Wilmington hires nonprofit to manage Christina Park homeless camp
Wilmington says its only city-sanctioned park for the homeless will finally get bathrooms next week. It will also get showers and social services within the next four months, the city said. The post Wilmington hires nonprofit to manage Christina Park homeless camp appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .
Westmoreland jury convicts defendant of drug offenses who refused to attend his trial
A Westmoreland County jury took just nine minutes to convict a Philadelphia man of three drug offenses after he refused to appear in court for his trial. Rysheid Malik Baldwin, 44, was to serve as his own lawyer in what was expected to be a three-day trial on charges that he attempted to sell heroin to an undercover...
Police search for 2 teens in car theft after fleeing into Tacony Creek
Police are searching for two teen boys who ran into Tacony Park after fleeing officers from a suspected stolen vehicle Wednesday morning. Officials said it was around 2 a.m. when officers stopped the vehicle along the 5100 block of Bingham Street.
‘Horror movie come to life’: Cops find more than 100 skeletal remains in Pa....
Jonathan Gerlach was arrested Jan. 6 at the cemetery with a bag containing human remains of children and skulls, along with additional bones in his vehicle.
Crash knocks out power on Chester Pike in Norwood, Pa., officials say
Police say a crash on Chester Pike knocked out power in Norwood and Prospect Park and urged drivers to avoid the area.
A proposed cannabis manufacturing facility in Newark is one step closer to opening
The Newark Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of a cannabis manufacturing facility in the city. The facility still needs final approval from Newark City Council, but this is the second approval already for Loud Labs. The city’s Planning and Development Department already approved the facility. Loud...
Missing New Castle Resident Sharon Figueroa Found Safe, Alert Discontinued
A New Castle woman who had been the subject of a missing person search has been found safe, according to local authorities. Sharon Figueroa, who prompted officials to issue a Gold Alert when she disappeared, has been successfully located. Law enforcement has confirmed that the alert system activation has been...
Fallen Delaware trooper receives a hero’s farewell at the Bob Carpenter Center
NEWARK, Del. — Cpl./1 Matthew T. “Ty” Snook had a remarkable knack for bringing people together. Growing up in Bear, Del., he was the one who organized activities for his two younger siblings, acted as their “hype man,” and sat next to his little sister when she was scared to ride a roller coaster. As he got older,...
Firefighter struck on Maryland Avenue
Delaware State Police are investigating an accident Wednesday night, January 7, 2026, involving a firefighter in front of the Five Points Fire Company on Maryland Avenue. Fire company officials said their ladder truck was backing into the station around 8 p.m. after returning from a run, when one of the firefighters,...
Police: Road rage driver pepper-sprayed woman outside ASPIRA Academy
A Newark man is behind bars after allegedly pepper-spraying a woman in the parking lot of a local school during a road rage incident. The incident happened at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday on Ruthar Drive, east of Newark, according to Delaware State Police. Following the road rage incident, the victim turned into the parking...
