Delaware City News

In 1957, the venerable Oil & Gas Journal trade magazine heralded the opening of the Delaware City Refinery with gushing 32-page coverage that it admitted was "studded with superlatives .

State officials announced Sunday they will hold sessions today and Tuesday for workers who lost jobs Friday at Valero's Delaware City Refinery.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:55 PM WCLT News Staff The city of Delaware is facing possible job cuts because of a deficit projected at nearly $2 million.

Ultramar Ltd.'s refinery near Quebec City should avoid the same fate as another plant run by its U.S. parent, a petroleum consultant said Monday.

State officials are helping people who are losing their jobs at the Delaware City Valero plant get information about training for new jobs and other benefits available to them.

For years, Southland motorists have been attuned to an ever-increasing demand for gasoline.

Union boilermaker Martin Willis said he was anticipating plenty of holiday-season refinery work as he helped co-workers wrestle a giant piece of equipment into place early Friday for a maintenance job that would take weeks at Valero's Delaware City Refinery.

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Two weeks ago, Gary Milner earned a second four-year term on Delaware City Council.

The flag of the USS Cole, bombed by terrorists in 2000, will have a permanent home in a Delaware museum.

While everyone is focused on the health-care bill coming out of Congress, there's a huge cap-and-trade freight train barreling down the tracks.

Police Chief Russ Martin, Lorrie Diaz and Mayor Windell Wheeler stand with Sgt. Ramon Diaz after Diaz was honored by city council.

The Reedy Point Players are attempting an ambitious presentation of "Dracula" at the Delaware City Community Center.

In a head-on attack against Delaware's right to control dredging of the Delaware River, the Army Corps of Engineers this weekend declared it will start a controversial deepening of the shipping channel without a state permit.

The top three vote-getters out of seven candidates on Nov. 3 will win the three at-large seats up for re-election on Delaware City Council.

The Coast Guard and local agencies rescued two people aboard a 33-foot boat in the Delaware River after they struck a submerged object in the vicinity of Pea Patch Island near Delaware City Thursday.

Despite persistently low demand, prices for gasoline have spiked over the past week along with crude oil, threatening one of the very few points of relief for the recession-striken U.S. consumer: Cheap gas.

Many people filling up cars for the week on Monday are getting a big surprise: gasoline prices have been climbing rapidly.

On a cold and gusty morning, 2,500 walkers and runners gathered at Rodney Square to support the fight against breast cancer.

A hint of soggy frustration surfaced Saturday as Lewes Mayor James L. Ford III tallied up flooding troubles in his city after a stubborn coastal storm blustered across the state and region for a third straight day.