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First Week Of June Turns Deadly For Delaware
The first week of June 2024 has been particularly deadly for Delaware, marked by a series of violent incidents and fatalities across the state. The events began just after midnight on June 1, when 26-year-old Raekwon Brickhouse was fatally shot at East 3rd Street and North Lombard Street in Wilmington.
VIDEO | "It's been a journey" - celebrating Home Ownership Month in Del.
While Delaware is celebrating National Home Ownership Month, for many it can be a journey that does not end with the closing. (speaking in the video: Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County CEO Kevin Smith; J.T. Webb of Wilmington; Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki; Delaware State Housing Authority Director Cynthia Karnai)
This Delaware location named an idyllic urban haven in the US might surprise you
When looking for an urban location to settle down in, there are probably quite a few boxes you’re hoping your new area will check to make it feel like home. According to a new survey from Easy Coops, a do-it-yourself and research website focused on chicken coop projects, you might not need to look further than the First State now that Delaware is featured as one of the nation’s most idyllic urban havens.
Record-breaking Pennsylvania fish caught in Delaware River
(WJET/WFXP)– A Pennsylvania man set a record for the white perch he caught this spring and there’s nothing fishy about it! The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced Friday there’s a new record for the largest white perch caught in the Commonwealth at 2 pounds, 1 ounce, 14.125 inches long with a girth of […]
Delaware’s first elder abuse sanctuary aims to tackle ‘untalked-about crisis in this country’
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A resident of a Delaware nursing home had a niece who wanted power of attorney, but a suspicious social worker did some online research and discovered the niece had been prosecuted for embezzling from her job.
18 fiery Delaware concerts that will heat up this summer
Lots of music legends are touring this summer, and some of them are Delaware-bound. Here's a guide to 18 sizzling concerts that you won't want to miss in the First State. (Not to mention, be sure to hydrate before you go!) Floyd Nation: Experience Pink Floyd, Wilmington. The lasers, lights...
Wilmington City Council members address water and sewer rate increases, other key issues surrounding FY25 budget
Some Wilmington City Council members highlighted key pieces of the recently passed city budget and legislation that didn’t make the cut Thursday. The budget included no property tax increase, but water and sewer went up by 5.8 percent and stormwater by four percent. Christian Willauer was on Wilmington’s Fines...
Honoring the Delaware dead at Normandy
As part of ceremonies on Thursday, June 6, 2024, observing the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden laid a wreath at one of the graves at the Normandy American Cemetery. The soldier was a Delaware native, Private First Class John S. Greenfield...
Collingdale councilwoman gives away free food despite losing her home in a fire
COLLINGDALE, Pa. (CBS) – An anti-hunger advocate in Delaware County is giving back to the community, despite becoming the victim of a fire.Collingdale Councilwoman Felecia Coffee had just finished feeding a group of veterans at her home on North Street on May 28 when she noticed her back porch was burning."I was devastated because there's nothing you can do," Coffee said. "It was a total loss and they said we won't be back in the house for a year or so."Coffee is living with family until she gets back on her feet. Investigators are still working to determine the cause...
New Rules: West Chester Borough to Rewrite Ordinance for Keeping Chickens in Residential Backyards
West Chester Borough will rewrite an ordinance, allowing for more flexibility for residents who are raising chickens. West Chester Borough Council authorized Solicitor Kristin Camp to rewrite a borough ordinance and to loosen up the rules for keeping chickens in borough backyards, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News.
Six more businesses announced for The Grove at Newark
An indoor pickleball center, a golf simulator business, a 1950s-themed eatery, an ice cream shop, a Middle Eastern restaurant and a smoothie shop are all heading to The Grove at Newark. The businesses are the latest new additions announced for the renovated shopping center formerly known as College Square. After several years of slow but steady progress, construction at The Grove is kicking into high gear this summer. Work is...
Controversial 2-million-square-foot warehouses near Middletown get approvals revoked
The warehouse wars of Southern New Castle County are never over, it would seem. A 2.4 million-square-foot LogistiCenter warehouse project north of Middletown, ardently opposed by nearby residents and the subject of litigation by its developer, looks to be getting sent back to the trenches. ...
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