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A hazmat crew found more than 28 pounds of fentanyl, xylazine and cocaine inside this home in the Bronx borough of New York City
Courts & Law

Feds dismantle alleged New York-Wilmington drug ring, seize 33 pounds of fentanyl, cocaine and horse tranquilizer xylazine

Federal authorities say the drugs were delivered to Delaware from the Bronx, where a Hazmat team raided a home deemed unsafe to enter.

1 month ago

Melanie Price reads a book with a child in a classroom.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney proposes financial lifeline for Delaware child care centers. Can the cash keep them afloat?

The budget includes $10 million to reimburse providers caring for children from low-income families, and $12 million to make more families eligible for subsidized care.

1 month ago

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Graduate student Rike Benz (left) and associate professor Carlos Moffat (right) prepare to deploy an ocean glider off the coast of the west Antarctic Peninsula. (Courtesy of Nicole Waite)
Science

University of Delaware researcher studying how warming temperatures in Antarctica could impact our region

Oceanographer Carlos Moffat and his graduate students have just spent 45 days at sea — to better understand ocean warming and melting ice in Antarctica.

1 month ago

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Morris Community Corrections Center
Courts & Law

Delaware reopens prison visitation to pre-pandemic levels

In-person visits have been either halted or limited during the last three years, depending on the severity of community spread of COVID-19.

1 month ago

A group of people wearing red pose for a photo on a street.
Community

Wilmington celebrates fifth annual Cupid’s Fun Run to support Children’s Tumor Foundation

The four-hour celebration aims to raise awareness and money to support research into neurofibromatosis and childhood tumors.

1 month ago

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Community

Wilmington and New Castle County join to simplify housing voucher process to ease restrictions

Wilmington and New Castle County will collaborate to streamline their housing voucher programs to allow residents to relocate more easily.

1 month ago

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A person stands at a podium.
Community

New Delaware alliance aims to improve economic outcomes for Latino-owned businesses

The new alliance will offer Latino business owners in Delaware leadership courses, marketing assistance, and other help to help grow their market share.

2 months ago

Workers pour ultra-high-performance concrete along the New Jersey-bound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge during last year's phase one of the project
Community

Traffic delays return as phase II of the Delaware Memorial Bridge project gets underway

After taking a break over the holidays, construction work is back underway to overhaul the driving surface on the bridge connecting New Jersey and Delaware.

2 months ago

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Courts & Law

Gore accused of contaminating communities with PFAS. A lawsuit says the company has known of the dangers since the 1990s

Gore, best known for Gore-Tex fabric, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly polluting communities with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS.

2 months ago

File photo: Kevin Seefried, second from left, holds a Confederate battle flag as he and other insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, convicted Kevin Seefried and his adult son Hunter Seefried of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Courts & Law

Delaware man who waved Confederate flag in Capitol on Jan. 6 gets three years in prison

Prosecutors wanted the sentence to reflect the “gravity’’ of Kevin Seefried’s crimes. The defendant’s lawyer says he knows “history may view him as a racist.”

2 months ago

A Voting station is visible in an empty room in Pennsylvania.
Politics & Policy

Election deadlines and dates to watch for Pa., N.J, and Del. in 2023

Voters will head to the polls this spring to weigh in on races for mayor, city council, state Supreme Court, and beyond.

2 months ago

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge, visits Wilmington Delaware, announcing a milestone for Americans to remain housing. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Urban Planning

HUD Secretary Fudge highlights plans to extend housing assistance for borrowers in Delaware visit

Mortgage forbearance and other tools to help fend off foreclosure are being extended beyond its initial COVID restriction to help all eligible FHA borrowers.

2 months ago

At-Large Council Member Latisha Bracy is sworn in on December 1, 2022
Politics & Policy

Tired of filling vacancies — 5 since 2019 — Wilmington Council wants special elections instead

Wilmington’s charter can only be amended by the General Assembly. But so far, state lawmakers haven’t shown any interest in making the change.

2 months ago

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Community

Bullet strikes wall after gun fires during fight at Delaware high school basketball game

Police said the weapon went off after it fell to the floor and one of the combatants stepped on it. No one was injured and the gun was found on the floor.

2 months ago

File - Bishop Aretha Morton stands beside the marquee at Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral in Wilmington. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Community

Tributes pour in for Delaware’s ‘trailblazing’ Bishop Aretha Morton

Bishop Aretha Morton, Delaware’s first female Baptist pastor, died Saturday at the age of 85.

2 months ago

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