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UPDATED STORY: 2 more arrested in police ‘duck hunt’ DELAWARE (5/17/2016) A two-year investigation of heroin distribution in southern Delaware brought charges against 13 people and the seizure of more […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/17/2016) A fire that sent a thick plume of smoke visible from across south Wilmington happened at an auto salvage yard this afternoon, authorities said. The fire at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/17/2016) A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg this afternoon, Wilmington police said. The incident was reported at 2:48 p.m. in the area of South Van Buren […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/17/2016) A construction worker killed when he was struck by a minivan on Interstate 95 was identified this morning by Delaware State Police. The pedestrian accident happened about […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (5/17/2016) A 44-year-old woman was in serious condition after her vehicle struck a deer in Glasgow on Monday night, authorities said. The accident was reported at 9:16 p.m. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/16/206) A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting just before 8 tonight, Wilmington police said. The incident happened in the 1000 block of N. Lombard St. The boy, […]
UPDATED STORY: Police identify construction worker killed on I-95 WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/16/2016) A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Interstate 95 bridge over the Brandywine this evening, […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/16/2016) A carjacking that began in Bear ended when the vehicle hit a guardrail on an Interstate 495 ramp in Wilmington, the New Castle County police said tonight. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/16/2016) A woman was shot in the neck as she was getting out of her car in Wilmington this afternoon, according to reports from the scene. It happened […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (5/15/2016) A 46-year-old man has been charged with a seventh DUI following a crash south of Elsmere that injured two people, New Castle County police said today. […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/14/2016) Six people were injured today – one of them seriously – when a U-Haul box truck struck a railroad bridge in Newark, authorities said. The crash was reported […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (5/14/2016) A 49-year-old man has been arrested on home improvement fraud charges, New Castle County police said Friday. Mario Mareno, of New Castle, was taken into custody in […]
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BEAR, DELAWARE (5/13/2016) A 63-year-old woman was in critical condition after a house trailer fire in Bear this morning, authorities said. The fire was ruled accidental, caused by the victim […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/13/2016) A body was found in the bathroom of a gas station on U.S. 13 near New Castle, according to reports from the scene today. The man’s […]
AUGUSTINE BEACH, DELAWARE (5/13/2016) A New Jersey man was fined $214 after his boat struck the Reedy Island Jetty near Augustine Beach and sank, Delaware Natural Resources Police said today. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/13/2016) Four Wilmington policemen will not be charged in the shooting death of Jeremy McDole last fall, the Delaware Department of Justice announced Thursday, but investigators criticized the conduct of one […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (5/13/16) A 28-year-old karate instructor has been charged with multiple counts of rape, New Castle County police said Thursday. Carlos Villa, of the 1700 block of Coventry Lane in Ogletown, […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (5/11/2016) Fire heavily damaged a home in Elsmere this morning, authorities said. The blaze was reported about 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Tamarack Ave. Smoke […]
TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (5/11/2016) A 45-year-old woman was in serious condition after being struck by an sport-utility vehicle today in Talleyville, authorities said. The accident happened about noon in the 4100 block […]
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HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (5/10/2016) Three people were seriously injured in a two-car crash on Lancaster Pike in Hockessin on Monday night, authorities said. The accident happened just after 9 p.m. at […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/9/2016) A 14-year-old boy was shot in Wilmington this evening, city police said. The victim arrived at Wilmington Hospital by private vehicle about 5:30 p.m. with a gunshot wound […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/9/2016) Three girls were charged today in connection with the death of 16-year-old Amy Joyner-Francis last month at Howard High School of Technology, the Delaware Department of Justice […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/9/2016) A 22-year-old Wilmington man has been charged with the shooting of a 25-year-old woman on Sunday, city police said today. The shooting happened about 7:10 p.m. in […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/9/2016) A 6-year-old boy was struck by a car Sunday morning in the Fairwinds neighborhood west of New Castle, authorities said. The pedestrian accident happened about 9:30 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/8/2016) Seven people were injured tonight in an eight-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 495 south of Wilmington, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 9:30 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/8/2016) A woman in her 20s was shot in the area of Lancaster Avenue and South Franklin Street this evening, according to reports from the scene. The victim […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/8/2016) A man and a woman were shot just before midnight Saturday at 27th and North Market streets, Wilmington police said early today. The victims were found in […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/8/2016) A 34-year-old man was killed by gunfire on Saturday, Wilmington police said. The shooting was reported at 6:22 p.m. at Third and North Rodney streets. The victim […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (5/8/2016) A 37-year-old Georgetown man was killed early Saturday when his pickup truck struck a tree southwest of Townsend, the Delaware State Police said. The crash happened about […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/7/2016) A fire that heavily damaged a home west of New Castle on Friday was accidental, the Delaware state Fire Marshal’s Office ruled. Damage to the two-story […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/7/2016) An Interstate 95 ramp south of Newark will be closed at night next week for bridge repairs, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced Friday. Exit 1B, from southbound […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/6/2016) Two men have been arrested in the robbery of a 74-year-old man on March 26, Newark police said Thursday. The victim had left the Sunoco gas station […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/6/2016) A 17-year-old boy was arrested in a stolen vehicle after trying to flee from police and crashing into another car, Wilmington authorities said Thursday. The vehicle was reported […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/5/2016) An 18-year-old woman was in critical condition after a crash this afternoon that trapped her in her car for half an hour, authorities said. The accident happened […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/3/2016) A 57-year-old woman was injured Monday afternoon in a rollover crash north of New Castle, authorities said. The accident happened about 5:50 p.m. at Rogers Road […]
EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (5/2/2016) Two people were shot early today in the Edgemoor Gardens community, New Castle County police said. The incident happened about 4:45 a.m., with multiple reports of shots […]
SMYRNA, DELAWARE (5/2/2016) One person was injured Sunday when an SUV snapped a utility pole in Smyrna, authorities said. The crash was reported at 7:21 p.m. at 979 Duck Creek […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (5/2/2016) Several chickens and rabbits were killed when fire swept through a barn south of Townsend this morning, authorities said. The fire was reported at 9:52 a.m. in the 1600 […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (4/30/2016) A 44-year-old man was in serious but stable condition after he was trapped in his vehicle after a crash on southbound Route 1 this afternoon east of […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/29/2016) A 21-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced today to spend 44 years in prison for the brutal beating of a woman in Brandywine Hundred during a home invasion. The crime […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A 14-year-old boy was killed when he stepped into traffic and was struck by a car on U.S. 13 near New Castle this afternoon, authorities said. Tyler […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) Two teenagers have been charged in the March 17 shooting death of Christian Serrano, Wilmington police announced today. Serrano, 22, was shot to death in the 200 block […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A 33-year-old man has been charged with murdering a 22-year-old woman in the Saddlebrook town houses near New Castle, authorities said today. The woman’s body was […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A driver was trapped in the wreckage when his car struck a steel utility pole on the Washington Street Bridge late Tuesday night, according to reports from the […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (4/27/2016) A 28-year-old man was killed when his SUV struck a stone wall and overturned on Concord Pike (U.S. 202) early today, Delaware State Police said. The […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/26/2016) New Castle County police this afternoon released the name of a man shot to death Monday night in the Dunleith community near New Castle. The victim was found […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/26/2016) A woman was found shot to death in the Saddlebrook community west of New Castle this afternoon following a nearly two-hour standoff with a man now in police […]
