Cat injured in fatal shelter crash succumbs

Harmony the cat died Friday morning after suffering smoke inhalation and burns to her face and paws, after a Delaware woman crashed into the Brandywine Valley SPCA facility in New Castle, Del. The woman and a number of cats in the shelter died in the incident. Updated, 7-14, 1125 a.m.: Harmony the cat died due to her injuries. WEST CHESTER – Four days after fire broke out at the Brandywine Valley...

After deadly crash, emergency adoptions needed for displaced animals

Emergency workers treat animals following a deadly night car accident at BVSPCA’s New Caste shelter. Because of the damage to the building, 98 animals are displaced and a call for adoptions — including at the West Chester location, was issued. NEW CASTLE, DE — A deadly car crash that took the life of a Delaware woman overnight did massive damage to a regional animal shelter, displacing...

Police Blotter: Two hurt in Cypress crash

KENNETT SQUARE — Borough police said two people were injured in a serious car accident, in the early morning hours Sunday on West Cypress Street. Police said an SUV was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed, eastbound, when it went off the roadway and hit a utility pole. After striking the pole, the vehicle overturned and spun, police said, ejecting one of the occupants. The vehicle then...

McCarthy addresses crash, hears residents’ worries

Following Kennett Police Chief Albert McCarthy’s seizure-induced crash, township residents gathered to hear his side of the story, ask questions By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com Kennett Police Chief Albert McCarthy. KENNETT — As a police chief, Albert McCarthy is constantly under the microscope of the public eye. Knowing this all too well, and as a result of his Oct....