Obama selects Biden as running mate

To understand public sector financing you’ve got to wade pretty deep into numbers. You’d better have a calculator handy.

But in this year’s race for New Castle County Executive you’re likely to need more tools at your disposal – a dictionary, some history books and perhaps a few over-the-counter pain killers. It’s enough to give you a headache.

They didn’t always strongly distinguish themselves on the issues during Monday's pre-Primary debate at the Hockessin Firehall, but styles varied among seven Hockessin-area senate candidates.

For Chris Coons and Tom Gordon, each seeking another term as New Castle County executive, Monday’s debate in Hockessin was the latest installment in a long-running political rivalry. But for Paul Clark and William Dunn, both candidates for county council president, it may have been only the opening chapter.

A list of the most problematic properties for Code Enforcement officials.

Sixteen couples plan to be married by New Castle County's Clerk of the Peace on August 8, 2008, hoping to draw good luck from the triple eights, auspicious numbers in Chinese culture.

After 10 years of accepting only cash for marriage licenses, New Castle County's Clerk of the Peace is now accepting credit and debit cards.

The filing deadline for Democrats and Republicans seeking a spot on the ballot this November came and went last week with few surprises, officially setting the stage for two of the most highly anticipated primaries in Delaware’s political history in just over a month.

Officials from the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) will discuss three transportation plans at a public workshop on August 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at WILMAPCO's office on Library Avenue in Newark.

State and local officials on Friday celebrated the completion of the six-year, $123 million Blue Ball Properties Project, which was a key ingredient in convincing AstraZeneca to locate its North American headquarters in North Wilmington.

New Castle County Council President Paul Clark was sanctioned by his colleagues Tuesday in response to a lingering controversy surrounding an e-mail Clark sent to developers last month. Some say the reprimand sends a message that developers are bad, others say it helps restore public confidence.

New Castle County will not reimburse former Chief Administrative Officer Sherry Freebery $3.7 million in legal fees she incurred during a five-year battle against federal corruption and fraud charges.

The City of Wilmington and New Castle County officials agreed Monday that they would ask an arbitrator to intervene after 18 months of talks stalled over how much the County should pay for the use of Wilmington’s Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Residents have filed a second suit over plans for a 160-unit subdivision on the former Hercules Golf Course, this time over concerns that contaminated dust from the project could leave the site during construction.

New Castle County Council will vote Tuesday on whether the government will pay $3.7 million to former Chief Administrative Officer Sherry Freebery for legal bills she incurred during a five-year battle against federal corruption and fraud charges.

A three-page letter from New Castle County Council President Paul Clark to Councilwoman Stephanie McClellan regarding legislation proposing that he no longer sponsor land use legislation.

Colleagues of New Castle County Council President Paul Clark are moving to block him from introducing land use legislation in the face of ongoing controversy surrounding an e-mail Clark sent to developers last month.

County meeting highlights for the week of July 21.

New Castle County’s Department of Land Use will begin issuing “stop work” orders against contractors who do not hold a county contractor’s license.

An attorney hired by New Castle County Council has recommended the government not fulfill a request to pay $3.7 million in legal fees incurred by former Chief Administrative Officer Sherry Freebery in a five-year battle against federal corruption and fraud charges.

New Castle County Council President Paul Clark was able to get a key piece of legislation passed Tuesday that waives a transit requirement for active adult communities and some other neighborhoods, but not before facing another round of criticism for discussing the changes in an e-mail with developers last month.