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Boy struck by car in Wilmington

March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/29/2015) An 11-year-old boy was struck by a car in the 1300 block of W. Sixth St. this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened […]

Crime/Fires

17-year-old charged with attempted murder

March 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5885″]   WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/29/2015) A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting Friday in the 400 block of S. Franklin St., city police reported […]

Silview fire
Crime/Fires

Fire heavily damages home near Newport

March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWPORT, DELAWARE (3/29/2015) Fire heavily damaged a home in the Silview neighborhood west of Newport this morning, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 7:21 a.m. in the first block […]

Police identify homicide victim

March 28, 2015January 16, 2016 Delaware Free News

UPDATED STORY: Police identify Dover man as suspect in 2015 homicide WOODSIDE EAST, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) State police have released the name of a 44-year-old Dover man shot to death in the Meadowbrook […]

Local

After cold night, sunny skies, hint of snow

March 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

DELAWARE (3/28/2015) After a day that brought flurries across the state and a dusting of snow at spots, temperatures are expected to drop into the low 20s overnight. But sunny […]

Local

Youth Pilgrimage through Wilmington

March 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5906″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) An estimated 1,000 people followed Bishop W. Francis Malooly of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington today in the sixth annual Youth Pilgrimage through the streets of the […]

Laurel man, 21, arrested on drug, gun charges near Bethel

March 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

BETHEL, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) A 21-year-old Laurel man was arrested on drug and gun charges after a trooper stopped his SUV near Bethel for making an illegal U-turn, state police reported […]

Light out on car brings drug arrest near Lewes

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

LEWES, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) A 21-year-old man was arrested early today on drug charges after a state trooper stopped his car for not having his license plate light working, police said. […]

Employees flee Pizza Hut, thwarting robbery

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/28/2015) A masked gunman fled empty-handed when employees at a Pizza Hut restaurant near New Castle left the store when he tried to rob it, state police […]

Crime/Fires

1 wounded in Wilmington shooting

March 27, 2015March 29, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5885″] UPDATED STORY: 17-year-old charged with updated murder WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) Multiple shots were fired in the 400 block of S. Franklin St. this afternoon, wounding one person, according […]

Woman injured in fire near Dover

March 27, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) A 50-year-old woman was injured in a fire near Dover this afternoon, authorities said. The fire happened shortly before 3 p.m. in the first block of State […]

Thomas Clark gun
Crime/Fires

Dover police arrest man after chase, find gun

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) A 27-year-old man was arrested after he fled when Dover police approached him, authorities reported today. The incident happened about 4:35 a.m. Friday in the first block […]

Crime/Fires

Police arrest 5 in park shootings tied to drug deal

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) Five arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of two men on Sunday at Rogers Manor Park that happened during a drug deal, New […]

Reedy Point Bridge
Roads

Reedy Point Bridge lane restrictions to last a month

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 Delaware Free News

DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE (3/27/2015) Traffic on the Reedy Point Bridge south of Delaware City will be restricted to a single lane for the month of April. The U.S. Army Corps […]

Carjacking victim treated at hospital

March 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (3/26/2015) A 19-year-old Claymont man was taken to a hospital after two men assaulted him during a carjacking in the parking lot of the Regal Cinema, state […]

Kirkwood Highway crash
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2 hurt in crash on Kirkwood Highway

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

STANTON, DELAWARE (3/26/2015) Two people were injured in a crash involving at least two vehicles at Kirkwood Higway and Limestone Road this afternoon. The accident happened about 2 p.m. According to reports […]

Murder suspect arrested in Wilmington

March 26, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/26/2015) A fugitive from Puerto Rico sought on a murder charge was arrested in Wilmington, city police reported today. Jorge Alberto Marrero-Negron, 20, was arrested about 8:30 a.m. […]

Route 26 to reopen Friday

March 25, 2015 Delaware Free News

MILLVILLE/OCEAN VIEW, DELAWARE (3/25/2015) Early completion of a project to install two concrete box culverts will allow reopening of Route 26 on Friday, DelDOT announced today. While the route, also […]

15-year-old wounded in Wilmington

March 25, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/25/2015) A 15-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to his neck and was in stable condition at Christiana Hospital, city police report. Officers were called to Fourth and […]

Route 141 bridge over U.S. 13 near New Castle
Roads

Southbound Route 141 closed for emergency repairs over U.S. 13

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/25/2015) Emergency bridge repairs have closed southbound Route 141 (Basin Road) where it crosses U.S. 13 near New Castle for about two weeks, DelDOT reports. Severity of […]

Crime/Fires

Blood found at scene of Dover burglary

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/25/2015) City police found small droplets of blood at a tanning salon where a burglar smashed a window to get inside and officers suspect the burglar was injured. […]

Dover police say burglar caught in the act

March 24, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) A Dover man was surprised in mid-burglary when the residents arrived home, city police said today. The incident happened about 1:40 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of […]

Roads

Hockessin man killed in Lancaster Pike crash is identified

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5791″] HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) A 69-year-old Hockessin man was killed and four other people injured in a collision between an SUV and car Monday night on Lancaster Pike (Route 48), […]

Crime/Fires

3 arrested in Pike Creek, dangerous lizards seized

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5812″] PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) Three people have been arrested at the Heritage Court Apartments on drug and firearm charges and for possessing 17 dangerous reptiles, New Castle County […]

Wilmington fugitive captured near New Castle

March 24, 2015March 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) A fugitive was captured near New Castle on Monday night by a U.S. Marshal’s task force, Wilmington police reported this morning. The arrest of Ross Mason, […]

Rehoboth police arrest Georgetown man in purse theft

March 24, 2015 Delaware Free News

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) A 63-year-old Georgetown man was arrested Monday in the theft of a purse from Renove Med Spa earlier this month, Rehoboth police reported this morning. The […]

Pedestrian struck, seriously injured near Laurel

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Delaware Free News

LAUREL, DELAWARE (3/24/2015) A woman walking across a road was seriously injured when she was struck by a car Thursday night north of Laurel, state police said. The accident happened about […]

Felton man charged in Smyrna jewelry heist

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

SMYRNA, DELAWARE (3/23/2015) A 40-year-old Felton man was charged with stealing $4,600 worth of jewelry from a home where he was working, Smyrna police reported today. The homeowner in the 600 […]

2 charged in Todd Estates home invasion

March 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

BROOKSIDE, DELAWARE (3/23/2015) Two teenage men were charged with home invasion after a 53-year-old man was cut with a large knife in his home in the Todd Estates neighborhood, New Castle […]

Roads

Passenger killed in Newark crash identified; driver charged

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/23/2015) A passenger killed when a car slammed into a tree in Newark early today has been identified by police, and the driver was charged with DUI and vehicular […]

Former deputy attorney general pleads guilty in teen rape case

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/23/2015) A former deputy attorney general pleaded guilty today to fourth degree rape. The  plea by Daniel Simmons, 35, of Pike Creek, came in New Castle County Superior […]

Local

Frontier Airlines: Plane got stuck in mud at low speed

March 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5762″] NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/23/2015)  A Frontier Airlines jet was leaving the gate area at very low speed when it became stuck in the mud at New Castle Airport, an […]

With knife against neck, woman robbed in Newark

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/23/2015) A woman had a knife held against her neck as she was pinned against her car by two men during a robbery at the Victoria Mews apartments, Newark […]

One of two men shot in park in critical condition

March 22, 2015March 27, 2015 Delaware Free News

UPDATED STORY: Police arrest 5 in Rogers Manor Park shootings NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/22/2015) Two men where found shot in a vehicle early today in Rogers Manor Park near New […]

Local

UDance raises record $1.2 million

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5738″] NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/22/2015) The UDance fundraiser for child cancer awareness has raised  a record $1,282,103.30, the nonprofit University of Delaware student organization announced tonight at the conclusion of its […]

Local

Photos: Joint ordination of married same-sex couple at Wilmington church

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5728″] Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approves marriage amendment  

Crime/Fires

Police seek 2 in Walmart robbery attempt, assault

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/22/2015) Two suspects are being sought in connection with an attempted robbery inside the Walmart on Wilton Boulevard near New Castle and an assault on a customer outside […]

Milford woman seriously injured in SUV crash near Laurel

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 Delaware Free News

LAUREL, DELAWARE (3/22/2015) A Milford woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash east of Laurel, state police reported today. The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday on East […]

Wilmington man shot in leg

March 21, 2015March 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/21/2015) A 21-year-old Wilmington man was shot in his leg, city police reported this evening. The victim was taken to Christiana Hospital by private vehicle about 1:30 p.m., […]

17-year-old girl killed in crash; 4 teens injured

March 21, 2015March 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

LAUREL, DELAWARE (3/21/2015) A 17-year-old girl died in a crash on Old Sharptown Road west of Laurel this morning, state police said. She was identified as Erica Colbourne of Laurel. Four […]

Fire damages auto shop, vehicles near Laurel

March 20, 2015March 21, 2015 Delaware Free News

LAUREL, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Fire broke out this evening in an auto repair shop north of Laurel, causing substantial damage to the business and three vehicles inside, authorities said. Blades firefighters […]

Six new Mazdas were destroyed when fire broke out on tractor-trailer on Interstate 295.
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New Mazdas go up in flames on I-295

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Fire broke out on a tractor-trailer carrying six new Mazda vehicles this evening on eastbound Interstate 295 near New Castle and the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The […]

Crime/Fires

7 sentenced in New Castle County, prison heroin ring

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

[soliloquy id=”5669″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/20/2015)  Seven members of a heroin distribution organization involving inmates in Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution and residents of the Swanwyck and Collins Park areas near New Castle were sentenced today […]

Man shot near Dover, Delaware
Crime/Fires

Man wounded near Dover charged in earlier shooting

March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) A man wounded Monday in a shooting in the Rodney Village neighborhood south of Dover has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting north of the […]

3 sought in home invasion near Delmar

March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

DELMAR, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Three male suspects are being sought after a home invasion north of Delmar this morning, state police said. The incident happened about 8 a.m. in the 10000 block […]

Stun gun used in Harrington arrest; 301 bags of heroin seized

March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

HARRINGTON, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Harrington police used a stun gun to subdue a man who fought with officers and later was found to have 301 bags of heroin on him, authorities […]

Roads

Two vehicles collide, one hits home in Wilmington

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Two vehicles collided and one of them struck the front of a home at Second and Lincoln streets in Wilmington this morning, according to reports from the […]

Sex offender charged with rape after 15-year-old gives birth

March 20, 2015March 31, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) A 59-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with 20 counts of fourth-degree rape after a 15-year-old girl delivered his child, Dover police said. Larry Cunningham, of […]

Dover man sought in Old Navy robbery at mall

March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER, DELAWARE (3/20/2015) Dover police are trying to locate a 22-year-old man who tried to rob the Old Navy store at the Dover Mall last month and beat an employee […]

Upstate trout season begins April 4

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Delaware Free News

DOVER (3/20/2015) Delaware’s spring 2015 upstate trout season will open at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4. Portions of six designated trout streams in northern New Castle County – White Clay Creek, […]

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