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Driver critically injured, charged with DUI in head-on crash

July 19, 2015July 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILTON, DELAWARE (7/19/2015) A driver who was critically injured faces a DUI charge in the head-on crash of two pickup trucks east of Milton this afternoon, Delaware State Police said. The other driver also […]

Fire heavily damages home near Selbyville

July 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

SELBYVILLE, DELAWARE (7/17/2015) Fire heavily damaged a home east of Selbyville, authorities reported today. The blaze broke out about 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the 38000 block of Old Mill Bridge […]

Crime/Fires

Woman robbed inside Walmart at Rehoboth Mall

July 17, 2015September 5, 2015 Delaware Free News

UPDATED STORY: 28-year-old man charged in 3 Rehoboth-area robberies REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/17/2015) A thief grabbed cash from a woman inside the Walmart store off Route 1 near Rehoboth Beach […]

Health

Selbyville lifts boil-water alert

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

SELBYVILLE, DELAWARE (7/16/2015) The town of Selbyville has lifted a boil-water advisory that followed a major water-main break earlier this week. Water is again safe to drink, according to the […]

Local

Man dies in farm tractor accident near Georgetown

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (7/16/2015) A 47-year-old man died Wednesday when his farm tractor tumbled into a ditch, overturned and trapped him under water, Delaware State Police said. The accident happened about […]

Crime/Fires

2 juveniles robbed at gunpoint near Rehoboth school

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/15/2015) City police are looking for an armed man who robbed two juveniles behind Rehoboth Elementary School. Police reported today the robbery happened about 10:30 p.m. Friday […]

Crime/Fires

Surveillance photos released in credit card theft

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

  REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/14/2015) City police today released surveillance photos of a suspect in a credit card theft. The cards were stolen along with a wallet left behind by […]

Health

Water main repaired, Selbyville issues boil-water alert

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

SELBYVILLE, DELAWARE (7/14/2015) A broken water main that drained the town’s water towers has been repaired but officials are warning residents to boil any tap water before drinking it. The […]

Local

Junction & Breakwater Trail extended near Lewes

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

LEWES, DELAWARE (7/15/2015) A 1.5 mile addition to the Junction & Breakwater Trail connects older sections with Lewes, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal and Cape Henlopen State Park. In a […]

Crime/Fires

4 of 7 stolen Rehoboth Beach lifeguard chairs recovered

July 14, 2015July 19, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”9672″] REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/14/2015) The Coast Guard has helped to recover lifeguard stands reported stolen from Rehoboth Beach. Seven stands went missing Thursday, forcing the Rehoboth Beach Patrol […]

Crime/Fires

‘Gucci’ heroin seized, police arrest 20-year-old man

July 8, 2015 Delaware Free News

HARBESON, DELAWARE (7/8/2015) Delaware State Police say they arrested a 20-year-old Harbeson man with 961 bags of heroin stamped “Gucci.” Dustin R. Drew was arrested about 6 a.m. Tuesday at […]

Crime/Fires

More arrested on murder, home invasion, drug charges

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”9343″]   GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (7/8/2015) Five more suspects have been arrested in a major investigation of murder, home invasions and drug sales in Kent and Sussex counties, Delaware State […]

Milford man faces new child rape charges

July 7, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (7/7/2015) A Milford man charged last month in the rape of a child is facing new charges in the rape of a different young girl, city police said […]

Georgia man charged in Milford vehicle theft

July 7, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (7/7/2015) A Georgia man was charged with stealing a motor vehicle in Milford, city police said Monday. The theft at an auto business happened Wednesday in the 900 block […]

Health

Portuguese man o’ war sightings bring beach warning in Delaware

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (7/7/2015) Portuguese man o’ war sightings have brought a warning to Delaware beachgoers from state park officials. Three of the stinging marine animals  washed up on beaches at Delaware […]

Dover woman struck, killed on U.S. 113 in Georgetown

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (7/7/2015) A 44-year-old Dover woman walking across U.S. 113 in Georgetown was killed early Monday when she was struck by a pickup truck, Delaware State Police said. The accident […]

Crime/Fires

2 robbers sought after assaults near Rehoboth Beach

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/6/2015) Delaware State Police say two men were assaulted in a robbery and attempted robbery on Robinson Drive south of Rehoboth Beach. One incident happened about 2:10 a.m. […]

15 hurt in 4-vehicle crash near Millsboro

July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILLSBORO, DELAWARE (7/5/2015) Delaware State Police say 15 people were injured this morning in a four-vehicle crash on U.S. 113 south of Millsboro. The accident happened just before noon at […]

Local

Video: Dewey Beach fireworks

July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 Delaware Free News
Crime/Fires

Murder, home invasion, drug charges as 35 indicted

July 3, 2015July 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”9343″] UPDATED STORY: 3 more arrested, double murder suspect still sought UPDATED STORY: More arrested GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (7/3/2015) Charges including murder, robbery, racketeering and drug sales were filed in […]

Crime/Fires

Rehoboth Beach police: Pool dunking lands man in jail

July 2, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (7/2/2015) A Wilmington man ended up in jail after he grabbed a 6-year-old girl by the waist and dunked her several times in a motel pool, Rehoboth […]

Rehoboth police charge driver with DUI after chase

July 2, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Local

Rosedale Beach boat ramp upgrades completed

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Local

Swimmer rescued half-mile off Dewey Beach

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Delaware Free News

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. […]

Crime/Fires

Milford police arrest 2 Dover men in armed robbery

June 30, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Milford woman charged in attack

June 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

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. […]

Local

Blueline tilefish catch sets Delaware fishing record

June 26, 2015July 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Crime/Fires

Milford assistant principal jailed on child sex charges

June 26, 2015November 4, 2016 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Crime/Fires

3 arrested on meth lab charges near Seaford

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

West Nile: 6-year-old recovering from virus in Sussex

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

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. […]

Health

OSHA cites Allen Harim for worker hazards at Harbeson plant

June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Roads

Bridge inspection to bring Route 1 lane closures

June 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

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 […]

Roads

9-year-old boy struck by SUV on Route 1, in critical condition

June 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

FENWICK ISLAND, DELAWARE (6/21/2015) A 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by an SUV while crossing Route 1 just south of Fenwick Island, according to Delaware State Police. The […]

Roads

Motorcyclist killed in crash near Bridgeville

June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE (6/21/2015) A 55-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash east of Bridgeville late Saturday, Delaware State Police reported this morning. The victim was identified as Keith M. […]

Fire heavily damages home in Laurel

June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 Delaware Free News

LAUREL, DELAWARE (6/19/2015) A fire that heavily damaged a three-story home in Laurel was caused by an electrical malfunction in an interior wall, authorities said this morning. The blaze broke […]

Greenwood man charged after gun fired in Milford

June 19, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/19/2015) A Greenwood man was arrested after firing a gun during a domestic dispute, Milford police reported Thursday. Robert G. Cook, 47, had been involved in an argument […]

Milford police arrest man sought in Dover

June 19, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/19/2015) A 30-year-old Dover man sought by police in his hometown was arrested by Milford police, authorities reported Thursday. Ricky S. Sanabria was arrested after Milford police, assisted […]

Fentanyl warning issued after more deaths

June 18, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (6/18/2015) An increasing number of overdose deaths from the synthetic painkiller fentanyl brought a warning from state officials today about the drug they say is 50 to 100 times […]

Crime/Fires

2 sought after fleeing prison work crews

June 18, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (6/18/2015) A man and a woman are being sought after fleeing from separate prison work-release crews on Tuesday, the Delaware Department of Correction reported today. One escape was […]

2 arrested in Milford store robbery

June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/17/2015) Two men have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a convenience store on Causey Avenue, Milford police said today. The robbery happened June 7 […]

Milford police charge Ellendale man in burglaries

June 17, 2015July 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWATE (6/17/2015) A 20-year-old Ellendale man has been charged in multiple burglaries, Milford police reported today. Alexander Jackson II was charged June 9 with burglary, conspiracy, theft under $1,500 […]

Woman charged with selling stolen goods online

June 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/17/2015) A 53-year-old Milford woman has been charged with selling stolen items online last month, city police reported today. Debra L. Hughes would receive the stolen property and […]

Laurel man killed in head-on crash near Georgetown

June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (6/17/2015) A 66-year-old Laurel man was killed Tuesday in a head-on crash northwest of Georgetown, authorities said. The accident happened just before 2 p.m. on a curve on Bridgeville Road […]

John T. McCool, former police chief, bank VP, dies at 81

June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (6/16/2017) John T. McCool, a former Wilmington police chief and New Castle County official, has died at age 81 in Rehoboth Beach. McCool served as Wilmington chief in […]

Local

Sussex County moves to change airport name

June 16, 2015 Delaware Free News

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE (6/16/2015) Sussex County Council acted today to rename Sussex County Airport to Delaware Coastal Airport. The name change, which requires notification to the Federal Aviation Administration, is expected to […]

Man walking to bus stop robbed near Rehoboth

June 14, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (6/14/2015) A man walking to a bus stop was robbed Saturday near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware State Police said today. The 32-year-old victim was in the 35000 block […]

Roads

Motorcyclist dies after Cape Henlopen State Park crash

June 13, 2015June 13, 2015 Delaware Free News

CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK, DELAWARE (6/13/2015) A 42-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash at Cape Henlopen State Park, and officials are asking witnesses to come forward with information about […]

Roads

Water tank truck overturns while avoiding deer

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 Delaware Free News

BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE (6/12/2015) A tanker tractor-trailer carrying water overturned this morning northeast of Bridgeville while avoiding a deer, sending the driver to a hospital, Delaware State Police said. The accident […]

Volunteers, boats needed for Inland Bays cleanup on Saturday

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (6/12/2015) Boats and volunteers are needed for the 11th Annual Inland Bays Cleanup on Saturday, state officials said today. The cleanup from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. will […]

Man charged with assaulting Milford police dog, DUI

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILFORD, DELAWARE (6/12/2015) A Rehoboth Beach man fleeing from officers after a traffic stop was charged with assaulting a police dog and DUI after he punched the K-9 several times […]

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