State Police says troopers recorded a significant increase in overdoses in the last five days, resulting in at least one fatality and severe medical emergencies.
The Creative Vision Factory has used art to help those facing mental health issues and addiction for over a decade, but its time in Wilmington is nearing an end.DPM Contributor Larry Nagengast examines the circumstances prompting The Creative Vision Factory’s departure in the first story from a series produced by the Delaware Journalism Collaborative.
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in Selbyville on July 25th.
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A Beebe Healthcare program is selected for a pilot project from the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine.
This Week on "The Green"
The First State is taking another significant step toward purchasing some of the electricity from future offshore wind farms.Last December, DNREC released a report calling on the General Assembly to pass a law authorizing the state to procure offshore wind power. That legislation, known as the Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024, was introduced last week with hopes of getting it passed before the end of this year’s session.Contributor Jon Hurdle reports on the Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 and the chances it will be approved.
NPR National and World Headlines
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The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy.
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A retired medical director is blowing the whistle on her former employer, Cigna, claiming her bosses cared more about being fast than being right.
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This Saturday is the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. Tragedies surrounded last year's derby when 12 horses died in the days before and after the race.
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The law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year and upheld by the Florida Supreme Court in April, is seen by many as the closest thing to a total ban.
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Police officers cleared out an academic building at Columbia University that was being occupied by protesters and broke up an encampment about 20 blocks north on the campus of City College of New York.
Student Spotlight
- Master Gardeners help people develop a green thumb
- 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