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Buyout of residents near Port of Wilmington delayed by coronavirus

The buyout of residents on a street near the Port of Wilmington has stalled.The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was authorized to buy out…

REACHing out to help Wilmington cope with COVID-19 crisis.

The disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color and low income communities has been the topic of serious discussion. And…

New racial data show Hispanic and black Delawareans hit hardest by coronavirus

New data on the race and ethnicity of known coronavirus cases in Delaware show the virus is disproportionately impacting black and Hispanic communities.…

While researching his book, Mark O'Connell visited Pripyat, Ukraine, a town that was evacuated the day after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986. "I wanted to see what the end of the world looked like," he says.

Author's 'End Of The World' Tour Goes Inside Prairie Bunkers And Apocalypse Mansions

Mark O'Connell visited doomsday communities while researching his book, Notes from an Apocalypse. He says he's not interested in being part of the sheltered elite: "I think I'd rather be dead."

America Weighs Health Versus Economy, As Divide Grows On When To Reopen

President Trump seems to be itching for states to reopen — frankly, faster than his own administration's guidelines recommend.

American Lung Association gives Delaware's air poor marks again

New data shows Delaware continues to have poor air quality by some metrics—especially in the northern part of the state. The American Lung Association’s…

DOC Commissioner paints COVID-19 outbreak in Delaware's prisons as 'contained,' advocate disagrees

Elected officials have joined advocates in publicly questioning the Department of Correction response to COVID-19. State Sen. Darius Brown hosted a…

Cheryl Porter shows pictures she has printed from cell phone images of her incarcerated son, who was injured in a riot at Parchman prison. "It was a bloodbath," she says.

After Inmate Deaths, Mississippi Faces Pressure To Reform Its Prisons

The state of Mississippi is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation following the deaths of more than 30 inmates in its prison system since late last year.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

Coronavirus Social Distancing Orders Put Barbers Out Of Work

John Brown owns Joe Black Barber Shop in Pearland, Texas. Since the coronavirus outbreak, his barbers are out of a job. But he's lost much more in this pandemic: His mother died of COVID-19.

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