A bill to provide financial assistance for installing in-home electric vehicle chargers for low-income Delawareans is released from the House Natural Resource and Energy Committee.
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The 2024 Rehoboth Beach Jewish Film Festival runs Wednesday, April 10 through Sunday, April 14 Cinema Art Theater in Lewes.
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HB346 builds off a law passed in 2022 that provides legal protections to providers of contraceptive and abortion services - extending those same protections to providers of gender-affirming health care.
This Week on "The Green"
Spring officially arrived this week and with it the opportunity for people to get out in the yard to plant a garden.But many are not limiting themselves to that backyard garden; community gardens are growing in the First State, offering benefits you can’t get on your own.This week, contributor Eileen Dallalbrida takes a closer look at community gardens in Delaware.
NPR National and World Headlines
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Android users have long complained that texting someone with an iPhone on iMessage is an unpleasant experience. The Justice Department argues it is also an example of anti-competitive behavior.
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Blue bubbles versus green bubbles. In texting it's the difference between iPhone owners and Android phone users. Green bubble people can be made to feel like unwelcome party crashers.
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This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.
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Biosolids (a byproduct of wastewater treatment) are often used as fertilizer. But toxic "forever chemicals", or PFAS, could be contaminating that fertilizer, along with millions of acres of farmland.
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It's Opening Day for major league baseball! We talk with baseball reporter Chelsea Janes to get her take on most exciting teams and players.
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Former Israeli hostage Luis Har speaks to NPR about how he endured 129 days of captivity in Gaza. He was freed in February by an Israeli special forces raid.
Student Spotlight
- Dover area Girl Scouts celebrate another successful year
- Tween Thursday draws kids to Dover Library
- Polar Plunge draws a crowd to help Special Olympic Delaware
- Libraries host canine friends to promote reading
- Dover area events usher in the holiday season
- Students seek connections at Governor's Career Expo