A new bill in Congress aims to support efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay, improve water quality, and connect local students, businesses and communities to conservation projects.

Delaware Electric Cooperative has restored power to nearly all members affected by this week’s blizzard after more than 80 hours of restoration work across Kent and Sussex counties.

Delaware Electric Cooperative crews restored power to 5,000 homes and have now brought electricity back to 95 percent of homes affected by the recent winter storm, according to the utility Wednesday morning.

Delmarva Power crews are making progress restoring electricity after Winter Storm Hernando brought heavy, wet snow and wind gusts of 55 mph or more to Delaware and Maryland, damaging the local energy grid.

Power crews have restored electricity to 40,000 homes since the winter storm began Sunday, with 20,000 of those homes coming back online overnight, according to an update from the utility at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

DELAWARE - As of 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Delaware Electric Cooperative has restored power to over 37,000 homes, with additional reinforcements o…

Delmarva Power crews are continuing restoration efforts after Winter Storm Hernando brought heavy, wet snow and wind gusts exceeding 55 mph, knocking down trees and damaging parts of the energy grid across Delaware and Maryland.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has announced up to $12.5 million in funding from 30 Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund awards. Officials with the Delaware River Watershed note that with grantees have also dedicated almost $17 million in funds, for a total of $29.3 million. 

A fiber line was cut Friday, disrupting landline phone and internet service at several buildings in the Cape Henlopen School District.

Friends, family and local police gathered Monday to honor Officer Chad Spicer, who was killed in the line of duty on September 1, 2009.