Peoples Plaza gift shop to close after 30 years
Heart & Home announced last week that its Peoples Plaza location will be closing after 30 years in business. “This was not an easy decision,” owners Catherine Wilkins and Lynn Bouscaren said in a prepared statement. “When we purchased Heart & Home in 2021, our goal was to continue serving this community with care and...
Two Charged In Online Armed Robbery
Officers with the New Castle County Division of Police responded on Thursday, January 8, 2026, to the area of Rhode Island Avenue and Wagoner Drive in the Woodland Park community for a reported robbery that had occurred the previous day. According to investigators, the victim told officers he had arranged...
Cows provide both milk and power at this Cecil County farm
The farm that Alice and Caleb Crothers inherited in 2015 was, like many dairy farms nationwide, struggling — but now, cow manure is helping to keep it going. Last fall, the Crotherses started up a system — made up of a 60-foot-wide, 14-foot-deep container and special bacteria — that captures fumes from cow manure to...
Delco Baby’s Gene Fix Has CHOP Plotting Big Philly Expansion
One year after a Delaware County infant received a one-of-a-kind gene-editing treatment at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, hospital leaders say they want to turn that single medical first into a program that can reach more children with rare metabolic diseases. Doctors and scientists at CHOP and Penn say they...
Health Department Reports Violations at Eight Chester County Food Sites
WEST CHESTER, PA — The Chester County Health Department reported food safety and sanitation violations at eight Chester County food facilities following inspections conducted Thursday, February 26, including restaurants in West Chester, Malvern, Frazer and Coatesville and a school early learning center in Landenberg....
Eddystone Generating Station ordered to stay online through May
An emergency order issued Feb. 23 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) directs PJM Interconnection LLC, in coordination with Constellation Energy Corp., to keep two units operating at Pennsylvania’s Eddystone Generating Station. “This emergency order will mitigate the risk of blackouts and maintain affordable,...
Police Seek Suspect in Centerville Road Robbery
WILMINGTON, DE — New Castle County police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect accused of committing a robbery Monday night at a Centerville Road business. According to the New Castle County Division of Police, officers responded at approximately 8:08 p.m. February 22 to a reported...
Man Surrenders on Firearms Warrant in Upper Chichester
UPPER CHICHESTER, PA — A 20-year-old man surrendered to authorities this week after police had sought the public’s assistance in locating him on firearms-related charges, according to the Upper Chichester Township Police Department. Police stated Khysir Caleb Slaughter turned himself in February 25, 2026, at the...
Delaware County health disaster lifted despite hospital closures
When Crozer Health left Delaware County last year, the loss of Crozer’s EMS forced the county to issue a disaster declaration. But the County Council said that ambulance coverage across the county is now intact and operational.
Wilmington, DE – 16-Year-Old Charged in Darley Pharmacy Armed Robbery
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Claymont, Delaware – A 16-year-old Wilmington teen was arrested in an armed Claymont pharmacy robbery. According to Delaware State Police, troopers responded around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, December 24,...
