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Emergency Sirens Test on Thursday, April 7
Date Posted: March 25, 2026

Governor Matt Meyer Announces Major Broadband Milestone for Delaware
Date Posted: March 25, 2026

Seventeen Officers Complete POST Instructor Course
Date Posted: March 25, 2026

On the left is Rehoboth Beach as a background and on the right, three images of tourist attractions in the state.

Visit Delaware Releases Updated Travel Guide
Date Posted: March 24, 2026

Graphic of the U.S. and Delaware flags at half-staff.

Governor Meyer Orders Lowering of Flags to Honor Former State Senator Nancy Cook
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

Navy blue background featuring the Delaware state seal in the center

DOJ announces arrest of Delmar officer in stalking, sexual contact investigations
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 15th Annual State Employee Art Exhibition Winners
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

Celebrate Delaware, Saturday April 18th, 7 to 10 pm. at the Hotel Du Pont.

DE250 Invites Public to “Celebrate Delaware” at Hotel Du Pont
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

visitors enjoy the view from the DuPont Nature Center deck overlooking the beach. the building behind them with a beautiful clear sky as the backdrop.

DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 1
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

DOJ secures life sentences, additional time for two men involved in the murder of Shiheem Durham
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay Sits Down with Small Business Leaders Across the State
Date Posted: March 23, 2026

State and health care leaders celebrate a heart healthy event at Liberty Court Apartments

DSHA kicks off healthy heart programming for residents
Date Posted: March 20, 2026

Potassium Iodide Distribution at Middletown Fire Hall on April 2. Overlay graphic of Salem Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station with DEMA and DPH.

Potassium Iodide Distribution on April 2 in Middletown
Date Posted: March 20, 2026

Felton Fire
Date Posted: March 20, 2026

Results of OHS’ St. Patrick’s Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint and Sober Rides Program
Date Posted: March 20, 2026

Delaware Senators Move One Step Closer to Protecting Civil Rights for Individuals with Disabilities
Date Posted: March 20, 2026

BASSE Charter to close in June
Date Posted: March 20, 2026

Delaware Launches New Statewide AI Training for State Employees
Date Posted: March 19, 2026

A helicopter contracted by DNREC Mosquito Control sprays for Woodland Pool mosquitoes

DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section Set to Spray Woodland Pool Habitats
Date Posted: March 17, 2026

Flooding in the city of Wilmington. Brown water as high as some car doors is shown having spread over roads and businesses in an aerial view.

DNREC, DEMA to Sponsor Delaware Flood Awareness Week March 16 to 20
Date Posted: March 16, 2026

Public Advocate Names New Deputy and Key Staff to Strengthen Consumer Advocacy
Date Posted: March 16, 2026

DOJ secures convictions in the murder of Marell Lowe
Date Posted: March 16, 2026

A controlled burn at Brandywine Creek in March 2024 helped clear a meadow for native plants and wildlife habitat.

Controlled Burn to be Scheduled at Brandywine Creek State Park
Date Posted: March 16, 2026

Governor Meyer Celebrates 125 Years of Delaware Libraries
Date Posted: March 13, 2026

Bring Your Family History to Life at the Archives’ Community Digitization Days
Date Posted: March 13, 2026

Volunteers work from a boat to remove trash collected during an earlier Christina River Watershed Cleanup. /DNREC photo

Registration Now Open for DNREC-Sponsored Christina River Watershed Cleanup
Date Posted: March 13, 2026

Five children sit and stand in a huddle around a table reading the same document.

Delaware accelerates statewide early literacy strategy with more than $8m to strengthen classroom reading instruction
Date Posted: March 12, 2026

A rainbow trout /DNREC graphic: Duane Raver

Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams with Youth-Only Day Set for April 4
Date Posted: March 12, 2026

Delaware Division of the Arts Seeks Public Input in New Statewide Strategic Planning Process
Date Posted: March 11, 2026

Delaware Bay Barge Fire Declared Under Control
Date Posted: March 11, 2026

A large white-tailed deer with antlers photographed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service

DNREC Announces 2025-‘26 Deer Harvest Totals, Launches New Interactive Game Harvest Dashboard
Date Posted: March 11, 2026

Suspicious Package Prompts Investigation at Dover DMV
Date Posted: March 10, 2026

Delaware Media Advisory with State Flag overlay in background

Delaware Bay Barge Fire
Date Posted: March 10, 2026

Official Seal of the Insurance Commissioner of Delaware

Property Reassessment & Your Insurance: What Really Drives Premium Costs
Date Posted: March 10, 2026

DNREC's Polly Drummond Hill Community Yard Waste Site in Newark offers northern New Castle County residents a convenient location for disposing of yard waste and having it turned into mulch for beneficial reuse in the environment. /DNREC photo

Amid Hints of Spring, DNREC Reminds Delawareans of Yard Waste Options, Including Beneficial Reuse
Date Posted: March 10, 2026

Capitol Police Seeks Public Comment on Assessment
Date Posted: March 9, 2026

Governor Matt Meyer Returns from India Trade Mission with New Investment and Innovation Opportunities
Date Posted: March 9, 2026

Floating wetland planters line a residential canal in South Bethany as part of a Community Water Quality Improvement Grant project.

DNREC Now Soliciting Community Water Quality Improvement Grant Project Proposals
Date Posted: March 9, 2026

A popular hiking and biking trail at Cape Henlopen State Park -- the Junction and Breakwater Trail -- will close weekdays only for about two weeks starting March 9.

Two Cape Henlopen Trails to Close for Repairs
Date Posted: March 6, 2026

Photo of newly constructed sidewalk along Woodland Avenue in Ocean View, Delaware.

DelDOT Accepting Applications for TAP Community Projects
Date Posted: March 6, 2026

Woman stands behind a brown podium in front of a white and red back drop giving a presentation. One woman is behind a table on the left. Two other women are behind another table to the right.

Delaware Officials Highlight DTRN360, Innovative Behavioral Health Care Coordination Platform
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

AG Jennings sues Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

Delaware Policy Leaders Take Aim at Primary Care Reform, Health Care Affordability
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

A woman stands at the front of an auditorium speaking to a large audience of teenage students.

Delaware students attend U.S. premiere of Glory Ride
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

truley a public house first saturday program at the archives

Women and Tavern Keeping on the Dover Green at the Archives’ March First Saturday Program
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

Wilmington DMV Appointment System Now Open
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

Picture of Delaware State Fire Marshal seal

Smyrna Building Fire
Date Posted: March 5, 2026

Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 9-13, 2026. Graphic depicting themes of week. Flood Safety (Monday), Tornado Safety (Tuesday), Severe Thunderstorm and Hail (Wednesday), Thunder and Lightning Safety (Thursday), Preparing for severe weather (Friday).

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer Proclaims March 9-13, 2026 Severe Weather Awareness Week
Date Posted: March 4, 2026

Piping and other equipment for DNREC's Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass System are shown. DNREC expects the bypass system to resume pumping sand over the next few weeks to renourish the erosion on the northside beach and dune at the inlet and help protect critical infrastructure including the Indian River Bridge /DelawareDNREC photo

DNREC to Resume Sand Bypass Operations At Indian River Inlet After Signing Contract With First State Crane Service
Date Posted: March 4, 2026

The Mezzanine Gallery presents Tanya Bracey’s “Community”
Date Posted: March 4, 2026

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DSB Launches Online Form to Nominate New Opportunity Zone Census Tracts
Date Posted: March 4, 2026

Attention Ag Insurance Agents: Subsidy issues subject of Monday, March 9 virtual Q&A with USDA Risk Management Agency
Date Posted: March 3, 2026

AG Jennings intervenes in USPS case that would allow guns to be mailed with virtually no limits
Date Posted: March 3, 2026

DDOE Strategic Plan cover featuring a little girl in a backpack smiling at the camera. The cover says, "Every learner ready for success in college, career, and life. Strategic Plan 2025-2028. Presented by Cindy Marten, Secretary of Education. Our Promise: Start with Students. Build for Impact."

Delaware Department of Education sets measurable targets to accelerate student achievement statewide
Date Posted: March 3, 2026

AG Jennings blocks another Trump Admin attempt to defund SNAP, collect personal data
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

March 1-7 is Weights and Measures Week in Delaware
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

Rectangular image of the Watch Party Schedule. The image has a blue cast to it. On the left is an image of the State of Delaware. The interior of the State has a soccer ball pattern.

Delaware Entradas a las fiestas para ver los partidos de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 saldrán
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

rectangular image of world cup watch party schedule. The image has a blue tint throughout and has an image of Delaware on the left side. The state interior has a soccer ball pattern.

DE Tourism Announces Watch Party Ticket Sales Launch March 5
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

Delaware Lt. Governor Gay and Education Secretary Marten sit on the floor as they read to students.

Delaware Lt. Gov Gay, Education Secretary Marten celebrate 302 Day with fourth graders
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

DOJ Recognizes National Consumer Protection Week
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

Leipsic House Fire
Date Posted: March 2, 2026

DOJ obtains prison sentence for fatal 2022 shooting
Date Posted: February 27, 2026

Governor Matt Meyer Issues Statement on the Unanimous Upholding of Senate Bill 21 by the Delaware Supreme Court
Date Posted: February 27, 2026

DSHA Director Matt Meyer speaking about the new program

DSHA announces participants in zoning and land use reform pilot program
Date Posted: February 27, 2026

Governor Matt Meyer Signs Executive Order Streamlining State Permitting Regulations
Date Posted: February 26, 2026

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DSB Prepares to Deploy Next $20M in SSBCI Funding
Date Posted: February 26, 2026

The piping plover is a federally threatened species that nests along the beaches of Delaware.

DNREC Closes The Point at Cape Henlopen March 1 to Protect Nesting, Migrating Birds
Date Posted: February 26, 2026

Three students stand on a stage in front of a large “Poetry Out Loud” backdrop, smiling and holding certificates and award plaques; the student in the center holds a large trophy/award while the two on either side hold framed plaques and certificates under colorful stage lighting.

Natalia Gatti Named 2026 Delaware State Champion for Poetry Out Loud
Date Posted: February 26, 2026

DHSS and DNREC logos atop PFAS outreach and awareness news release

DHSS, DNREC Reopen PFAS Awareness and Outreach Grant Opportunity Through March 27
Date Posted: February 25, 2026

delaware's diverse histories de250 online exhibit

Diverse Histories Virtual Exhibit Launches, Expanding Delaware’s Story Beyond 1776
Date Posted: February 25, 2026

Governor Meyer Terminates Delaware State of Emergency
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

Governor Matt Meyer Announces 302 Day Service Projects Statewide
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

Emergency Shelters Closing
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

DOJ obtains dual prison sentences for 2019 shootings
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

AG Jennings, DOJ employee to accompany Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to State of the Union Address
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

15th Annual State Employee Art Exhibition Now Open at Delaware State University
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

Delaware 250 to Host “Celebrate Delaware” Black-Tie Celebration at Hotel Du Pont
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

The 2026 annual pass, which is affixed to the lower left front window of a vehicle, provides access to 17 state parks in Delaware.

Fee Season to Begin March 1, Kicking off Year-Long 75th Anniversary Celebration at Delaware State Parks
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

Graphic labeled “Weather Alert” showing a person using a laptop, with icons for cloudy, partly sunny, and stormy weather above and a button reading “Click here for more information.”

State of Delaware Announces 10 a.m. Opening for Kent and Sussex Counties on February 24, 2026
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

Driving Restrictions Lifted Statewide Effective Immediately
Date Posted: February 24, 2026

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State of Delaware Announces Office Operations for Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Date Posted: February 23, 2026

Level 1 Driving Warning Lifted for New Castle County
Date Posted: February 23, 2026

Kent and Sussex County Downgraded to Level 2 Driving Restriction, New Castle County Remains at Level 1 Driving Warning
Date Posted: February 23, 2026

Driving Restrictions Update: New Castle County Downgraded to Level 1, Kent and Sussex Counties Remaining at Level 3
Date Posted: February 23, 2026

Level 3 Driving Ban for Kent County, Level 2 Driving Restriction for New Castle County to remain in effect
Date Posted: February 23, 2026

Level 3 Driving Ban Still in Effect for Sussex County
Date Posted: February 23, 2026

Level 3 Driving Ban for Kent and Sussex Counties, Level 2 Driving Restrictions for New Castle County Starting at 10 pm
Date Posted: February 22, 2026

Level 2 Driving Restriction Issued for Kent and Sussex Counties Effective at 9pm.
Date Posted: February 22, 2026

Person holding a tablet that displays a “Weather Alert” screen with weather icons (clouds, sun, lightning) and a yellow “Click” button, suggesting an active weather notification or alert.

State of Delaware Offices Will Be Closed on Monday, February 23, 2026
Date Posted: February 22, 2026

Level 1 Driving Warning in Effect Statewide
Date Posted: February 22, 2026

State of Emergency Declaration National Guard Activated for Winter Storm Response
Date Posted: February 22, 2026

Significant Storm Expected to Bring Heavy Snow, Strong Winds, and Coastal Flooding to Delaware
Date Posted: February 21, 2026

Downtown Development District Rebate Program opening application process for new District designations
Date Posted: February 20, 2026

DPH Reports Measles Exposure at Nemours Children’s Hospital Emergency Department in Wilmington
Date Posted: February 20, 2026

Statement from AG Jennings and Gov. Meyer on victory over Trump tariffs at SCOTUS
Date Posted: February 20, 2026

Wilmington DMV Operational Update
Date Posted: February 20, 2026

State leaders celebrating the groundbreaking of Savannah Grove with a traditional dirt toss.

Governor Meyer, DSHA, Apennine celebrate start of new housing in Georgetown
Date Posted: February 20, 2026

Graphic announcing the State of Delaware’s 5th Annual Career Fair. The event takes place February 25, 2026, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Paul M. Hodgson Vocational and Technical High School, 2575 Glasgow Avenue, Newark, Delaware. The design features blue and gold colors, a “Register Now” button, the Great Seal of the State of Delaware, and notes the event is hosted in partnership with Hodgson Vo-Tech.

Delaware Holds Career Fair to Expand Youth Pathways and State Employment Opportunities
Date Posted: February 19, 2026

Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 7, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 8
Date Posted: February 19, 2026

Charter School Accountability Committee recommends revocation of BASSE’s charter
Date Posted: February 18, 2026

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After arriving in Delaware in 2017, spotted lanternfly now confirmed in Sussex County

Five years after the first confirmed spotted lanternfly was found in New Castle County in 2017, the spotted lanternfly has made its way to Sussex County, creating a statewide quarantine for this invasive pest.

Kent County added to Delaware’s spotted lanternfly quarantine

DOVER, Del. (October 29, 2020) – Effective October 30, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) will add Kent County in its entirety to the current spotted lanternfly quarantine of New Castle County. The expansion is due to established populations of spotted lanternfly found in Smyrna, Dover, and Harrington this past week. At this point in […]

Emergency quarantine declared for pest threatening Delaware

Photos are available for media use on Flickr. Dover, Del. – The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that they are quarantining eleven zip codes in New Castle County to eradicate, control, and prevent the spread of spotted lanternfly in Delaware and to surrounding states. The spotted lanternfly is a destructive invasive plant hopper […]

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