20 Delaware County school employees facing child abuse charges against students, DA says

Twenty people working within a Delaware County charter school have been charged following an investigation into child abuse and child endangerment against more than two dozen elementary school students, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Monday.

Aldi plans rare automated warehouse in the U.S. planned for Delaware

NEW CASTLE — Amid aggressive expansion plans to open another 800 grocery stories in the United States, Aldi has announced plans to invest $560 million in a distribution center at the Blue Diamond Park off U.S. Route 13. The state’s investment board, the …

Delaware Theatre Company closes season with a world premiere

The Delaware Theatre Company wraps up its current season later this month with a world premiere. Stompin’ at the Savoy has been rehearsing in New York for about three weeks in advance of its Wilmington premiere. Many in the cast have Broadway credits. …

The Delaware Forest Service receives a grant to establish a program to help combat forest loss

The Delaware Forest Service has established a forest resiliency fund to help combat forest loss. The Delaware Forest Service received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service to establish the Delaware Forest Resiliency Fund. "That grant is to …

GOP effort to require parental consent for abortions on minors in Delaware fails to move forward

Republicans’ effort to require parental consent for abortions performed on those aged 16 and under fails to make headway in the Delaware legislature. While the First State has been codifying numerous reproductive health protections in recent years, State …

UPDATE: Second Dead Whale Reported in Delaware Waters in March

INDIAN RIVER BAY, DE - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has reported a dead whale in Delaware waters. Details are currently limited, but DNREC says the U.S. Coast Guard alerted them to the stranded animal in …

After recovering from injury, Delaware boy throws out the first pitch at Phillies home opener

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The first pitch of the Philadelphia Phillies home opener was thrown by someone whose endurance inspired a stadium full of fans. It was from a Delaware native, Briar Jones, who recovered from injuries after being …

FBI Denies Delaware’s Request for Recreational Marijuana Background Check Code

20 people who worked at a Delaware County charter school charged in child abuse case

Twenty people who worked in the Chester Community Charter School have been charged in a child abuse case, the Delaware County district attorney's office said. The charges are related to child abuse claims from 26 children in kindergarten through fifth …

Second Dead Whale Reported in Delaware Waters in March

INDIAN RIVER BAY, DE - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has reported a dead whale in Delaware waters. Details are currently limited, but DNREC says the U.S. Coast Guard alerted them to the stranded animal in …