Delmarva Power’s outage-fighting tree efforts come with $14 million price tag
Delmarva Power says customers will benefit from a $14-million effort to trim trees and remove vegetation along more than 1,400 miles of aerial electric lines in 2018.
This...
UD, River and Bay partner on bridge strength limits
The Delaware River and Bay Authority and the University of Delaware recently collaborated on a project that is aimed at evaluating the strength limits...
Former Justice Holland gets UK designation; Directors named at Richards, Layton & Finger: Law...
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Former Justice Holland gets door tenant status in UK
Last month, 3...
State Chamber takes issue with early morning passage of minimum wage hike
The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce is taking issue of the last-minute passage of a minimum wage by $1 an hour the space of...
Delaware ranks 37th in list of best states for starting a business
Delaware finished 37th in a list of the best states for starting a business.
The ranking came from WalletHub, a financial advice website.
Delaware was among...
Delaware to take the lead on pilot study of mileage-based user fee.
The I-95 Corridor Coalition, with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) in the lead, has launched a three-month pilot study to begin exploring the feasibility...
Lower federal tax rate for Delmarva Power will bring down residential bills by $15...
The staff of the Delaware Public Service Commission and the Division of the Public Advocate announced a settlement Wednesday that will result in a...
Update: End to declining gas prices likely as supplies tighten
The end could be in sight for declining prices at the pump as crude oil prices reach multi-year highs, Wilmington-based AAA Mid-Atlantic reported.
Delaware saw...
Heat wave continues
Delaware will see more hot weather this week.
The forecast for Monday and Tuesday calls for extreme heat with temperatures approaching 100 in the Wilmington area....
Fire Marshal’s office issues advisory on fireworks
After the General Assembly quietly passed legislation allowing some type of fireworks and devices appeared in stores, questions have popped up on the types...
Carney uses executive order to move ‘budget smoothing’ forward as angry Kowalko calls move...
Gov. John Carney on Saturday countered the General Assembly's failure to approve the first vote for a constitutional amendment calling for "budget smoothing" that sets aside money...
Compromise minimum wage bill passes, bond bill gets OK
The passage of an increase in the minimum wage along party lines triggered a temporary stalemate in the Delaware General Assembly that ran into...
Updated: Paid parental leave bill for state workers signed by governor
Delaware Gov. John Carney Saturday night signed a bill that provides 12 weeks of paid parental leave for Delaware state employees. The legislation becomes...
Government panel signs off on Port of Wilmington-Gulftainer agreement
A federal committee ruled that no further review is needed for a plan by Emirates-based Gulftainer to sign a 50-year lease to manage the...
Massive Comcast outage reported; Del. customers say service is back
Cable giant Comcast suffered a massive outage on Friday afternoon
As of 3.:45 p.m., Delaware customers were reporting that service had been restored.
The service affected...
Veteran manager takes reins at Longhorn in Bear
Heiko Westermann, the new Managing Partner at the LongHorn Steakhouse in Bear is no stranger to the dining world in northern Delaware
The Columbus, Ohio, native,...
Carney signs budget, but suffers setback when ‘budget smoothing’ does not get a...
On Thursday, Governor John Carney signed the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. The budget was passed earlier this week.
The budget totals $4.2 billion, up...
Navient to fight California lawsuit over its collection practices
Navient CEO Jack Remondi came out swinging in denouncing a lawsuit announced by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
The allegations are unfounded, and the lawsuit...
Heat wave to hit state over the weekend
Hot, humid weather is expected to lead miserable conditions in coming days, the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ.
Scattered showers and storms will...
Insurance group CEO says Del. business should make hurricane preparations
An insurance organization says business owners in Delaware should begin preparations for the hurricane season.
The region is less than one month into the 2018...
