After receiving the federal go-ahead last week, US Wind has now secured approval from the Delaware Department of Resources and Environmental Control to proceed with its Maryland offshore wind project.

The 1,000th graduate of non-profit Tech Impact’s ITWorks program crossed the stage in Wilmington Friday.

Roughly 35% of Americans have received the flu shot and less than 18% have gotten Covid vaccines this season.That’s according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which notes that there’s still time to get vaccinated and many unvaccinated adults say that they intend to get their shots.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Senior Producer Kyle McKinnon sat down with the Chief Infection Prevention Officer and Hospital Epidemiologist for ChristianaCare Dr. Marci Drees to help make sense of the low seasonal vaccination rates and how to boost the numbers.

The coastal economy in the First State is booming.A new report from the University of Delaware outlines that growth, but the impacts of climate change and other factors threaten to stifle an economy that’s become a cornerstone to Delaware’s economic health.Delaware Public Media Reporter Abigail Lee recently caught up with the report’s co-author James Rising – Assistant Professor in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment – about the state of Delaware’s coastal economy.

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The proposed changes would allow homeowners to build their home an extra foot higher — at base flood elevation-plus-three.

The annual Christmas Bird Count starts on December 14 and runs through January 5. During the bird count, volunteers can join other birders to identify and count birds.

The former director of the Office of Women's Advancement and Advocacy said Delaware has good policies but lacks the infrastructure to put them to work.

Delaware has historically neglected setting aside funds for state retiree healthcare benefits, but that’s beginning to turn around.

The report shows the state’s rate of lung cancer cases is higher than the national average, possibly due in part to Delaware’s focus on screening.