Chester County Sheriff’s Office Adds Five Deputies Following Academy Graduation
WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County Sheriff’s Office has added five new deputies following their graduation from Delaware County Community College’s Municipal Police Academy, expanding the agency’s ranks as it serves a county of more than 534,000 residents. The new deputies — Troy Brock, Edward...
Rose Tree Summer Festival 2026: July Lineup, Dates, and What to Know in Media
In Delaware County, summer has a soundtrack. It’s the sound of lawn chairs snapping open on a hillside, picnic blankets unfurling across the grass, and live music carrying over Rose Tree Park as the sun drops behind the trees. The Rose Tree Summer Festival has returned to the Media...
Wallace Township: Where Chester County’s Earliest Stories Still Echo
Morning arrives quietly in Wallace Township. Mist drifts above the East Branch of the Brandywine as sunlight filters through towering tulip poplars and white oaks. Along Creek Road, weathered stone farmhouses stand behind split-rail fences, their fields stretching toward the wooded ridges beyond Glenmoore. A red-tailed
South Jersey Could Feel Like 105 Next Week With Heat Wave
South Jersey Could Feel Like 105 Next Week With Heat Wave. South Jersey is about to get its first massive stretch of dangerous heat of the summer as a powerful heat dome settles over much of the eastern United States next week. If you’ve been enjoying the recent weather, you’ll...
A Key Chester County Road Is Closing for Three Days
CHARLESTOWN TWP, PA — Drivers in northern Chester County should prepare for a three-day daytime closure next month as PennDOT replaces a pipe beneath Hollow Road in Charlestown Township. At a Glance. Roads Affected: Hollow Road. Dates: July 6-8, 2026. Times: 7:00 AM-4:00 PM. Reason: Pipe replacement. According to...
Woman killed in I‑295 crash with tractor‑trailer, N.J. State Police say
A 30-year-old South Jersey woman was killed Friday morning in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 295 in Salem County, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded at 9:34 a.m. to the southbound lanes of I-295 near milepost 7.2 in Oldmans Township, police said. A preliminary investigation foun
Several Chester County Roads Face Months of Lane Restrictions
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Drivers across Chester County should prepare for a series of daytime and overnight lane restrictions as PennDOT continues resurfacing and roadway improvement projects on several state and local roads through the summer and early fall. At a Glance. Roads Affected: Marshallton Thorndale Road, Cambrid
Expired Food, Dirty Equipment Found at Local Establishments
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited several food establishments Friday for violations ranging from bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods and improper food storage to inoperable handwashing sinks and inadequate hot water. At Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream & Great American Cookie in Exton, inspectors ob
Brandywine Museum in Delco shows how Betsy Wyeth shaped her husband Andrew Wyeth’s artistry
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. What makes Andrew Wyeth’s paintings of farmhouses and rustic furniture so engrossing? A new exhibition at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, shows that part of his secret sauce was
What Should Delaware Do With Half-Empty Schools?
More than a dozen Delaware public schools, mostly in New Castle County, are operating at less than 60% capacity, according to data from the Delaware Department of Education. Five of those are more than half empty. The phenomenon of half-empty school buildings has prompted Delaware’s House Speaker Mimi Minor Brown (D-N
