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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A New Jersey Republican has proposed legislation to change the Delaware Bay to "The Bay of New Jersey," appearing to be inspired by President Donald Trump's executive order changing the Gulf of Mexico ...

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 ...

NEW CASTLE, Del. -- A massive fire broke out Tuesday morning on a barge carrying huge piles of scrap metal on the Delaware Bay near New Castle. The U.S. Coast Guard responded after 8 a.m. to reports ...

“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 ...

Delaware beaches are getting much needed nourishment to prepare for possible storms and sea level rise sparked by climate change. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and ...