Cris Barrish
Cris Barrish, a national award-winning investigative reporter, covers stories about Delaware.
Cris worked at Wilmington (Del.) News Journal for 34 years, starting out writing about local sports but ultimately becoming the senior investigative reporter — a position he held for nearly two decades. At the News Journal, he won dozens of national and regional awards for his exposés about corruption, incompetence, and sheer outrageousness in the First State. He won the University of Colorado/Denver Press Club Al Nakkula Award for Police reporting and other honors for his Pulitzer Prize-nominated series of investigative stories on the failed efforts by police, prosecutors, and medical officials to stop a pedophile pediatrician who raped more than 100 young girls he treated.
He was lead author of “Fatal Embrace,” a true-crime book about the murder by prominent attorney Tom Capano of gubernatorial secretary Ann Marie Fahey. He has appeared in several television documentaries and on radio and cable news about cases he covered, including A&E’s “American Justice” and “City Confidential,” the Discovery Network, CNN, NPR, and local and regional news shows.
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A plea deal fell apart Wednesday for President Biden's son Hunter in a federal court in Delaware — intending to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges. The judge asked for more information.
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U.S. Senator Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he won't seek re-election to a fifth term in 2024. WHYY's Cris Barrish reports that the incumbent wasn't shy about saying who he wants to succeed him. -
Delaware lawmakers banned the sale and possession of assault-style weapons last year. WHYY's Cris Barrish has details on how anyone who previously had one of the rifles or guns can keep them without fear of a felony charge. -
It's legal now in Delaware for adults 21 and over to have, use, transport and share marijuana. Retail stores to buy weed won't open for more than a year, however. -
A bill that would require fingerprinting, training and a permit to buy handguns has been resurrected in Delaware. WHYY's Cris Barrish reports on the measure that lawmakers left behind last year when other gun control steps became law. -
The surprise $787 million settlement in the Dominion Voting Systems/ Fox News defamation case culminated a whirlwind day at the Wilmington courthouse. WHYY's Cris Barrish was there when the deal was announced. -
A Delaware woman and her brother from Pennsylvania are the latest of more than 1,000 people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. -
The Delaware Senate joined the House Tuesday in approving marijuana legalization and regulation. WHYY's Cris Barrish reports that all eyes are now on Gov. Carney, a staunch foe. -
New legislation in Delaware would require priests to break the ‘seal of confession’ and report child abuse or neglect to investigative authorities. WHYY's Cris Barrish reports that sponsors say the bill is necessary, but Catholic church leaders call it unconstitutional. -
A Delaware family that fled Ukraine in February when the Russian bombardment began is now living in Warsaw. One member returned to the Kyiv-area in July and reconnected with WHYY's Cris Barrish to talk about her heartening and heartbreaking visit.
