted: August 10, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 30-Aug. 5
Date Posted: August 10, 2018

Raccoon in Hockessin Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: August 9, 2018

Sussex County Man Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
Date Posted: August 9, 2018

Delaware DMV Launches Voluntary Medical ID Indicator
Date Posted: August 9, 2018

DNREC’S Division of Parks & Recreation announces changes in lifeguard hours at state park ocean swimming beaches
Date Posted: August 9, 2018

Governor Carney Signs Pay for Success Legislation
Date Posted: August 8, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host second annual ‘Paddlefest’ on Aug. 25
Date Posted: August 8, 2018

Absentee voting for the Thursday, September 6th Primary Election has started for voters in New Castle County, Delaware.
Date Posted: August 8, 2018

Four Academies of Business Information Management to launch in fall
Date Posted: August 8, 2018

Patients’ Trust Fund Agreed-Upon Procedures – June 30, 2017
Date Posted: August 8, 2018

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2019
Date Posted: August 8, 2018

Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Aug. 21 in New Castle
Date Posted: August 7, 2018

Saturday, August 11th is the last day for unregistered citizens to register to vote before the Thursday, September 6th Primary.
Date Posted: August 7, 2018

“The Empty Glass: Sherlock Holmes Comes to Dover” to be presented at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Aug. 18, 2018
Date Posted: August 7, 2018

DNREC-sponsored Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend program to be held Sept. 28-30 at Cape Henlopen State Park
Date Posted: August 7, 2018

Delaware Forest Service sends wildfire crew to Montana
Date Posted: August 5, 2018

DNREC, Division of Public Health now accepting proposals for wastewater, surface water and drinking water planning grants
Date Posted: August 3, 2018

Attempted Carjacking Leads to Lengthy Prison Sentence
Date Posted: August 3, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 23-29
Date Posted: August 3, 2018

DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit charges New Castle woman in trash dumping incident
Date Posted: August 3, 2018

Governor Carney Urges EPA to Reconsider Proposal to Freeze Vehicle Emission Standards
Date Posted: August 2, 2018

DNREC produces wetlands report card and management recommendations on the Smyrna River Watershed
Date Posted: August 2, 2018

Governor Carney’s Statement on Regulation 225
Date Posted: August 2, 2018

DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park to host second of two annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends Aug. 11-12
Date Posted: August 2, 2018

State will not move forward with current proposed anti-discrimination regulation
Date Posted: August 2, 2018

Delaware’s Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Aug. 15 in Dover
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

FY2018 Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Public Workshop set for Aug. 22 by DNREC Environmental Finance
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

DNREC launches Environmental Perspectives, a new interactive website featuring data-driven storytelling
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Dover woman for multiple drug charges
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

Workplace Safety Program Saves Businesses Over $9.8M in Workers’ Comp Premiums
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

2018 state assessment results hold steady
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

Sussex Tech’s Mitchell earns DFA forestry scholarship
Date Posted: August 1, 2018

Delaware Forest Service’s Ashley Melvin earns Gold Smokey Award
Date Posted: July 31, 2018

DNREC’s Auburn Heights Preserve hosts ‘Steamin’ Days’ on the first Sunday of every month through November
Date Posted: July 31, 2018

UPDATE: Victim identified from Saturday’s fatal personal watercraft accident in Sussex County
Date Posted: July 30, 2018

AG Denn Takes Actions To Prevent Distribution of Online Files for 3-D Printed Firearms
Date Posted: July 30, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police investigating fatal personal watercraft accident in Sussex County
Date Posted: July 28, 2018

Felton Man Convicted In Dover Murder Case
Date Posted: July 27, 2018

Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Tuesday, July 31 in Dover to discuss deer seasons and Sunday deer hunting opportunities on public lands (Updated)
Date Posted: July 27, 2018

Governor Carney Announces Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees
Date Posted: July 27, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 16-22
Date Posted: July 27, 2018

Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Garvin in presenting DNREC Awards at Delaware State Fair ceremony
Date Posted: July 26, 2018

Health Care Commission Seeks Applications from Delaware Health Care Providers for One-Time Mini-Grants Related to Payment Reform
Date Posted: July 26, 2018

Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area closed for emergency repairs
Date Posted: July 26, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s First Saturday invites visitors to explore science
Date Posted: July 26, 2018

Expanding Access to High-Speed Broadband
Date Posted: July 25, 2018

DHSS Seeks School Supplies, Gift Cards to Support Adopt-A-Student Program’s Goal of Helping Students in Need
Date Posted: July 25, 2018

Fifth Annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta, co-sponsored by DNREC’s Reclaim Our River program, set for Aug. 4 in Blades
Date Posted: July 25, 2018

Delaware’s Behavioral Health Consortium selected to partner with The Pew Charitable Trusts
Date Posted: July 24, 2018

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Shelley Koon’s “Wither” Photographs
Date Posted: July 24, 2018

After 14-Month Review, Johns Hopkins Team Releases Major Recommendations for Strengthening Delaware’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment System
Date Posted: July 24, 2018

Delaware WONDER Expanding Services to Support Delawareans Receiving Food Benefits to Break Barriers, Find Jobs
Date Posted: July 24, 2018

Adventure film “Jumanji” to be featured at Buena Vista Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018
Date Posted: July 23, 2018

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold Aug. 1 open house on roads and trails for White Clay Creek State Park
Date Posted: July 23, 2018

DPH Advises Customers of BroadKiln Beach, PrimeHook Water Companies to Boil Water After Samples Test Positive for E. coli Bacteria
Date Posted: July 20, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 9-15
Date Posted: July 20, 2018

Charges of Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Vehicle Death In Various Cases Result in Pleas, Convictions, Prison
Date Posted: July 20, 2018

State champions in sportsmanship winners announced
Date Posted: July 20, 2018

State Fair highlights Delaware’s agriculture industry
Date Posted: July 20, 2018

Joint Statement from Governors Carney and Hogan on FERC Grants Rehearing for Cost Allocation on Artificial Island Transmission Line
Date Posted: July 19, 2018

Online registration now open to volunteers for 31st annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup
Date Posted: July 19, 2018

Flag Lowering for Passing of Former Representative Katharine Jester
Date Posted: July 19, 2018

Dover Office of Child Support Services to Close July 30-31 to Facilitate Move to New Location
Date Posted: July 19, 2018

‘Small Fry Adventures’ family outing dates announced by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife
Date Posted: July 18, 2018

Delaware Tidal Finfish Advisory Council to meet July 24 in Dover
Date Posted: July 18, 2018

Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning for Sussex County after More than Half of Deaths from Suspected Overdoses This Month Have Occurred There
Date Posted: July 18, 2018

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 12 special events during August 2018
Date Posted: July 18, 2018

Make an ‘ECOnnection’ with DNREC at this year’s Delaware State Fair
Date Posted: July 18, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary closure of Farm Lane Bridge
Date Posted: July 18, 2018

Governor Carney, Commissioner Phelps Release Final Report of DOC Special Assistant
Date Posted: July 17, 2018

Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, July 25 in Newark
Date Posted: July 16, 2018

DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announces St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center closed until fall for renovations
Date Posted: July 13, 2018

Witness Intimidation Leads to Lengthy Prison Term
Date Posted: July 13, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 2-8
Date Posted: July 13, 2018

State of Delaware Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB) Fund Trust Schedules of Employer Allocations and OPEB Amounts by Employer – June 30, 2017 and 2016
Date Posted: July 13, 2018

DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section announces year’s first finding of West Nile virus in wild birds
Date Posted: July 13, 2018

Delaware students honored by SkillsUSA at national conference
Date Posted: July 12, 2018

Delaware Department Of Justice and Delaware Police Chiefs Publish Model Policies For Custodial Interrogations and Eyewitness Identifications
Date Posted: July 12, 2018

DNREC to hold public meeting July 16 on EPA’s proposed denial of Delaware’s Clean Air Act petitions to reduce air pollution originating elsewhere from coming into the state
Date Posted: July 11, 2018

Highmark Requests 2019 Health Insurance Marketplace Rate Increase of 5.7%
Date Posted: July 11, 2018

DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park to host annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends in July and August
Date Posted: July 11, 2018

“An Immigrant Story: Crossing the Atlantic in a 17th Century Sailing Ship” at the New Castle Court House Museum on July 18, 2018
Date Posted: July 11, 2018

Delaware Forest Service announces new turkey permit for state forests
Date Posted: July 10, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Delaware Seashore State Park to host 38th annual Sandcastle Contest July 14
Date Posted: July 9, 2018

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Artificial Reef Program benefits from rock removed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during deepening of Delaware River’s navigation channel
Date Posted: July 9, 2018

Delaware Cancer Mortality Continues to Decrease; Public Health Releases Annual Cancer Report
Date Posted: July 9, 2018

Boat ramp and parking lot at Holts Landing State Park will be closed July 9 and 10 by DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation for final phase of construction upgrades
Date Posted: July 9, 2018

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Attempted Carjacking Leads to Lengthy Prison Sentence

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, August 3, 2018

Other defendants face prison for weapons, drug, child pornography, and theft charges A 38-year old Newark man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in an attempted carjacking in Wilmington. In September 2017, James Branch tried to climb into a woman’s car in the parking lot of a supermarket on South Walnut […]

Felton Man Convicted In Dover Murder Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 27, 2018

Others face prison for manslaughter, robbery, weapons, DUI, assault, and drug charges A 2017 murder outside of a Dover apartment complex will send a Felton man to prison after his conviction by a Kent County Superior Court jury. Deputy Attorneys General Jason Cohee and Stephen Smith secured the conviction of Brett Scott on charges of […]

Charges of Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Vehicle Death In Various Cases Result in Pleas, Convictions, Prison

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, July 20, 2018

For Immediate Release Please Contact: Julia Lawes, 302-577-8901 Charges of Attempted Murder, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Vehicle Death In Various Cases Result in Pleas, Convictions, Prison Jonathan Dryburgh, a 24-year-old Florida man, pled guilty to Attempted Murder, Robbery 2nd, Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony, Resisting Arrest, and Possession of a […]

Store, Bank Robberies Lead To Prison In Separate Cases

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Friday, July 6, 2018

Rape of Teen, Illegal Weapon In Prison Also Lead To Prison Sentences A Superior Court judge sentenced a 36-year-old Wilmington man to 12 years in prison followed by probation for a robbery and burglary spree of convenience and cigarette stores. Deputy Attorney General Kelly Sheridan secured the guilty plea and prison sentence from Brandon Brown […]

Wilmington Gang Member Faces Prison for 2015 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018

Other defendants to serve time for manslaughter, sexual solicitation, and child pornography charges A member of the Touch Money Gang (TMG) indicted in 2015 for a lengthy list of shootings, murders, and other crimes pled guilty to the February 2015 murder of 17-year-old Deshon Sellers in Wilmington. Alexander Fitzgerald, 21, of Wilmington pled guilty to […]