Youth-Only Day to Open Upstate Trout Season Saturday, April 5 on New Castle County Streams
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
DNREC announced that Delaware’s 2025 upstate stream trout season will open for youth under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise the next day, Sunday, April 6. Note: Effective March 22, NO FISHING on any of the upstate trout streams until the respective opening days roll around.
Two men indicted and charged in sexual abuse case
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 17, 2025
Priest, teacher pending extradition Two men have been arrested and charged on multiple charges of sexual abuse occurring between 1994 and 1996. John Taggart, 80, and Christopher Crisona, 57, are charged with several felonies following an investigation into allegations of abuse at St. Thomas the Apostle School and rectory, as well as other locations. “The […]
DNREC Accepting Community Water Quality Improvement Project Grant Proposals
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 17, 2025
DNREC is again encouraging nonprofit groups, conservation districts, community organizations and homeowners’ associations to submit project proposals to be considered for matching grant funds from DNREC’s Community Water Quality Improvement Grants program.
Trussum Pond Near Laurel to Close March 17 for Boat Ramp, Parking Area Improvements
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025
DNREC announced today that Trussum Pond, managed by the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation, will close starting March 17 for a construction improvements project expected to be completed in mid-April.
AG Jennings sues to protect Department of Education, students
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 14, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 20 of her colleagues have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the federal Department of Education. Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that the Department of Education would be firing approximately 50 percent of its workforce as part of its goal of a “total shutdown” […]
