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Delaware's Office of Auditor of Accounts (AOA) releases the second wave of opioid grantee audits, finding financial inconsistencies within Congo Legacy Center's plans to fund the Congo Tarir Project. The audits are being conducted on a rolling basis after State Auditor Lydia York flagged Kent County nonprofit Code...

Why Should Delaware Care?New Castle County homeowners can expect smaller tax bills this year now that school boards approved new split rate structures for residential and commercial properties. Following public outcry, state lawmakers approved legislation in a special session last week allowing northern school...

In Wilmington, the annual August Quarterly Festival—also known as Big Quarterly—returns this Sunday to celebrate its 211th year. Founded to honor the legacy of Reverend Peter Spencer and the establishment of the first African American church, the Union Church of Africans, the festival has long stood as a symbol of...

On Thursday, Delaware State Auditor Lydia York published a report stating that the nonprofit – the Congo Legacy Center – did not properly spend or did not sufficiently document spending for nearly half of its grant. The post Delaware auditor questions Congo Legacy Center’s payments to family company appeared first...

Residential taxpayers in the Christina and Appoquinimink School Districts will see some property tax relief, but the districts chose to kept their 10% reassessment tax increases in place. The two districts were the last of the traditional public high school districts to act upon last week's legislation signed by...

WILMINGTON, DE — A 44-year-old Wilmington man has been arrested on drug-related charges following an investigation by the Wilmington Police Department’s Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division. According to authorities, the incident occurred on August 19, 2025, at approximately 10:33 a.m. when officers were...

NEW CASTLE - On. Aug. 21, Delaware River and Bay Authority police officials announced that additional patrol units will be assigned to the approaches of the northbound and southbound spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

Delaware State Police are investigating a knifepoint robbery that occurred yesterday in a Kohl’s parking lot in Wilmington. Officials said on August 20, 2025, at approximately 6:50 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a knifepoint robbery in the parking lot of Kohl’s, located at 4437 Kirkwood Highway in...

Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Gratz Street just before 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, for a reported shooting, according to police. When they arrived, officers found Direll Skipworth with gunshot wounds to his chest, back, and leg. He was rushed by police to Temple University Hospital, where he was...

Balvin Greene, 32, Terrell Jackson, 39, and Kristopher Heard, 38, all of Philadelphia, were arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including running a corrupt organization, organized retail theft, retail theft, conspiracy, and dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activity, according to Montgomery County District...