DNREC to Offer Training May 3 at Cape Henlopen for Becoming a Volunteer Beach-nesting Bird Monitor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 18, 2025
DNREC is seeking volunteers who want to help protect Delaware’s shorebird species – which include federally-listed threatened piping plovers and state-listed endangered American oystercatchers – by working as beach-nesting bird monitors. Training and a potential field trip will be held Saturday, May 3 at Cape Henlopen State Park.
Delaware State Fire Commission Condemns Racial Harassment
Newsroom | State Fire Commission | Date Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Delaware State Fire Commission unequivocally reaffirms its unwavering commitment to cultivating an environment of respect, inclusivity, and diversity by strongly denouncing all forms of racial harassment. This resolute statement arises in light of alarming recent incidents of racial harassment reported within the fire service—an issue we regard with the utmost seriousness. Racial harassment, in […]
DOJ secures guilty plea, license revocation in DUI collision
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A state representative has entered a plea agreement to resolve charges from a 2024 drunk driving collision. Kevin Hensley, a state representative from the Townsend area, will have his driver’s license revoked for a year and serve probation while undergoing required DUI instruction and paying a $500 fine after pleading guilty to Vehicular Assault 3rd […]
DOJ Secures Lengthy Prison Sentence for 2023 Murder, Robbery
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A 35-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to decades in prison following a guilty plea in the 2023 murder and robbery of Dennis Davis. On April 9, Deontay Willingham, of Bridgeton, New Jersey was sentenced to 26 years in prison after having previously pled guilty to Murder Second Degree, Robbery Second Degree, and two […]
Pocomoke Watershed Wetlands Get Highest Rating in DNREC’s Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Report Card
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Good advance Earth Day news from DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program: An “environmental report card” on the health of wetlands within the Delaware and Maryland portion of the Pocomoke watershed – gave the wetlands a grade of A-, the highest-rated wetlands of any Delaware watersheds graded to date by DNREC.
