Delaware County News

Delaware County police responded to reports of a shooting at Hilltop Elementary School in Aston, PA.

The 10-year-old Delaware County girl who underwent a double lung transplant last week has made "a tiny step in the right direction" according to a message posted on Facebook by her mother.

A pension fund for priests cited as a priority in a $200 million fund-raising campaign by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has fallen precariously short of money, and church officials want parishes and retired clergy to help cover the shortfall.

Every day, Olga Ortiz gets on her knees in front of the tabletop shrine she has created in the sparse dining area of her modest apartment.

What's better than a cold, smooth milkshake on a warm summer day? How about a free c old, smooth milkshake on a warm summer day.

They were giddy about Gov. Tom Corbett's profound vulnerability. The Republican governor's weakness, Democrats feel, offers them an unprecedented opportunity to reclaim the office in 2014.

The small kitchen was unbearably hot at times, and the walk to the freezer 40 feet out back was unbearably cold at times.

The Tinicum Township Fire Company was given a large grant dedicated to the replacement of some old and beaten-up equipment necessary for the fire department.

The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating at a lake in Delaware County after dozens of fish were found dead.

Thousands of people are without power Thursday, according to PECO's outage map. As of 1:50 p.m., about 1,250 customers were without power in Chester County, with about 1,000 more outages coming from Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware counties combined.

For the second time this week, the Pentagon delivered good news to 6,200 workers at Boeing Co.'

Two schools in Upper Chichester were placed in lockdown following a report of a shooting that officials now call a "hoax."

Organized A.D. 1833, the Delaware County Institute of Science is celebrating their 180th year this September.

Last year, Delaware County had seven human cases of West Nile virus. Based on population, that was a little more than twice the average among Pennsylvania counties.

Valley Forge Casino Resort will provide free parking and shuttle service to the 2013 U.S. Open Championship in neighboring Delaware County, casino officials announced Thursday.

Philadelphia will receive nearly $1.3 million of the $202.5 million collected last year from the Marcellus Shale impact fee, according to figures released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Governor Tom Corbett today commended the Murnaghan family of Newtown Square, Delaware County, for their efforts to change national policy around organ donation.

A 16-year-old high school student will be tried as an adult on charges he robbed a pizza shop while armed when he was 15. See the story in the Erie Times-News.

A fire broke out early this morning at the site of the new YMCA that is being built in Delaware County.

The ten-year-old, critically ill Delaware County girl whose desperate search for a donor lung captured national attention is undergoing surgery today at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia after a donor lung became available.