Delaware
2 dead, 3 injured in Chester shooting at Delaware County Linen
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Five people were shot Wednesday morning at the Delaware County Linen in the city of Chester.
According to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, an employee came to work with a firearm and shot five of his colleagues. Two people were fatally wounded and three were injured. The alleged shooter is in custody.
Stollsteimer provided an update alongside Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretzky. Stollsteimer described the incident as a “workplace shooting” where an employee “took out his anger.”
Delaware County Linen, located on the 2600 block of West 4th Street, has been in operation since 1988.
Law enforcement officials are processing the crime scene.
Wounded victims were taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland Borough.
Following the shooting, Chester Mayor Stefan Roots was standing outside the business’ perimeter. He told WHYY News his immediate reaction was “extreme sorrow, anger, confusion and as mayor — a call for action.”
“We’re a strong community here in Chester. We have been through many things,” Roots said. “This is one that no one would have ever anticipated”
He applauded police for capturing the alleged shooter without incident.
“In a tragedy like this, that’s the closest we can come to a good ending,” Roots said.
Chester City Council ended its regularly scheduled public meeting early on Wednesday to address the situation.
In a statement to WHYY News, Councilmember Fred Green said it was “important to forgo city business to take care of community business.”
“My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this unimaginable time. No words can adequately convey the depth of our grief, but we stand united in our support for those affected,” Green said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Delaware
Propane explosion may be to blame for fire in Springfield Twp., Delaware County
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SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze in Springfield Township, Delaware County on Saturday afternoon.
The fire broke out around 2 p.m. at a home on the 100 block of Bellevue Avenue.
Preliminary reports say the fire may have started after a propane explosion.
However, the official cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No injuries have been reported.
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Delaware
Weather radio stations off the air for Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Delaware
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The National Weather Service out of the Quad Cities says weather radio stations located in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Delaware are currently off the air.
Stations WXL61 in Cedar Rapids, KJY64 in Delaware and WXL64 in Dubuque are off the air.
KZZ56 in Freeport, Illinois is also off the air.
The National Weather Service says it’s an issue with the phone company.
The NWS did not say when they expect the issue to be resolved. Make sure to have multiple ways to receive severe weather information.
One way is to download the KCRG-TV9 First Alert weather app.
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Delaware
Changes to Delaware corporate law clears House after contentious debate
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Laster, who has called the legislation “major surgery,” said in his decision that companies must comply with Delaware law.
“Market participants must conform their conduct to legal requirements, not the other way around,” the ruling said.
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton (D-Newark) and Republican Rep. Michael Smith called experts to testify on both sides of the issue.
Wilson-Anton said she’s seen memos dating back years warning that the stockholder agreements were unenforceable.
Her expert, Charles Elson, founding director emeritus of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, said one of the concerns with these stockholder agreements is a lack of transparency.
“If you buy into a company, and there’s already a side agreement that effectively lays out how the company is going to be managed and function and you’re unaware of it,” he said. “And the problem of these things remaining no secret, if you will, is the danger of a minority buying in and discovering that the cards have already been stacked, so to speak.”
Former Chancellor William Chandler defended the Corporation Law Council on the writing of the bill. DSBA and the bill sponsors have disputed the view that the revisions are a sweeping overhaul of current law.
“I believe in placing my trust in that organization because they have never, ever failed,” he said. “I trust the Corporate Law Council in doing the right thing.”
Chandler said, “The corporate market isn’t ‘feeling good’ about Delaware,” and questioned McCormick and Laster’s objectivity on cases related to the bill’s amendments to state law.
“As Chancellor, I will tell you I was taught judges need to stay in their own lane,” he said. “Judges need to be judging cases in the courtroom, applying the law that you give them. Judges don’t need to intrude upon the process of making law.”
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