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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs reduced its disability compensation and pension claims backlog below 70,000 as of July 7, the lowest level since February 2020, shortening delays …
VA Cuts Disability Claims Backlog to Six-Year Low Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Attorneys representing the family of 19-year-old Kadir Skinner have released witness-recorded videos they say show the aftermath of the June 25 officer-involved shooting that killed the Wilmington …
Attorneys Release Videos in Fatal Wilmington Police Shooting Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy injured Saturday evening. According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded at approximately 7:26 p.m. July …
Teen Wounded in Wilmington Shooting as Police Seek Answers Read More
MALVERN, PA — More than 100 members of the Chester Valley Swim Team volunteered this week to teach swimming fundamentals and water safety to children from the Dorothy Day Center …
Chester Valley Swimmers Lead Water Safety Event for Local Youth Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A former corrections officer at State Correctional Institution Forest was sentenced to 22 to 44 months in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing inmates and …
Former SCI Forest Officer Sentenced to Prison in Abuse, Identity Theft Case Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old woman injured Friday evening. According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded at approximately 6:48 p.m. July …
Who Shot Teen? Police Probe Wilmington Gun Violence Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 25-year-old Indian national living in the United States illegally was sentenced Thursday to 23 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm after authorities linked …
Berks County Man Gets Nearly Two Years in Federal Gun Case Read More
NEW CASTLE, DE — Three suspects, including two juveniles, are facing multiple charges after New Castle County police say they allegedly attempted to break into vehicles in a residential neighborhood …
Masked Suspects’ Flight Ends in Auto Theft Charges Read More
NEWARK, DE — A Newark man is facing multiple felony charges after New Castle County police accused him of sexually abusing a child who attended an in-home daycare operated from …
Daycare Operator Faces Child Sex Abuse Charges in Newark Read More
POTTSTOWN, PA — North Coventry Township police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted on a failure-to-appear arrest warrant stemming from an alleged attempt to flee …
Police Search for Man Wanted After Missing Court Date Read More