Joe Irizarry

With the state experiencing frigid temperatures, the Department of Health and Social Services is helping those looking for relief.

The Environmental Protection Agency and DNREC reach an agreement addressing a civil rights complaint.

Office of Management and Budget Director Cerron Cade delivers part of Gov. John Carney's FY25 recommended budget on Thursday at the Delaware Public Archives.

Since the Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program was introduced in 2022, it's distributed more than $1 million.

Upon court approval, Delaware will receive its share of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell last month from 3.9% in November to 3.7%

Delaware Public Media | By Joe Irizarry Published January 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

Wednesday night’s midair collision between an airplane and Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, DC that left no survivors included a connection to the University of Delaware.

The Delaware Department of Agriculture says last year’s farmers markets broke the sales record set in 2023 - ringing up sales of almost $4.46 million.

Every year, Monarch Butterflies migrate to warmer forested areas in Central Mexico and Coastal California to overwinter, so they can survive the colder inclement conditions.But over the past few decades, the number of monarchs overwintering in Mexico has declined by as much as 80%, and monarchs overwintering in California has dropped by nearly 100%. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently recommended listing monarchs as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act in response, although advocates say that could make the situation worse.Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry caught up this week with Michael Crossley – an Assistant Professor and Agricultural Entomologist at the University of Delaware who wrote about the issue – for more on why fewer Monarch Butterflies are overwintering and if federal protections could help or harm this iconic species.