The Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation is considering fee increases for its 18 facilities statewide, whether it be on daily, annual or lifetime passes — the first time the agency has done so since 2015. This is following a record number of visitors over the past year, but administrators say expenditures have outpaced revenues, partially due to higher salaries. What do you think about the price of entry for state parks? How will you be affected by a possible fee boost? more

LINCOLN — Writing a book had been an idea that Lee Ann Walling had stored in the back of her mind, waiting for just the right time to pursue the challenge. She found that opportunity after … more

Alfred F. Johnson Jr. of Magnolia made a name for himself as one of Delaware’s pioneering “agricultural aerial applicators.” It was a term he jokingly used to describe himself — “a crop duster pilot who wore a tie once in a while.” more

From deadly “kissing bugs” to spiders with 10-foot webs, there are some insects Delaware agriculture officials think we should be on the lookout for — not only during creepy, crawly season but year-round. more

A new federal tax credit could deliver scholarships, improve literacy and increase educational opportunity in Delaware. more

Mental health care providers often help their clients who have “all-or-none” thinking because such thinking in extremes usually leads to false conclusions, and false conclusions may lead to poor outcomes or behaviors. more

As Delaware drivers, we deserve honesty, not sugarcoating. On Oct. 1, the state began imposing what it calls an “annual renewal fee” on the owners of alternative fuel vehicles. Don’t be misled by the wording in Delaware Code. This isn’t a renewal fee; it’s a new road usage tax. For hybrid drivers like me, it’s not just one tax, it’s two. more

High per-capita costs. Low test scores. Off-the-rails student discipline. These issues, real and perceived, are killing our competitiveness, suppressing our economy and closing off opportunities to our children. more

After a recommendation from the Annexation Committee, Millsboro Town Council on Oct. 6 approved the requested annexation and zoning for property that’s part of the Preston Automotive Group on Dupont Boulevard. more

LEWES — Missing the proper month of June, the Rehoboth Film Society held off on its annual PRIDE Film Festival until October, LGBTQ+ History Month, at the CinemaArt Theater, 17701 Dartmouth Dr. … more

Milford City Council will once again consider the Carlisle Lane LLC subdivision proposal Oct. 13, a plan for 39 town houses and one single-family house on the west side of Truitt Avenue. more

Incoming from Cape May, New Jersey to the Lewes Terminal. Photo by Richard L Bryan. more

With music cranked up Sept.27, 2025, this ruby-throated hummingbird was getting down and wouldn't stop rocking to the rhythm of the bang-bang boogie beat in west Dover, DE. Photo by Jerry Hull of … more

On September 25, 2025, falling leaves reveal perches used by a pair of resident barred owls along the wetland and wooded areas along Kenton Road in west Dover, by Jerry Hull of Dover. more

Flyover at Rehoboth Beach Country Club by Richard L. Bryan. more

Jackie Keel captured this agricultural airplane flying over her Kenton home on Sept. 23. more

Cormorants on Sept. 12 by Sherrie Stanley, of Cheswold. more

A view of Woodland Beach Pier taken by Sherrie Stanley, of Cheswold, on Sept. 14. more

Sherrie Stanley, of Cheswold, saw this great blue heron with egrets at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 14. more