A path allows visitors to walk along Pepper Creek. The Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek is hoping for a radically different summer this year than last. It had opened only six months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and its first summer was marked with mask and social distancing mandates, as cases rose and fell. Now, with relaxed mask …
Jury chairs spaced out 3 feet apart await those called for duty in New Castle County. With thousands of criminal cases backlogged in Delaware courts because of the COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are set to start June 1 with new safety-minded procedures and furnishings. A tour Wednesday of the Leonard Williams Justice Center, which is …
Legislative Hall, where the Delaware General Assembly meets A social media post by the Delaware General Assembly’s Democratic chief of staff that equated flying a Blue Lives Matter flag with white supremacy has drawn ire from Republicans, dismay from police and discussions with his party leadership. Jesse Chadderdon, who also is a former executive director of the …
Delaware is upping the ante to get people vaccinated as case rates continue to drop. On Tuesday, the state announced it was launching DE Wins!, a public education and incentive program aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates in Delaware. “Our goal is to reach 70 percent of vaccinated adults in Delaware in the coming weeks, and to continue vaccinating …
As of June 12, those on unemployment will again be required to prove they searched for a job to keep checks coming
Gun rights advocates said they don’t feel like their voices are being heard during live-streamed committee meetings
Sculpture Bruce Rosenbaum was steampunk before he knew what steampunk was.
Wilmington was the first place Herr’s founder Jim S. Herr sold his chips, and they became the area’s favorite.
A bill that would ban gun magazines of more than 17 rounds passed the Delaware House Judiciary Committee Tuesday afternoon. A companion bill, which would require a permit and gun training before being allowed to buy a gun, will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee May 11 at noon. The Tuesday vote followed three-and-one-half hours of discussion. The …
The committee also asked for utilization surveys and that the board provide quarterly progress reports.
