General Karen Berry Sworn in as Delaware’s First Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
MILFORD — Today, Brigadier General (Ret.) Karen Berry was sworn in as Delaware’s first Cabinet-level Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Delaware State Senate confirmed Berry’s nomination on September 22. “Delaware is putting veterans’ services where they belong—at the highest level of state government—led by a secretary who knows what it means to serve,” Governor Matt […]
DUI Checkpoint Enforcement Results
Delaware State Police | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), Delaware State Police, and local law enforcement partnered to conduct a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Checkpoint on Friday, September 26, 2025, in New Castle County.
During the checkpoint, law enforcement screened 228 vehicles and made 5 DUI arrests. In addition, law enforcement made 12 other traffic arrests.
Registration for the 2026 Delaware Wetlands Conference is Now Open
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has opened registration for the 11th Delaware Wetlands Conference. The large, professional event will be held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, Tuesday, Jan. 27 and Wed., Jan. 28, 2026, in Wilmington.
DOC to close New Castle County community corrections facility
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction announced today that it will close the century-old Plummer Community Corrections Center (PCCC) in Wilmington, citing factors that include the continued decades-long drop in the number of individuals sentenced to DOC community corrections supervision, the excessive capacity of DOC’s underutilized community corrections facilities, and the prohibitive costs […]
Lisa Schieffert to Serve as Acting DHSS Secretary
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
WILMINGTON – Governor Matt Meyer today announced Lisa Schieffert as Acting Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), beginning Wednesday, Oct. 1. Schieffert, a Deputy Secretary for DHSS, will oversee the agency in the interim following the departure of Secretary Josette Manning and while the Delaware State Senate considers the nomination of […]
