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The frontman for Queen bought the neo-Georgian brick mansion and lived there until he died in 1991. Mercury left his house and possessions to his friend Mary Austin, who's lived there for decades.

Settlers and Native Americans were living on the land now known as Delaware long before it officially became a state in 1787.So the area has had quite a while to stock up on stories of ghosts and hauntings between then and now.In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by Josh Hitchens, author of “Haunted History of Delaware” and “Eerie Delaware,” for a deep dive into the First State’s haunted history.

How could someone so prominent commit crimes on a staggering scale and still host parties to which celebrities would flock? Jeffrey Epstein may have believed fame can conceal almost anything.

Homer & Langley, the new novel by E.L. Doctorow, re-imagines the lives of the eccentric Collyer brothers, two collectors who died amid tons of rubbish in their Fifth Avenue mansion.

This presidential election, people are choosing someone they can put their faith in when terrible events inevitably happen.

This week, The Green pays another visit to the University of Delaware to highlight work from student journalists.On this edition of Enlighten Me, we feature four pieces produced by UD Communications students for a class taught by Nancy Karibjanian, long-time First State journalist, Director of UD’s Journalism Program, and one of the founders of Delaware Public Media.

Rep. George Santos, a Republican freshman who fabricated much of his life story but has defiantly resisted public pressure to leave, has shown just how much things have changed.

In 1953, a 27-year-old Hugh Hefner pasted up the first issue of Playboy magazine on the kitchen table of his Chicago apartment. Fifty years later, Hefner reflects on the fate of the sexual revolution his magazine helped to spark -- and the need to embrace sexuality in a healthy way.

Delaware’s Climate Action Plan includes goals for boosting electric vehicles, but even with record-high gas prices lingering, the cost of EVs leaves many potential buyers feeling priced out.We’re joined by Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki with more on how the state is working on multiple fronts to get people to dive into the EV market.

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