A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Milford woman injured during a visit to the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. Jeanne Wright sued the government last year, alleging that she broke her ankle after her …
Delaware’s Natural Resources Secretary says the state is working with federal officials to determine how much sand and shoreline were taken away by last week’s storm, particularly near the environmentally sensitive Prime Hook salt marsh. Natural Resources Secretary Collin O’Mara …
Delaware officials are warning the winter storm moving across the Mid-Atlantic states could bring severe coastal flooding. The Delaware Department of Transportation was warning early Wednesday that the Prime Hook area could be cut off in the storm. Officials are …
Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety says there were 116 traffic fatalities in the state in 2012, a 12 percent increase over 2011. The office says the increase was driven by a spike in crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. There were …
Delaware officials recently celebrated growing shipments of Moroccan clementines to the port of Wilmington, but it’s not always smooth sailing in the fruit import business. A group of fruit shippers and exporters has filed a federal lawsuit in Wilmington against …
Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is making a coordinated effort to combat aggressive driving. Beginning Tuesday and continuing through Nov. 3, law enforcement agencies will be specifically looking for aggressive drivers. Authorities say that almost 40 percent of the fatal …
State officials are kicking off their annual “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign. The annual vehicle safety campaign begins Monday with the help of 17 state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies. This year’s campaign message is “Seat Belts …
While Jerry Kappes has thought about getting a home security system for many years now, it wasn’t until recently that he had one installed. Before, he would have friends or neighbors check on his house when he was away, but …
New Castle County, Del., police say two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing pipe from a construction site. Officers say about 8:30 p.m. Monday, a witness reported seeing two suspects take property from the construction site at Andromeda Drive …
Authorities are investigating a car arson in Newark, Delaware, that caused about $1,000 in damages. WDEL-AM reports that the state Fire Marshal’s office is looking into the car fire that occurred early Thursday morning in the 100 block of Spruce …