Delaware
Chainsaw-carving exhibition at Delaware State Fair – 47abc
HARRINGTON, Del. – Friday, visitors at the Delaware State Fair got the chance to see a live chainsaw-carving demonstration.
Over the course of just 15 minutes, spectators watched artist Rick Torres turn an ordinary stump into a green-horned owl, using nothing but a battery-powered chainsaw.
Focusing on North American wildlife, Torres says that he got his start in chainsaw-carving when he was a kid and saw a demonstration at the Delaware State Fair, much like what he did Friday.
“I think I was just young enough to not think that I couldn’t do it, so I went home and told my mom ‘I’m gonna grab a chainsaw and make a bear.’ I think she told me ‘Be careful!’ and that’s how it started. I was able to make one, and it sort of progressed from there,” said Torres.
Torres also carved a 6 foot Smokey Bear statue that you can check out at the fair in the Delaware Agriculture building.
Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class.
Four-star offensive tackle Layton Von Brandt scheduled a visit to Tennessee on March 28. He will also visit Virginia Tech, Auburn, Florida, Notre Dame and Penn State.
The 6-foot-6, 270-pound prospect is from Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, Delaware. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 5 offensive tackle in the class and No. 1 player in Delaware.
Tennessee offered Von Brandt on Feb. 21, 2025 and he will visit the Vols for the first time on March 28.
Von Brandt previously committed to Penn State on Nov. 9, 2024. He decommitted from the Nittany Lions on Oct. 12, 2025 when Penn State announced it was parting ways with head coach James Franklin.
Syracuse was the first school to offer him a scholarship on Feb. 21, 2024. Other schools to offer him scholarships include Charlotte, Rutgers, West Virginia, Boston College, Indiana, Delaware, Akron, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, Florida State and Stanford.
Tennessee has five commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace, cornerback Kamauri Whitfield, offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo, defensive lineman Kadin Fife and quarterback Derrick Baker.
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Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Delaware County on Wednesday evening, according to officials.
Police were called to the 100 block of Harvey Avenue in the Linwood section of Lower Chichester Township for a reported shooting on Feb. 11, officials said.
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Two people were taken to the nearby hospital in unknown conditions, officials explained.
The Lower Chichester Police Department is investigating.
Delaware
Funeral service held Wednesday for Camden firefighter who died during incident on Delaware River
CAMDEN – A funeral service will be held on Wednesday for a Camden firefighter who died during a fire boat maintenance operation at a marina on the Delaware River last week.
Firefighter Howard Bennett, 60, will be remembered during a Celebration of Life service held at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion beginning at 12:30 p.m.
The backstory:
Bennett, a Maple Shade resident, fell into the icy Delaware River while inspecting a fire boat at Wiggins Park Marina last Thursday.
Bennett, who spent nearly 30 years with the Camden Fire Department, was pulled from the water after about 30 minutes.
He was rushed to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where he was pronounced dead.
What they’re saying:
Bennett is remembered as a husband and father, who was “a steady presence whose love and care made life feel safer just by being there.”
“Everybody loved him,” said Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen. “Twenty-seven years, someone touches individual lives, and you get to know the fire department — they’re family with each other — and this one’s going to be a hard one to swallow.”
Mayor Carstarphen has ordered all flags at Camden municipal buildings to fly at half-staff to honor Bennett’s service to the community.
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