Over the last 15 years, police in Delaware have shot 56 people, three this year alone.Officers have killed 30 of them, including an innocent robbery victim.Nearly half of those shot were Black in a state where Black people make up just 22% of the population, according to a WHYY News analysis. That finding reinforces concerns by many First State residents that systemic racism in police forces puts a target on Black suspects.While circumstances have varied, every Delaware police shooting has one common denominator: No officers have been charged with a crime — even in instances where their use...…Over the last 15 years, police in Delaware have shot 56 people, three this year alone.Officers have killed 30 of them, including an innocent robbery victim.Nearly half of those shot were Black in a state where Black people make up just 22% of the population, according to a WHYY News analysis. That finding reinforces concerns by many First State residents that systemic racism in police forces puts a target on Black suspects.While circumstances have varied, every Delaware police shooting has one common denominator: No officers have been charged with a crime — even in instances where their use...WW…

Delaware continues to push to vaccinate as many people as possible against the coronavirus. But even as the state rushes to get shots into arms as supplies allow, health officials pointed out Tuesday that it’s not an absolute guarantee against infection or even grave illness.Nearly 200,000 Delawareans — about one in five residents — has been fully vaccinated, according to the state’s . But during Gov. Carney’s weekly COVID-19 briefing, public health director Dr. Karyl Rattay announced that about 70 of them have tested positive afterward.Three patients of advanced age with underlying...…Delaware continues to push to vaccinate as many people as possible against the coronavirus. But even as the state rushes to get shots into arms as supplies allow, health officials pointed out Tuesday that it’s not an absolute guarantee against infection or even grave illness.Nearly 200,000 Delawareans — about one in five residents — has been fully vaccinated, according to the state’s . But during Gov. Carney’s weekly COVID-19 briefing, public health director Dr. Karyl Rattay announced that about 70 of them have tested positive afterward.Three patients of advanced age with underlying...WW…

New Castle County has agreed to reassess property values for taxation purposes, settling part of a lawsuit seeking to revamp the state’s school funding system and give students who are low-income, have disabilities, and are non-English speaking the chance for a better education.The state’s northernmost county, home to nearly 6 in 10 Delaware residents, says it will conduct the reassessment for the first time in nearly four decades for the property tax bills levied in fiscal 2024. The county is currently in fiscal 2021, which ends June 30.In a reassessment, some property owners will pay more...…New Castle County has agreed to reassess property values for taxation purposes, settling part of a lawsuit seeking to revamp the state’s school funding system and give students who are low-income, have disabilities, and are non-English speaking the chance for a better education.The state’s northernmost county, home to nearly 6 in 10 Delaware residents, says it will conduct the reassessment for the first time in nearly four decades for the property tax bills levied in fiscal 2024. The county is currently in fiscal 2021, which ends June 30.In a reassessment, some property owners will pay more...WW…

All Trebs Thompson wanted to do was to put her Planet Fitness gym membership on hold until the end of the .The 53-year-old woman is a former fundraiser and grant writer who now owns and operates a pig farm near Glasgow.She’s also a cancer survivor who lives with her two elderly parents Wayne and Treba, who have underlying conditions that could put them at severe risk if they contracted COVID-19.To help protect herself and her folks, Thompson hasn’t gone to her fitness club in Newark since it reopened in June when Gov. John Carney began to reopen Delaware’s economy.Thompson says she barely...…All Trebs Thompson wanted to do was to put her Planet Fitness gym membership on hold until the end of the .The 53-year-old woman is a former fundraiser and grant writer who now owns and operates a pig farm near Glasgow.She’s also a cancer survivor who lives with her two elderly parents Wayne and Treba, who have underlying conditions that could put them at severe risk if they contracted COVID-19.To help protect herself and her folks, Thompson hasn’t gone to her fitness club in Newark since it reopened in June when Gov. John Carney began to reopen Delaware’s economy.Thompson says she barely...WW…