Delaware Currents to Close After a Decade: Founder Meg McGuire Reflects on Its Legacy

For ten years, Delaware Currents has been a vital voice for one of our region’s greatest natural treasures — the Delaware River and its watershed. The independent, nonprofit online publication told the story of the river from its headwaters in New...

‘They Have Been Giving Health Care to Illegal Immigrants!’ Fox Anchor Brawls With Democrat Over Shutdown

Fox News’ Trace Gallagher and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) brawled over the ongoing government shutdown Tuesday, with Gallagher pointing out that President Donald Trump is only benefitting. During an interview Tuesday afternoon, Gallagher showed Coons...

Police investigating 'serious' crash on Interstate 69 in Delaware County

MUNCIE, IN — A crash on Interstate 69 north of the Indiana 332 exit in Delaware County resulted in the southbound lanes being closed to traffic. The Delaware County Sheriff's Department described the crash — reported at 1:08 p.m. on Monday, Oct....

Highmark Health, Noom to launch weight management partnership in 2026

Dive Brief: Highmark Health is teaming up with preventive health company Noom to offer weight management support to members at no cost next year, the companies announced Monday at the HLTH 2025 conference in Las Vegas. Highmark expects nearly 2...

Inside the Movement Blending Wellness Business and Anti-Science Rhetoric

BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA Two senior advisers to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood before a crowd in California this spring, pitching a message that blended politics, commerce, and skepticism of modern medicine....

Merck Breaks Ground on $3B Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in Elkton, Virginia

3ELKTON, VA. — Merck has broken ground on the Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton. The 400,000-square-foot property will support more than 500 full-time jobs and 8,000...

Wilmington PharmaTech, on mission to boost US drug ingredient capacity, snares investment from PE firm Curewell

Throughout 2025, drugmakers of all stripes have collectively poured billions of dollars into U.S. manufacturing investments. Many of those projects have centered on later stages of the production process, such as drug substance manufacturing or...

Seven burning questions for the Sixers season, including VJ Edgecombe’s impact and Joel Embiid and Paul George’s health

Nick Nurse has not been shy about the reality facing the 76ers. That they are, in their coach’s words, “digging ourselves out of a pretty big hole.” That’s life coming off a shocking 24-58 season, when sky-high hopes quickly descended into a...

1 injured in Delaware County house fire

One person was injured in a house fire in Chester Twp., Delaware County CHESTER TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- One person was injured in a house fire in Delaware County. It happened along the 1300 block of Rainer Road in Chester Township just before 2 a.m....

Wilmington PharmaTech Continues Expansion with Significant Investment from Curewell Capital

With deep scientific experience developed across hundreds of drug substance programs and over 180 IND submissions, Wilmington PharmaTech provides complete small molecule API development and manufacturing solutions for complex and accelerated...

New report: These Delaware cities are among best to live in US 2025

Big cities aren't everyone's idea of a good time, especially if you don't have a sweet tooth for traffic jams. That might help to explain why 47% of Americans (nearly half) said they prefer suburban living, while 24% prefer urban areas and 23% are...

Ex-US President Biden completes his medical course of prostate cancer treatment — media

NEW YORK, October 21. /TASS/. Former US President Joe Biden, who turns 83 next month, has completed round of radiation therapy to treat an aggressive form of prostate cancer, CBS News reported citing his spokeswoman Kelly Scully as saying....

Dem Govs Create Association To Challenge CDC, FDA In Name Of ‘Science’ And Health

More than a dozen Democrat governors have signed on to a new health alliance that is effectively meant to challenge the Trump administration’s health agencies. The Governors’ Public Health Association, which was created last week, seeks to dole...

Delaware County restaurant inspections: Bare-handed prep, fruit flies and Jiminy Crickets!

Violations and comments on food-safety inspections conducted last week by the Delaware County Health Department of establishments with liquor licenses, with violations found at six of 12 restaurants visited: Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, 91...

Is Delaware facing a fiscal hole? Gov. Meyer seeks budget solutions

Delaware could lose more than $400 million in revenue over the next three years, according to Governor Matt Meyer. Gov. Matt Meyer gathered with legislators early Tue. July 1st photo courtesy of Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus The governor...

Merck breaks ground on new pharma manufacturing plant in Virginia

Merck (NYSE:MRK) announced today that it began construction on a new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at its Elkton, Virginia, site. The company is investing $3 billion in the 400,000-square-foot facility. This comes as part of a commitment of...

The ‘Nonpartisan’ Power Grab: How a Blue-State Alliance Aims to Capture Public Health Authority

On October 15, 2025, the governors of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Guam announced a “nonpartisan” Governors...

N.J. and 14 others states form new public health alliance while federal shutdown drags on

Gov. Phil Murphy and 14 other Democratic governors are forming a new public health alliance to facilitate cross-state collaboration, citing an abdication of leadership at the federal level. The announcement comes amid an ongoing government...

<![CDATA[Merck Begins Construction on $3 Billion Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence in Virginia]]>

Merck has officially broken ground on its $3 billion, 400,000-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at its Elkton, VA plant.1 This stems from the company’s investment in its “Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing,”...

Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: A living legacy along the Delaware

When Morrisville Borough first designated nearly nine acres of riverfront as a preserve in 2010, the land looked nothing like the thriving natural area it is today. Dense walls of invasive knotweed choked the shoreline, dumped debris littered the...