
Delaware
Vax Machine takes COVID-19 vaccine into Delaware communities to address racial inequities
A WHYY analysis of Delaware data found that Black and Latino residents are getting vaccinated for the coronavirus at much lower rates than white residents.
18 hours ago
Listen 5:00The plan from AmeriStarRail would privatize Amtrak service on the Northeast Corridor, adding new stops and faster, more frequent trains.
1 day ago
Univ. of Delaware COVID-19 outbreak alarms state officials, spurs tighter campus restrictions
A total of 324 positive test results were reported last week. That’s nearly three times higher than the University of Delaware's previous weekly high in mid-November.
3 days ago
Del. pastor who delivered Biden’s inaugural prayer supports ‘clean slates’ for formerly incarcerated
Legislation to automatically expunge some criminal convictions in Delaware would make it easier to shed collateral punishments after being released from prison.
4 days ago
Wilmington publisher brings the world together with Spanish-language children’s books
Syncretic Press publisher Enrique Morás of Wilmington helps Spanish-speaking students see themselves in children’s books that don’t shy away from deep topics.
5 days ago
Listen 3:16New rules in Delaware prioritize second dose of COVID vaccine
Health officials hope new guidance will help more people complete their second shot of the vaccine before starting others on their first dose.
6 days ago
Free, healthy food and some gourmet treats in Wilmington’s community fridges
Neighborhood leader Logan Herring says the two recently-installed units are a welcome and needed addition to a community he considers a food desert.
1 week ago
Listen 3:12As major I-95 construction starts in Wilmington, a look back at the road that split the city
Drivers in and around Wilmington will face plenty of backups, but that pales to the disruption the highway caused in city neighborhoods when it was first built.
1 week ago
Who spilled oil along Broadkill Beach? Officials and residents still don’t know
The Coast Guard sampled the oil. It queried 96 vessel arrivals and departures, in hopes of finding the source. Here’s what the investigation yielded.
1 week ago
Here’s how to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware
Trying to sign up for the coronavirus vaccine in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties? WHYY has answers.
1 week ago
More slots open at Dover speedway for second vaccination shots
The event at the speedway best known for NASCAR races had previously been open to a select group. Now anyone who has received the first shot can try to get an appointment.
1 week ago
Wilmington approves weekly fines for landlords who don’t maintain properties
After several years of sometimes bitter debate, Wilmington council has approved an ordinance creating civil fines for landlords who don’t maintain their properties.
2 weeks ago
Delaware’s Twin Poets mix art and activism at DSU seminar
The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”
2 weeks ago
Samuel Gulick threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the Newark medical facility in January 2020. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
2 weeks ago
Delaware AG renews push to ban assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines
After a big jump in gun violence in Wilmington in 2020, Del. Attorney General Kathy Jennings says “common sense” gun policies will make the state safer.
2 weeks ago