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Kent County agreed to perform a countywide property reassessment. 

Chancery Court approved the settlement between Kent County and the plaintiffs NAACP Delaware Conference of Branches and Delawareans for Educational Opportunity Wednesday.

DelDOT updates the public on prep work for the I-95 Rehabilitation Project through Wilmington, while also alerting commuters what is to come prior to construction.

The Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington is reimagining its eight main floor galleries.

The Division of Public Health reviewed its coronavirus response with state lawmakers Wednesday.

New Castle County Council resolved to focus future federal coronavirus relief money on underserved communities Tuesday.

The Wilmington Public Library held an “Amateur Sweet Potato Pie Contest” Tuesday as part of its celebration of Black History Month.

The YWCA Delaware’s latest 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge starts next week.

Delaware continues to focus on distributing second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

And it’s still not clear when the state will resume administering first doses to those still waiting for them.   

One of the state’s largest departments began its multi-day budget hearing Tuesday.

Sexism was at the forefront of a Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force meeting Monday night.

For the first time in decades, the Brandywine River Museum of Art is undergoing major renovations.

A Newark Charter student was among hundreds of young coders across the country to win the Congressional App Challenge.  

The Blood Bank of Delmarva and Red Cross are asking for blood donations.

Both say recent winter weather has left the region’s blood supply is dangerously low. 

Cars continue to line up for the six-day mass vaccination event in Dover. 

Delaware gave out about 1,500 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine Sunday at the clinic set up at the Dover International Speedway, and is expanding the list of those who can access shots there.

More food insecure Delawareans in Wilmington can now get help close to home.

The state Department of Justice asked lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee to help expand the scope of its operations last week.

Wilmington City Council finally passed a revision to its housing code—after years of modifications and rejections. The measure is an attempt to crack down on problem landlords.

Kent County has repaired the pipe that caused a sewer break along the St. Jones River.

It’s been just two years since girls were allowed into Scouts BSA — formerly known as Boy Scouts.

But in that time one Delaware girl has worked all the way through the scouting ranks, to the top rank of Eagle Scout.

Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt has her story.

A Delaware native’s new book on Saudi Arabia is out.

Retired diplomat David Rundell, joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

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The State of Delaware is fighting to keep its suit against fossil fuel companies over climate change in state court. 

The Town of Georgetown is the latest First State municipality making crime data available online.

Delaware’s Department of Correction is adding new technology to try to keep coronavirus out of state prisons.