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(WHTM)– A father and son duo reeled in quite the surprise while fishing in a Pennsylvania lake last weekend. According to a Facebook post by Mike Coffey, his son caught a 2-lb red-bellied piranha while fishing at Ridley Park Lake in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, last weekend. Piranhas are not native to Pennsylvania an

Police in Prospect Park have named a man sought in connection to an incident in which a 12-year-old girl was touched inappropriately in a Dollar Tree store earlier this month. On Thursday, Aug. 13, officials said that police are on the lookout for Robert McCool, 35, in connection to the incident that happened on August

A 14-year-old was found with a loaded handgun while police performed a foot patrol in Edgemoor, Delaware, officials say. According to New Castle County Police, officers were assigned to conduct foot patrols in the area of Rysing Drive in Edgemoor Gardens, Delaware, on Aug. 11. While performing the patrols around...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — FBI Baltimore, in collaboration with local, state, and federal officials, announced the results of a large-scale fugitive warrant sweep in Maryland and Delaware, resulting in over 100 arrests, the seizure of firearms, and the removal of dangerous offenders from both states. The three-week surge occurr

The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 6 on the unit block of South Clifton Avenue. Investigators said Ugochukwu Ilodigew was armed with a knife at the time of the encounter.

NEW CASTLE, DE — State and bridge officials gathered Wednesday to recognize two milestones for the Delaware Memorial Bridge: the 75th anniversary of the first span and the completion of a new ship collision protection system. The event in New Castle brought together leaders from Delaware and New Jersey, along with the

The agency running the Delaware Memorial Bridge said the twin-span bridge is safer, now that a system is in place to protect the bridge from a ship running into it.

An 8-year-old from Bear, Delaware set three national records in Iowa’s Junior Olympic Games. How did Emeri Cotton and her family make it happen?

Wilmington Mayor John Carney establishes an Economic Development Roundtable for the city. The Mayor’s Economic Development Roundtable was created through an executive order. It’s tasked with strengthening collaboration across the business, nonprofit, education and civic sectors, advising the city on ways to expand oppo

A new report released by the statewide nonprofit group PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center showed that the Delaware River and streams throughout the Philadelphia region regularly test positive for harmful levels of bacteria. Along the Philadelphia section of the Delaware River, tests showed elevated fecal bacteria