After a trip to Rehoboth Beach was cut short, President Joe Biden will spend this weekend at his home near Greenville.
Airspace restrictions are in place through Monday, with the President arriving at the National Guard Base at Wilmington-New Castle Airport at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Last weekend's trip was cut short when news of an imminent attack by Iran on...
Delaware's gas price rose at a rate higher than the national average during the past week.
The price at the pump in Delaware has risen by more than 20 cents a gallon from a month ago and is approaching the figure from a year ago.
AAA reported that lackluster domestic demand for gasoline paired with decreasing crude oil...
A bill allowing counties to tax properties to pay for fire protection cleared the Delaware House this week by a near-unanimous vote.
The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, has co-sponsors from both parties.
The legislation would allow counties to levy a fire protection fee, which would be distributed to the county's fire and ambulance companies.
The fee would be...
The Preston Automotive Group announced the start of construction on a new Ford-Lincoln dealership in Millsboro.
Preston purchased the two Boulevard dealerships a decade ago and retained the name. The other Boulevard location is near Lewes.
The new Boulevard Ford and Lincoln dealerships will share property with the current Preston Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store.
Preston's Boulevard Ford currently operates a Ford dealership...
Joe Flacco, NFL quarterback, Super Bowl MVP, 2008 University of Delaware graduate and part owner of a Middletown golf course, will deliver the 2024 Commencement address on Saturday, May 25.
Flacco, who led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl victory, added another noteworthy chapter to his career during a brief stint at the Cleveland Browns, where he led the...
A Maryland-based dealership group has acquired Matt Slap Subaru on Newark's Cleveland Avenue auto row.
Ourisman Automotive Group announced the purchase on its LinkedIn Page and covered over Matt Slap signage as part of the ownership change. The company is based in Bowie, MD. Terms were not disclosed.
The dealership is now known as Ourisman Tri-State Subau. Ourisman also has a...
Legislation that would further regulate towing on public and private property in the state is stuck in committee.
House Bill 351 would govern several controversial practices, such as towing a car away even if its owner is at the property, setting maximum fees for storing vehicles, accepting credit cards and allowing those unable to pay the towing...
CNBC and other sites reported today that Tesla will ask shareholders to approve a $56 billion pay package for celebrity CEO Elon Musk.
Earlier this year, Delaware Chancellor Kathleen McCormick ruled in a shareholder suit that the previously granted package was granted by a board with too many conflicting and profitable ties to Musk. The pay package is tens of...
La Plaza Delaware is holding a free Spring into Summer Small Business Expo in Lewes.
The event from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 at Cape Henlopen High School in the Lewes area will feature home and garden services, as well as cleaning services, caterers and party-supply companies, said Mary Dupont, executive director...
Incyte and China Medical System Holdings Limited reached an agreement whereby Incyte and CMS, through a wholly-owned dermatology medical aesthetic subsidiary of CMS (CMS Skinhealth), for the development and commercialization of povorcitinib.
The agreement calls for research, development, registration, and commercialization of the product in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan Region, and eleven Southeast Asian countries, and receive ...
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is partnering with local and state law enforcement agencies across Delaware to conduct high-visibility enforcement during April, designated as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Distracted driving crashes are often underreported because it is often difficult to determine the behavior that caused the accident, especially if the driver is not forthcoming.
People traveling on sales...
Energize Delaware, administrator for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (D-PACE,) has increased the total eligible construction costs from 20 to 30 percent as a way to ease the impact of increased borrowing costs.
Last year, four financing deals totaling more than $27 million were closed. In addition, there was renewed interest in future projects. Still, increased borrowing costs...
The Patreon website recently reported that Avelo Airlines filled 67% of available seats from Wilmington (ILG) on January flights.
The percentage of filled seats was among the highest among Avelo destinations and was above the airline's so-so system-wide figure.
Although it has raised introductory fares, Avelo has kept its jets more than half full. The airline offers flash sales...
Former University of Kentucky and University of Delaware President David Roselle has passed away at age 84, according to media reports..
After leaving Kentucky, Roselle took the helm at UD during a period of growth. He was credited with boosting the national profile of UD, bring in a team of seasoned educators in leadership posts to improve its...
By Karl Baker
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Why Should Delaware Care?Thousands of laid off Delaware workers turn to the state’s unemployment office for weekly checks every year, expecting money that they and their employers had paid into the system to be there. An auditor’s report last...
Residents of a manufactured home community won a preliminary victory.
An administrative hearing officer ruled in favor of the Pine Haven manufactured home community's residents. The ruling stated that Blue Beach Bungalows DE, LLC violated the residents' statutory protections. The community is located near Milford.
The officer ruled that Blue Beach willfully violated Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Act, among other laws,...
The achievements of nationally renowned broadcaster Al Roker, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and sports broadcaster Dick Vermeil, and poet Dr. Samuel Hazo were the focus of celebration at the 45th annual Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service.
These individuals were recognized in the fields of mass communication and literature.
This year’s honorees were celebrated during the Common...
President Joe Biden cut short his weekend visit to his home near Rehoboth Beach.
An airspace advisory was lifted after the President departed for the Executive Mansion to meet with his national security team over signs that reportedly Iran will attack Israel after airstrikes on an Iranian consulate in Syria and Iran's seizure of a container ship.
The advisory had...
During those times when Wilmington Airport or Avelo asks for suggested destinations, the responses can be interesting.
Suggestions have always included obscure locations around the country where family is located.
A while back, I suggested an upper Midwest destination (not from Wilmington) and did not hear back from Avelo, probably for good reason.
After all, filling up a Boeing 737 is a...
A Delaware woman was arrested here on criminal charges related to her role in an international extortion scheme that targeted thousands of victims throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
According to an indictment unsealed on Friday from May 2020 through December 2022, Hadja Kone, 28, of Wilmington, and Siaka Ouattara, 22, of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, and other...
