Armed Black Panther Group Mobilizes in Philadelphia in Response to ICE Tensions
A group calling itself the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense has appeared armed at protests and community events in Philadelphia as tensions over U.S.
Closing Time: 6 Major Retail Chains Closing Doors in Pennsylvania
The “Retail Apocalypse” has not finished with Pennsylvania yet. While 2025 saw the heartbreaking loss of local malls and the collapse of Rue21 (a Pennsylvania-born brand), 2026 is bringing a new wave of closures. This year, the focus shifts from clothing stores to the places Pennsylvanians rely on for daily...
Jonathan Gerlach’s DNA Linked To ‘Horror Movie’ Grave Thefts
Gerlach, 34, of Ephrata, is accused of targeting Mount Moriah Cemetery, a historic burial ground spanning both the Delaware County and Philadelphia sections of the property, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced on Thursday, Jan. 8. The case drew national attention after prosecutors said...
Addressing an affordability crisis in Wilmington
A trio of Wilmington City Council members held a news conference on Monday, January 19, 2026, to announce a comprehensive plan to address affordability in the city on several levels, including for homeowners, renters and the homeless. "Wilmington is becoming unaffordable for way too many people," said 1st District...
Michael’s Sandwich Shop in Woodlyn Closes After 49-Year Run
Michael and Mary Cirilli are retiring and have closed Michael's sandwich shop in Woodlyn after 49 years. Michael and Mary Cirilli are retiring, bidding farewell to grateful customers who enjoyed their cheesesteaks, hoagies, and other sandwiches for decades, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The Upper...
N.J. nursing home owners sued for pocketing millions in Medicaid money
The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller filed a lawsuit Monday against the ownership group of two troubled South Jersey nursing homes, seeking to recover millions in what it said were “misspent and concealed Medicaid Funds.”. The action came after the watchdog agency found what it called “a...
Amtrak Bribery Scheme Sends Four Executives to Prison, Orders Over $2 Million in Restitution
Philadelphia, PA. — A federal investigation by the Amtrak Office of Inspector General has resulted in prison sentences and more than $2 million in restitution for four executives of a masonry restoration firm involved in a long-running bribery scheme tied to work at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. Khaled...
Pennsylvania’s Top Elementary Schools Include 4 From Delaware County
One Delaware County school district had three elementary schools make a top 25 elementary school list for Pennsylvania. The Radnor School District can lay claim to three of the top 10 elementary schools in Pennsylvania, based on a ranking of the state’s top 25 public schools. The Wallingford-Swarthmore School...
Wilmington land bank to pause handover of Gibraltar mansion to new nonprofit
Wilmington has paused its plans to transfer the deed of a historic mansion, renovated with millions in taxpayer dollars, to a nonprofit company led by the city’s former mayor. The post Wilmington land bank to pause handover of Gibraltar mansion to new nonprofit appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .
Traffic Stop Snowballs Into Major Cocaine and Stolen Gun Bust
NEW CASTLE, DE — A routine vehicle contact by a county violence-reduction team escalated into a multi-location investigation that police allege exposed a cocaine trafficking operation and led to the arrests of five people on a slate of felony charges. According to the New Castle County Police, detectives with...
