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REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/2/2015) A Lincoln man who fled from Rehoboth Beach police after a traffic stop was captured and charged with driving under the influence, authorities said. The incident […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (7/1/2015) Three teenage girls walking along Capitol Trail (Route 2) were struck by a car that ran off the road after it collided with another vehicle at Darwin […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (7/1/2015) Upgrades to the Rosedale Beach boat ramp east of Millsboro have been completed ahead of schedule, the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife said today. The work began June 24 […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (7/1/2015) New Castle County police say two skating 15-year-olds were robbed at gunpoint in the Fox Run community in Glasgow. The crime happened about 11:10 p.m. Monday at […]
DEWEY BEACH, DELAWARE (7/1/2015) A swimmer carried too far out by strong wind and tide was rescued a half-mile offshore from the south end of Dewey Beach on Monday, authorities said. […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (7/1/2015) A 19-year-old employee was robbed at gunpoint outside the Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill in Newark, city police said Tuesday. The robbery happened about 10:40 p.m. […]
FELTON, DELAWARE (7/1/2015) Fire heavily damaged a barn west of Felton on Tuesday, authorities said. Felton Community Fire Company found flames engulfing the 40 by 100 foot building as they arrived about 2:50 […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (6/30/2015) A test of the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear plant emergency notification sirens will be conducted next week. The Delaware Emergency Management Agency and Delaware State Police will conduct […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/30/2015) A Wilmington officer patrolling in the 400 block of S. Heald St. arrested a man on gun and drug charges after a struggle, police said Monday. The […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/30/2015) Two Dover men were arrested by Milford officers who drove by shortly after a 67-year-old man was punched and robbed, city police said Monday. The robbery happened […]
LEWES, DELAWARE (6/30/2015) Mosquito spraying today at Cape Henlopen State Park near Lewes will require closure of the Gordons Pond Trail, state officials announced Monday. The trail will be closed […]
HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (6/29/2015) Six people were wounded by gunfire at a large party in Harrington early Sunday, city police said. The shooting happened about 1 a.m. in the 100 block […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (6/29/2015) A driver was injured but escaped from her car just before it became engulfed in flames Sunday on Route 1, Delaware State Police said. The accident just north […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (6/29/2015) Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in the Delaware River on Sunday afternoon. The body was found about […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (6/29/2015) A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in Bear, New Castle County police reported Sunday. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. Friday at Penman Drive and […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (6/29/2015) A house fire in the Simonds Gardens neighborhood near New Castle that sent two people to a hospital early Saturday was ruled accidental, authorities said. The […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/29/2015) A 24-year-old Milford woman has been charged in an attack on another woman at the Silver Lake Apartment Complex, city police reported over the weekend. Jakea N. […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (6/27/2015) A woman was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision this morning at Naamans and Darley roads, according to Delaware State Police. The […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (6/27/2015) A Dover police officer was injured Friday as a wanted man from Milford fled after running a stop sign, authorities said. The incident happened about 9:30 a.m. […]
[soliloquy id=”9241″] NEWARK, DELAWARE (6/27/2015) Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Fire Company received a gift to help save the lives of dogs during rescue operations. The company was presented with six […]
UPDATED STORY: 21.8 pounder breaks blueline tilefish record LEWES, DELAWARE (6/26/2015) A 19.7 pound blueline tilefish caught offshore last week has been certified as a record for the species in […]
UPDATED STORY: Former assistant principal cleared of sex charges MILTON, DELAWARE (6/26/2015) The assistant principal at Banneker Elementary School in Milford has been charged with having unlawful sexual contact with […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (6/26/2015) New Castle County police say a woman and a teenage boy injured when their car crashed into an SUV on Limestone Road following a police chase have been […]
SEAFORD, DELAWARE (6/26/2015) Delaware State Police arrested three people after a two-month investigation into the manufacturing of methamphetamine in the Mobile Gardens mobile home park southwest of Seaford, authorities said. The arrests […]
UPDATE: Man arrested in Pike Creek robbery try; victim also charged PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (6/26/2015) Delaware State Police say a man with a knife tried to rob a woman sitting in […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (6/26/2015) A 6-year-old Sussex County girl is recovering from the West Nile virus in the first human Delaware case of the illness since 2013, state health officials say. […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (6/25/2015) Three people were injured this afternoon in a two-vehicle crash that happened after a suspicious car was pursued by New Castle County police, authorities said. The incident began at 12:18 p.m., […]
[soliloquy id=”9127″] DELAWARE (6/25/2015) More than 1,700 Delmarva Power customers remained without electric power this morning in the wake of storms earlier this week, the company reports on its website. […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/25/2015) A Pizza Hut restaurant in Bear was robbed at gunpoint late Wednesday, Delaware State Police said this morning. It was the second time this year the restaurant […]
FAIRFAX, DELAWARE (6/25/2015) Delaware State Police say two masked robbers with handguns escaped with cash from a Burger King restaurant on Concord Pike early today. It was the second robbery […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (6/25/2015) City police have charged a couple already jailed in connection with similar crimes in New Castle County with robbing an Exxon gas station in Newark. The Exxon robbery happened May 11 […]
[soliloquy id=”9127″] DELAWARE (6/24/2015) Thousands of electric customers remained without power in Delaware this afternoon in the wake of severe thunderstorms with high winds that brought down trees and wires, and damaged […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (6/24/2015) Two burglars fled a home in the 100 block of E. Park Place this morning after discovering a resident was home, Newark police said. The 22-year-old victim […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (6/24/2015) Lightning caused a house fire with $200,000 damage in Glasgow, authorities said today. The blaze happened Tuesday afternoon in the 100 block of Haut Brion Ave., in the […]
[soliloquy id=”9142″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/24/2015) A 20-year-old man shot in the head and back at Sixth and Broom streets in Wilmington late Tuesday is in critical condition, city police said this […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (6/24/2015) A robbery victim was pushed over then kicked and punched on the ground by a group of teenagers who then robbed him, Delaware State Police said. The male […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/24/2015) A 66-year-old man suffered multiple traumatic injuries when he was struck by a vehicle that then fled on Lancaster Pike near Wilmington, according to Delaware State Police. […]
UPDATED STORY: Thousands still without power, cellphone problems reported DELAWARE (6/23/2015) Severe storms are pounding Delaware and nearby areas, knocking down trees and power lines, damaging buildings and leaving some […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (6/23/2015) A 20-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Monday night, New Castle County police reported today. The incident happened about 6:15 p.m. in the Forest Glen townhome […]
UPDATE: Company comments on OSHA report HARBESON, DELAWARE (6/23/2015) Allen Harim Foods is facing a $38,000 fine for worker safety violations at its Harbeson poultry processing plant that government inspectors say were causing […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/23/2015) A crash with an overturned vehicle jammed northbound Interstate 495 for an hour this morning, Delaware State Police report. The accident happened about 6:30 a.m. north of Terminal […]
DELAWARE (6/22/2015) Excessive heat and humidity are expected Tuesday, the National Weather Service says, followed by showers and and thunderstorms as a cold front arrives and drops temperatures. Some of the […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) An inmate who escaped from a prison work-release crew in Wilmington was captured by University of Delaware police in Newark, authorities said today. David Blunt, 30, of […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) A driver was being treated after a Jeep SUV hit a pole and a house in Hockessin, New Castle County police said. The accident happened about […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) A 76-year-old man was rescued by two Newark police officers moments before his SUV was struck by a CSX train, police said today. The accident happened about […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) Four people were injured in a crash in Bear this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The two-vehicle accident at U.S. 40 and Route 7 happened […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) Two Michigan men were arrested on drug charges after undercover officers made a purchase at a Firefly Music Festival campground, Dover police reported this morning. Police said […]
BARRATT’S CHAPEL, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) Sewer work is closing a secton of Barratts Chapel Road this week, DelDOT announced. The Kent County Public Works Department is installing a sewer main between […]
MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/22/2015) Bridge inspection will bring lane closures on Route 1 along Milford’s eastern border this week, DelDOT announced. The bridge over the Mispillion River, just north of Route 36 […]
A Coast Guard crew out of Atlantic City on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter medevacs a man who suffered an apparent heart attack Friday, June 19, 2015 about 46 miles off Ocean […]
