Delaware News Journal
In his State of the State speech to Cabinet members and state lawmakers, Gov. John Carney promised a better year ahead as Delaware continues to reel from the pandemic.
The virtual speech was starkly different from the speech that Carney made a year ago in the crowded House chamber of Legislative Hall in Dover, just as the first case of COVID-19 had made its way into the U.S.
Carney s speech, the first of his second term, on Tuesday touched on promises that he made last year but were put on hold during the pandemic.
In the Senate chamber across the hall from last year s speech, this time near-empty, the Democratic governor spoke on camera to his state that has suffered through more than 10 months of the global pandemic that due to Carney s restrictions has shuttered businesses, led to more than 160,000 people filing for unemployment and taken 1,049 lives to date.
2020 in Review
We all know the big stories. But these were our favorite stories, videos and pics in 2020
Mike Feeley, Delaware News Journal
Published
2:24 am UTC Dec. 30, 2020
It s common this time of year for news organizations to compile lists of the year s biggest stories.
Mike Feeley, Executive Editor, The News JournalJennifer Corbett, The News Journal
Here s our list: COVID-19. Criminal justice protests. Joe Biden election.
Those three events dominated our year as well as the Delaware Online and The News Journal pages.
But you ve read all that, many times over, from many outlets. So, instead of a list of big stories, I asked the staff to send me their favorite story, photo or video they produced. No rules. Just what was your favorite and why.
Database: Help The News Journal track COVID-19 in Delaware schools
The Division of Public Health offers COVID-19 statistics at the state level. So, the News Journal created its own database to track COVID-19 cases in schools.
Natalia Alamdari and Jared Whalen, Delaware News Journal
Published
9:17 pm UTC Dec. 8, 2020
What does the presence of COVID-19 look like in Delaware schools?
The Division of Public Health is offering statistics at the state level, but there is no one place for families and community members to get data broken down by school for a better picture of the presence of COVID-19 in classrooms.