‘Blindsided’: Delaware auditor says multiple financial reporting failures triggered school district’s fiscal crisis
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A series of financial failures by leaders in Delaware’s fastest growing school district triggered a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall this summer and a 10% property tax increase that “blindsided”...
Judge shows ‘mercy’ to drunk driver who killed beloved N.J. mom
A man who acknowledged his behavior was “unforgivable” was sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal drunken driving crash in Gloucester County. The judge said he was showing “some mercy” with a slightly shorter sentence in the case because the defendant had no prior record.
Judge rips city for taking too long to reexamine Ellen Greenberg’s death
Ellen Greenberg was discovered in 2011 inside her Manayunk apartment, where she had been stabbed close to two dozen times.
First private psychiatric hospital in the U.S., still operating in Pennsylvania, over 200 years...
The Friends Hospital at 4641 Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Frankford County) was founded by the Quakers in 1813. Back then, this institution was called the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason.
Warrant Issued: Authorities Searching for Man in Alleged 911 Hoax Case
POTTSTOWN, PA — Lower Pottsgrove Township Police have announced that a warrant has been issued for a Philadelphia man accused of making multiple false calls to 911 regarding a residence in the Rolling Hills neighborhood of Pottstown. According to authorities, 30-year-old Acquille Samir Tucker allegedly placed several...
Appoquinimink had years of financial errors, auditor finds
The state auditor didn’t find any evidence of theft or fraud in a review of Appoquinimink School District’s finances, but its bookkeeping errors did run longer than initially believed due to oversight failures. The post Appoquinimink had years of financial errors, auditor finds appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .
Elkton, MD, man killed in two-vehicle collision in Middletown
Delaware State Police are currently investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that took place in Middletown on Sept. 1. A Kenworth tractor was heading southbound in the left lane on U.S. Route 301 to Bunker Hill Road at around 1:40 a.m., according to state police. A Ford Focus was driving northbound in the...
The ‘Roots’ of Slavery and its Lasting Effects
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 6 in the series. Kunta...
Missing Person Kayla Brown from the 22nd District
The Philadelphia Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating missing person Kayla Brown. Kayla was last seen Wednesday, August 29, 2025, at 4:00 PM, on the 23xx block of W. Diamond St. Kayla could be in the area of 60xx Colgate Street. Kayla is 18 years old,...
Malvern Prep student dead after deer flies off car on 322, slams through his...
Police say a black Toyota Sienna hit the deer, launching the animal to the other side of the road, where it went through the windshield of a car going the other way. Malvern Prep identified the victim as Kevin Donahue, a member of the class of 2027.
