Cris Barrish

Newark

Reporter and Producer at WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA)

“Every day is a new one.” Reporter/producer for WHYY- Philadelphia's NPR/PBS affiliate. Father. Friend. Tennis lover.

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Delaware AG Jennings took corporate-paid trips to South Africa and luxury resorts

1 month ago | whyy.org | Cris Barrish

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and her husband settled into first-class seats on a jumbo jet. It was November 2023, and the couple was taking a nonstop flight to South Africa, where Delaware’s chief law enforcement officer would attend a weeklong legal conference.
‘Like a kid before Christmas’: New pediatric health care center will help resurrect Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | Cris Barrish

A long-deteriorated area of Northeast Wilmington undergoing a dramatic revitalization will soon have a pediatric health care center. The medical complex will be housed in the new $54 million Kingwood Community Center under construction in the city’s Riverside neighborhood.
'Suficientemente fuerte como para matar a un elefante': Condenan a un traficante de fentanilo de Delaware tras una gran redada

1 month ago | whyy.org | Cris Barrish

Read in EnglishDwayne Fountain se presentaba a sí mismo como un hombre de negocios serio y astuto que vendía drogas callejeras ilegales suministradas por un cártel mexicano y otras fuentes: fentanilo, heroína, cocaína y metanfetamina.
Delaware detective’s online life as sexual predator of teen girls crashes down

1 month ago | whyy.org | Cris Barrish

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!A 31-year-old man in Delaware spent several months in 2021 persuading a teenage girl in Ohio to send him sexually explicit photos through Snapchat. Using vulgar and degrading language with the 16-year-old, the man, whose username was “jasonkyle221,” kept pestering the girl to go further on the instant messaging app. “You going to make daddy that vid?” he wrote during one exchange.
Delaware fentanyl dealer convicted after state’s biggest bust

2 months ago | phillytrib.com | Cris Barrish |Cris Barrish WHYY

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is on display at The Pennsylvania Convention Center until March 9. Upon walking through the entrance doors to the exhibit, spectators are greeted by a bold passageway of vibrant colors and LED lighting inviting you to take a pause on the now and step into the…
State senator challenges incumbent attorney for Delaware GOP party chair

2 months ago | whyy.org | Cris Barrish

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!Dave Lawson knows what it’s like to take on Democrats. The Republican former state trooper and Vietnam veteran did just that in 2010. That year, he was a political newcomer but defeated state Sen. Nancy Cook, the powerful chair of the Joint Finance Committee, for the western Kent County seat she had held for 36 years.
A blind student stars as radio announcer for pro basketball team

Feb 5, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org | Cris Barrish

Sitting at a courtside table in the basketball arena, head tilted downward, the slender young man wearing black sunglasses and a headset with a microphone is motionless except for fidgeting fingers. Allan Wylie is the radio color commentator for the Delaware Blue Coats NBA G League team, waiting and listening as his play-by-play colleague describes the game’s action. After Blue Coats guard Jaylen Martin gets fouled, the Rowan University freshman doesn’t miss a beat.
Arden’s ‘tree huggers’ battle to cut down Delmarva Power’s plan to replace towers

Jan 28, 2025 | whyy.org | Cris Barrish

The project aims to improve reliability in storms for 13,000 customers. Opponents want it rerouted amid environmental, health concerns. From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover?
From WHYY: Cade will become Mayor Carney's Chief of Staff after guilty plea on shoplifting charges

Jan 22, 2025 | delawarebusinessnow.com | Cris Barrish

Cade, 41, admitted to one count of stealing merchandise from the Wilmington Home Depot store while accepting a plea of probation before judgment in Delaware’s Court of Common Pleas. He was put on low-level probation for a year and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and any recommended treatment, and repay Home Depot $394.32 - the cost of the items taken. Once he completes that sentence, the other five shoplifting counts will be dropped.
Delaware’s first STEM Hub the newest pillar in resurrecting Wilmington community

Jan 6, 2025 | whyy.org | Cris Barrish

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!Anybody riding through the industrial and retail wasteland of Northeast Boulevard in Wilmington over the past two years couldn’t help but notice the impressive structure rising off the bedraggled strip. First, there was a sprawling mound of dirt and construction equipment, then a mass of rust-colored ironwork.

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