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Wilmington, DE – A Delaware mother says her teenage son died after attempting a viral TikTok trend known as the “Blackout Challenge,” which allegedly encourages users to choke themselves until they lose consciousness. Now, his death is among several cited in a wrongful death lawsuit being weighed by a Delaware…

FELTON, Del. – The Felton Police Department arrested a man for violating a Protection from Abuse Order. 45-year-old Michael Horvath of Middletown turned himself into police last Monday. On December 31st, Felton Police were contacted in reference to a reported violation. Throughout the investigation, Felton police...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...