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If you are planning your March dinner out, you might find a few familiar spots have permanently turned off the grills. Here are the major restaurant chains closing doors in Delaware this March. 1. Bahama Breeze: A Sudden Departure in Newark. The biggest blow to Delaware’s casual dining scene this...

The one-bedroom Plank House in Marcus Hook is one of the oldest operating houses in Delaware County, and is said to be the home of the pirate Blackbeard. “It dates back to the 1700s,” said Joshua Chjaires, founder of Phantom Detectives LLC. “At that time, Marcus Hook was a well-known shipping port. It has a lot of...

Local travelers are gaining two new options with Avelo Airlines adding two nonstop services from Wilmington to Atlanta and Chicago. Local travelers are gaining two new options with Avelo Airlines, which will be adding nonstop services from Wilmington to Atlanta and Chicago early next year, writes Emma Dooling for the...

TOWNSEND, Del. - Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that killed a Magnolia woman and injured a Dover woman yesterday night. Officials say around 11:40 p.m., a Nissan was traveling down southbound Dupont Parkway in Townsend, approaching Summit Bridge Road. At the same time, a Toyota was in the left lane...

What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A couple’s loss of their son to an overdose turned grief into action more than 13 years ago. Don and Jeanne Keister never expected to become leaders in...

Here’s what the first Sheetz store in Delaware County could look like based on sketch plans submitted to the Chadds Ford Planning Commission. Sheetz is thinking of opening a 24/7 convenience store with gas pumps in the Painters Crossing Shopping Center at 1201 Wilmington Pike, Chadds Ford, writes Rich Schwartzman for...

Several people, including two firefighters, were injured during a house fire in Wilmington Sunday afternoon.

He passed away Thursday after a courageous battle with blood cancer.

Wilmington Police announced the arrest of two men in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in May 2025 following an extended investigation. According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers from the Uniformed Services Division responded at approximately 6:46 p.m. on May 8, 2025, to a reported shooting...

A newly elected board of directors at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association discovered that the organization's bank account had been drained to zero, leading to criminal charges against its former treasurer.