Darby News

Photos: RON TARVER , JASON MELCHER / Staff photographers Sisters Alice and Napol Wills, both Central High students, carry their bikes down the school steps after being able to "valet park" them in the dance gym for the day.

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, rests on the stairs leading to the banks of the River Ganges in Varanasi, India.

A former Liberty High School student admitted today to robbing four people in April on Lehigh University's campus.

By any external measure, change is knocking at the door of Delaware County's Republicans.

Democrats have made steady gains in the Pennsylvania suburbs, but Republicans still rule Delaware County.

As negotiations continued today between SEPTA and the union representing Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley operators and mechanics, the transit agency told its riders to get ready for a strike.

It was the sword-swinging samurai versus Batman. No, this is not an early Halloween tale.

A Delaware County man threatening to light his parent's house on fire attacked an Upper Darby police officer with a Samurai sword early Sunday, police say.

What kind of "animal-lover" would throw rocks at a kitten, then pin it down and set it on fire? That would be Rishawn "Bean" Morrison, according to Chester police.

Upper Darby Township, Pa. police say they're continuing to hunt an armed bandit who held up the alliance bank on 69th street on Monday.

How smart was the Kimmel Center to book the multimedia Video Games Live concert on the same weekend that the Video Game Expo 2009 is holding forth at the Pennsylvania Convention Center? The Expo will be packed with folks who appreciate just how grand and exciting today's game sound tracks can be.

The brown tabby greeted Dave Schlott, a Delaware County animal control officer, by climbing up his shirt and snuggling against his neck.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - October 7, 2009 -- The woman accused of causing a deadly crash after driving while huffing and smoking marijuana waived her prelminary hearing.

Share + Oct 5, 2009 7:17 pm US/Eastern DARBY BOROUGH, Pa. A Delaware County councilwoman is under investigation for allegedly buying a gun for a convicted felon.

Three years ago Jonathan Demme directed Neil Young: Heart of Gold which captured Young at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

Five Philadelphia men are under arrest in connection with a series of drug-related robberies in Upper Darby and Clifton Heights, and according to police, the investigation is far from over.

The Philadelphia Orchestra opened its 110th season Saturday with a concert and gala at the Kimmel Center.

Pedro Feliz hit a grand slam and Ryan Madson delivered a two-inning save as the Phillies beat the Astros, 7-4. Combined with Atlanta's loss to Florida, the Phillies' magic number to clinch their third straight NL East title is now down to one game.

From Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pa ; Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, Pa ; Section of Vascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia ; and ARYx Therapeutics Inc, Fremont, Calif .

Jun 17, 2009 A former Verizon call center in Upper Darby, Pa., has been acquired by a buyer with plans to transform the 84,000-square-foot property into office space.