Delaware News

Delaware and its biggest pharmacy chain have agreed to spend another month trying to work out an agreement on Medicaid reimbursement rates, averting for now a scenario that would have limited the places where thousands of low-income people could fill prescriptions.

Press Release Priority 1 Air Rescue has completed training and certification for 32 SAR Pilots, Hoist System Operators, and Rescue Specialists establishing the most comprehensive state-wide multi-agency SAR/Medevac response program for the State of Delaware.

Col. Thomas Mac Leish retires from the state's largest law enforcement agency today after 32 years of police service.

Residents in New Castle County in Delaware are lighting up the lines at the county dispatch center with reports of rumblings that were confirmed to have been caused by a small earthquake.

Rumbling and swaying in northern Delaware... An earthquake Wednesday morning is being evaluated by the Delaware Geological Survey at the University of Delaware in Newark.

DOVER - The Delaware State Police announces today the retirement of the Superintendent of State Police, Colonel Thomas F. Mac Leish, effective Wednesday.

Common sense tells us that driving too fast or steering with one hand and texting with the other are the kinds of risky behaviors that increase the likelihood of a major accident on a roadway.

DOVER , Del.- The Delaware Senate has chosen a new pro tem to replace Sen. Thurman G. Adams Jr., who died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.

As reported by The Daily Times: "A Wilmington businessman announced today an ambitious proposal to build a gambling casino on a 100-plus acre parcel off Route 13, pending approval by Delaware and Sussex County officials.

Delaware is buzzing with 4th of July's celebration events. From fireworks to music concerts, there is something for everyone.

Bills that will replace the Delaware Student Testing Program with a computerized test and will financially reward the schools that do the best job educating at-risk students passed in the House on Thursday and now await the governor's signature.

The new Mobile Tactical Trainer, or MTT system, was developed by General Dynamics Information Technology to give law enforcement and first responders access to urban operations training.

Legislation signed by Governor Markell will provide an extra 13-weeks of benefits to those on the verge of losing them.

It is becoming very tiresome reading and hearing the cheap shots taken at our vice president.

From his seat on the 50-yard line of the Senate Chamber, Bridgeville Democrat Thurman G. Adams Jr.

Over half of the people responding to the online survey say they can't afford the health care they need at a price they can afford.The survey was conducted by the AFL-CIO and working America.Delaware State AFL-CIO President Sam Lathem says the problem is worse among minorities and the young.

Members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted Monday to cut legislators' pay by 2.5 percent, despite the fact that the move almost certainly is unconstitutional.

Jane Boyd of Long Neck Elementary School has been named Delaware's School Nurse of the Year for 2009.

Measures to increase taxes on beer and wine sales, as well as cigarettes, fail to pass in the State House of Representatives.

A pilot on a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark died in mid-flight on Thursday, but the plane landed safely in New Jersey under the control of two co-pilots, authorities said on Thursday.