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TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (10/14/2015) The driver of a farm tractor who was severely burned after colliding with a motorcycle on Route 9 has died of his injuries, Delaware State Police reported […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/14/2015 Two people were injured this morning in a crash involving a van and a car west of Wilmington, according to reports from the scene. The accident happened […]
UPDATED STORY: 21-year-old man charged with murdering Hockessin psychiatrist HOCKESSIN, DELAWARE (10/14/2015) A 55-year-old woman was found dead in her Hockessin home this morning and New Castle County police say they have […]
MILL CREEK, DELAWARE (10/13/2015) A 60-year-old woman was seriously injured Tuesday when her vehicle collided with a pole in the 3000 block of Stoney Batter Road, authorities said. The accident […]
KIRKWOOD, DELAWARE (10/14/2015) A gunman escaped with cash from the Oceanmart Deli, the Delaware State Police said Tuesday. The robbery at 2501 Red Lion Road (Route 71) happened about 7:20 […]
[soliloquy id=”12972″] STANTON, DELAWARE (10/14/2015) Delaware State Police released surveillance images Tuesday and are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects in an attempted burglary at St. Mark’s […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/13/2015) A 35-year-old Newark man has died following a head-on crash earlier this month on Old Baltimore Pike, the Delaware State Police announced this evening. Scot A. Doyle […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (10/13/2015) A 63-year-old man died Monday when the bicycle he was riding was struck by an SUV, Dover police said today. The accident happened just before 6 p.m. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/13/2015) A 23-year-old Wilmington man has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in a cold case from 2008, Attorney General Matt Denn announced Tuesday. Rydell Mills was indicted in […]
UPDATED STORY: Tractor driver dies of injuries TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (10/12/2015) A man on a motorcycle was killed and a farm tractor driver severely burned when their vehicles collided this afternoon […]
MILLTOWN, DELAWARE (10/12/2015) A 28-year-old man was injured when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Kirkwood Highway (Route 2) this afternoon, authorities said. The accident happened about […]
UPDATED STORY: Suspect in stabbing arrested WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/12/2015) New Castle County police say they have identified a suspect in the stabbing of a 57-year-old man Sunday night at the […]
CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (10/12/2015) A 26-year-old woman was seriously injured when a vehicle crashed into a tree at the Interstate 95 southbound off-ramp to Route 273 (Christiana Road), authorities said. The […]
UPDATE: Police identify suspect, say victim was 57 years old WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/11/2015) A man was reported stabbed this evening at the Maryland Park Apartments near Wilmington. The incident happened […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/11/2015) A 31-year-old man was injured early today when his car reportedly overturned on Interstate 95 north of Wilmington. The accident happened about 3:45 a.m. in the Rock […]
[soliloquy id=”12894″] NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/11/2015) A 20-year-old man was wounded by gunfire this morning while he was riding a moped in the Oakmont community, New Castle County police said. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/11/2015) A restaurant on Route 9 was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night, Delaware State Police reported today. The robbery of the New York Fried Chicken business at […]
BROOKSIDE, DELAWARE (10/11/2015) A 7-Eleven store was robbed by two masked gunmen early today, Delaware State Police reported. The robbery happened about 2 a.m. at 699 E. Chestnut Hill Road (Route […]
MINQUADALE, DELAWARE (10/10/2015) An odor forced evacuation of the Sweeney Public Safety Building this morning but operations returned to normal later in the day, authorities said. The building is headquarters for New […]
[soliloquy id=”12846″] NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/10/2015) A fire that destroyed a single-family home in the Revis subdivision near New Castle on Friday night caused an estimated $100,000 damage, the Delaware state […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/9/2015) A search of the Brandywine was launched this evening after someone reported seeing a baby stroller thrown off the 16th Street bridge into the river, according to […]
[soliloquy id=”12846″] NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/9/2015) A fire broke out tonight in a single-family home near New Castle. The blaze happened about 7:15 p.m. in the first block of Revis […]
UPDATED STORY: Another armed robbery at First State Market ELSMERE, DELAWARE (10/8/2015) Delaware State Police are looking for a gunman who robbed the First State Market west of Elsmere. The […]
UPDATED STORY: Police say man struck, killed woman with car, dumped body NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/7/2015) New Castle police say they have identified a woman whose body was found Tuesday […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/7/2015) Two people were taken to a hospital after several were injured when a van and car collided near New Castle, authorities said. The accident happened about […]
NORTH STAR, DELAWARE (10/7/2015) Three people were injured Tuesday when a vehicle rolled over several times and struck a barn in the 900 block of Corner Ketch Road, authorities said. […]
The Wilmington Police Department Traffic Division is advising motorists of road closures in the area of W. 4th Street and Bayard Avenue. The closure is the result of a single […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/6/2015) A woman was injured when she broke through a window to escape fire at a home in the Pennrose community just outside the city limits this morning, […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/6/2015) The body of a woman was found in the parking lot at Airport Plaza in New Castle this morning, according to city police. The body was found […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (10/6/2015) Delaware State Police offer these tips for businesses to reduce the chance of being robbed: Methods to discourage robbers • Lock unused doors. • Avoid working alone. If […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (10/6/2015) A masked man with a knife robbed a Dollar General store in Ogletown, the Delaware State Police reported Monday. The crime happened about 9:50 p.m. Sunday at […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (10/6/2015) An AutoZone store in Stanton was robbed at gunpoint, Delaware State Police reported Monday. The robbery happened about 7:45 p.m. Sunday at 4602 Kirkwood Highway. Two masked […]
UPDATED STORY: Man charged in shooting of girl WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/5/2015) A 6-year-old girl was wounded by gunfire this evening, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/5/2015) A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he was found with a loaded handgun and $300 in suspected drug sales proceeds, New Castle County police said today. The […]
[soliloquy id=”12541″] DELAWARE (10/5/2015) With coastal flooding diminishing, Gov. Jack Markell lifted a limited state of emergency in Sussex County at 1 p.m. today. “Thousands of state and local government officials […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/5/2015) The death of a 34-year-old man whose body was found last week has been ruled a suicide, New Castle police said today. Jason Eldreth, of the […]
ODESSA, DELAWARE (10/5/2015) Delaware State Police this morning released the name of a man killed while walking on U.S. 13 south of Odessa early Saturday. Robert Wertz, 43, of Townsend, died […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (10/5/2015) The name of the man killed in a crash as he was exiting Interstate 495 onto Philadelphia Pike early Friday was released today by Delaware State Police. […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/4/2015) University of Delaware police say the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have alerted universities in the region that an unspecified threat of violence […]
[soliloquy id=”12541″] DELAWARE (10/4/2015) The Delaware Department of Transportation released this update on flooded roads in the wake of a nor’easter that brought high winds and tides to the state. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/4/2015) A 41-year-old man struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Wilmington late Saturday night has died of his injuries, city police said this morning. […]
CHRISTIANA, DELAWARE (10/4/2015) A 26-year-old Wilmington man on probation was arrested after Delaware State Police seized 2 pounds of marijuana after stopping a car for driving erratically, authorities said Saturday. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/3/2015) A 29-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a car while walking on the Washington Street bridge over the Brandywine, according to Wilmington police. […]
UPDATED STORY: Police release name of man killed ODESSA, DELAWARE (10/3/2015) The driver of an SUV was charged with DUI after he struck and killed a pedestrian on U.S. […]
[soliloquy id=”12541″] DELAWARE (10/3/2015) Hundreds of electric customers remained without power this morning in the wake of a nor’easter that battered the state with winds gusting near 60 mph, […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (10/3/2015) A wounded man was treated at a Pennsylvania hospital following a shooting Friday in the Oakwood neighborhood in Bear, according to New Castle County police. The shooting happened […]
UPDATED STORY: Newark man dies of crash injuries NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/3/2015) A 35-year-old man was critically injured in a head-on crash Friday on Old Baltimore Pike south of Newark, authorities said. […]
[soliloquy id=”12541″] UPDATED STORY: Hundreds without power after nor’easter DOVER, DELAWARE (10/2/2015) Route 1 is closed in both directions between Bethany Beach and Dewey Beach due to high water, Delaware […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (10/2/2015) A 57-year-old Newark woman was killed in a crash this morning that closed South Market Street just south of the Wilmington city line for four hours, Delaware State Police […]
[soliloquy id=”12541″] DELAWARE (10/2/2015) Gov. Jack Markell declared a limited state of emergency for Sussex County today as high tides and winds are expected to cause moderate to major coastal […]
