Drugs found near basement sump pump; two arrested
A man and a woman are facing drug-related charges following a combined law enforcement investigation in the Christiana-Bear area. According to Delaware State Police, an investigation into Charles Fax Jr. had been underway for several months. Last Friday, members of the New Castle County Drug Unit, New Castle County...
Firefighter Injured In Tuesday Morning Fire
Firefighters were dispatched around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday to a reported townhouse fire in the 100 block of Parma Avenue in New Castle. According to initial reports, the first arriving crews observed smoke showing and fire conditions at the rear of the home. New Castle County Paramedics were requested to respond...
A Wilmington City Councilmember wants to add 40 beds to the Rodney Reservoir community...
Wilmington City Councilmember Christian Willauer will present a resolution requesting city administration restore the Rodney Reservoir community garden. The Rodney Reservoir was home to a community garden with more than 60 beds assigned to residents, school groups and community organizations. Demolition and...
Wakefern to acquire 3 ShopRite stores from co-op members
Wakefern Food Corp. is growing its ShopRite Supermarkets Inc. division in the Philadelphia region. In a statement to NJBIZ, the Keasbey-based cooperative confirmed plans to acquire the following th...
Delaware mother admits guilt in 2023 starvation death of young son
A 33-year-old Elsmere-area woman has pleaded guilty to starving her preschool son to death in 2023. Unwilling to contact social services after losing her income, court documents say Mercedes Ferguson told New Castle County police she and her son were in her Elsmere-area apartment starving. This went on for weeks,...
Snow Removal Turns Into Armed Robbery Monday
On Monday, January 26, 2026, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 700 block of Alexandra Drive in the Rockwood Apartment Complex for a reported robbery. Upon arrival, Officers contacted four victims who were working in the complex, removing snow. The...
Executive Home Care Opens Delaware County Location
January 26, 2026 // Franchising.com // CHADDS FORD, Pa. — Executive Home Care announced the opening of Executive Home Care of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The new location is owned and operated by Suresh Chellapilla, with partner Priyanka Chellapilla, and will serve families throughout Delaware County....
Wilmington, Delaware – I-95 Weather Alert: Snow Risk Rising Friday–Monday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wilmington, Delaware – The risk of a winter storm affecting Delaware is increasing, as forecasters continue to monitor a developing system that could bring accumulating snow and hazardous travel conditions...
Jury finds woman guilty after Monroe Township gunfire
What begins as a simple family argument on social media quickly escalates into something far more dangerous.
PA Hospitals Manage ER Influx After Private Equity-Owned Hospital Collapse
Kathleen E. Carey – Daily Times, Primos, Pa. After celebrating an infusion of $4 million of state funding, Riddle Hospital executives sat down with state legislators last week for a wide-ranging discussion about impacts stemming from the Crozer Health closure. The Crozer Health system closed last year after former...
