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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says a masked Xavier Peterson held the couple at gunpoint as the boyfriend was parking his Subaru CrossTrek, forced them out of the car, then hopped in and sped off.

A Philadelphia man is facing felony charges after police allege he assaulted a woman who refused his sexual advances, later breaking into her apartment at a county-run senior complex. Doylestown Township police alleged that the victim said Joseph Brown, 69, was at her apartment at Grundy Tower in the 1200...

The Red Clay School District continued the trend of New Castle County districts shifting school tax burdens away from residents, but it did not wipe out one corporation's major tax break. Red Clay was authorized to create different school tax rates for its resident and non-resident properties by the state...

Chester police shot an armed suspect who was firing shots in the direction of officers on Wednesday night, police said.

WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police have arrested two men in connection with an alleged burglary on Maryland Avenue, during which one of the suspects is accused of threatening a victim with a knife. According to authorities, the incident occurred on August 15, 2025, at approximately 10:36 p.m. when officers...

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...