All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 28 2009 // A 33-year-old man faces arson charges for allegedly setting fire to two model homes in a new development outside Milton, DelawareState fire marshals arrested Victor Rodriguez of Milton. No one was injured in the fires,...
Apr 27 2009 // Investigators in Delaware continue to look into the cause of fires that damaged three new model homes in a development outside Milton.The State Fire Marshal’s Office has not yet labeled the fires arson. The blazes...
Apr 17 2009 // Delaware House lawmakers have approved a bill that aims to help job seekers by classifying driving offenses as violations, not misdemeanors.Rep. John Mitchell says he sponsored the bill because he thinks applicants...
Apr 10 2009 // Police in Delaware have cited more than 200 people in the first days of a speed enforcement blitz.The annual Stop Aggressive Driving campaign began last Wednesday and continues through the month of April. State troopers...
Mar 30 2009 // The Delaware House has passed a bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. The bill approved Thursday covers discrimination in housing, employment, public works contracting, public accommodations, and...
Mar 4 2009 // Delaware licensed 22 captive insurance firms in 2008, bringing its total number of active licenses to 40.This represents 122 percent growth during the calendar year and marks a significant increase over the five captives...
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...