DSP Investigating NCCo Homicide & Officer-Involved Shooting

Delaware State Police were called to a Stanton home for a report of a man with a firearm at a nearby residence. Troopers – along with fire and EMS responded to to a home on Limestone Road for a report of a house fire – they found a 22 year old Wilmington woman with a…

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Two Arrested in March NCCo Homicide

Two people have been arrested for murder and other charges. Delaware State Police responded to a possible vehicle crash on Old County Road just before 6am on March 19th, but found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle. He died at the scene. Investigation showed the victim was parked on Dolphin…

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Delaware Wild Birds

Cases of Eurasian H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) were detected in wild birds in Delaware in recent days, as the bird flu continues to spread in the United States. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the Eurasian H5 strain of HPAI in eight wild ducks and a…

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DPH Continues to Announce Rising Cases, Hospitalizations & Recoveries

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. A total of 38,398 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020, including 18,371 individuals who…

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Delaware Housing Assistance Program Reopened – Mortgage and Rental Assistance Because of Pandemic

Governor John Carney and Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) Director Anas Ben Addi on Monday announced the reopening of the Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DE HAP), which provides financial assistance for renters affected by COVID-19, and announced that emergency mortgage assistance is now available for homeowners who have missed payments due to the pandemic. The State of…

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DPH Update: 211 Additional Positive Cases; 10 New Deaths; 140 Additional Recovered

In addition, DPH is announcing that the first testing event under Delaware’s expanded statewide testing program will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., hosted by Nanticoke Health Services at Frederick Douglass Elementary School, 1 Swain Road, Seaford. This testing event will utilize saliva-based test kits. Individuals are strongly…

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DPH Update: 128 Additional Positive Cases; 5 New Deaths; 85 Additional Recovered

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing five additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day.   In total, 125 Delawareans have passed away…

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