Delaware

Initiatives at the federal and state level would provide paid leave for new parents and people with or caring for a child, spouse, or parent with a serious illness.

COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate — nearly six times higher than just five weeks ago — and 99% of cases this year have occurred in unvaccinated people.

SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman got a first-hand look at how Wilmington businesses are faring.

Newark Free Library offers its “Library of Things” collection, so residents can borrow things like ukuleles, record players, and even a cornhole set.

Schools in southern Delaware turned to bilingual text messaging apps to keep in contact with Spanish- and Creole-speaking parents.

The state’s largest hospital system says all workers must have at least one dose by Sept. 21 if they want to keep their job.

Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.

Delaware lawmakers have long prided themselves on making the state “business-friendly.” Now they’re offering financial incentives to lure more future employers.

Wilmington residents waiting in line for free lunch were encouraged to get inoculated. It’s part of a public health effort to reach the vaccine-hesitant.

Years after it was first proposed, state lawmakers have finally approved legislation to fund better protections for Delaware’s water infrastructure.

Del. State Rep. Gerald Brady says he’ll finish the rest of his two-year term, but won’t run for re-election next year after using a racial slur in reference to Asian women.

Schools that opt into the $15 million initiative won’t have to burden their nursing staff with testing or hire their own outside contractor.

Just north of Delaware’s popular beach resorts, the Delaware Bayshore’s value economically and environmentally shouldn’t be underestimated, a new report shows.

Charise Isis aims to capture 800 portraits — one for every breast cancer diagnosis the U.S. records each day. Her newest batch includes patients from Philly and Wilmington.

Gov. John Carney has signed off on a statewide police camera program that Delaware lawmakers unanimously approved last month.