August marks “ABLE to Save Month,” and Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis wants to use the opportunity to celebrate Delawareans with disabilities and the freedom, independence, and possibilities their ABLE accounts provide. ABLE (Achieving a Better...
Today, July 21, 2022, at approximately 4:30 a.m., the Delaware City Refining Company experienced an outage at the carbon monoxide boiler on the fluid coking unit at the Delaware City refinery.
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WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced changes to his leadership team in the Office of the Governor: Sheila Grant, who has served as chief of staff since 2019, will leave the Governor’s office in August to serve in the White Hou...
On view from July 1-29, 2022 Wilmington, Del. (July 5, 2022) – The Delaware Division of the Arts’ Mezzanine Gallery presents artist Forest Allread’s exhibition, Smorgasbord, running July 1 through 29, 2022. Guests are invited to attend a Meet-the...
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The sirens will sound at around 7:20 p.m...
Health Officials Fear Rising Death Toll Linked to Fentanyl, Cocaine NEW CASTLE (June 8, 2022) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) officials announced a new monthly high total of deaths from suspected overdoses during May and said they fea...
The application for student membership on the Delaware State Board of Education is currently open. Application requirements and information can be found below and in the application packet. Applicants for the student Board member position must meet the...
Award Ceremony to be Held June 14 WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney on Tuesday announced the 2022 Compassionate Champion Awardees. The Compassionate Champion Awards recognize individuals, organizatio...
A group show featuring the work of the 2022 Individual Artist Fellows Dover, Del. (May 25, 2022) – Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fel...
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is excited to announce its new specialty Support Pollinators License Plate recently won the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association’s (ALPCA) Best Plate Award for 2021. This morning at 10:00 am Secr...
The Office of Veterans Services and the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs have scheduled two events in observance of Memorial Day. As in previous years, OVS and the Commission will host ceremonies on separate days. The first will take place on Sa...
Division of Forensic Science Annual Report Finds Fentanyl Still Involved in More Than 80% of Deaths; Cocaine Link on the Rise NEW CASTLE (May 24, 2022) – In what health officials fear is another consequence of the uncertainty associated with the COVID-...
WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced Delaware’s first-ever Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program for Delaware high school students. The Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program provides paid camp counselor opportunities ...
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 24, 2022, by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, President Biden ordered flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at hal...
Defendants sentenced to total of 47 years for gun, drug offenses Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that the Department of Justice secured drug and firearms sentences in February against three Kent County men who were arrested in connecti...
Eligible Families Will Be Reimbursed for Cost of Meals That Would Have Been Available in Schools NEW CASTLE (March 2, 2022) – Delaware households with children affected by school closures or reduced in-person hours or attendance caused by COVID-19 will...
State of Emergency will terminate at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday; Delaware school masking announcement is consistent with new CDC guidance; Vaccine or testing requirements set to end today WILMINGTON, Del. — Governor John Carney on Monday announced that he...
More than 200 state employees and their family members have registered to show artwork at Delaware State University Art Center/Gallery Dover, Del. (February 16, 2022) – The Delaware Division of the Arts is hosting the 11th annual Delaware State Employe...
Governor John Carney will hold a virtual COVID-19 press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15.
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WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long on Wednesday announced their support for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) Governor’s Challenge to ...
Virtual exhibit explores the history and stories of the Indigenous and African American experience at Delaware’s beaches during the segregation era.
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Governor John Carney will hold a virtual COVID-19 press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8.
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Governor Carney will hold a virtual COVID-19 press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.
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Plan focuses on strengthening economy, expanding opportunity, supporting families and workforce WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney on Thursday presented his Fiscal Year 2023 Recommended Budget virtually, sending the General Assembly a plan that will st...
Governor John Carney will hold a virtual COVID-19 press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 25.
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Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.
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Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.
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Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.
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WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced a new State of Emergency declaration – effective Monday, January 3, 2022 – to combat the winter surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The new SOE declaration, which will ...
Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.
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