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Tag-A-Palooza 2024
Date Posted: October 24, 2024

Office of the Marijuana Commissioner: Licensing Lottery
Date Posted: October 23, 2024

New Housing Vouchers for Delaware Families
Date Posted: October 21, 2024

Piping Plover Population in Delaware Experiences Slight Decline, Offset by Higher Nesting Success
Date Posted: October 21, 2024

National Slow Down Move Over Day Observed as Delaware Sees Near Record Crashes
Date Posted: October 18, 2024

Delaware Officials Unveil New Sign to Celebrate Delaware’s Agricultural Lands Preservation Program
Date Posted: October 17, 2024

Colonial Teacher Named Delaware 2025 Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 15, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: October 15, 2024

Delaware Faces Dry Conditions: Open Burning Ban Issued, Water Conservation Urged
Date Posted: October 15, 2024

Burning Ban
Date Posted: October 15, 2024

DelDOT Announces 4th Annual Name That Plow Contest
Date Posted: October 15, 2024

Potassium Iodide Distribution on October 24 in Townsend
Date Posted: October 15, 2024

DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware
Date Posted: October 14, 2024

Navarro Announces Eighth Consecutive Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
Date Posted: October 14, 2024

Governor Carney Statement on Honorable James T. Vaughn, Jr.’s Passing
Date Posted: October 11, 2024

Delaware Celebrates $14.3 Million Climate Grant for I-95 Charging Infrastructure
Date Posted: October 10, 2024

First Spouse Tracey Quillen Carney, Delaware DOE, Delaware Readiness Teams Kick off Kindergarten Registration
Date Posted: October 9, 2024

Delaware Board of Pardons Reforms Support Second Chances
Date Posted: October 9, 2024

Look Out for Deer Crossing Roads During Mating Season, Delaware Authorities Caution Drivers
Date Posted: October 9, 2024

Governor Carney to Activate Delaware National Guard to Assist with Florida’s Hurricane Response
Date Posted: October 8, 2024

Food Bank, Lt. Gov. Hall-Long Coordinate Infant Formula, Supplies for Hurricane Helene Relief
Date Posted: October 8, 2024

Highmark Exam Results In Mental Health Parity Penalties
Date Posted: October 8, 2024

Governor Carney Statement on Former Mayor Ted Becker’s Passing
Date Posted: October 7, 2024

Fire Prevention Month 2024
Date Posted: October 6, 2024

2024 General Election Voter Registration Deadline is Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Date Posted: October 4, 2024

OMC Receives More than 1,000 Applications for Licenses and Prepares for the Lottery Process
Date Posted: October 3, 2024

Blackbird Creek Fall Festival Set For October 19
Date Posted: October 3, 2024

Medicare Assistance Bureau: Important Reminders Ahead of Open Enrollment
Date Posted: October 3, 2024

National Endowment for the Arts Announces $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts in Communities Nationwide
Date Posted: October 2, 2024

Delaware EARNS Registration Deadline Approaching
Date Posted: October 2, 2024

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Brandan Henry’s “Ebon Solus”
Date Posted: October 2, 2024

Delaware’s AP Success: Advancing Equity and Excellence
Date Posted: October 2, 2024

GACEC Partnering with Delaware YMCA to Host Resource Fair
Date Posted: October 1, 2024

McMaster Technique Offers Delaware Livestock Producers and Veterinarians More Options in Herd Health
Date Posted: October 1, 2024

DSHA Launches Landlord Incentive Program to Expand Housing Opportunities for Voucher Holders
Date Posted: October 1, 2024

Governor Carney Signs State Retiree Health Care Benefits Legislation
Date Posted: September 30, 2024

Delaware sends swift water team to North Carolina
Date Posted: September 30, 2024

Community Engagement Sessions for Delaware Climate Action Plan Update Planned
Date Posted: September 30, 2024

Delaware Division of the Arts and DETV Launch “Arts Alive Delaware” TV Series
Date Posted: September 26, 2024

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces New Campaign to Increase Safety on Delaware Roadways
Date Posted: September 26, 2024

15 DNREC Programs to Participate in UD’s Annual Coast Day
Date Posted: September 26, 2024

Bridge Damage to Require Extended Lane Closure on Route 896 South
Date Posted: September 25, 2024

DNREC Study Finds PFAS in Surface Water Samples
Date Posted: September 24, 2024

Two Delaware Schools Named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Date Posted: September 23, 2024

Five Schools Earn State School Counseling Award
Date Posted: September 23, 2024

Governor Carney Vetoes House Bill 140
Date Posted: September 20, 2024

First Spouse Tracey Quillen Carney Recognizes September as Literacy Month, Continues Reading Tour
Date Posted: September 19, 2024

Event at the Delaware Public Archives: Tales from the Vaults
Date Posted: September 19, 2024

Emergency Sirens Test on October 1
Date Posted: September 19, 2024

Delaware Brings Private Paid Family Medical Leave Policies to Market
Date Posted: September 19, 2024

DNREC Accepting Community Water Quality Improvement Project Grant Proposals
Date Posted: September 18, 2024

DNREC to Hold Community Information Session Sept. 24 on Indian River Inlet North Side Beach and Dune Repair
Date Posted: September 18, 2024

State Auditor’s Office Issues First Audit of Dual Employment of Government Officials Since 2017
Date Posted: September 17, 2024

OWAA Releases Comprehensive Report on the Status of Women in Delaware
Date Posted: September 17, 2024

Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year
Date Posted: September 16, 2024

Health Insurance Marketplace Data Released; Rates Finalized
Date Posted: September 16, 2024

Take Action to Avoid Accidents this Falls Prevention Awareness Week with Statewide Events
Date Posted: September 16, 2024

U.S. Senator Tom Carper Visits the Delaware Fire Prevention Commission
Date Posted: September 16, 2024

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Checkpoint Enforcement Results
Date Posted: September 13, 2024

Governor Carney Announces Changes to Leadership Team
Date Posted: September 13, 2024

Fire Commission Releases Statement Regarding Lewes Firefighter
Date Posted: September 12, 2024

Governor Carney Announces Emergency Repairs to Strengthen the Indian River Inlet Dunes
Date Posted: September 12, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: September 10, 2024

Delaware 250 Announces Summer 2024 Grant Recipients
Date Posted: September 10, 2024

2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month
Date Posted: September 9, 2024

Fire Commission Groundbreaking Ceremony
Date Posted: September 9, 2024

Unclaimed Property MONEY MATCH Program Returns over $364,000 to Delaware Taxpayers
Date Posted: September 9, 2024

Voting Alert: Automatically Registered Voters May Declare Their Political Party Affiliation at the Primary Election
Date Posted: September 9, 2024

DPH Invites Public Comment on 2023 Delaware Statewide Health Assessment
Date Posted: September 6, 2024

Governor Carney Signs Package of Legislation to Combat Effects of Climate Change
Date Posted: September 5, 2024

DHSS Observes National Suicide Prevention Month
Date Posted: September 5, 2024

DUI Checkpoint Enforcement
Date Posted: September 4, 2024

Delaware Launches Agricultural Financing Program
Date Posted: September 4, 2024

Education Related Funds Awarded to Former Foster Youth
Date Posted: September 4, 2024

Improper Ambulance Service Payments Result in $363K Penalty Against Highmark
Date Posted: September 3, 2024

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Julieta Zavala’s “Mercado Kitsch México”
Date Posted: September 3, 2024

Delaware Confirms Initial Cases of West Nile Virus in a Human, Horses for 2024
Date Posted: August 30, 2024

Family Emergency Preparedness Day on September 14 for National Preparedness Month
Date Posted: August 30, 2024

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend Coming to Killens Pond State Park Oct. 4 to 6
Date Posted: August 30, 2024

Drive Safely as Kids Head Back to School
Date Posted: August 30, 2024

Suspect Identified in a Hit-and-Run Incident Involving a Golf Cart
Date Posted: August 30, 2024

Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Address Food Deserts
Date Posted: August 29, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: August 29, 2024

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11 Arrested For DUI Last Weekend

Delaware law enforcement officers statewide arrested 11 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend (Nov. 9 & 10). The arrests were the result of three sobriety checkpoints conducted in Seaford, Harrington, and Wilmington. This brings the total of DUI arrests under the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign to 261. There have been over 4,200 DUI arrests made statewide since January.

Traffic Safety News – Cell Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other

Distracted Driving. Many of us are guilty of it. Did you know that drivers who use hand-held devices are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves? But there is more to Distracted Driving than just talking on a cell phone and texting.

Delaware Is Cracking Down on Distracted Driving. Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Enforcement Campaign Begins November 7th

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and 42 law enforcement agencies across the State to eliminate handheld cell phone use and texting by motorists traveling on Delaware’s roadways. Beginning November 7 through November 20, Delaware law enforcement will be out in force to make sure drivers keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel.

DUI Checkpoints Scheduled for Halloween Weekend

Delaware law enforcement officers statewide arrested 15 individuals for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs last weekend (Oct. 19-20). The arrests were the result of three sobriety checkpoints. This brings the total of DUI arrests under the 2012 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign to 213. There have been over 4,000 DUI arrests made statewide since January.

‘Are You That Guy?’ Aggressive Driving Enforcement Set

The Office of Highway Safety has coordinated another wave of overtime Aggressive Driving enforcement and is set to conduct enforcement from October 23rd to November 3rd. Law enforcement agencies participating in the enforcement include Delaware State Police in all three counties, along with the Georgetown, Milford, Newark, New Castle County, Seaford, and Wilmington police departments.

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