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Delaware State Police are looking into an armed robbery that took place in the early hours of Thursday morning at a Claymont gas station. At around 2:15 a.m. on August 13, 2026, troopers were called to the Wawa at 601 Naamans Road in Claymont after a robbery was reported. According to the preliminary investigation, fou

Square Roots Community Initiative, a nonprofit that supports the Kennett Square area, will open a new American restaurant and cocktail bar in Kennett this summer, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Opus will open in the two-story building at 201 Birch Street, previously home to Hank’s Place dine

WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting that left a 19-year-old man wounded in the area of 10th and Pine streets. Police reported that the shooting occurred Wednesday at approximately 7:29 p.m. Officers responding to the area located the 19-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a

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The Delaware Department of Justice charged Rep. Josue Ortega (D-Wilmington) with offensive touching, a misdemeanor, months after the Delaware State Police began investigating the lawmaker on claims he punched a woman in the face. The post Rep. Ortega charged with misdemeanor in domestic violence case appeared first on

A driver was rescued after his car crashed through a concrete wall and went down an embankment at Little Crum Creek in Ridley Park.

Two Delaware County restaurants made it to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s new annual list of the 76 most vital restaurants in the Philadelphia region. The list defines what it means to be part of the Philly food culture in 2024. A restaurant’s food, service, and vibe were all taken into...

Philly nonprofit Sharing Excess helped set a new Guinness World Record for donating more than 543,000 pounds of fresh produce during a Canadian food rescue event last weekend. Why it matters: It's another flex for the group's founder, Drexel alum Evan Ehlers, who started the nonprofit in 2018 to help solve food securi

Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials, alongside state officials from Delaware and New Jersey, celebrated major achievements of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The event, held in New Castle, Delaware, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, highlighted the 75th anniversary of the first span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, an

The Ridley Township community is mourning the death of retired police Capt. Scott Willoughby, 59, who died on Aug. 9. Willoughby, who dedicated more than three decades to the department, was remembered by township officials as a public servant whose life was deeply connected to the community. “Captain Wiloughby gave...