'I can't breathe' | Ongoing overage of the killing of George Floyd and the country's collective response

A citywide curfew is now in effect for Philadelphia following two nights of protest, unrest and looting in the aftermath of Philadelphia polic…

A day after Philadelphia Police fatally shot a knife-wielding man in West Philadelphia, protests continued in the city as leaders prepared for…

Wilmington Police received a $630,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to support body cameras for the city's officers. 

"Why aren't folks seen as innocent until proven guilty?" 

Improved police training and education come out as a key focus for the Workforce Development Subcommittee of the Law Enforcement Officers Acco…

New Castle County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 president Jonathon Yard fired back at members of New Castle County Council, who spent the…

"George Floyd died, begging for his life and calling out for his mother. It was heartbreaking and horrifying at the same time. He is not alone…

The Delaware General Assembly’s Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force Transparency and Accountability subcommittee held its first meeting …

New Castle County Councilman Penrose Hollins slammed police unions for their endorsement of President Donald Trump, saying communities of colo…

A 29-year-old Middletown man and a 14-year-old New Castle boy are accused of injuring two Wilmington police officers during a demonstration Saturday.

Dover Police will be adding five officers to the force dedicated to community policing, with the police chief calling it the "most pressing ne…

A measure that sought to send nearly $900,000 in funding from the New Castle County Police Department to the Department of Community Services …

The Philadelphia Phillies will not play their scheduled game Thursday against the Washington Nationals, sources have told NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The African American Task Force met for the first time Wednesday morning as it prepared to identify and address racial disparities across Dela…

Wilmington raises the Pan-African flag, in an effort organized by community members, to support Black Lives Matter and racial justice reforms.

Chokeholds have been banned from use by Delaware police officers--unless an officer reasonably believes there is an imminent danger to either …

Delaware's new Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force held its introductory meeting via Zoom Thursday.

A group of Newark Charter School students, parents, and alumni have formed a group looking to improve the environment for minority students th…

New Castle County Council stopped short of a complete ban, but did pass legislation aimed at preventing most chokeholds and kneeholds by New C…

The New Castle County Police Department is updating their policies and procedures to ban the use of chokeholds and other "vascular neck restra…

The Wilmington Police Department's releasing of their department manual continued with the chapter on the Office of Investigative Operations.

It's been 51 days since Al's Sporting Goods in Wilmington was forced to close its doors.

"While attending Delaware State University on a football scholarship in 1982, I was home training for the following football season. As a pers…

The Red Clay School Board voted 5-2 to keep its school resource officer program, but not without lengthy arguments being made by the two disse…

As race and inequality take their place in the forefront of national conversation, two University of Delaware sociologists published their tim…

A painful symbol of violence and racial discrimination for many Delawareans is finally being removed on July 1, 2020.

Students and educators in Delaware are sharing painful stories of racism they said they've experienced in the hallways and in their classrooms…

As the country collectively takes a step back and examines how policing is approached within each of our communities, districts are doing the …

Delaware law enforcement has denounced Attorney General Kathy Jennings' refusal to prosecute protesters arrested alongside a detained journali…

Two key pieces of legislation that are part of the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus' "Justice for All Agenda," introduced after the police ki…

As promised, Governor John Carney has signed an Executive Order, banning the use of chokeholds by executive branch policing agencies.

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said none of the 22 protesters, who were arrested earlier this month, along with a Dover Post photojo…

For the first time, state, county, and city offices closed to mark Juneteenth, a day that's taking on new meaning amid civil unrest with the B…

Dover Police currently have no body cameras. Chief Tom Johnson would like to change that.

On Thursday, Gov. John Carney announced his intention to sign an executive order banning the use of choke-holds by Delaware State Police and C…

Armed police officers could be exiting schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District as one of several reforms proposed in the wake of …

Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype.

The Delaware state Senate has unanimously passed the first leg of a constitutional amendment that bans discrimination based on race, color, or…

"I fought reasonably for these officers, but in return, young people have been shot, and now they're beating the crap out them," said Councilm…

On Wednesday, the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus were joined by Governor John Carney and Attorney General Kathy Jennings in calling for swe…

"I was 10 when Tamir Rice was killed; I was 10 when my parents had to explain to me that my skin scared people; I was 10 when people told me I…

Dover Police responded to reports of an arrest of a journalist by releasing drone footage of the incident and calling into question the journa…

Delaware's attorney general is out with a ten-point list of police reforms, that includes the establishment of a civilian review board, implem…

A Dover Post reporter was detained by Delaware State Police while covering a protest in Camden.

A pair of resolutions that will be voted on by Wilmington City Council at their next meeting, seeks to make public Wilmington Police's rules a…

Thousands of mourners gathered at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston on Monday to pay their respects to George Floyd, whose death in Min…

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin appeared virtually in a Minneapolis court Monday, where the Judge Jeannice Reding granted pros…

Hours before chants of "no justice, no peace" were resounding in Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park, Sophie showed up because she didn't want to m…

As Delaware approaches 10,000 cumulative positive novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases, much of Governor John Carney's bi-weekly press conference …

The Market and Walnut Street drawbridges are in the upward position--stopping at least one way into and out of Wilmington in advance of a prot…

Protests throughout the First State continue to be scheduled as Delaware groups continue to remember George Floyd, and look for change.

Rehoboth's Tanger Outlets will be closing at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020, ahead of a possible candlelight vigil in the town Friday evening.

Since last Saturday night’s demonstration and the violence that ensued, I have received many emails either condemning our weak police response…

State officials declined President Donald Trump's request for members of Delaware's National Guard to dispatch to Washington, D.C., to quell p…

"We know there is an attack on humanity here and a pressure point has been hit," said Wilmington City Council President Hanifa Shabazz. "The r…

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings told a Facebook Live that the Department of Justice has a powerful tool that can help investigate pol…

President Trump told reporters in the White House his administration is "fully committed" to serving justice for George Floyd, but said he bel…

The medical examiner’s office in Hennepin County, Minnesota, released a report that said George Floyd’s death was a homicide resulting from be…

Officials with the city of Dover will keep a curfew in place as protests fluctuating from peaceful to violent fill the streets across America …

Presidential hopeful Joe Biden vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office, if elected.

When Dover's DeAndre Valentine set up Sunday's protest rally in downtown Dover after the death of George Floyd last week, he said he couldn't …

"That's not what we want."

With shards of glass heaped on the sidewalks of Market Street and security alarms blaring, dozens of volunteers came out to survey the damage …

A long day of largely peaceful protests, in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, turned violent in downtown Wilmingt…

Hundreds of protesters have blocked traffic on Interstate 95 through the heart of Wilmington in response to the death of George Floyd, who was…

The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd's neck before the unarmed black man died this week was tak…