Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area temporarily closed for repairs and to reroute damaged portion
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Governor Carney Announces Senior Staff Changes
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Delaware Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet Oct. 23 in Dover
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Annual Report on State Planning Issues Released
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Colonial’s Rebecca Louise Vitelli named 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
Participate in the Great Shake-Out
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
STEP Grant Funds Support Small Business Exports
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
DNREC Parks & Recreation to host 5th annual ‘Boo-B-Que’ Oct. 18 to promote Delaware Children in Nature initiative
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
Office of Highway Safety Reactivates Grassroots Initiative to Promote Pedestrian Safety Month in October
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
Workers’ Compensation Rates Decrease Third Year in a Row
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
Delaware Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Expand Trauma Supports for Students and Families
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
Flu is Now Confirmed Statewide; DPH Announces First Flu Cases in Kent and Sussex Counties for the 2019-2020 Season
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police assist in search for missing windsurfer who was found safe on shore
Date Posted: October 11, 2019
Conviction in 2018 Dover Murder
Date Posted: October 11, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Date Posted: October 11, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academies graduate 59 students
Date Posted: October 11, 2019
DHSS Seeks Mini-Grant Applications from Small Primary Care Practices to Connect to Delaware Health Information Network
Date Posted: October 9, 2019
Statewide Litter Clean Up Efforts Making Progress
Date Posted: October 9, 2019
DNREC-sponsored 12th annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware natural treasures Oct. 19
Date Posted: October 8, 2019
Delaware’s Native Species Commission to meet Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Dover
Date Posted: October 8, 2019
Governor Carney Announces State Assistance to Resume Delaware Autism Program (DAP) Services
Date Posted: October 8, 2019
Delaware Public Health Officials Confirm First Flu Case of the 2019-2020 Season
Date Posted: October 8, 2019
Delaware Electric Cooperative and the Delaware Department of Agriculture launch new grant program
Date Posted: October 7, 2019
Department of Education to host public meeting on school-level financial reporting
Date Posted: October 7, 2019
Delaware sends Type 6 engine to North Carolina
Date Posted: October 7, 2019
AG Jennings urges court to reject Purdue Pharma’s request to stop lawsuits against itself and the Sacklers
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 23-29
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
New Castle man convicted of murder
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
Flags to be lowered for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
ACA Marketplace Rates to Decrease -19% in Delaware for Plan Year 2020
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Opportunity
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
Emergency Sirens To Be Tested
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces mandatory trapper education course registration opening
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
Battle of the Chesapeake program at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on Oct. 12, 2019
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
DHSS Now Collecting Donated Items to Benefit Stockings for Soldiers
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
Calling all artist!
Date Posted: October 4, 2019
DNREC to hold public workshops about dredging, waterway management operations in Delaware’s Inland Bays
Date Posted: October 3, 2019
DPH Announces Delaware’s First Death Associated with Multi-State Outbreak of Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses
Date Posted: October 3, 2019
“18th Century Trades Day” at Dover, Del.’s John Dickinson Plantation on Oct. 12, 2019
Date Posted: October 3, 2019
State Treasurer Comment on Use of Fleet Vehicle
Date Posted: October 3, 2019
DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 6 at Coast Day in Lewes
Date Posted: October 2, 2019
DPH Kicks Off 2019-2020 Flu Season with Free Vaccination Clinics
Date Posted: October 2, 2019
Governor Carney, State Officials Cut Ribbon on First Phase of Carvel State Building Renovations
Date Posted: October 1, 2019
DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management Section announces results from dune sign contest
Date Posted: October 1, 2019
Former Wilmington City Council President indicted by grand jury
Date Posted: September 30, 2019
State wins federal grant to start special education administrator certification program
Date Posted: September 30, 2019
32 Individuals and Groups Will Receive the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards Oct. 29 in Dover Ceremony
Date Posted: September 30, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings’ Statement on Conaway Verdict
Date Posted: September 27, 2019
Lengthy Prison Sentence for Rape of 2 Children
Date Posted: September 27, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 16-22
Date Posted: September 27, 2019
State to name 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: September 27, 2019
DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center closing Sept. 28 for winter, reopening April 1, 2020
Date Posted: September 26, 2019
DHSS Awarded $3.58 Million Federal Grant to Increase Addiction Treatment Capacity Among Medicaid Providers
Date Posted: September 26, 2019
DHSS, Food Bank and Legislators Join Together to Distribute 30,000 Pounds of Food to Delawareans in Need
Date Posted: September 26, 2019
Three Delaware schools earn national Blue Ribbon honors
Date Posted: September 26, 2019
Revenue Offers Assistance to Corporate Tax Filers
Date Posted: September 26, 2019
Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets
Date Posted: September 26, 2019
DPH Provides Update on Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses in Delaware
Date Posted: September 25, 2019
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Art with Purpose” by Leah Beach
Date Posted: September 25, 2019
Department of Education to release millions of new records to open data portal
Date Posted: September 25, 2019
Delaware tree seminar on Oct. 22 & 23 in Harrington
Date Posted: September 24, 2019
Division of Child Support Offices Statewide Will Be Closed Sept. 27
Date Posted: September 23, 2019
Annual Disability Awareness Poster Contest
Date Posted: September 23, 2019
“William Penn Day” at Delaware’s New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 26, 2019
Date Posted: September 23, 2019
Falls Prevention Awareness Week Features Sept. 23 Screening for Newark Senior Center Members
Date Posted: September 20, 2019
Driver’s License Bribery Scheme Leads To Guilty Pleas
Date Posted: September 20, 2019
Delaware Seashore State Park to host “Big Truck Day” Saturday, Oct. 5
Date Posted: September 20, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 9-15
Date Posted: September 20, 2019
Treatment Access Center (TASC) in Wilmington to Host Sept. 20 Recovery Month Celebration
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
Attorney General seeks dissolution of 15 Delaware LLCs and corporations used for criminal activities
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
Governor Carney and 14 Governors Urge Congress to Act on Harmful PFAS
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 17 special events during October 2019
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
DNREC invites public to Oct. 2 open house on Fenwick Island State Park improvements
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
UPDATE – Flag lowering for Friday, September 20
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
Flag lowering for former Public Defender Larry Sullivan
Date Posted: September 19, 2019
Governor Carney Launches Delaware One Stop to Help Entrepreneurs Start, Operate, and Grow Businesses
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
“Delaware’s Maritime Heritage” lecture series at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum in September and October 2019
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
Ten small businesses announced as EDGE Grant awardees
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeks great shots for annual hunting photo contest
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces Delaware hunting seasons opening in October
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
Delaware expands spotted lanternfly quarantine in New Castle County
Date Posted: September 18, 2019
DNREC now accepting grant proposals for Delaware Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation projects
Date Posted: September 17, 2019
Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Sept. 24 in Dover
Date Posted: September 17, 2019
Customer Complaint Leads to Refunds for Delmarva Power Customers
Date Posted: September 17, 2019
Delaware Office of Highway Safety Highlights Car Seat Safety During Child Passenger Safety Week
Date Posted: September 16, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces new Delaware state record blue catfish catch
Date Posted: September 13, 2019
Inmates Sentenced for Riot in Vaughn Correctional Center
Date Posted: September 13, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 2 – 8
Date Posted: September 13, 2019
Gordons Pond Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park to close temporarily Monday, Sept. 16 for maintenance work
Date Posted: September 13, 2019
Sussex County Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Date Posted: September 13, 2019
Delaware Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries to meet Sept. 18 in Dover
Date Posted: September 12, 2019
Statement on Delaware’s rejection of Purdue Pharma settlement
Date Posted: September 12, 2019
Offseason Projects for Rehoboth Beach & Dewey Beach Corridor to Begin
Date Posted: September 12, 2019
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces Fall Events Featuring 2019 Individual Artist Fellows
Date Posted: September 12, 2019
Apply now for Delaware state forest turkey permit
Date Posted: September 12, 2019
AG Jennings warns of misleading “at-home” sexual assault kits
Date Posted: September 11, 2019
Inaugural DSSC Cares Family Fun Day Oct. 26 in Wilmington
Date Posted: September 10, 2019
Delaware Department of Insurance Opens New Building in Dover, DE
Date Posted: September 10, 2019
AG Jennings sues SEC for putting brokers ahead of investors
Date Posted: September 10, 2019
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School Closing Information by Phone – A voice activation system which provides school closing and other school status.
The toll free number is 877-831-7215.
Emergency and Adverse Weather Advisory – Read the latest information for state employees from the Human Resource Management Office.
State of Delaware BlackBoard Connect Closing/Delay Notification Registration – This service will allow you to sign up to receive information updates and advisories for Delaware State Government Employees.
State of Delaware BlackBoard Connect “How to Register Guide” – View instructions on how to sign up with BlackBoard Connect to receive advisories for Delaware State Government Employees.
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Online Subscription Service – Receive DelDOT press releases, scheduled travel restrictions, and real-time travel advisories via e-mail.
The levels are found in Title 20 of the Delaware Code, Subsection 3116(b)(12) and may be put in effect by the Governor during a State of Emergency for all or parts of Delaware based on conditions.
Level 1:
Driving Warning: Drivers are discouraged from operating a motor vehicle on the state’s roadways, unless there is a significant safety, health, or business reason to do so. During a level 1 Driving Warning, all citizens are asked to drive with extreme caution.
Level 2:
Driving Restriction: Travel on the roads is restricted to emergency workers, public utilities, healthcare providers including hospital staff, public and private operators of snow removal equipment, private sector food and fuel deliveries. Industries, companies or organizations that have been provided a waiver, are also permitted to be on the road, including businesses with pressing continuity and operational issues.
Level 3:
Driving Ban: Complete ban on driving except for first responders, utility personnel, and public or private snow removal. Businesses and organizations should adjust work schedules so that employees do not need to be on the roads during a Level 3 Driving Ban.
Level 3 Bans are different from Level 2 Restrictions in that Level 2 allows people with waivers and essential personnel to remain on the road, whereas a Level 3 Bans are much stricter, only allowing emergency personnel.
Level 2 Driving Restriction: essential personnel include those who are necessary state personnel or those who provide healthcare services, food deliveries, and fuel deliveries during a state of emergency in both public and private industries.
Level 3 Driving Ban: includes first responders, some state employees (i.e. policemen, utility workers), people the governor has approved through executive order and operator of snowplows or debris removal equipment that have been hired by the state or private interests.
Related Topics: Delaware schools, driving restriction, driving restrictions, driving safely, driving warning, severe weather, weather, winter weather
Check for specific weather announcements or news on this page from the State of Delaware.
School Closing Information System – Review a real-time listing of school closures from across the state of Delaware.
School Closing E-mail Registration Website – Subscribe to e-mail, text, and/or voice message notification of school closings and other school status.
School Closing Information by Phone – A voice activation system which provides school closing and other school status.
The toll free number is 877-831-7215.
Emergency and Adverse Weather Advisory – Read the latest information for state employees from the Human Resource Management Office.
State of Delaware BlackBoard Connect Closing/Delay Notification Registration – This service will allow you to sign up to receive information updates and advisories for Delaware State Government Employees.
State of Delaware BlackBoard Connect “How to Register Guide” – View instructions on how to sign up with BlackBoard Connect to receive advisories for Delaware State Government Employees.
Live Traffic Cameras – Take a look at where the traffic is heading and have a bird’s eye view of the clear paths to get you where you need to go.
Online Subscription Service – Receive DelDOT press releases, scheduled travel restrictions, and real-time travel advisories via e-mail.
The levels are found in Title 20 of the Delaware Code, Subsection 3116(b)(12) and may be put in effect by the Governor during a State of Emergency for all or parts of Delaware based on conditions.
Level 1:
Driving Warning: Drivers are discouraged from operating a motor vehicle on the state’s roadways, unless there is a significant safety, health, or business reason to do so. During a level 1 Driving Warning, all citizens are asked to drive with extreme caution.
Level 2:
Driving Restriction: Travel on the roads is restricted to emergency workers, public utilities, healthcare providers including hospital staff, public and private operators of snow removal equipment, private sector food and fuel deliveries. Industries, companies or organizations that have been provided a waiver, are also permitted to be on the road, including businesses with pressing continuity and operational issues.
Level 3:
Driving Ban: Complete ban on driving except for first responders, utility personnel, and public or private snow removal. Businesses and organizations should adjust work schedules so that employees do not need to be on the roads during a Level 3 Driving Ban.
Level 3 Bans are different from Level 2 Restrictions in that Level 2 allows people with waivers and essential personnel to remain on the road, whereas a Level 3 Bans are much stricter, only allowing emergency personnel.
Level 2 Driving Restriction: essential personnel include those who are necessary state personnel or those who provide healthcare services, food deliveries, and fuel deliveries during a state of emergency in both public and private industries.
Level 3 Driving Ban: includes first responders, some state employees (i.e. policemen, utility workers), people the governor has approved through executive order and operator of snowplows or debris removal equipment that have been hired by the state or private interests.
Related Topics: Delaware schools, driving restriction, driving restrictions, driving safely, driving warning, severe weather, weather, winter weather
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