First openly transgender state senator sworn in Tuesday in Delaware

History was made Tuesday afternoon in Delaware as the country's first openly transgender state senator was sworn in. Sen. Sarah McBride was elected to represent the state's First District.

Delaware authorities preparing for Joe Biden's visits back home

The moment Joe Biden is sworn in he'll immediately get heavily armed presidential security detail thanks to the U.S. Secret Service.  Although he will be spending much of his time in Washington, local police in Delaware are also gearing up for presidential visits back to his home state.

TSA on 'high alert' at airports nationwide in wake of pro-Trump Capitol riot, upcoming inauguration

TSA officials said there will be additional law enforcement at Washington, D.C.-area airports following the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob and ahead of Biden's inauguration.

Joe and Jill Biden fixtures in the Greenville community

In the Greenville, Delaware community, President-elect Joe Biden is treated more like the guy next door. The future president and future first lady are fixtures in their community.

Planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Know the rules in your state

The process of disseminating the COVID-19 vaccine is gaining steam but how fast you can get it and when depends on where you live in the tri-state area.

FBI bulletin warns of nationwide armed protests leading up to Biden's inauguration

The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

President-elect Biden receives 2nd dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden publicly received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, part of an ongoing effort to instill confidence in its effectiveness.

Future first dog Major Biden getting his own virtual ‘Indoguration’

President-elect Joe Biden’s German Shepherd Major is getting an “indoguration” of his own, thanks to the Delaware Humane Association from which he was adopted.

Troopers: Philadelphia man threatened bar worker, chased in Delaware

A Philadelphia man who authorities said displayed a gun and threatened to kill a Delaware bar employee who told him to leave because the business was closing was arrested after fleeing from troopers.

2 Delaware teens charged with attempted carjacking at Christiana Mall

Police say that the two suspects pulled on the door handles of a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 19-year-old woman who had a 20-year-old male passenger. Authorities say the two boys displayed what appeared to be a handgun.

Faulty wiring in attic sparks house fire in Wilmington, officials say

Fire officials say faulty wiring in the attic of a Wilmington home sparked a blaze that displaced a family of five Saturday afternoon.

Delaware lifts curfew on bars, restaurants; sports can resume with restrictions

Delaware lifted its 10 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants on Friday as the state attempts to pull back restrictions that have hampered small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Delaware Valley governors order National Guard to D.C. following insurrection at capitol

Pennsylvania is sending around 1,000 members of the National Guard to Washington D.C. in the wake of a pro-Trump insurrection at the capitol on Wednesday afternoon.

Questions surround start of Delaware's ban on plastic bags

Under a new law aimed at reducing plastic pollution along roads and waterways, grocery stores and many other retailers in Delaware will be prohibited from providing thin “single-use” plastic bags at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1.

3 hospitalized after car slams into tree in New Castle County

Three people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a car slammed into a tree early New Years' morning in New Castle County, officials say. 

Delaware man charged after exchanging shots with police

A Delaware man has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes after exchanging gunfire with state troopers, authorities said.