DOJ secures life sentence for Claymont drug murder
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
A 29-year-old New Castle County man has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction last year for a 2024 shooting death. On May 21, 2026, Michael R. Toombs of Claymont was sentenced to two life sentences plus thirty years in prison. The sentence follows his convictions by a Superior Court jury in October […]
Delaware Takes New Approach to Improve Breeding Success for Endangered Beach-Nesting Least Terns
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Least terns, a beach-nesting bird species historically found each summer along many of Delaware’s bay and Atlantic Ocean beaches, have faltered in recent years into their current listing as state-endangered – leading DNREC to take a new approach for giving the distinctive birds a lift into a better future
DOJ obtains lengthy sentence in 2024 domestic violence case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
A Millsboro man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a brutal assault that occurred in August of 2024. Jeremy Powell, 45, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 4 ½ years of probation on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The sentencing follows his convictions on charges of Assault First Degree, Possession […]
Spring Stopover Puts Delaware at Center of Annual Shorebird Migration Phenomenon
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Thousands of shorebirds of different species pause their marathon migration – while enroute from wintering in South America back to their Arctic breeding grounds – to refuel in Delaware Bay. The spectacle of the shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs for energy to get them home for breeding season is in full view – and under the watchful eye of the DNREC Delaware Shorebird Project.
Department of Elections Announces Primary Election Party Change Deadline, Friday, May 29, 2026, 11:59 pm
Department of Elections | Department of Elections - Kent County Office | Department of Elections - New Castle County Office | Department of Elections - State Election Commissioner | Department of Elections - Sussex County Office | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Elections (DOE) announces that the Party Change Deadline for the September 15, 2026 Primary Election is Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., pursuant to Delaware law, (15 Del. C. § 2049(a)). Delaware is a Closed Primary State, meaning that voters must be registered with the Democratic or Republican party in […]
