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 […]
First Saturday Program Looks at Dover During the Revolution
Delaware Public Archives | Department of State | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2026
What was life like in a capital city during a revolution that divided neighbors, families, and entire communities? On Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will host the free First Saturday Program, Dover During the Revolution, presented by Margaret Raubacher Dunham. During the Revolutionary era, Dover was far more than a small colonial town. As both the county seat and, beginning […]
