Towns complete Delaware River and shoreline clean-ups

NARROWSBURG – Since the River and Shore Clean-Up grants program began in 2014, the Upper Delaware Council has awarded over $56,400 to member municipalities to help keep the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and its banks pristine. This...

Landowners and anglers clash over access in the Upper Delaware River

The mostly placid waters of the two branches of the Delaware River (not very imaginatively named the West Branch and the East Branch) hide a turbulence that only sometimes is visible to the communities nearby. Residents have been alerted to the...

U.S. News & World Report rankings. Where did Delaware land

Across the United States, the quality of life varies significantly from one state to another. While some excel in areas like health care and education, others lag. According to a study by U.S. News & World Report, Delaware is in the top 20....

'Exciting new shopping experience': Promenade Saucon Valley welcomes global retail brand

U. SAUCON TWP., Pa. – Just in time for holiday shopping, Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township is continuing to expand its tenant roster. The open-air lifestyle shopping center, at 2845 Center Valley Parkway, has welcomed Sunglass Hut...

Pheasants released in Ohio hunting areas

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will release over 14,000 ring-necked pheasants at public hunting areas in late October and November, starting Oct. 25, during Ohio’s youth small game hunting season. Male...

PFAS treatment market potential estimated at $132M, experts predict

Dive Brief: An annual survey by the Environmental Business Journal estimates the 30-year market potential for managing PFAS contamination is about $132 million. That's the lowest projection seen by the journal since at least 2019, when experts...

WorldAtlas names 7 top Delaware towns for visitors, not all at beaches

WorldAtlas is a website offering resources in geography, sociology, demography, environment, politics and travel. The website has released a report on "7 towns in Delaware ranked as US favorites in 2025." While the lure of the beaches figured high...

‘We Could Lose Musk’: Tesla Chair Pushes For Approval Of $1 Trillion CEO Pay Package

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Tesla is bracing for a dramatic showdown as CEO Elon Musk’s colossal $1 trillion pay proposal heads for a crucial shareholder vote on November 6. The electric carmaker’s chair, Robyn...

Governor Meyer creates task force to address Delaware transportation funding

Gov. Matt Meyer has established the Delaware Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding to evaluate long-term solutions for the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. Meyer created the task force via executive order on Friday. According to the...

Volunteers collect over 5,000 pounds of trash off Delaware’s beaches this year

This year, volunteers collected 3,000 more pounds of trash across Delaware’s beaches and state parks than in 2024. However, officials say it’s not clear whether the rise is due to increased littering or a more robust cleanup. “We are so thankful...

Oklahoma flips four-star WR Jahsiear Rogers from Penn State

You never want to lose a game when you've got a top recruit that you're trying to flip in town for an official visit. The Oklahoma Sooners' loss to the Ole Miss Rebels mattered not in that regard, though. At least that's true in the case of...

Ten people face trial accused of cyberbullying French president's wife Brigitte Macron

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

‘Mobster tactics’: Delaware and New Jersey Democrats blast Trump officials for using shutdown to slash clean energy funding

What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Rutgers University Professor Dunbar Birnie and Assistant Professor Ethan Schoolman have been growing tomatoes, Sicilian eggplant and...

La Nina is coming. Here's how it will impact Delaware

The little girl is coming this fall. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 71% chance of a La Nina period between October and December. There is also a 54% chance of La Nina continuing through February. When it...

Today in Delaware County history, Oct. 4

100 Years Ago, 1925: Mark J. Cummings of West Mowry Street was installed Thursday evening as Grand Knight of Americus Council No. 242, Knights of Columbus, at a largely attended meeting held in the K. of C. home, Ninth Street and Deshong Drive....

ECOVIEWS: Every wildlife experience is special

On any trip to a natural habitat you may experience something memorable, uplifting or mysterious. If you are fortunate, you may experience all three, as I did recently. Strolling through our longleaf pine stand in Salleyland, I marveled that some...

Student broadcasters thank 'Charlie Kirk's killer' in comedy show sign-off at University of Delaware

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with the assassination and Utah is seeking the death penalty in the case. The student TV network at the University of Delaware (UD) recently gave "special thanks" to "Charlie Kirk's Killer" in the closing...

Federal judge finds feds illegally capped sustainable energy funding in Oregon, California, 17 other states

The U.S. Department of Energy broke the law last month when officials attempted to cap the amount of federal funding states could receive to cover the staff and administrative costs of sustainable energy and energy efficiency projects, a federal...

Feds slash $550M in Colorado climate funds

Colorado will lose $550 million in funding to research climate change, part of $7.56 billion in cuts announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy, with the largest reduction at Colorado State University. CSU will lose a $326 million grant...

VIEWPOINT: If Delaware Blinks, We Risk Losing the Innovation Edge

When you consider the most innovative, entrepreneurial places in America, what places come to mind? From Austin to Boston and Silicon Valley to the Research Triangle, our nation has an abundance of entrepreneurial success stories. But maybe none...