Kent County residents and leaders are getting their first look at new flood maps and worrying about the impact on flood insurance rates. The News Journal reported that federal officials unveiled new flood maps for Kent County on Tuesday night. …
Delaware officials say officers issued 1,010 citations during the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign last month. The Office of Highway Safety says the two-week seatbelt enforcement campaign involved traffic safety checkpoints and saturation patrols both day and night across …
State law enforcement agencies will begin increased enforcement of distracted driving law. The Office of Highway Safety says the campaign will run Tuesday through June 17 to try to reduce the incidence of cellphone-related crashes. The campaign is part of …
A state panel examining soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is recommending that the state implement a two-year inflation freeze on medical providers’ fee schedules. The recommendation is included in a report released Monday by the workers compensation task force. …
Delaware is getting up to $30 million in federal funding to repair and renourish the state’s southern beaches. Officials said Tuesday that the money will be used to restore Delaware’s ocean beaches to the conditions that existed before Superstorm Sandy …
Police in Delaware issued more than 2,000 tickets to drivers in a crackdown on using handheld cellphones behind the wheel. The Department of Highway Safety says the tickets were issued over two weeks earlier this month in the second wave …
A judge has ruled that the family of a man killed at a Delaware chicken hatchery can pursue a lawsuit against Allen Family Foods. Herbert Mitchell was killed in 2008 when tons of soybean meal fell on him at the …
A state panel looking at soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is considering a two-year freeze on inflation-based fee increases for medical providers. The proposal is one of several the panel was to consider at its meeting Friday in Wilmington. …
Delaware fire investigators say automotive welding equipment started a garage fire that injured a Kent County man. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the reported the fire around 9 p.m. Monday at his home in Wyoming, and firefighters reported heavy …
A state panel looking at soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is considering whether injured workers should be paid total disability benefits for 90 days even if they can perform light duty in the workplace. The proposal is one of …