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DOJ secures guilty plea in brutal rape and murder
Date Posted: November 7, 2025

Delaware Distributes Initial First State Food Relief Funds
Date Posted: November 7, 2025

Delaware announces presumptive positive avian influenza case in Kent County backyard poultry flock
Date Posted: November 7, 2025

2-year-old pacing colt, Slugger On Deck, competes in Delaware Standardbred Breeders' Fund series, wearing a black saddlebag with the #5.

Slugger On Deck Scores in DSBF Prelim
Date Posted: November 7, 2025

Richard M. Potter, Jr. (left) and Brigadier General (Ret.) Karen Berry (right) are seated on a small stage, holding microphones during the Veterans Day Fireside Chat. Two TVs behind them display a photo of Berry with the text ‘Unified by Service: A Virtual Fireside Chat’ and her title. The backs of the audience’s heads are visible.

Delaware Department of Human Resources Hosts Fireside Chat Honoring Veterans and Military Families
Date Posted: November 6, 2025

Delaware Survey Reveals Opportunities to Increase Awareness of PFAS
Date Posted: November 6, 2025

National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month
Date Posted: November 6, 2025

Glenville Hollow Farms of Bridgeville honored with 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award
Date Posted: November 5, 2025

DHSS, DNREC to Announce PFAS Awareness and Outreach Grants
Date Posted: November 5, 2025

Dagsboro Fire
Date Posted: November 4, 2025

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Governor Meyer Orders The Lowering of Flags to Honor The Passing Of Vice President Cheney
Date Posted: November 4, 2025

Legisladores Muestran Su Apoyo a Baltazar-Lopez Para Dirigir la Oficina de Nuevos Americanos de Delaware
Date Posted: November 4, 2025

Legislators Show Support for Baltazar-Lopez to Lead Delaware’s Office of New Americans
Date Posted: November 4, 2025

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DOC announces leadership promotions in Special Operations and at Sussex Correctional Institution
Date Posted: November 4, 2025

New HSCA Rate Goes into Effect in January 2026
Date Posted: November 4, 2025

El Gobernador Matt Meyer Lanza La Oficina de Nuevos Americanos
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Launches Office of New Americans
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

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Delaware successfully blocks illegal cuts to comprehensive sexual health education
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

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Delaware’s 5 Public Housing Authorities Launch Streamlined System for Landlords
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

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DOJ secures life prison sentences for 2022 murder, carjackings
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

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AG Jennings files brief supporting offshore wind project
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

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DOC launches Family and Friends Handbook
Date Posted: November 3, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Calls Extraordinary Session to Address Budget Shortfall
Date Posted: October 31, 2025

A family enjoys fall camping in their RV at Lums Pond State Park, one of five camping locations in Delaware State Parks.

Enjoy Camping in Delaware State Parks
Date Posted: October 31, 2025

DE Department of Labor Awards Disability Workplace Champions
Date Posted: October 30, 2025

Change Your Clocks, Check Your Batteries
Date Posted: October 30, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Declares State of Emergency Due to Interruption of Federal SNAP Benefits
Date Posted: October 29, 2025

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AG Jennings sues Trump Administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits
Date Posted: October 28, 2025

Delaware Conducts Second Reporting Pilot Program in the Nation
Date Posted: October 28, 2025

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The Fight for Fair Housing at the Archives’ November First Saturday Program
Date Posted: October 28, 2025

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State Trooper indicted on felony Misconduct charges
Date Posted: October 28, 2025

Governor Meyer Issues Statement on Delaware Department of Justice Settlement with OpenAI
Date Posted: October 28, 2025

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AG Jennings completes review of OpenAI recapitalization
Date Posted: October 28, 2025

New Law Excluding Medical Debt from Credit Reporting Takes Effect
Date Posted: October 27, 2025

ADVISORY: Delaware to Announce Rent Reporting Pilot Program Results
Date Posted: October 27, 2025

Delaware Natural Resources Police Toys for Tots campaign opens Wednesday, Oct. 29 with drop-off locations throughout the state, including all Delaware State Parks offices

Delaware Natural Resources Police Gathering Toys for Tots Donations
Date Posted: October 27, 2025

Delaware Paid Leave Program Offers Resources for Employers, Employees, and Third-Party Administrators
Date Posted: October 24, 2025

Bancroft Bridge, which spans the Brandywine Creek between Alapocas Run State Park and residential areas in Wilmington, was reopened after being closed since September 2021 due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

DNREC Reopens Bancroft Bridge, an Important Connector for Wilmington
Date Posted: October 24, 2025

Delaware Paid Leave Program to Waive Penalties and Interest for Employers During First Year
Date Posted: October 23, 2025

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DOJ obtains guilty verdicts in Claymont drug murder
Date Posted: October 23, 2025

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Navarro Announces Ninth Consecutive Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Date Posted: October 23, 2025

DOL Relaunches Online Tool Empowering Youth with Career Tools
Date Posted: October 22, 2025

2025 Mary Custis Straughn Award Winners

SCPD Honors Disability Advocates at 23rd Annual Partnership Event
Date Posted: October 22, 2025

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Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek to Provide Anglers With Fall and Winter Opportunities
Date Posted: October 22, 2025

Magnolia Fire
Date Posted: October 22, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Launches Podcast
Date Posted: October 21, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Urges White House to Authorize Emergency Coastal Restoration Funds
Date Posted: October 21, 2025

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DOJ secures guilty verdicts in high school football game shooting
Date Posted: October 21, 2025

C Millertime Again (red saddlebag) racing alongside another horse (yellow saddlebag) in the DSBF final at Harrington Raceway.

Miller Time Monday At Harrington
Date Posted: October 21, 2025

Delaware to Host Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach
Date Posted: October 21, 2025

Members of the Delaware General Assembly, Sussex County Council, Delmarva Veteran Builders, GWWO and DNREC Secretary Gregory Patterson and the Division of Parks and Recreation celebrate the start of the Cypress Splash Zone at Trap Pond State Park in front of a banner announcing its debut in mid-summer 2026.

DNREC Breaks Ground on Trap Pond Splash Park
Date Posted: October 20, 2025

Governor Meyer and DSHA Director Heckles join other housing leaders to throw dirt in celebration of the groundbreaking

Governor Matt Meyer, DSHA celebrate LIHTC program, start of new and preserved affordable housing in Milford
Date Posted: October 17, 2025

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EDGE 2.0 Finalists and Pitch Competition Dates Announced
Date Posted: October 16, 2025

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SCAM ALERT: Illegal Operation Impersonating Licensed Marijuana Dispensary
Date Posted: October 16, 2025

Four Police Agencies Earn Accreditation

Four Police Agencies Earn State Accreditation
Date Posted: October 16, 2025

University of Delaware’s Cooperative Extension’s new online Fact Sheet assists agriculture, aquaculture communities
Date Posted: October 16, 2025

Thiskissformaryell, Tuis Star Win DSBF Trot Finals
Date Posted: October 16, 2025

Christen Linke Young Confirmed And Sworn In As Secretary Of The Delaware Department Of Health And Social Services
Date Posted: October 15, 2025

Caesar Rodney High School FFA students visit Harrington Raceway in advance of DSBF Finals
Date Posted: October 15, 2025

An aerial view of the recently completed sidewalk on the south side of Kenton Road approaching Route 8

DelDOT Highlights National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month
Date Posted: October 15, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Joins Governors Public Health Alliance to Safeguard Communities
Date Posted: October 15, 2025

Warren’s Charm Captures $110K DSBF Filly Final Tuesday
Date Posted: October 15, 2025

Brandywine teacher named Delaware 2026 Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

Odessa Fire
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

Dover Fire
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

Delaware PSC Opens Docket for Large Load Tariff, Pauses Interconnections
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

The 2025 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan is now online in draft form as DNREC seeks public comments on the state's conservation management strategy for the next 10 years. /Delaware DNREC graphic

Public Input Sought for DNREC’s 2025 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

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DSB Closing In – Approaching $10 Million in SSBCI ‘Race to $14M’
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

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DOJ, Dover Police seek additional information in sexual abuse case
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

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Medicare Assistance Bureau: Important Reminders Ahead of Open Enrollment
Date Posted: October 14, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Ceremonially Signs Senate Bills Improving Child Safety
Date Posted: October 13, 2025

Georgetown Fire
Date Posted: October 13, 2025

Dewey Beach Fire
Date Posted: October 13, 2025

DEMA ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD FOR STORM RESPONSE

DEMA ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD – Kent County Reception Center Closed
Date Posted: October 12, 2025

Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation announces 36 properties, more than 2,800 acres preserved in 2025
Date Posted: October 10, 2025

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Significant Coastal Storm Expected To Bring Heavy Rains, Flooding And Damaging Winds To Delaware
Date Posted: October 10, 2025

Delaware announces Early Literacy Plan to strengthen classroom instruction
Date Posted: October 10, 2025

Horse walking beside her young foal in a pasture.

DSBF Finals, Pink Pace Lead Oct. 13–15 Harrington Races
Date Posted: October 10, 2025

2025 Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame inductees standing together from left to right: Valerie Biden Owens, Charlotte King, Charlotte Miller-Lacy, and Claire DeMatteis, smiling at the camera during the ceremony.

Delaware Celebrates Women at Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Date Posted: October 9, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Ceremonially Signs Bills Strengthening Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement
Date Posted: October 9, 2025

Swee'pea, driven by Corey Callahan.

DSBF Trotters Complete 2nd Harrington Leg
Date Posted: October 9, 2025

DOL Announces New Personnel to Help Lead Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Date Posted: October 8, 2025

State of Delaware, ChristianaCare Reach Agreement to Pause and Potentially Settle HB350 Lawsuit, Strengthen Healthcare
Date Posted: October 8, 2025

Odds On Put Option, driven by Tim Tetrick, racing in 2-year-old division split.

Tetrick, Favorites Roll In DSBF Harrington Splits
Date Posted: October 8, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Launches Resource Website for Federal Employees Affected by Shutdown
Date Posted: October 7, 2025

DNREC has established a daily possession limit of 50 for spot fish, a popular recreational catch, to make the state compliant with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission management plan

DNREC Sets New Recreational Possession Limit for Spot Fish
Date Posted: October 7, 2025

Watch Em Win, two year old pacing colt, takes the lead at Harrington DSBF program.

Watch Em Win Heads Monday Harrington DSBF Winners
Date Posted: October 7, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Ceremonially Signs Bill Requiring CPR, AED Training for DIAA Coaches
Date Posted: October 6, 2025

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Delaware Drivers Urged to Take Extra Caution Now to Avoid Deer Collisions
Date Posted: October 6, 2025

Governor Matt Meyer Signs Executive Order Establishing Transportation Funding Task Force
Date Posted: October 3, 2025

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AG Jennings sues U.S. DOJ to challenge new restrictions on federal funding for crime survivors
Date Posted: October 3, 2025

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Fire Prevention Week 2025 – Lithium-Ion Batteries
Date Posted: October 3, 2025

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Delmarva Power, Chesapeake Utilities file Gas Rate Hikes, Raising Bills for Customers
Date Posted: October 2, 2025

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DOJ joins Federal Trade Commission, coalition of 19 states to stop deceptive fundraising scheme
Date Posted: October 2, 2025

Unveiling of New State Historical Marker Honoring Brinkley Hill
Date Posted: October 2, 2025

Thiskissformaryell, 2-year-old trotter racing Wednesday at DSBF Harrington Raceway.

Thiskissformaryell Fastest Of DSBF Trotters Wednesday
Date Posted: October 2, 2025

General Karen Berry Sworn in as Delaware’s First Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Date Posted: October 1, 2025

One of the 42 dogs that were seized from a townhome in New Castle where the owner operated an animal rescue. A total of 98 animals were seized.

President of Delaware Animal Rescue Charged With Animal Cruelty
Date Posted: October 1, 2025

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October 15 Deadline Approaching for Employers to Register for Delaware EARNS
Date Posted: October 1, 2025

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DUI Checkpoint Enforcement Results
Date Posted: October 1, 2025

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DNREC Launches Earth Day Video Contest

With Earth Day exactly one month away, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is launching a video contest to educate and engage youth about the importance of environmental protection and inspire them to be part of the solution to address climate change.

Zwaanendael Museum seeks plastic recyclables

Donated plastic will be used to offset the purchase price of a recycled-plastic bench.

Pages Tagged With: "Environmental protection"

DNREC Launches Earth Day Video Contest

With Earth Day exactly one month away, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is launching a video contest to educate and engage youth about the importance of environmental protection and inspire them to be part of the solution to address climate change.

Zwaanendael Museum seeks plastic recyclables

Donated plastic will be used to offset the purchase price of a recycled-plastic bench.