$56M Kingswood Community Center opens as part of larger Riverside revitalization
The Kingswood Community Center in Wilmington is completing its 80th anniversary year with a newly constructed $56 million facility.
Delaware receives additional $160M for rural health support
Earlier this week, state officials announced Delaware would receive $160.3 million in its second year of funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a provision of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that earmarks $50 billion for states to improve their rural health care infrastructure.
‘Endless walk of shame’: A Delaware mother’s cross-country journey for mental health care
Michelle Varisco traveled across the country in search of effective mental healthcare after a “traumatizing” experience in Delaware left her afraid to seek treatment in the First State.
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Newark police arrest two in connection with Halloween mass shooting
Two teenagers have been charged with attempted murder for the Halloween night shooting that wounded seven people near the University of Delaware, Newark police announced Monday.
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Georgetown repeals controversial tiny homes ordinance amid ongoing lawsuit
The Georgetown Town Council voted Monday night to repeal its divisive cottage housing ordinance, marking the culmination of a year-long battle over whether small, affordable housing units are right for the Sussex County seat.
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Laurel school board member promotes parent to assume superintendent duties
A Laurel school board member says a colleague has a conflict of interest because his mother is now in charge of superintendent duties.
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Lewes-area townhome development would bring affordable housing
A proposed townhome development next to Route 1 may be the first of several new additions to Sussex County’s affordable housing program
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A decade later, a revitalized Delaware mental health system begins to falter
A decade after Delaware reimagined its mental healthcare ecosystem by developing robust services meant to keep people out of a never-ending cycle of hospitalization, some of those services are starting to falter.
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After a ‘lawyer’ took her money, she now faces immigration hearings alone
After being scammed by a man claiming to be an immigration lawyer and losing her husband to deportation, one Nicaraguan mother in Delaware has approached her own deportation hearings without legal representation.
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Delaware politicos gather in Georgetown to ‘bury the hatchet’ after campaign season
Dozens of Delaware’s newly elected officials, along with some of their losing opponents in this week’s midterm elections, gathered together in Georgetown on Thursday to literally “bury the hatchet” as part of a centuries-old celebration.
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