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NEWARK, DELAWARE (10/2/2015) A University of Delaware student was pistol-whipped during a drug-related home invasion robbery early today, Newark police said. The incident was reported at 1:21 a.m. in the […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/2/2015) Delaware State Police today released a surveillance image of a suspect in two burglaries at the same Domino’s Pizza restaurant last month west of New Castle. […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (10/2/2015) A Wilmington man was charged with a seventh DUI after striking a parked school bus in Stanton, Delaware State Police said. The incident happened about 10:10 a.m. […]
UPDATED STORY: Police release name of man killed CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (10/2/2015) A man was killed early today in a single-vehicle crash in Claymont, the Delaware State Police said. The accident […]
DELAWARE (10/1/2015) Moderate to major coastal flooding is likely at successive high tides starting this afternoon and may continue into the weekend in Delaware, the National Weather Service says. Numerous roads […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/1/2015) More than $20,000 in suspected drug proceeds 115 grams of marijuana were seized and two men arrested, New Castle County police said Wednesday. Nicholas Gabbert, 24, […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (10/1/2015) One driver was cited by troopers after a four-vehicle crash and fuel spill that snarled Interstate 95 for hours Wednesday morning, Delaware State Police said. Two people […]
UPDATED STORY: 2 injured, troopers cite one driver STANTON, DELAWARE (9/30/2015) All lanes have been reopened on southbound Interstate 95 in the Churchmans Marsh area after a major traffic jam involving several crashes with injuries […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (9/29/2015) A 24-year-old Wilmington-area man is being sought by Dover police in connection with a robbery which was followed by a pursuit by the victim and shots fired […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (9/29/2015) A 40-year-old woman was seriously injured when her SUV was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer near New Castle, authorities said. The accident happened abou5t 1:30 p.m. Monday […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (9/29/2015) Several highway projects are likely to cause major delays for traffic on Interstate 95 in Delaware in the coming weeks, including northbound overnight lane closures in the […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (9/29/2015) A New Castle man convicted of killing a woman during a robbery attempt in downtown Wilmington in 1999 has died after a lengthy illness, prison officials reported […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) Two people were taken to a hospital with serious injuries from a crash in Newark early Sunday, authorities said. The accident was reported at 12:39 a.m. at Ogletown […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware is suing the Delaware State Police, claiming troopers used excessive force against innocent bystanders during execution of a search warrant […]
DOVER, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) Two Delaware hospitals are facing fines for violation of hazardous waste laws, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today. Bayhealth Kent General Hospital in […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) Jewelry was stolen from an elderly woman’s home as she was distracted by a man claiming to be from a tree service, New Castle County police […]
[soliloquy id=”12293″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) A 23-year-old man shot in Wilmington on Sunday is in critical condition at Christiana Hospita in Stanton, city police reported this morning. The shooting happened about […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (9/28/2015) An 18-year-old man was killed Sunday night in a single-vehicle crash in Glasgow, the Delaware State Police reported this morning. The accident happened about 10:20 p.m. as […]
HOLLY OAK, DELAWARE (9/27/2015) A woman was seriously injured this afternoon when an unknown object struck her car on Interstate 495, authorities said. The accident happened about 5 p.m. in […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (9/27/2015) Delaware State Police have released the name of the man killed in a fiery two-car crash early today in Pike Creek. Michael A. Bellafore, 27, of Newark, […]
MINQUADALE, DELAWARE (9/27/2015) Vandals knocked over numerous gravestones, causing significant damage this morning at a small cemetery in Minquadale, the New Castle County police said. The damage was reported about 8:30 […]
[soliloquy id=”12293″] UPDATED STORY: Police say shooting victim in critical condition WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/27/2015) One person was shot in the chest and a crowd of people tossed rocks […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (9/27/2015) A 7-Eleven store in Bear was robbed at gunpoint early today, Delaware State Police said. The crime happened about 4 a.m. at 1700 Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40), […]
UPDATED STORY: Gold Club employee charged in shooting of customer WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/27/2015) A 25-year-old man was shot as he was leaving The Gold Club near Wilmington early today, Delaware […]
[soliloquy id=”12094″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/26/2015) Wilmington police released a portion of a 911 call late Friday to dispute claims that a man who was shot to death by city […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (9/26/2015) Delaware State Police released surveillance images in an attempt to identify suspects in thefts from gym lockers on U.S. 40 west of New Castle. The thefts occurred […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/25/2015) A 29-year-old man was arrested on a first-degree murder charge, Wilmington police reported today. Hakiem Anderson, 29, is being held without bail in the Aug. 15 homicide of […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (9/25/2015) Two fires blocks apart in the Glasgow Court trailer park on Thursday night were arson, investigators said today. When Christiana firefighters arrived shortly after 7 p.m., an […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/25/2015) A 26-year-old Wilmington man on probation was arrested on drug and gun charges after officers stopped his car for failing to stop at a stop sign, Delaware […]
[soliloquy id=”12155″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) A 22-year-old man was shot in Wilmington but fled in a vehicle that was involved in an accident in Riverside, then went to […]
UPDATED STORY: In 911 call, frantic woman says ‘He still has a gun’ WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) The Delaware Department of Justice is investigating the fatal shooting by Wilmington police on Wednesday, […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) A Newark man is being sought for falsely reporting shots were fired at Christiana Hospital, which led to a lockdown at the facility, Delaware State Police said […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) A man struck and critically injured when walking across Interstate 95 was identified this morning by Delaware State Police. Mark Steward, 44, of Wilmington, was struck about […]
UPDATED STORY: Glasgow Court trailer fires ruled arson BEAR, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) Multiple fires broke out at the Glasgow Court trailer park off U.S. 40 this evening, according to reports from the […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) The Garfield Park PAL Center near New Castle was forced to close after a car struck the front door, causing significant damage and injuring a mother […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (9/24/2015) Four teenagers have been charged in a robbery where the victim was hit in the head with a handgun and kicked before his wallet was taken, Newark […]
[soliloquy id=”12094″] UPDATED STORY: In 911 call, frantic woman says ‘He still has a gun’ UPDATED STORY: Police say four officers involved in fatal shooting WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) […]
UPDATED STORY: Driver charged with DUI SMYRNA, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) A vehicle fire that jammed Route 1 traffic in the south Smyrna area has been cleared and all lanes reopened. DelDOT reported […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) The second of two suspects in several robberies surrendered to Delaware State Police this morning. Joseph H. Klosowski, 32, turned himself in to troopers and was charged in […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) Gunshots were reported fired this afternoon in the Fox Run community near U.S. 40 and Route 72, New Castle County police said. Several callers to 911 about […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) A fund has been set up to pay for funeral expenses for Thomas Cottingham, who was slain in Rodney Square last week while protecting a woman and her baby […]
NEWPORT, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) A man struck and killed by an Amtrak train near Newport on Sunday has been identified by Delaware State Police. Onofre Lopez, 25, of New Castle, was […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) The University of Delaware’s acting president now says three suspected nooses found hanging from a tree on campus were remnants of hanging lanterns and not a hate crime. […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) An employee of a Middletown-area group home has been charged with raping a 17-year-old resident, Delaware State Police said Tuesday. Joniequa Macklin, 32, of Lincoln, was arrested […]
BRANDYWINE SPRINGS, DELAWARE (9/23/2015) Emily P. Bissell Hospital will remain closed permanently, state officials announced Tuesday. The 48 residents of the facility on Newport Gap Pike had been moved to other nursing […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (9/2/2015) A Pennsylvania man has been charged in a July 15 home invasion in Brandywine Hundred, the Delaware State Police said today. Jeremy W. Clark, 26, of Chester, […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (9/22/2015) A man robbed the M&T Bank branch at the Fox Run Shopping Center on Monday, the Delaware State Police reported today. The crime happened about 11:25 a.m., […]
ST. GEORGES, DELAWARE (9/22/2015) A Dover man was charged with reckless driving after his car struck a utility pole and crashed into the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal west of the Roth […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (9/22/2015) A speech by Katie Pavlich, the conservative journalist, author and Fox news commentator, at the University of Delaware was met by a protest from the Black Lives Matter […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (9/22/2015) About 200 people attended a vigil on Rodney Square to remember a man stabbed to death while protecting a woman and her baby near a Wilmington bus stop. The vigil […]
