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Delaware Wildfire Crew Wraps Up Successful Assignment

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Delaware’s wildfire crew is returning to the First State after successfully battling blazes on a 14-day assignment in Arizona and California. Delaware’s 21-person team mobilized at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna on August 28. On August 30 they were assigned to the Griffin Fire, a 61,821-acre blaze in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Region. They subsequently took on the Rockhouse Fire, a 19,506-acre blaze on land managed by the San Carlos Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located 22 miles southeast of San Carlos, AZ. On September 9, they were transferred to the Southern California Geographic Area and assigned to the Valley Fire, which has consumed 17,665 acres in the Cleveland National Forest and located 19 miles northeast of Chula Vista, CA. The crew is expected to arrive back at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware by Friday afternoon, September 18.



Consumer Protection Unit secures $337,000 in debt relief for Delaware ITT Tech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit have secured an agreement to obtain $337,478.96 in debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a multistate settlement that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached with PEAKS Trust, a private […]



Former Fenwick Island Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Official Misconduct, Falsifying Business Records

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The former Chief of the Fenwick Island Police Department has pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct and Falsifying Business Records. Boyden was indicted in August after knowingly submitting, between February of 2014 and March of 2020, false reports to the Delaware Council on Police Training indicating that he had been certified in firearms.  Boyden was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, one count of […]



ALERT: Be Wary Of Unsolicited Phone Calls Claiming To Be From Division Of Small Business

News | Small Business | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

DOVER, Del.  – The Division of Small Business has learned of multiple business owners receiving phone calls claiming to be from DSB in relation to an application for a DE Relief Grant. These are not real outreach from the Division. The Division of Small Business will not make initial contact on a DE Relief Grant […]



DELAWARE OFFERS STATEWIDE SPEED SURVEY AND SPEED TEST

Department of Technology and Information | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Information gathered will be used to address broadband challenges  DOVER, Del. — In an effort to improve broadband services across the entire state, the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) is partnering with CTC Technology and Energy to conduct a statewide speed survey. Over the next 45 days residents can visit SpeedSurvey.Delaware.gov to test […]






  Category: News

Delaware Wildfire Crew Wraps Up Successful Assignment

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Delaware’s wildfire crew is returning to the First State after successfully battling blazes on a 14-day assignment in Arizona and California. Delaware’s 21-person team mobilized at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna on August 28. On August 30 they were assigned to the Griffin Fire, a 61,821-acre blaze in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Region. They subsequently took on the Rockhouse Fire, a 19,506-acre blaze on land managed by the San Carlos Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located 22 miles southeast of San Carlos, AZ. On September 9, they were transferred to the Southern California Geographic Area and assigned to the Valley Fire, which has consumed 17,665 acres in the Cleveland National Forest and located 19 miles northeast of Chula Vista, CA. The crew is expected to arrive back at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware by Friday afternoon, September 18.



Consumer Protection Unit secures $337,000 in debt relief for Delaware ITT Tech

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Delaware Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Unit have secured an agreement to obtain $337,478.96 in debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Delaware as part of a multistate settlement that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reached with PEAKS Trust, a private […]



Former Fenwick Island Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Official Misconduct, Falsifying Business Records

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The former Chief of the Fenwick Island Police Department has pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct and Falsifying Business Records. Boyden was indicted in August after knowingly submitting, between February of 2014 and March of 2020, false reports to the Delaware Council on Police Training indicating that he had been certified in firearms.  Boyden was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, one count of […]



ALERT: Be Wary Of Unsolicited Phone Calls Claiming To Be From Division Of Small Business

News | Small Business | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

DOVER, Del.  – The Division of Small Business has learned of multiple business owners receiving phone calls claiming to be from DSB in relation to an application for a DE Relief Grant. These are not real outreach from the Division. The Division of Small Business will not make initial contact on a DE Relief Grant […]



DELAWARE OFFERS STATEWIDE SPEED SURVEY AND SPEED TEST

Department of Technology and Information | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Information gathered will be used to address broadband challenges  DOVER, Del. — In an effort to improve broadband services across the entire state, the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) is partnering with CTC Technology and Energy to conduct a statewide speed survey. Over the next 45 days residents can visit SpeedSurvey.Delaware.gov to test […]