As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Delaware.

On the morning of Oct. 17, teachers the closed doors to their classrooms at Ridley High School, turned off lights, and instructed their students to silently huddle in the corner. They were participating in an “active intruder drill” in case an armed trespasser ever stepped foot onto the school’s property,

Lisa Blunt Rochester on Jan. 6, 2021. During a live broadcast on CBS, she was seen crouching behind a wall next to fellow lawmakers, eyes squeezed shut, voice rising in prayer inside the U.S. Capitol as it was besieged by a pro-Donald Trump mob.

Early voting sites will be available in all three counties in Delaware. The first day to vote early is Oct. 25. From then to Oct. 29, polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voters. From Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, early voters can visit polling places from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is no early voting on Nov. 4.

The City of Delaware's second try at increasing its income tax is among the ballot issues in over a dozen Delaware County municipalities.

The GOP’s Mike Ramone disavows MAGA red in an appeal to Delaware independents, but Democrat Meyer says his foe is closer to “Trump orange.”

A 7-Eleven convenience store at 2458 Delaware Ave. near Tacoma Avenue closed Sunday, as the company warns it will close a slew of underperforming stores by the end of the year.

Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, is a state holiday in the First State. Wilmington also lists Election Day as a city holiday, and will close City Hall that day. Georgetown's schools and town offices will be closed on Election Day.

Democrat Wright said she is by nature "a mediator," while Republican Brand said he has "a natural ability in altruism."

It’s not just the presidential candidates adding battleground Pennsylvania to their calendars. The richest man in the world, and one of the most controversial, was in Delaware County on Thursday holding a rally.

Open government advocates say a new governor and potentially more progressive lawmakers would provide a unique opportunity for more transparency.

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester is expected be elected as the first Black and first woman senator in Delaware's history this November.