Hartly News

HARTLY , Del.- Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that killed a 48-year-old Hartly man on Monday.

State police are warning Kent County residents to lock their vehicles in the wake of a series of thefts from unlocked cars.

HARTLY, Del. -- Farmer John Tigner worries about someone sneezing on his sows. Just as people can catch the H1N1 virus from infected pigs, pigs can catch it from people -- and that's one fear among pork producers in Delaware, who are keeping most visitors off their farms to guard against someone passing the virus to their herds.

Thunderstorms with heavy rains pummeled Delaware on Saturday night, dumping more than an inch an hour in some places and forcing the evacuation of a senior citizens home in Harrington.

The corn on Ted Bobola's farm near Hartly is at least 10-feet-high. Bobola, shown above, said if the area continues to receive plenty of rain, there will be an abundant corn crop.

The corn on Ted Bobola's farm near Hartly is at least 10-feet-high. Bobola, shown above, said if the area continues to receive plenty of rain, there will be an abundant corn crop.

Municipal leaders throughout the state have been stunned to learn -- well after the fact -- that a pot of state money that helps them maintain their streets was eliminated from the General Assembly's bond bill.

Severe storms hit the peninsula Tuesday night, dumping large hail on parts of Kent County.

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia are charging a man with leading a burglary ring that robbed more than 150 businesses in over a dozen states after he escaped from prison in 2001.

The orange road-construction barrels along Kirkwood Highway at Prices Corner mean more than the eventual arrival of longer left-turn lanes and more-efficient traffic signals.

More than 200 Montgomery County Police officers living outside the county may be able to take their patrol cars home for personal use.

Horse rescue organizations are having trouble keeping up with a flood of animals who need homes because their owners can't afford to take care of them.