Rangers assist lost, injured hikers

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a handful of calls throughout the Adirondacks in late October. One was for a lost hunter who was found less than an hour after rangers were called in to assist....

DNREC Police accepting Toys for Tots donations in Georgetown

With the holiday season approaching, Delaware Natural Resources Police offices have boxes in place throughout the state ready to accept donations of new, unwrapped toys through Wednesday, Dec. 10. Donations will be distributed as gifts to children...

Who Are Dani Dennis-Sutton’s Parents? Meet Tishon Dennis and Dana Sutton

Dani Dennis-Sutton has established himself as the cornerstone of the Penn State defense. The 6’4″, 250-pound defensive end is highly regarded as one of the best in the country. He has been one of the bright spots in an otherwise bad season for the...

When and where will Ikea open its 5th DC-area showroom?

Conshohocken, Pa. — Top 50 retailer Ikea U.S. will open a new store in Chantilly, Va., in the spring of 2026. Located in the Chantilly Shopping Center at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center Drive, it will be the Conshohocken, Pa.-based retailer’s third...

Haverford Voting Guide

Haverford students vote in Delaware County, Haverford Township district 05, precinct 03.Their polling location is either the Swan Multipurpose Room, the GIAC Building on campus, or St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. A sample ballot can be found here....

UK professors studying use of AI in cattle health

LEXINGTON — Could artificial intelligence help dairy cattle farmers spot sickness in calves before it spreads and becomes deadly? Simone Silvestri, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Computer Science in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of...

Exxon and Chevon push more oil production

Crude Oil Supply and Investor Concerns Even as investors worry about a world glut of Crude Oil following increased production by OPEDC+ countries and oil prices waver with every new development, big oil leaders, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Shell...

Boston’s real estate community remains tepid on a 2nd term for Mayor Wu

By Grant Welker Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is all but guaranteed to be elected to a second term on Tuesday. It’s safe to say that’s not what many in the city’s real estate community had hoped for. Developers and landlords disagree with the mayor on...

Rare earth minerals, etc from China … or the USA?

US defense, security, industry should not be held hostage to China, when we could mine here; You’d be crazy to buy a car based on its shiny exterior, dazzling instruments and gorgeous leather interior – but without examining the engine or taking a...

A former Navy pilot and ‘Jersey guy’ face off for governor of New Jersey

It’s not clear whether the Republican gubernatorial nominee in New Jersey was going to use a gendered epithet or not. In video footage captured at a fundraiser in early October, Jack Ciattarelli paraphrased how President Donald Trump spoke to him...

The Next AI Race Will Be Physical 

(And Armenia Is Already on the Map) In 2018, when my firm began investing in artificial intelligence, it was still the future. Models were clever but narrow, training cycles were slow, and “generative” was a term more common in art school than in...

Putting Down Roots

Sea Matías grew up in the Bronx and was raised by a nature-loving grandmother who made her own compost and sang to her plants. Matías didn’t know it as a child, but their grandmother’s influence would propel them toward an unlikely path. “We would...

Donald Charles Mitchell Jr., an original

Donald “Donnie” Charles Mitchell Jr., 74, of Millsboro, peacefully departed this life Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Beebe Healthcare from heart failure. A true native of Lower Slower Delaware and an expert crab wrangler, affectionately known as "Pop...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:12 p.m. EST

Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 1:04 p.m. EST

Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as...

Candidates from both parties run for county controller

Republican Tommy Feldman and Democrat Louis Rosenthal will face off for the Delaware County controller position. Controller Joanne Phillips, a Democrat, served two four-year terms and is limited by term limits from running for that role again....

All the major players in Pa.’s budget impasse met in person last week. Will a deal follow?

November 3, 2025 | 5:00 AM The talks are occurring as Pennsylvania’s budget approaches four months late, and counties and nonprofits increasingly sound By Stephen Caruso/Spotlight PA Kate Huangpu / Spotlight PA Activity outside the governor's...

Local food pantries, community members hustle to fill potential SNAP void

Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth, independent reporting sent directly to your inbox. As the federal government shutdown and ongoing litigation put the nation’s main federal food support program in limbo, local...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 11:03 a.m. EST

Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as...

Caravel wins against Lake Forest in girls field hockey…

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Delaware stepped into a big-time football environment on Nov. 1 at Williams Stadium but responded with a performance that hardly measured up. Liberty, whose own preeminence had come into question with sluggish recent results,...