Delaware Public Media

NASCAR weekend underway in Dover despite soggy weather

So far, Mother Nature is cooperating with first day of NASCAR’s fall race weekend in Dover. Rain moved out early enough to hold practice sessions Friday for Sunday’s Sprint Cup “Citizens Soldier 400” and other races this weekend on the Monster Mile.
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Wilmington Police Department

Police charge woman for deaths of two Wilmington firefighters

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

First State Zika case count now at 15, includes infant

Remains of US-Mexico War soldiers arrive in Dover

The remains of perhaps a dozen soldiers killed during the Mexican-American War in the mid 19th century returned to U.S. soil Wednesday in Dover.
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Nemours

Nemours data shows increase in healthy activities for First State kids

Delaware Public Media

No drought watch for New Castle County

Roads flooding as rain hammers First State

By • 20 hours ago
University of Delaware/Delaware Sea Grant


Delaware transportation officials say you should be on the lookout for road flooding through Friday night.

Crews are currently barricading flooded roads around the state, according to Jim Westhoff of Delaware’s Department of Transportation.  

Brandywine library patron meets favorite authors after winning essay contest

By • Sep 28, 2016
Joe Bellavia

 


A Brandywine Hundred Library patron recently won the grand prize in a Mid-Atlantic region essay contest.

 

The contest aims to inspire fifth and sixth graders to continue to read and write during summer vacation.

 

Brew at the Zoo hopes to attract donors

By • Sep 28, 2016
Brandywine Zoo

Animal lovers will join tigers, geckos and sloths in raising money for the Brandywine Zoo. The annual Brew at the Zoo is the Brandywine’s largest fundraiser.

First State task force to study firearm suicide prevention

By • Sep 28, 2016
Delaware Public Media

 

The number of suicides surpasses the number of motor vehicle deaths in Delaware, and is nearly double the homicide rate.

Kovach considers write-in run for NCCo Council president

By • Sep 28, 2016

A bipartisan coalition is encouraging Republican Tom Kovach to run as a write-in candidate in the race for New Castle County Council President against Democrat Karen Hartley-Nagle.

Hartley-Nagle is currently unopposed after winning the Democratic primary for the office earlier this month.

Olympic torches part of Odyssey Charter School's 10th anniversary celebration

By • Sep 27, 2016
Wiki Commons


Greek athletes visited Odyssey Charter School Saturday for an Olympic torch and cauldron lighting ceremony celebrating the school’s 10th anniversary.

 

The torch used, from the 2004 Olympic Games, will be displayed permanently at the school.

UD researchers dissecting correlation between estrogen levels and heart disease

By • Sep 27, 2016

As women age, their risk for cardiovascular disease becomes higher than men. According to Goredforwomen.org, it kills one in three women each year and affects over 44 million women in the United States.

University of Delaware Physiologist Megan Wenner wants to understand the role changes in estrogen play in leading to this higher risk of heart disease.

 

Wilmington Univ. names First State's first African American woman college president

By • Sep 27, 2016
Wilmington University

Wilmington University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved

Dr. LaVerne Harmon’s selection as the school’s next president.

Outside probe to dig into state diversity policies

By • Sep 27, 2016
Office of Gov. Markell

An independent consulting firm will soon critique how state government’s policies may have created an unhealthy work environment for minority employees.

State use of force policy should match federal policy, expert says

By • Sep 27, 2016
Delaware Public Media

Police use of force has been in the news recently locally and nationally - and under scrutiny - for several months now, following high-profile cases in Wilmington and more recently in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina.

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