Nichelle Polston

Delaware takes big strides in improving transportation infrastructure

Millions of dollars are being invested in Wilmington and throughout the state to make transportation easier for those who live and often ...

7 years ago

Community

Delaware reading program honors fallen state trooper

The wife of fallen Delaware State Police Trooper Corporal Stephen J. Ballard, is honoring the memory of her husband through a children ...

7 years ago

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Dozens of University of Delaware students rally to show their support for those in danger of losing their DACA protections. (Nichelle Polston/WHYY)

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University of Delaware students rally in support of DACA [video]

What’s going to happen to DACA students? While that is being debated, some University of Delaware students rallied to show their su ...

7 years ago

Community

Delaware man honors Vietnam veterans with oral history project

A Delaware filmmaker and veteran who’s been on and off the battlefield is working on a series of projects to preserve the voices of ...

7 years ago

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Health

Call for blood donors reaches Delaware after Texas disaster

The Blood Bank of Delmarva is calling on Delaware residents to help as the need for blood increases in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Te ...

7 years ago

Community

New Castle County playground is latest area hit with racist graffiti

New Castle County police officers want to know who would spread hate at a children’s playground with racist graffiti. On Thu ...

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Education

University of Delaware STAR Campus expands

The University of Delaware STAR campus continues to grow into a state of the art operation for the school and community partners. ...

7 years ago

Education

Wilmington student uses science to empower her peers

The new school year is fast approaching and a local student is determined to get her peers excited about heading back to the classroom. ...

7 years ago

Community

Delaware non-profit celebrates young women on the move

The Great Taste Design Foundation will host its first Girls Empowerment Celebration on Saturday. The goal is to raise money for its schol ...

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Taco Bell surprises Wilmington student with scholarship [video]

Wilmington student Johnny Means is one of just 100 nationwide to win scholarship money from the Taco Bell Foundation. Means has ma ...

7 years ago

Wilmington youth get hands on experience in law enforcement [video]

It only took two weeks at the Wilmington Police Youth Academy this summer to change the perspective of some area youth about the men and ...

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Wilmington police chief and residents have high hopes for the city despite continuing gun violence [video]

Just six months into the year and Wilmington has already seen more than 100 shootings and almost two dozen homicides. How do resid ...

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