Delaware County

April 3, 2025 | 9:23 AM

Delaware County Council bans ‘ghost guns.’ A gun rights organization threatens legal action

Pennsylvania Gun Rights sent a letter to Delco officials in March calling the ordinance a violation of the Constitution and threatening legal action if adopted.

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

September 22, 2023 | 8:00 AM

Judge tells Pa. county to accept in-person votes from residents whose flawed mail ballots were rejected

A group of Delaware County voters had their mail ballots rejected then tried to remedy their mistake by voting provisionally. They were ultimately disenfranchised.

By Carter Walker of Votebeat

June 8, 2023 | 4:45 PM

This Pa. county rejected voters’ flawed mail ballots. Then it refused to count their in-person votes.

By Carter Walker of Votebeat

January 19, 2023 | 1:52 PM

$3 million settlement reached against a former Pennsylvania juvenile justice facility

The Glen Mills Schools was the older reform school in the United States.

By The Associated Press

December 13, 2022 | 4:15 PM

Grand jury investigating abuse allegations at Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center chooses not to file charges

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

September 15, 2022 | 5:04 AM

‘A theft of taxpayer resources’: Delaware County still paying to fend off election fraud lawsuits from 2020

While the county has a pristine 15-0 record in the courtroom, county Solicitor Bill Martin said, all of that winning comes at a cost.

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

August 18, 2022 | 12:41 PM

ChristianaCare backs out of deal to buy Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings

“Crozer Health remains open for business; we are not going anywhere, and we remain committed to Delaware County to serve the community.”

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

June 17, 2022 | 5:17 AM

Delaware County leaders debut bills aimed to protect Pennsylvania from for-profit health care

The legislation was among a series of proposed bills that are intended to “deter private equity from abusing Pennsylvania health care systems in the future.”

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

June 2, 2022 | 5:24 AM

Delaware County man pleads guilty to felony charge in riot at U.S. Capitol

The affidavit alleged Ricahrd Michetti told an informant in a text messagem “If you can’t see the election was stolen you’re a moron.”

By The Associated Press

April 7, 2022 | 5:11 AM

Delaware County takes back management of county prison — now it confronts ‘chronic over-incarceration’

“This has been years in the making and today, we’ve turned over an important new page in how criminal justice works in Delaware County.”

By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

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