Wilmington DE

It wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day at our house without Irish Potato Candy. It’s one of those nostalgic, no-bake treats that take you back to your childhood when mom let you help her make these delicious little bites of joy. Despite the name, there are no potatoes...

A pedestrian was seriously injured near a Gloucester County intersection Sunday morning by driver who fled the scene but whose vehicle was later identified by a licence plate reader, police said. The incident occurred at 4:34 a.m. on the Black Horse Pike, also known as State Highway 42, in Washington...

In an effort to improve on-time performance, connections and service reliability, DART has proposed a number of changes to its Beach Bus services that are expected to be put in place in May. For Route 201, which services the Lewes Transit Center, the outlets, the Rehoboth Park & Ride and...

The Delaware State Police are investigating a motor vehicle collision with injuries that occurred Sunday afternoon along Pulaski Highway. The crash was reported at approximately 3:33 p.m. in the area of David Place. Emergency crews were dispatched for a vehicle collision involving a rollover. New Castle County...

Nine months since Crozer-Chester Medical Center was closed by Prospect Medical, residents of Chester are still without a hospital and are traveling more than 30 minutes to get care. The hospital closed its doors to patients in May 2025 after its owners, Prospect Medical, went into bankruptcy. The closure left...

Emilio Enrique Santos, 31, was arrested following the incident at East Ridge Road and Market Street in Linwood on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Lower Chichester Township Police. Officer Burkert reported seeing a red GMC Sierra pickup truck drive onto the sidewalk while making a right...

The bartender leans across the polished wood in South Philly and asks if you want “wooder.” He doesn’t blink when he says it. The word lands soft and rounded, more river than tap. At the corner table, a woman calls to her friend to grab that jawn by the door, and no one pauses to ask what she means. It is all...

In a development making headlines, Cristian Geovanni Rojas Benitez, a 37-year-old overstayed visa holder from Mexico, has been sentenced to 14 months behind bars for a confrontation that could have ended far worse. Rojas Benitez tried to use his vehicle against a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent during an...

A dispute between two men is believed to have led to a deadly shooting early Friday in West Philadelphia.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Drivers across the Delaware Valley have a narrow window before rain and snow spread in from the southwest late this afternoon, with slippery roads likely before the Monday...