Wilmington DE

Following the discovery of more contaminated soil last year, the cleanup of Manhattan Project-era radiological waste at the former DuPont Chambers Works in Deepwater, N.J., will continue until 2038, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said at a recent public presentation in nearby Salem County. Since the corps began...

NORTH EAST — A woman remained jailed Tuesday after she allegedly threatened to shoot her husband while brandishing his handgun inside their residence near North East, according to Cecil County District Court records. Investigators identified the suspect as 51-year-old Ammie L. Casula Creese, who is facing seven...

NEW CASTLE, DE — Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police High Risk Officers Team, working in partnership with the ATF Wilmington Field Office, have charged two men following an investigation into alleged straw purchases of firearms and related criminal activity. According to authorities, the...

Gov. Matt Meyer on Monday signed a bill that clears the way for Exceptional Care for Children to continue caring for its patients after they turn 21 to help them transition to adult care. “This is a monumental step forward for the medically fragile young adults in our community and their families,” the nonprofit said...

In its inaugural school year, the program caught more than 2,000 drivers behaving badly around school buses.

GEORGETOWN, Del. — For the past decade, AtTAcK Addiction has hosted two events each year to observe Overdose Awareness Day. The events, held in Georgetown and Newark, Delaware, aim to honor lives lost in the opioid epidemic and provide support for those impacted by addiction. Jill Fredel, director of communications,...

Following a series of vehicle break-ins that have plagued New Castle County over the last three months, local authorities have made a significant breakthrough in the case. An announcement from the New Castle County Police Department has confirmed the arrest of two suspects believed to be connected to the criminal...

PHILADELPHIA - Hanwha Group announced a $5 billion infrastructure plan for Hanwha Philly Shipyard as part of South Korea's commitment to supporting growth of the U.S. shipbuilding industry through a $150 billion investment fund. The announcement was made in time for the christening of a new training vessel, the U.S....

ICE announced the arrest of 24 immigration violators, including a suspected MS-13 gang member, according to a press release. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers conducted a targeted operation in Bellefonte on August 19, resulting in the arrest of Oscar Alexis Martinez-Lopez, a Salvadoran resident...

WILMINGTON — The Rev. John J. Mink, pastor of St. Ann Catholic Church in Wilmington’s Forty Acres neighborhood, a decorated military chaplain and longtime servant of the Diocese of Wilmington, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, following complications from a stroke, at the age of 65. Born in Philadelphia, Father Mink...