Back-to-school giveaways help families offset rising school supply costs
Families across the Philadelphia region are preparing for a more expensive return to school, with community giveaways and sales helping parents stretch their back-to-school budgets. The price of a typical school supply list increased 7.7% over the past year, according to the Groundwork Collaborative. Experts say the wa
Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: NJSP
A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed when a Tesla crossed the median of Route 55 and struck his SUV in South Jersey on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 8:31 a.m., a Tesla was heading south on Route 55 in Vineland when its driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road, cr…
NCCPD charge Wilmington man with distributing illegal drugs
A Wilmington man is charged with several drug offenses after his arrest this past week by New Castle County Police. They suspected 31-year-old Marquise Byrd of distributing drugs throughout the county, and when officers confronted him Thursday near 6th Street and Washington Avenue in Wilmington, Byrd ran away, discardi
10 most expensive homes sold in Salem County, Aug. 10-16
A single-family home in Elmer that sold for $613,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Salem County over the week of Aug. 10-16. In total, 20 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the week of Aug. 10-16, with an average price of $230,050. The average price p
Delaware paired students with agencies in 3-day AI hackathon
Delaware state agencies are turning to college and high school students to explore how artificial intelligence could address some of government’s everyday challenges, such as records management, customer service, transportation and infrastructure planning, workforce and benefits administration and internal reporting. T
Strong storms to bring gusty winds, potential flooding Saturday night
Light rain this Saturday morning is on the move from Delaware into the Philadelphia metro area and locations eastward. These light rain showers should exit by noon with clouds sticking around for most neighborhoods. A better chance for sunshine this afternoon is possible west and north of Philly. Saturday night,...
Storms Roll Through Pennsylvania and New Jersey With Flash Flood Risk Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms are sweeping through Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Saturday, August 22, carrying a localized flash flood threat before drier conditions return on Sunday. Forecasters say the heaviest activity is expected overnight before the system moves out of the region. CBS News Philadelphia reported that
The Mill Expands Its Coworking Footprint to Seaford
The Mill, Wilmington’s pioneering coworking community, opened a new location in Seaford’s historic Nylon Capital Center in June, marking a major milestone in both the company’s growth and Seaford’s revitalization efforts. Founded in 2016 in the Nemours Building, The Mill was built on a simple but...
These Photos Visualize the Legacy of Peter Spencer, Founder of America’s First Independent Black...
“Prayer and praise meetings, love feasts and communion services, sermons and class revivals, shoutings and singings of hallelujahs in the most fervid camp-meeting style go on uninterruptedly.”. This 1932 quote from the Black writer Alice Dunbar-Nelson describes the August Quarterly Festival, a religious and cultural ga
2020 Hack Helped Delaware County, Pa., Prep for Recent Issue
(TNS) — Delaware County got an update on the situation that caused a network challenge last month and learned that lessons learned from the hack six years ago came in handy this time. On June 26, county officials became aware of “unauthorized activity,” resulting in them shutting down the...

















