Wilmington DE

The dead geese are found at Woodstown Memorial Lake, Woodstown Borough police said. "As a precaution, residents are asked not to approach any geese in or around the area due to recent reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in South Jersey," police said. More than 1,100 geese in New...

A Wilmington developer is moving in on two of downtown Kennett Square’s best-known State Street office buildings, with a plan to turn one into roughly 60 apartments while keeping the other focused on office and medical tenants. The deal would tuck new rental housing right into the borough’s compact downtown and...

KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Caputo & Guest has launched an e-commerce website offering direct-to-consumer sales of its organic specialty mushrooms to customers in 42 states, the company announced. The site, available at https://www.caputoandguest.com, allows consumers to order fresh mushroom varieties shipped from the...

Wilmington City Council passed an ordinance allowing enforcement action for unsafe or unmaintained utility wires. City residents reported a growing number of unattended, unsafe utility wires on sidewalks, in roadways and hanging from utility poles, according to the ordinance. The Department of Licenses and...

The former Warner Theater in West Chester has been transformed into a majestic hotel that is among this year's most historic in American film and television history. West Chester is home to one of the Top 25 Historic Hotels of America in Film and Television History, according to a 2023 report from Hotel News Resource.

TGIF, Delaware. So, maybe sleep in a bit this morning, and tomorrow morning for sure, because we’re all gonna lose an hour’s sleep overnight into Sunday. 2026 daylight saving time start and end. I don’t know about you, but I always take a while to get over losing that 60 minutes. I do love the lighter evenings, but...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wilmington, Delaware – A push of colder Canadian air could bring brief periods of light snow to parts of Delaware just days before St. Patrick’s Day, potentially slowing the start of spring break travel...

A new collaboration between two women-owned businesses is bringing medical aesthetics into a boutique beauty setting in Wilmington. Mint & Needle, a Delaware-based aesthetic practice known for its education-driven approach to treatments, has announced an ongoing partnership with Houppette, a curated beauty boutique...

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A 26-year-old man is in custody after an 11-year-old girl was assaulted at a Chester County store, Pennsylvania State Police announced. The assault happened on Jan. 24 at a Walmart in West Sadsbury Township, according to court documents corroborated by state police. Joseph Bouffard,...

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative faces an uphill battle after the governor proposed an 80% funding cut for Fiscal Year 2027. Delaware’s Department of Education presented its first strategic plan in years on Tuesday, which included more than $20 million worth of program cuts. Among the proposed cuts is a...