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A woman is behind bars after being stopped while driving a stolen vehicle through Newark, police said. The incident happened at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 15 as the Newark Police Department Street Crimes Unit was doing proactive patrols on South College Avenue. Officers saw a vehicle “traveling quickly” through a parking lot...

EAST LANSDOWNE, PA — A routine alert from a license plate reader system escalated into an arrest late last week after East Lansdowne police say an allegedly stolen plate was detected traveling through the borough. According to the East Lansdowne Police Department, the incident unfolded at approximately 9:30 p.m....

ChristianaCare and one of its third-party vendors are facing a class-action lawsuit claiming they acted negligently and continue to “obfuscate” details of a 2025 data breach. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS. After a data breach last year where an untold amount of patient information was harvested...

A former borough councilman from Salem County has pleaded guilty in a pair of corruption cases, according to the state attorney general’s office. Carl Washington Jr., 52, entered guilty pleas on Jan. 13 to allegations that he stole funding from a state litter cleanup program to enrich himself and a relative,...

Wilmington officials will open the Hicks Anderson Community Center this weekend to shelter unhoused residents during a forecasted blizzard. The post Wilmington to open emergency shelters ahead of weekend snowstorm appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .

PENNS GROVE, NJ - A former councilman in Penns Grove, Salem County, has pleaded guilty in two separate public corruption cases—one involving the misappropriation of state Clean Communities funds and the other involving fraudulent reporting of income to secure federally subsidized housing benefits.

Mayor John Carney has declared a State of Emergency in Wilmington due to the coming winter storm. The action directs that people deemed non-essential not drive in the city after 1:00 a.m. Sunday except for a significant safety, medical or health-related reason. City parks and public spaces will also be...

Bartender charged after fatal New Castle crash linked to alcohol service NEW CASTLE, Del. — A bartender has been charged after investigators determined she served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated patron who was later involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash in New Castle last fall, authorities said. Delaware State...

PENN TWP, PA — A serious two-vehicle crash in southern Chester County sent multiple people to area hospitals Wednesday morning, leaving two victims in critical condition and prompting an ongoing investigation by Pennsylvania State Police. According to the Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Barracks, troopers were...

Jim Vail stands with his son, Ryan, in the new cafe, Ryan's Rise Up Cafe in Glen Mills, still under construction. A café opening early March in Glen Mills is the inspiration of Jim Vail, who sold his construction company to create a space where his son and others with disabilities would have a chance to work.