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TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (6/8/2016) A 33-year-old woman was injured Tuesday night when she was struck in Talleyville, authorities said. The pedestrian incident happened about 8:50 p.m. in the 2400 block of Concord Pike […]
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (6/7/2016) A 21-year-old Wilmington man has been charged in Monday’s robbery at Artisans’ Bank in Milltown as well as four other recent armed robberies, Delaware State Police […]
UPDATED STORY: Police identify homicide victim WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/7/2016) Wilmington police are investigating a homicide off Northeast Boulevard in the city’s Riverside area, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened […]
CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (6/6/2016) A crash with injuries is jamming southbound Route 1 approaching Route 273. Christiana firefighters were called to the scene just after 5 p.m. today. The crash is blocking […]
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (6/6/2016) An Artisans’ Bank branch was robbed this afternoon and Delaware State Police arrested a suspect shortly after, according to reports from scene. The robbery occurred at […]
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (6/6/2016) Hundreds of Delmarva Power customers remained without electricity this morning following thunderstorms Sunday evening that downed trees and wires across New Castle County. The company’s […]
NORTH STAR, DELAWARE (6/6/2016) A crash with an overturned dump truck took out al utility pole and caused power outages this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (6/6/2016) Two teenagers were charged with vehicle burglaries after an alert neighbor called police, authorities reported this morning. Smyrna police arrested James Hill, 19, of Smyrna, and a 15-year-old […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (6/6/2016) Two men were injured in a rollover crash in Glasgow on Sunday night, authorities reported this morning. The crash happened about 8:50 p.m. on South College Avenue […]
[soliloquy id=”18325″] CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (6/5/2016) A jackknifed tractor-trailer jammed southbound Interstate 95 for more than an hour this afternoon at the Pennsylvania-Delaware line, according to reports from the scene. DelDOT […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (6/5/2016) A 20-year-old Middletown man was killed in a single-vehicle crash east of Townsend, the Delaware State Police said today. Another young man suffered life-threatening injuries. The crash […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (6/4/2016) A woman was trapped inside her car early today after crashing into a garage west of New Castle, authorities said. The incident happened about 2:40 a.m. in […]
BEAR/NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (6/4/2016) More than 4,000 bags of heroin were seized and two men were arrested following a traffic stop for a cellphone violation, the Delaware State Police reported […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (6/4/2016) A 50-year-old woman struck by a car on U.S. 40 in Bear was taken to a hospital in serious condition, authorities said. The incident happened about 1:25 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/3/2016) An elderly couple were trapped in their car after a crash in Wilmington this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 10:15 a.m. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (6/3/2016) A teenage boy was shot in the 700 block of S. Van Buren St. on Thursday, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened about 1 […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (6/3/2016) A crash is slowing northbound Route 1 about a quarter mile south of U.S. 40, according to reports from the scene. Two vehicles were involved and were […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (6/2/2016) A Glasgow preacher convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl has died while serving a life prison term, authorities said today. The Rev. William J. Keichline Sr., 80, was convicted […]
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (6/2/2016) A Valero clerk fought with a man trying to rob the business in Milltown and he fled empty-handed, the Delaware State Police reported today. The crime happened […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (6/2/2016) A 57-year-old woman was in serious condition after crashing her small SUV, authorities said. The SUV rolled onto its roof about 3 p.m. Thursday at Olympia and Wentworth […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (6/2/2016) A man robbed an Exxon gas station in Brandywine Hundred early Wednesday, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The crime happened about 2:50 a.m. at […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (6/1/2016) A bicyclist was cited for failing to yield the right of way after he was struck by a pickup truck in Claymont, the Delaware State Police said Wednesday. […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (6/1/2016) Police and fire crews were on the scene of a crash on Route 72 near Porter Road in Glasgow this afternoon. The crash was reported at 2:50 […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (6/1/2016) An elderly woman was taken to Christiana Hospital in serious condition after fire broke out in a Brandywine Hundred home this morning, authorities said. The fire […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/31/2016) Seven people, including six Colonial School District students, were injured in the crash of an SUV and pickup truck near New Castle this morning, authorities said. The […]
Crash scene at East Main Street and Library Avenue in Newark (Photo: Delaware Free News) NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/30/2016) A crash with an overturned tanker tractor-trailer this afternoon closed a major […]
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CLAYTON, DELAWARE (5/29/2016) One man was killed and two others injured in a collision involving three motorcycles west of Clayton, the Delaware State Police reported today. The crash happened about […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (5/29/2016) A 46-year-old woman was in serious but stable condition after her small SUV rolled over in a crash in Glasgow this morning, authorities said. The crash happened […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/29/2016) A 59-year-old man was in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle early today on U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) in Bear, authorities said. The incident happened […]
DELAWARE (5/29/2016) Fog settled in along Route 1 in the beach areas this morning, with showers and thunderstorms predicted for the state later in the day. Skies will be mostly […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (5/28/2016) A 44-year-old Bear man who died after a road rage incident that led to a fight between two motorists on Route 1 east of Townsend was identified this morning […]
TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (5/28/2016) A 20-year-old man was injured when his bicycle was struck by a vehicle in Talleyville on Friday, authorities said. The incident happened about 5:10 p.m. in the […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/28/2016) A gunman escaped with cash Friday from the New Castle County School Employees Federal Credit Union, city police said. The crime happened about 2:30 p.m. on […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/27/2016) Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash west of New Castle, authorities said this morning. The crash happened about 9:10 p.m. Thursday in the 700 […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (5/26/2016) A 44-year-old man died of cardiac arrest following a minor two-vehicle crash east of Townsend that caused a major backup for northbound Route 1, authorities said. The collision […]
DELAWARE (5/26/2016) Bomb threats were called in to four widely separated schools across the state on Wednesday, the Delaware State Police said. About 10:17 a.m., a call using a computer-generated male voice was […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (5/25/2016) A restaurant employee was shot during a robbery in Claymont this evening, Delaware State Police said. The robbery happened about 9:10 p.m. at the Wah Yuan Chinese […]
GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (5/25/2016) A Pennsylvania man died and another driver was injured this morning in a head-on crash of two SUVs in Greenville, the Delaware State Police said. The crash happened […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/24/2016) A motorcyclist died after colliding with a pickup truck on U.S. 13 near New Castle this morning, Delaware State Police said. The crash happened about 10:45 […]
HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (5/24/2016) A storm toppled part of a large tree onto a Hockessin home on Monday, according to reports from the scene. Hockessin firefighters responded to the home at […]
GREENVILLE, DELAWARE (5/23/2016) One minor injury was reported this afternoon when a car struck a utility pole and overturned on Route 100. The accident happened about 4:30 p.m. near the […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/23/2016) A New Castle County police K-9 found a missing 11-year-old boy west of New Castle on Sunday, authorities said today. The parents reported the boy missing […]
NORTH STAR, DELAWARE (5/23/2016) A 16-year-old boy was in serious condition after being trapped in his vehicle following a crash in North Star on Sunday, authorities said. The accident was reported at […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (5/20/2016) A 72-year-old man was critically injured Thursday in a rollover crash, authorities said. A car and a small SUV collided just after 3 p.m. in the […]
Update: Police identify victim as Brandon Wingo of Wilmington WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/19/2016) A 15-year-old boy shot in the head this afternoon died later at Christiana […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/19/2016) An armed man robbed the Rainbow Apparel store in the College Square shopping center, Newark police said today. The robbery happened about 8:35 p.m. Wednesday at 361 […]
EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (5/18/2016) New Castle County police say a 14-year-old girl missing since early today has been found and returned home, and a Gold Alert canceled. The girl was reported missing […]
HOCKESSIN/PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/18/2016) Two rare black bear sightings in Hockessin and Pike Creek have been confirmed by state wildlife experts. “Black bear populations within our neighboring states of Maryland, […]
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (5/18/2016) A robber escaped with cash from an M&T Bank branch in Milltown, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The robbery happened about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday at […]
