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More than $7.1 million in federal conservation funding is headed to Delaware to support projects across the state’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The funding aims to support water quality improvements, habitat restoration and community stewardship.

Delmarva warms up today as a warm front lifts through, pushing highs into the mid to upper 40s with partly to mostly cloudy skies. A light southerly breeze increases tonight with a small chance of a stray sprinkle, but most spots stay dry and above freezing. Wednesday stays in the 40s but turns noticeably breezy ahead of a moisture-starved cold front. Cooler, breezy conditions follow Thursday and Friday, then Valentine’s Day kicks off the weekend with sunshine and a springlike feel. Late Sunday into early Monday, a storm system could bring precipitation—details still uncertain this far out.

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Delmarva Power customers in Delaware could soon see higher electric bills as the utility seeks a nearly $70 million increase to its base rate. While lawmakers agree that rate hikes could be problematic for many in the First State and that Delaware needs more energy, they remain divided on what’s driving the proposed increase and how to address it.

A coastal low moving north from the Carolinas is bringing scattered showers, gusty northeast winds and dangerous surf conditions to the Delmarva Peninsula Tuesday. The system will weaken into Wednesday, followed by a cold front Friday and a stretch of dry, pleasant weather into the weekend and early next week.