Jim DeLa

Digital Content Producer

Jim has more than 40 years of reporting and editing experience in radio, TV, newspapers and nonprofit organizations in markets including Washington, D.C., Maryland, Colorado, Hawaii and Florida.

Jim has worked a wide variety of beats in his career, including religion, NASA and baseball. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland. He holds a private pilot certificate and is a PADI-certified Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

In his spare time, he umpires women's fastpitch softball at tournaments across the state.

National

Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie were on a cross-county journey last year, documenting the trip...

Civil suit against Laundrie family moving forward, judge rules

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:32 PM CDT

By Melissa Ratliff, Jim DeLa and Debra Worley

Circuit Court Judge Hunter Carroll denied the motion by Christopher and Roberta Laundrie to dismiss the civil suit brought by Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, the parents of Gabby Petito.

National

An eight-page letter in which Brian Laundrie confessed to Gabby Petito's death, calling it a...

Brian Laundrie confession claims Gabby Petito’s death was mercy killing

Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 12:36 AM CDT

By Melissa Ratliff, Jim DeLa and Gray News staff

In a confession letter written prior to his death, Brian Laundrie claimed Gabby Petito’s death was a mercy killing after she suffered a head injury in a fall.

National

Zander Moricz, a senior class president in Florida, was warned not to speak about his...

Fla. class president told he couldn’t speak about being gay uses hair metaphor

Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 5:36 AM CDT

By Tatyiana Hayes , Jim DeLa and Gray News staff

The senior class president was warned not to speak about his experience as a gay student or criticize the state's “Don’t Say Gay” law during his graduation speech.