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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.




DMV Urges Delawareans to Verify REAL ID Status Before Deadline

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Verification is quick and easy. If a gold star is present in the upper right-hand corner of a driver license or ID, it is a REAL ID and federally compliant. Those with a gold star on their credential are not required to take any further action and do not need to bring any additional documentation to a DMV location to renew their driver license or ID.




10 Schools Earn Delaware Purple Star Recognition

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Ten Delaware schools have earned the Purple Star School designation, recognizing them for their commitment to supporting the unique educational and social-emotional needs of military-connected children.







  Category: Newsroom

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.




DMV Urges Delawareans to Verify REAL ID Status Before Deadline

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Verification is quick and easy. If a gold star is present in the upper right-hand corner of a driver license or ID, it is a REAL ID and federally compliant. Those with a gold star on their credential are not required to take any further action and do not need to bring any additional documentation to a DMV location to renew their driver license or ID.




10 Schools Earn Delaware Purple Star Recognition

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Ten Delaware schools have earned the Purple Star School designation, recognizing them for their commitment to supporting the unique educational and social-emotional needs of military-connected children.