With Election Day just five days away, vice presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin both campaigned in Williamsport, Pa., at separate rallies, targeting working-class voters in the heart of a key battleground state.

A downtown parade, to start at noon, will roll along crowded streets from Center City to South Philadelphia, where an estimated 100,000 people will be waiting inside Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field.

Wilmington's record for the number of homicides committed in a year was matched late Wednesday night, sparking outrage from citizens, victims' loved ones and city council members who have been saying for years that police should do more.

After narrowly defeating her primary candidate, Richard "Che" Dyton, for Wilmington City Council's 3rd District seat, Democratic councilwoman Stephanie T. Bolden has new competition.

By BETH MILLER

Candidates for the 4th Senate District haven't had an easy ride to Election Day.

Teachers bring excitement of World Series win into classrooms

WILMINGTON -- In their last meeting before Election Day, U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., had a heated exchange with Democratic challenger Karen Hartley-Nagle over his voting record and campaign contributions.

With Election Day approaching, College Democrats and Republicans are working to rally support for national and state candidates while defying the perception of an apathetic University of Delaware.

Brian Snyder, 3, of Hockessin, checks out one of the monsters created out of household materials for a contest at Brandywine Springs Elementary. His brother Matthew, a second-grader, had a monster in the contest.

A 37-year-old man filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Diocese of Wilmington and St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Middletown alleging childhood sexual abuse by a now-deceased priest.

WILMINGTON -- A federal jury has thrown out a claim by the family of a deceased prison guard claiming his First Amendment rights were violated shortly before his death.

Bob Cannon was driving home from the final game of the World Series on Wednesday night, still euphoric over the Phillies' victory, when he got a call from his wife.

NEWARK -- "The search is on," said Dorothy Strattman of Wilmington, stopping at the third store of the day.

The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts has eliminated paid admission, effective Saturday, a move officials hope will attract a wider audience during a time when many people are cutting back on discretionary spending.

In Bear's booming 27th Representative District, voters have three contenders on the ballot this year -- all of whom say they are focused on education.

Plan to add patrol officers, investigators too costly, officials say

Bringing his message of change back to Pennsylvania exactly one week before Election Day, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told a shivering, rain-soaked crowd at Widener University that America can't afford the failed policies promoted...

OCALA, Fla. -- Joe Biden spoke to supporters here for 14 minutes and 25 seconds Tuesday morning -- and that's big news.

Wilmington police say a 27-year-old man was shot in the head during an attempted robbery in the parking lot of the Henrietta Johnson Medical Center about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Tuesday's high never got out of the 40s, and wind gusts made it feel even colder.

Two well-known Sussex County political figures, both self-described property rights advocates, are pitted against one another in a fight for an open County Council seat.

After developers altered the plan to resolve some community concerns, Newark City Council on Monday approved a new mixed-use building for the vacant property adjoining Bing's Bakery on Main Street.

The state's director of budget development Tuesday was named interim director of the Office of Management and Budget, replacing longtime leader Jennifer "J.J." Davis, who announced Monday she was resigning.

WILMINGTON -- Thomas J. Smith beat the rap, but he's not getting out of jail.