Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gen. George Washington crossed it on Christmas to attack Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton in 1776. It's a vital ...

Dolphins and whales visit Delaware's waters annually, attracting locals and tourists. Guided boat tours in the Delaware Bay offer opportunities to see these marine animals. Dolphins can sometimes be ...

NEW CASTLE, Del. — A massive fire broke out Tuesday morning on a barge carrying huge piles of scrap metal on the Delaware Bay and was still burning by the evening. The U.S. Coast Guard responded after ...

Delaware's lowest point of elevation is unique compared to other states. Is there a single landmark marking it?

Conservationists are cheering a decision to prevent next year’s harvest of female horseshoe crabs, which will also help the threatened red knot. When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of ...

A New Jersey state senator introduced bills to rename the Delaware Bay and claim tiny pieces of Delaware land. The bills are unlikely to pass due to Democratic control of the New Jersey Legislature.

DELAWARE -- One proposal in the New Jersey State Senate looks to change the 'Delaware Bay' to the 'Bay of New Jersey'. State leaders, local leaders, and neighbors shared their reactions to the ...

“Few people have any idea of the immensity of the oyster business done in the United States,” the magazine, The Living Age, reported in March 1850. “The Chesapeake and Delaware bay oysters go all over ...

In a move reminiscent of the Trump administration's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, one South Jersey politician wants to give the Delaware Bay a new name and rehash a territorial dispute with his ...

Gen. George Washington crossed it on Christmas to attack Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton in 1776. It's a vital nautical thoroughfare for ships traveling from Philadelphia and Wilmington to ...