Delaware

Travis Fogelman, who manages nearly three dozen short-term rental units in Wilmington, stands outside one of his Trolley Square units. He is opposing a restrictive proposal by city council on such rentals. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS

Delaware

Short-term rentals targeted by state, Wilmington tax proposals

Apr 25, 2024

The intersection of 2nd and Adams streets had the second-most reported crashes in Wilmington in fiscal year 2022. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JOSE IGNACIO CASTANEDA PEREZ

Delaware

Are red-light tickets inequitable in Wilmington?

Apr 25, 2024

The Hope Center, a signature achievement for New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer during COVID, will be managed by the county following reported financial errors. | DBT PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS

Delaware

New Castle County to manage Hope Center after audit

Apr 24, 2024

Delaware

Cape Henlopen High student announcements support Latino population

Apr 17, 2024

Delaware

Shuttered Elbert-Palmer school may become housing. Will Southbridge residents be included?

Apr 17, 2024

More from Delaware

Relentless capital reporting from Dover and across the state

visit the Spotlight Delaware

News

Delaware

Governor’s race is seeing big money – from the candidates

Apr 17, 2024

Work is progressing at the first facility of the WuXi STA Pharma campus in Middletown, where operations have been scheduled to start next year. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS

Delaware

Could Congress hinder future Middletown pharma campus?

Apr 11, 2024

Following her work to assist the residents of Wilmington affected by Hurricane Ida's flooding, Stacey Henry formed the Delaware 1st Resilience Hub under a FEMA-advised program. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JOSE IGNACIO CASTANEDA PEREZ

Delaware

After disaster, Wilmington advocates become the help they needed

Apr 11, 2024

Sen. Chris Coons, one of the busiest lawmakers in Washington, will become the senior senator of Delaware in January 2025. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JEA STREET JR.

Delaware

From Biden to Gaza, Sen. Coons preps to take Delaware delegation helm

Apr 04, 2024

Delaware

Delaware paid millions for health care for the dead

Apr 04, 2024

Delaware

‘Unauditable’ Delaware unemployment fund brings risk

Apr 03, 2024

Delaware

Pension snafu will soon pay retired state lawmakers more

Apr 03, 2024

More News

The Port of Wilmington's finances may have stabilized under its new operator, Enstructure, but union laborers say there has been less work available in the first months. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS

Delaware

Port of Wilmington workers find tough start to Enstructure era

Mar 27, 2024

Karl Baker

President Joe Biden returned to Delaware 30 times last year, but those visits left state taxpayers with a $400,000 bill for fuel costs to his local security detail. | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WHITE HOUSE / ERIN SCOTT

Delaware

Biden visits left Delaware police with $400K bill

Mar 27, 2024

Jacob Owens

Residents of the Bayberry community near Middletown were outraged to learn that a soybean field to their north was set to become warehousing under a quirk of county zoning codes. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS

Delaware

Warehouses became neighbors in New Castle County. Can it happen downstate?

Mar 27, 2024

José-Ignacio Castañeda Perez

Public opposition to rezonings of parcels like those near the Whitehall community helped to kill the comprehensive rezoning ordinance in New Castle County. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY KARL BAKER

Delaware

Comp rezoning withdrawal isn’t the end of New Castle County land use debate

Mar 21, 2024

Karl Baker

ChristianaCare CEO Dr. Janice Nevin speaks at a Monday press conference in support of Senate Bill 13 to tax hospitals in order to spur new federal funding. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JOSE IGNACIO CASTANEDA PEREZ

Delaware

New hospital tax could help expand Medicaid in Delaware

Mar 21, 2024

José-Ignacio Castañeda Perez

Officials join Ronald Tello, center, to cut the ribbon on the Delaware Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on March 14 in Wilmington. | PHOTO COURTESY OF JORGE ALTAMIRANO/ ALTAMIRANO'S

Delaware

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce launched in Delaware

Mar 20, 2024

José-Ignacio Castañeda Perez