All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 15 2019 // State environmental officials say a southern Delaware poultry processing facility with a history of wastewater violations has reported an accidental discharge of up to 1 million gallons of partially treated...
Jan 29 2019 // The Delaware Department of Transportation says a contractor who fell through a trench on a construction site broke both his legs.The News Journal reports that the Carrow Construction crew was digging a trench Friday as...
Jan 28 2019 // Officials in Delaware say a data breach at a third-party administrator for health insurance companies has affected five companies and 650 consumers. The Department of Insurance announced Thursday that BenefitMall’s...
Jan 24 2019 // In 2018, Delaware licensed 46 newly formed captive insurers despite a challenging environment, according to Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro in a press release issued by the Delaware Insurance...
Jan 23 2019 // The family of a Maryland man crushed by a van in a Delaware junk yard is suing the business for up to $20 million for gross negligence, wrongful death and other claims.The News Journal of Wilmington reports the family of...
Jan 18 2019 // Two companies battling for a share of more than $14 billion in mandated safety upgrades on U.S. railroads are set to collide in federal court to resolve a dispute over technology that prevents train...
Jan 14 2019 // Delaware authorities say a demolition company leader died while supervising work at an old automobile plant. Delaware State Police said the death occurred Friday afternoon at the former General Motors plant in Wilmington,...
Dec 28 2018 // A Delaware judge has ruled that a medical marijuana user fired from his factory job after failing a drug test can pursue a lawsuit against his former employer.Jeremiah Chance was fired in 2016 from his job as a yard...
Dec 14 2018 // A Schenectady, N.Y., contractor has been convicted of first-degree murder in a scheme to kill a man for life insurance money.A jury convicted 54-year-old Tarchand Lall on Wednesday for hiring hit men from Delaware to kill...
Nov 19 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective Dec. 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Nov 2 2018 // Equipment failure at a Delaware refinery caused an explosion that has sent three workers to the hospital.News outlets report the Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a release the Delaware City Refinery was the site of...
Oct 23 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective December 1, 2018.“I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Sep 26 2018 // Delaware Governor John Carney on Thursday nominated a corporate lawyer and a court official to fill two newly created openings on the state’s influential Court of Chancery, which is a major venue for major...
Sep 18 2018 // A woman has been killed and two men have been critically injured after being struck by a train in Delaware.Police in Georgetown say the three were hit by a Carload Express train early Sunday morning as they walked on...
Sep 13 2018 // A Delaware hospital will have to pay damages to a longtime nurse who wasn’t allowed to go back to work wearing a back brace after surgery.The News Journal reports former neonatal intensive care unit nurse Suzanne...
Aug 31 2018 // A Delaware teen is accused of starting a fire at a Family Dollar store that caused an estimated $3 million in damages.Harry Miller with the State Fire Marshal’s Office tells news outlets that the 16-year-old boy was...
Aug 29 2018 // Clothing and footwear that detect human movement could soon become the preferred fashion choice for people recovering from injuries or trying to avoid them as the technology is becoming lighter and less expensive.A team of...
Jul 31 2018 // A lawsuit charges that improper equipment led a Delaware firefighter to fall to his death from a helicopter during a 2016 training exercise.The News Journal of Wilmington reported that firefighter Timothy...
Jul 9 2018 // Blue Bell Creameries’ directors must face claims that their mismanagement led to a 2015 listeria outbreak that forced the ice-cream maker to recall all its products and lose millions of dollars in sales.Investors...
Jul 6 2018 // The city of Wilmington, Del., is considering cracking down on dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles that some residents and officials say are becoming a safety hazard.The News Journal reports a city councilman proposed an...