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Three charged with murdering man whose remains were found at Conowingo camp
CONOWINGO - Pennsylvania investigators have arrested two men and a 17-year-old male and charged them with the kidnapping and murder of a man whose skeletal remains were discovered at a Girl Scouts camp in Conowingo two months ago, according to the Cecil County Sheriff's Office. Investigators identified the adult murder suspects as Jeremy Wayne Absher, 25, of Bear, Del., and Steven Scott Gaddis, 27, of Nottingham, Pa. As of Friday night, local investigators were withholding the name of the juvenile who is charged in the...
Police seize nearly $100K in drugs; arrest Elkton man, two others
ELKTON — A joint-investigation by the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office and the Philadelphia Police Department led to the confiscation of suspect illegal drugs with a street value of nearly $100,000 and the arrests of three suspects — including a man who lives near Elkton, according to police. Investigators arrested the last of the three suspects — Edward Hank Carlson Jr., 42, of the unit block of Circle Avenue in Elkton — early Thursday morning, according to Cecil County District Court records. ...
Woman rescued from car after crashing down embankment in Delaware County
A woman was rushed to the hospital after being rescued from a crash in Delaware County on Friday.Chopper 6 was over the scene as first responders worked to free the woman from her vehicle.The crash happened just before 8:30 a.m. on the 800 block of North Eagle Road in Havertown.Fire officials say the 71-year-old woman drove through a fence, traveled down an embankment, and flipped the car.She was pulled out by firefighters and taken to the hospital for treatment.There is no word yet on her condition or what may have led to the crash.
Delaware grandmother gives old police uniforms new life in the form of teddy bears
Giving back in the form of teddy bears. It's the mission of one Delaware grandmother to help her local police department.Sewing is a skill Robin Broomall's mastered."Sometimes I really get on the roll and I'll just keep cutting out patterns," Broomall said while in a conference room at the Newark Police Department. That is where the 78-year-old brought her sewing machine."I have had this pattern for this bear probably 50 years," Broomall said, pointing to a teddy bear in progress.The call to help from Newark police came a lot sooner than that and it was Lt. Greg D'Elia on the...
LaVante’ Dorsey shatters stigma of mental health with women-focused business
LaVante’ Dorsey spends many of her free days at Battery Park in New Castle, where she sets up a chair and a little table with a sign that says “Need to talk it out? Have a seat.” It’s the latest example of her dedication to civil and social service, coming on the heels of her winning the 2024 Minority Small ... Read More
Wilmington has been dry for nearly three weeks
Delaware has been bone-dry for weeks, and the forecast doesn't offer much relief. Wilmington and Georgetown had the driest September on record this year. The last measurable rain in Wilmington was three weeks ago, on Sept. 28, with only 0.04 inches. There was a trace of rain on Oct. 1 and 2. Other than...
Pre-dawn jewelry store burglar busted: Monroe Twp., NJ, Police
Authorities in Gloucester County say they have arrested a man who allegedly broke into a jewelry store. According to the Monroe Township Police Department, they received a glass-break burglar alarm call just after 5:00 last Saturday morning, October 12th, at Fera's Jewelers on Poplar Street in Williamstown. Officers discovered jewelry had been stolen from that business.
‘Like a new planet’: WHYY News to debut new Delaware documentary, ‘Resurrecting Riverside’
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. The Riverside public housing neighborhood and the commercial corridor in the Northeast section of Wilmington have long been known for poverty, crime and despair. But now the once-thriving...
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