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While Latino-owned businesses have seen steady growth — increasing from 5% of Delaware businesses in 2022 to 6% in 2023 — those numbers could grow even more quickly if many businesses didn’t face challenges like access to capital, lack of resources, language barriers and uneven government support.
Nationally, the Latino community contributes $3.2 trillion to the U.S. GDP.
Latino businesses in Delaware need more support from the state, according to Ronaldo Tello, owner of Delaware Hispanic Magazine and organizer of the Delaware Hispanic Award ceremony. While planning last year’s ceremony, he discovered a shared desire among Latino businesses to strengthen community ties, which led to the founding of the Delaware Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
“The state is already receiving a lot of funding through so many Latino businesses and we have to make sure that that comes back and helps them,” he said. “People said, ‘Why don’t we form something where we can help each other, where we can really connect with resources,’ and I think this cry came from the great number of first-generation business owners that we had, and many of them felt isolated and kind of disconnected from other efforts to support the business community.”
He identified common obstacles encountered by business owners.
“In that meeting, they spoke about the barriers that many times immigrants go through. The first generation has this language barrier, then there is a lack of trust because some of the resources are from the government,” he added. “We also learned that the community needed a lot of financial literacy support.”
Acting on the advice of Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission (DTRC) veterinarians and stewards, Delaware Park canceled the remainder of today’s live racing card following the fourth race due to the heat index. Live racing is scheduled to resume with a special live racing card on Tuesday, July 21.
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Saturday, July 18, 2026 10:24AM
NEWARK, Del. (WPVI) — Delaware State Police are investigating after four people were shot outside a Waffle House restaurant.
Police arrived to the scene, along the 1400 block of Pulaski Highway just after 1a.m. They found dozens of shell casings.
Police sources said four people, two men and two women, were hit. Two are in serious condition, two are stable.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Action News has reached out to police for more information on suspects or a motive.
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Delaware residents are being urged to limit strenuous outdoor activity Friday as smoke from Canadian wildfires pushes fine-particle pollution into the unhealthy range across the First State.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control forecast a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter Friday, July 17. The state projected a fine-particle Air Quality Index of 186, a level considered unhealthy for everyone.
The smoke is expected to begin gradually clearing Saturday afternoon and evening as winds shift and scattered thunderstorms help mix cleaner air into the region. However, dense smoke may remain trapped near the ground Saturday morning, keeping conditions unhealthy for sensitive groups during the first half of the day.
DNREC forecasts a PM2.5 index of 102 for Saturday, placing air quality in the Code Orange category, or unhealthy for sensitive groups. Conditions are expected to improve to moderate Sunday and Monday, although thin smoke and haze could remain over Delaware.
New Castle County is expected to experience the greatest impact from the wildfire smoke, particularly in Wilmington, Newark and Bear, where fine-particle pollution may remain concentrated near the ground. Kent County, including Dover and Smyrna, is expected to see a moderate impact. Conditions in Sussex County may range from light to moderate depending on wind direction, with Milford, Georgetown and Laurel likely to experience less severe smoke than northern Delaware.
The primary concern is PM2.5, microscopic particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or smaller. The particles are produced when trees and other organic materials burn and can travel hundreds or thousands of miles from the original fire.
Because the particles are so small, they can enter the lungs and, in some cases, affect the cardiovascular system. The smoke also contains gases and other pollutants, but federal health officials consider fine-particle pollution the greatest immediate health concern during most wildfire-smoke events.
Light northerly winds carried the dense smoke into Delaware. A temperature inversion — a layer of warmer air above cooler surface air — also helped trap the pollution close to the ground, allowing smoke concentrations to build during the morning.
Saturday’s approaching warm front is expected to turn winds toward the south and southwest. Thunderstorms may also help disperse the smoke. A cold front Sunday could carry a thinner plume back into Delaware, while light winds Monday may allow some haze to linger.
Code Red means some members of the general public may experience health effects, while people in sensitive groups face a greater chance of more serious symptoms.
Those at higher risk include:
Children are more vulnerable because their lungs are still developing, they are often more active outdoors and they inhale more air relative to their body weight. Older adults are more likely to have existing heart or lung conditions that can be aggravated by smoke.
Wildfire smoke can cause burning or watery eyes, a runny nose, throat irritation, coughing, headaches and fatigue.
More concerning symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, an irregular heartbeat or becoming unusually winded during light activity. People with asthma may need their rescue inhalers more frequently, while those with heart disease may face an increased risk of serious cardiovascular problems.
Anyone experiencing severe chest pain, significant difficulty breathing, confusion, fainting or signs of a heart attack or stroke should seek immediate medical assistance.
Residents can lower their exposure by moving exercise and other strenuous activities indoors, keeping windows and doors closed and running air conditioning on a recirculation setting.
Portable air cleaners or high-efficiency heating and cooling filters may help reduce smoke particles indoors. People who must spend extended periods outside may consider a properly fitted N95 respirator, although masks do not eliminate all exposure and are less effective when they do not seal tightly against the face.
Healthy adults are generally less likely to experience serious problems from a brief smoke event, but federal health officials advise everyone to reduce exposure when the air reaches Code Red.
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