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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/9/2017) A 40-year-old man was in critical but stable condition after a motorcycle crash south of Wilmington on Thursday night, authorities said. The crash happened about 8 p.m. in […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (6/8/2017) Road work will require a lane closure on Route 1 east of Townsend today. The Delaware Department of Transportation announced crews will be repairing an approach roadway joint […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/6/2017) A 6-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot in the head this afternoon in Wilmington, city police said. His 31-year-old mother also was wounded. The shooting happened about […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/5/2017) A wounded 46-year-old man was taken to a hospital after shots were fired in Wilmington this evening, according to reports from the scene. Police, responding to a report […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (6/5/2017) A dump truck carrying sand overturned this morning and caught fire, causing traffic problems on Lancaster Pike (Route 48), Delaware State Police said. The crash was reported at 6:43 a.m. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/5/2017) Nine people were displaced when fire damaged two homes in Wilmington on Sunday, authorities said. A cat was rescued from one of the homes. The fire at 2707 N. […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (6/2/2017) A 21-year-old man has been charged with murdering a young woman at a Dover motel, city police said this morning. Ambler Buckler, 20, was found shot to […]
GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (5/31/2017) Two cars collided head-on this morning on the Tyler McConnell Bridge in front of the DuPont Experimental Station, according to reports from the scene. One of the cars […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/31/2017) A 23-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Wilmington on Tuesday, city police said. The shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of N. Washington […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/28/2017) Two people were wounded in a shooting in Wilmington this evening, according to reports from the scene. More than a dozen shots were fired about 8 p.m. at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/27/2017) Power has been restored after an outage that darkened traffic lights in parts of Wilmington for more than an hour this morning, city police report. The outage […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/25/2017) City police have arrested a suspect in the shooting Monday of a 35-year-old man at Sixth and West streets. Keenan Anderson, 25, of the 500 block of W. […]
NORTH STAR, DELAWARE (5/24/2017) Fire swept through a single-family home in North Star this afternoon, destroying the building, according to reports from the scene. The fire at 109 Neptune Drive was […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/24/2017) One rider was taken to a hospital after a motorcycle crash near New Castle this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. Two people were on the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/24/2017) A young man was found wounded after a shooting in Wilmington this morning, city police said. The shooting happened about 10:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (5/22/2017) Four people were injured this morning in the crash of a school bus and passenger car, Delaware State Police said. The crash happened about 8:13 a.m. at Harmony Road […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/22/2017) An off-duty Delaware State Police trooper who was seriously injured during a domestic altercation with her boyfriend then shot him to death with her service weapon in […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect arrested in Wilmington shooting WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/22/2017) A man was shot in the abdomen while walking in Wilmington this morning, according to reports from the scene. The incident […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/22/2017) A crash involving two trucks caused a hazardous materials situation when one of the vehicles struck a building this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/19/2017) A man has died following a shooti after a shooting in Wilmington on Thursday night, city police said. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. in the 2400 block of […]
TYBOUTS CORNER, DELAWARE (5/19/2017) Bridge inspection will require lane closures on northbound Route 1 south of Tybouts Corner on Sunday, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced. The bridge is over Red […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/17/2017) Two men were wounded in a shooting in Wilmington on Tuesday, city police reported. The incident happened about 4:30 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of […]
PENNS GROVE, NEW JERSEY (5/15/2017) The body of a man missing in the Delaware River after a small boat capsized Sunday has been recovered, authorities said early today. Another man on […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/15/2017) A man about 25-30 years old was in critical condition after a shooting in Wilmington this afternoon, city police said. The victim was found down in the […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/15/2017) A 50-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Wilmington on Sunday, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened about 8 p.m. at A and North […]
EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (5/15/2017) A fire that heavily damaged a home in Edgemoor on Sunday was ruled accidental, authorities said. The blaze was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. in the first […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) A 53-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on Interstate 95 in Wilmington early today, Delaware State Police said. The pedestrian crash was reported at 3:36 a.m. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) Flooding has closed a road near New Castle this morning. DelDOT crews placed barricades on Airport Road near the Sheraton Hotel, just off Interstate 95, around 9:30 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) Two masked, armed men robbed a 7-Eleven store in Wilmington on Friday night, according to reports from the scene. The robbery in the 500 block of Greenhill […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) Four people were injured, two of them critically, when fire heavily damaged a town house in Bear early today, authorities said. Christiana firefighters were called out at 3:24 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/11/2017) A 23-year-old man died after being shot in the head, Wilmington police said. The homicide was reported at 8:36 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of W. 24th […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/10/2017) A 17-year-old boy was shot in Wilmington on Wednesday, city police said. The shooting happened about 5:25 p.m. in the 100 block of Elliot’s Way. Police said they […]
MINQUADALE, DELAWARE (5/9/2017) The arrest of a 23-year-old Elsmere man in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 4-year-old Pike Creek girl has taken a predator off the street, New Castle […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/7/2017) Two drivers were injured Friday night in a head-on crash on Lancaster Pike west of Wilmington. The collision happened about 9:20 p.m. in the 4000 block, with both […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/7/2017) Two people were injured in crashes at the Airport Speedway near New Castle on Friday night, authorities said this morning. The first incident happened about 9:10 p.m. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/7/2017) A 52-year-old man died after he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle early today in the Dunleith community near New Castle, the New Castle County police said. […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/6/2017) A crane overturned on Route 1 in Bear this morning, trapping the driver in the wreckage and jamming traffic on the highway in both directions for hours. Delaware […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/6/23017) A 39-year-old man who was shot multiple times in Wilmington on Friday night later died at a hospital, city police said this morning. The shooting happened shortly before 8 […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/5/2017) Two drivers were trapped in their vehicles after a station wagon and pickup truck collided Thursday on Capitol Trail (Route 2), according to reports from the scene. The […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/5/2017) The city of Dover has selected a new police chief. Deputy Chief Marvin C. Mailey will replace Chief Paul Bernat, who announced his retirement in December. Mailey was selected […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A 44-year-old man was shot to death early today at the Alder Park Apartments near Dover, the Delaware State Police said. The shooting at 51 Webbs Lane happened […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A bicycle and minivan collided this evening near Wilmington, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 5:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Lancaster Pike […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) An Iowa man was arrested in connection with the assault of four officers Tuesday in the Yorkshire community near Newark, the New Castle County police said this morning. The incident […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A DelDOT sign truck collided with a semi-truck near New Castle on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The wreck happened when the sign truck […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A 20-year-old man was in stable condition after he was shot in the abdomen Monday night, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. at Maple and […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/2/2017) Two St. Francis ambulance workers were injured during an assault at a Wilmington fire station late Monday night, authorities said. The two emergency medical service workers, assigned to Fire Station […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/1/2017) A fuel truck overturned while backing out of a driveway on Capitol Trail (Route 2) this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/1/2017) Two people were injured Sunday night when a pickup truck collided with a light pole and overturned near New Castle, according to reports from the scene. The crash […]
Funeral services set for Cpl. Ballard CHESWOLD, DELAWARE (4/28/2017) A memorial fund has been established for the family of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, who was killed in the […]
