Delaware Forest Service celebrates student creativity at 2026 Statewide Arbor Day Ceremony
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026
The Delaware Forest Service (DFS) hosted its 2026 Statewide Arbor Day Ceremony today at the Lewes Public Library, bringing together students, educators, community leaders, and forestry professionals to celebrate the importance of trees and environmental stewardship across the First State. The annual ceremony recognized the creativity and environmental awareness of more than 7,000 Delaware students […]
Purdue/Sackler $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Goes into Effect
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026
WILMINGTON – Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by her office and attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role in fueling the opioid crisis. Delaware […]
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces Upcoming Retirement of Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 1, 2026
STATEWIDE, Del. (May 1, 2026) – The Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA) today announced the upcoming retirement of Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton, effective June 1, 2026. Pleasanton concludes a 33-year career in Delaware state service in which she served under eight Governors. Pleasanton’s state service began in 1988 as Kent County Site Supervisor […]
Wilmington Resident Arrested for Multiple Incidents of Illegal Dumping of Trash and Construction Materials
Delaware State Police | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Delaware Natural Resources Police (DNRP) recently arrested a 47-year-old Wilmington resident following an ongoing investigation into illegal dumping of trash and construction materials along Terminal Avenue and Interstate 495 in Wilmington.
DOJ secures guilty plea, life sentence in brutal murder case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026
A Newark man has pled guilty in the 2024 Murder of Tracy Nyariki. On April 29, 2026, Nobert Matara, 33, pled guilty to Murder 1st Degree in New Castle County Superior Court. The plea follows an investigation into the December 2024 murder of 33-year-old Tracy Nyariki. “The facts of this case are beyond disturbing,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “It is difficult to […]
