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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Impaired Driving | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019

Campaign Launches Before July 4th Holiday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Cynthia Cavett, Marketing Specialist & Public Information Officer Delaware Office of Highway Safety Cynthia.Cavett@delaware.gov 302-744-2743 DOVER, De. (July 1, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is partnering with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement statewide for the national summer […]




Delaware to Eliminate HFCs to Confront Climate Change

Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019

HCR 60 supports Governor Carney’s directive to create regulations DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to propose regulations by March 2020 that will eliminate the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Delaware. HFCs are used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances in air conditioning, refrigeration, foam-blowing, […]




Gang Member Convicted of Murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019

A member of the STK (Shoot to Kill) gang faces a minimum of 28 years in prison after his conviction for the 2017 murder of a rival gang member. Deputy Attorneys Daniel McBride and Michael DegliObizzi secured the conviction of 20-year-old Dai’yann Wharton in a bench trial in Superior Court. In March 2017, Wharton killed […]




DOJ Sues to Stop Fraudulent and Deceptive Practices by Developer of Dover “55-Plus” Community

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019

The Delaware Department of Justice has filed suit against the developer of The Villages of Noble’s Pond, an 879-lot “55-plus” community in Kent County, for numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and other Delaware laws protecting consumers against unlawful and predatory behavior. Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced the filing […]




Delaware Population Consortium Bill Signed

News | Office of State Planning Coordination | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019

 On May 14, 2019 Senate Bill 7 was signed by Governor John Carney which formally creates the Delaware Population Consortium (DPC). The DPC has prepared, without formal designation, a unified set of statewide population projections annually since 1975. This new legislation formalizes the DPC, identifies its membership and work products, and requires that all counties, […]







  Category: News

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Impaired Driving | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Monday, July 1, 2019

Campaign Launches Before July 4th Holiday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Cynthia Cavett, Marketing Specialist & Public Information Officer Delaware Office of Highway Safety Cynthia.Cavett@delaware.gov 302-744-2743 DOVER, De. (July 1, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is partnering with the Delaware State Police and local law enforcement statewide for the national summer […]




Delaware to Eliminate HFCs to Confront Climate Change

Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2019

HCR 60 supports Governor Carney’s directive to create regulations DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney has directed the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to propose regulations by March 2020 that will eliminate the use of dangerous hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Delaware. HFCs are used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances in air conditioning, refrigeration, foam-blowing, […]




Gang Member Convicted of Murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019

A member of the STK (Shoot to Kill) gang faces a minimum of 28 years in prison after his conviction for the 2017 murder of a rival gang member. Deputy Attorneys Daniel McBride and Michael DegliObizzi secured the conviction of 20-year-old Dai’yann Wharton in a bench trial in Superior Court. In March 2017, Wharton killed […]




DOJ Sues to Stop Fraudulent and Deceptive Practices by Developer of Dover “55-Plus” Community

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 28, 2019

The Delaware Department of Justice has filed suit against the developer of The Villages of Noble’s Pond, an 879-lot “55-plus” community in Kent County, for numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and other Delaware laws protecting consumers against unlawful and predatory behavior. Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced the filing […]




Delaware Population Consortium Bill Signed

News | Office of State Planning Coordination | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019

 On May 14, 2019 Senate Bill 7 was signed by Governor John Carney which formally creates the Delaware Population Consortium (DPC). The DPC has prepared, without formal designation, a unified set of statewide population projections annually since 1975. This new legislation formalizes the DPC, identifies its membership and work products, and requires that all counties, […]