Animal rescue operator arrested in New Castle following investigation
NEW CASTLE -- A 39-year-old man was arrested after 98 animals, including 49 cats, 42 dogs, and seven small animals, were seized from a townhome in New Castle where the owner operated an animal rescue, a news release said.
Teen’s Eagle Scout project spruces up Newark cemetery
A local teen used his Eagle Scout project to help spruce up a historic Newark cemetery. The St. John Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery has been at the corner of Elkton Road and West Park Place since 1892. However, in recent years, it had become overgrown and was attracting vandalism, vagrancy and partying, said Charles...
6 Delaware barbecue restaurants proving the First State loves good smoke too
Delaware might be small, but when it comes to barbecue, the flavor is larger than life. Smoke drifts through backroads and city streets, pulling you in like a magnet, whispering promises of brisket, ribs, and pulled pork so tender they barely hold together. From slow-cooked classics to creative twists that...
New Garden man faces human-trafficking charges
A New Garden Township man is facing charges that he forced two juvenile female immigrants to work long hours on a local mushroom farm with little or no compensation, threatening to have the girls punished or deported if they strayed from him. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s Human Trafficking Section...
Middletown body-sculpting business owner reaching out
She founded SOMA Skin & Sculpt in Middletown last spring and hasn't stopped circulating since.
North America’s Largest Chrysanthemum Festival Returns to Longwood Gardens This Month
North America’s largest Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square will return to delight visitors from Oct. 24 to Nov. 16. North America’s largest Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square is returning to delight visitors from Oct. 24 through Nov. 16, writes Tenielle Jordison for...
Teen facing gun, drug charges after crashing stolen SUV in Newark
A Wilmington teen carrying drugs and a loaded gun was arrested Monday after crashing a stolen car in Newark following a police chase. The incident began at approximately 1 p.m. when state troopers on patrol on South Walnut Street in Wilmington spotted a Kia Sportage that had been reported stolen from Philadelphia,...
Trucker indicted after camera catches him laughing following fatal N.J. crash, cops say
A Gloucester County grand jury has indicted a tractor-trailer driver accused of causing a fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike and laughing as he drove away. Joseph M. Nyandwaro, 41, of Pearland, Texas, was driving northbound in Woolwich Township around 7:30 p.m. on June 22 when investigators said he rammed a...
Philadelphia Police Seek Community Help to Find Endangered Missing 77-Year-Old Kenneth Hyman
The Philadelphia Police Department is actively seeking assistance from the community to locate Kenneth Hyman, a 77-year-old man reported as an endangered missing person. Hyman was last seen over a week ago, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in the vicinity of the 26500 block of Ridge Drive. Details provided by the...
Man sentenced in Northeast Philly bus stop shooting that injured 8 students
One of the young men who admitted to shooting teenagers at a bus stop in Northeast Philadelphia was sentenced Wednesday morning for his role in the March 2024 incident.
