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OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (7/23/2018) Fire heavily damaged a home in the Birchwood Park community on Sunday, authorities said. An 81-year-old woman was treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation after the blaze in […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (7/23/2018) A fire that heavily damaged an ice cream shop east of Newark on Sunday has been ruled accidental, authorities said. The blaze broke out shortly before 2 a.m. […]
NEWPORT, DELAWARE (7/23/2018) Fire at an auto salvage yard near Newport damaged more than 200 vehicles, authorities said. A person driving by the area reported the blaze about 9 p.m. Saturday […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (7/23/2018) Six people were injured, two of them critically, in a crash involving a motorcycle and a small car, authorities said. The crash happened about 1:20 a.m. Saturday […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (7/18/2018) A 50-year-old man died after being shot early today, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 2:50 a.m. in the 800 block of W. Fifth St. When officers […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (7/16/2018) A 19-year-old Pennsylvania man died early today in a fiery crash, the Delaware State Police said. The crash was reported at 3:28 a.m. in the northbound lanes of […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (7/14/2018) A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man survived a rollover crash on Interstate 495 near New Castle this morning but then was killed as he was talking on a cellphone […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (7/6/2018) Four children and an adult, all from a New Jersey family, were killed in a wrong-way three-vehicle crash that closed Route 1 near Townsend for hours this afternoon, […]
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (7/5/2018) A 4-year-old and a 15-year-old were in critical condition after swimming pool incidents Wednesday, the New Castle County police said. About 5:50 p.m., a 15-year-old boy […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/1/2018) A crash with an overturned vehicle jammed southbound Route 1 in Dover this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. at the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/25/2018) City police say a 30-year-old Wilmington man was shot to death late Sunday night at Eighth and Broom streets. The shooting happened about 11:40 p.m. Officers responding to an […]
HARBESON, DELAWARE (6/25/2018) A 32-year-old man on a bicycle being pursued by Delaware State Police died in a crash with a trooper’s patrol vehicle east of Harbeson, authorities said. The crash […]
NEWPORT, DELAWARE (6/24/2018) A box truck crash closed southbound Route 141 near Newport this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. at Boxwood Road. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/23/2018) A 20-year-old woman was shot in the upper back this evening and is in critical condition, Wilmington police said. The shooting was reported at 7:19 p.m. at Fifth […]
ROCKLAND, DELAWARE (6/23/2018) A 20-year-old man was seriously injured this afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a truck on Route 141 (Powder Mill Road), authorities said. The truck driver also was […]
TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (6/15/2018) A Delaware State Police trooper and the driver of a car were injured when their vehicles collided on Thursday night, authorities said. The crash happened about 7;30 p.m. […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (6/11/2018) A Christina School District bus overturned on Summit Bridge Road (U.S. 301) north of Middletown this morning, sending two students to a hospital, the Delaware State Police said. […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (6/7/2018) A 36-year-old man was shot in the head in the Manchester Square community on Wednesday night, Dover police said. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. in the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/28/2018) Four people were found stabbed in Wilmington early this morning, according to reports from the scene. City police responded to the area of Eighth and Adams streets shortly […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/24/2018) A 26-year-old woman was shot to death in Wilmington on Wednesday, city police said. Officers responded to 26th and North Claymont streets about 4 p.m. and found the […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/23/2018) A two-vehicle crash is jamming traffic on northbound Route 1 near the U.S. 13 split south of Tybouts Corner. The crash happened about 7:30 a.m. and involved an […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/23/2018) City firefighters extinguished a fire on the Amtrak “Silver Meteor” train on Monday. The fire was reported about 5:30 p.m. at the Amtrak – Joseph R. Biden Jr. […]
PRICES CORNER, DELAWARE (5/12/2018) A crash involving a pedestrian closed several lanes of Kirkwood Highway on Friday night, Delaware State Police said. The crash was reported just before 9 p.m. at […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (5/11/2018) A 62-year-old motorcyclist has died from injuries suffered Thursday when his bike was struck from behind by a car, Delaware State Police said. The crash was reported at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/11/2018) A 26-year-old man was shot in his left foot at 24th and Monroe streets, Wilmington police said. Officers arrived after a Shot Spotter alert of gunfire at 8:46 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/7/2018) A 35-year-old man shot to death in a car in Wilmington this morning has been identified, city police said. Police responded at 7:22 a.m. in the 700 block […]
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (5/7/2018) A tractor-trailer fire disrupted traffic on Route 7 (Limestone Road) in the Milltown area this morning, according to reports from the scene. The fire happened shortly before 7 […]
DELMAR, DELAWARE (5/5/2018) A 22-year-old woman was killed Friday morning when her car was struck by a Delmarva Central Railroad locomotive north of Delmar, the Delaware State Police said this morning. […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (5/4/2018) A fire started by discarded smoking material caused $250,000 to a townhome in Middletown on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 1:11 p.m. in the […]
NEWPORT, DELAWARE (5/1/2018) A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on northbound Route 141 in Newport this afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened about 4:40 p.m. at the Newport on-ramp […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (4/30/2018) One person was found dead after fire swept through a home south of Smyrna on Sunday, authorities said. The blaze in the 200 block of W. Big Woods […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/25/2018) A Wilmington woman was arrested after a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg, city police reported Tuesday. The shooting happened in the 1000 block of N. Heald […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/22/2018) A driver led police from several agencies on a foot chase after being involved in a car crash on U.S. 13 near New Castle, according to reports […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (4/22/2018) Delaware State police are trying to figure out what caused a car to drive into a retention pond on U.S. 40 near Route 7, at the Eden Square […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (4/16/2018) Southbound Interstate 95 has been reopened following a crash that blocked the southbound lanes and forced traffic to be diverted onto Interstate 495 for about seven hours today. […]
DELAWARE (4/16/2018) Heavy rains, totaling more than 2 inches at spots across the state, closed several roads today. At least one motorist was rescued from a vehicle stranded in floodwaters. That […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (4/16/2018) A fire that displaced 18 people from the Stoneybrook Apartments complex has been ruled accidental. The blaze that affected at least three units in the 1200 […]
BROOKSIDE, DELAWARE (4/14/2018) A pedestrian struck by a car in Brookside late Friday night was in critical condition, the Delaware State Police said. The crash was reported at 10:50 p.m. on […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/14/2018) The driver of a truck was seriously injured in a crash near New Castle this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 8 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/13/2018) An apartment fire in Wilmington is causing backups on Interstate 95, authorities said. The Delaware Department of Transportation reports delays in the right northbound lane, with the Adams […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (4/13/2018) A 66-year-old man was in critical condition after being burned in a house fire east of Newark on Thursday night, authorities said. The fire happened about 8 p.m. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (APRIL 12, 2018) A fatal crash involving a car and a pedestrian closed westbound U.S. 40 west of New Castle this morning. Delaware State Police reported at 7 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (APRIL 11, 2018) A 17-year-old boy was in critical condition after a shooting, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of W. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/6/2018) Two drivers were taken to a hospital after a crash involving three vehicles on Interstate 95 near New Castle, the Delaware State Police said this morning. The crash […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/6/2018) City police seized 663 bags of heroin and arrested two men on assault charges after they resisted arrest, authorities said. An officer was injured. The incident happened about […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/6/2018) A 20-year-old man was in stable condition after being wounded in a shooting in Wilmington on Thursday, city police said. The shooting happened about 3:20 p.m. in the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/3/2018) A burning home forced the evacuation of residents in nearby dwellings this morning and a street closure, Wilmington police said. Police reported the fire at 1629 W. Fourth […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/3/2016) A bank robber hit two branches in Wilmington on Monday but only escaped with cash from one of them, city police said. The first incident was reported at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/28/2018) A 59-year-old grandmother has died from injuries suffered in a Wilmington house fire on Sunday, becoming the second fatality from the blaze, authorities said today. The fire was […]
