The First State has adopted a new five-year plan to protect residents from hazards and improve responses to disasters. Delaware’s 2023-2028 Hazard Mitigation Plan outlines risks and vulnerabilities faced by the state’s citizens, but also offers ideas and recommendations for protecting and improving resilience in the state. The plans are updated every five years. By developing and adopting the plan, …
ChristianaCare has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for 11 conditions and two procedures. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. ChristianaCare also was ranked the No. 1 hospital in Delaware and […] The post U.S. News …
Wilmington is near the bottom of a new list of America’s best cities to raise a family. It’s 173rd out of 182 cities on the list from WalletHub, a personal finance website. Dover is 139th. In a stunning contrast, WalletHub a few months ago ranked Wilmington eighth on its list of best places to retire. Dover ranked 36th on that …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2023 Contact: Tony Prado 302-657-1756, [email protected], Jennifer Acord, 302-384-3694, [email protected] Blood Bank of Delmarva teams up with Delaware Museum of Nature and Science Celebrate summer with us GREENVILLE, Del. – The Blood Bank of Delmarva is teaming up with the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science to hold a blood drive on Saturday, June 24. …
A bill banning the use of polystyrene containers, including Styrofoam, passed the House and will head back to the Senate after three amendments were passed with it. Senate Bill 51, sponsored by Sen. Trey Paradee, D-Dover, would ban the use of polystyrene containers in restaurants, fire companies, and nonprofit organizations, along with single use plastic straws, and beverage, cocktail picks …
A bill that seeks to stop aggressive tactics for collecting medical debt easily passed the House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee meeting Tuesday. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 8, sponsored by Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos, D-Elsmere, would forbid a medical creditor or medical debt collector from arresting someone, forcing someone into court for being in contempt, foreclosing on someone’s property …
“Wilmington, Delaware, is the cheapest city to live in the U.S.,” some new number crunching has concluded. Scholaroo reached that conclusion in ranking 151 cities in eight qualities to come up with the Best Places to Live. Wilmington “has one of the lowest rent costs, and the city has no sales taxes,” the site continued. It does have an income …
Republicans and Democrats went back and forth in arguing about the definition of woman in a maternity health bill, but all agreed on the need to raise awareness about human trafficking. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Sen. Kyle Gay, D-Elsmere, would replace the words “woman” and “women” with “person” and “people” in the Delaware code on …
A data privacy bill that will give consumers more rights went unanimously through the House Technology & Telecommunications Committee Tuesday, two in favor and four on its merits. House Bill 154, sponsored by Rep. Krista Griffith, D-Greenville, would give consumers the right to delete their personal data, change their personal data, know who is collecting their personal data and opt …
The Delaware State Police are continuing to investigate a shooting at the Christiana Mall on Saturday night. On April 8, 2023, at approximately 6:43 p.m., the Delaware State Police responded […]
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