All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 13 2009 // John F. Brady, a Republican who ran for insurance commissioner, has become a Democrat.Brady, the recorder of deeds for Sussex County, changed registration Tuesday afternoon. He is keeping his political options open, saying...
Jan 29 2009 // A new study shows about 10 percent of drivers in Delaware are uninsured, and that number could be headed higher.The survey by the Insurance Research Council suggests the reason is the economic downturn. It predicts the...
Jan 25 2009 // Earlier this month, lawmakers in Maine and Delaware said they would consider restrictions on drivers’ cell phone use, but a national safety group says that the only sufficient limit to guarantee safety is a complete...
Jan 23 2009 // A jury in Wilmington, Delaware has awarded $2.9 million to a self-employed contractor who was injured at a Home Depot store when a stack of 18 wooden doors fell from a shelf above him.Thirty-two-year-old Ronald Payne was...
Jan 16 2009 // The states of Maine and Delaware are considering limits on how drivers use cell phones.A Delaware lawmaker is trying again to pass legislation barring the use of handheld cell phones while driving. Rep. Joe Miro says...
Jan 9 2009 // Democrats now in control of Delaware House of Representatives have announced their committee assignments for the upcoming legislative session.The Tourism Committee, which rarely met last session, is becoming part of the...
Jan 7 2009 // Westfield Insurance will transfer its personal lines business in Delaware to The Main Street America Group’s NGM Insurance Co., Main Street said. Westfield, which is headquartered in Westfield Center, Ohio, entered...
Dec 22 2008 // The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles plans to save money by ending the mailing of renewal reminders.Officials say vehicle registration renewal reminders will now be communicated by telephone and e-mail. The change takes...
Dec 4 2008 // Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner-elect says she’s chosen former New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon to serve on her transition team.Karen Weldin Stewart says she picked Gordon to evaluate the fraud unit in...
Nov 30 2008 // A University of Delaware student from New Jersey has gone to federal court to find out who was responsible for posting gossip about her on a Web site. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, also wants damages for what she...
Nov 26 2008 // A national group puts three Delaware plants among hundreds in the country that must consider new materials or changes in production to cut the risk of a public disaster.The Center for American Progress says Honeywell...
Nov 21 2008 // Fire officials are investigating a blaze that caused $800,000 in damage to a house in Greenville Manor, Delaware that was undergoing renovations.The fire broke out about 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 38000 block of Ardleigh Drive....
Nov 20 2008 // A University of Delaware student from New Jersey has gone to federal court to find out who was responsible for posting gossip about her on a Web site.The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, also wants damages for what she...
Nov 18 2008 // The Delaware Office of Highway Safety has ended its 2008 Stop Aggressive Driving campaign.Statistics show 2,737 drivers were cited for speeding since the campaign began in July. Delaware police agencies made 26 arrests for...
Nov 5 2008 // Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart rolled to victory in the race to be Delaware’s next insurance commissioner. She defeated Republican John F. Brady, 56.9 percent to 41 percent in the final tally. The former state...
Nov 5 2008 // Voters on Tuesday left their mark on the state political landscape, shifting the partisan control of state government in a dozen states.According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Democrats gained control...
Oct 22 2008 // The Delaware Chancery Court has given preliminary approval to a $115 million settlement in a shareholder derivative action brought by the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana against four former AIG executives...
Oct 17 2008 // Fire investigators say a blaze that caused $250,000 damage at a building in Smyrna, Delaware was intentionally set.The fire was reported about 2 p.m. Sunday at the vacant Smyrna-Clayton Sun Times building in the first...
Sep 17 2008 // Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety says 238 people have been charged with DUI since July at checkpoints across the state.On June 27, the state began enforcing DUI laws in a campaign scheduled to end after New...
Sep 3 2008 // Planned renovations to the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware boardwalk will make it possible for fire trucks to drive on it.Boardwalk Committee Chairman Stan Mills says reinforcements to the center section will allow it support 20...