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[soliloquy id=”5601″] MILL CREEK, DELAWARE (3/19/2015) Fire caused $300,000 damage at a home in the Highland West community early today, officials said. Mill Creek firefighters found heavy flames and smoke showing when they arrived in […]
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (3/18/2015) After the theft of eight tailgates from pickup trucks, New Castle County police are warning residents to use locking devices on their vehicles. Thieves are […]
PORT PENN, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) The body found along the shore at Augustine Beach on Sunday was identified today as a 42-year-old man who walked away from St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (3/17/2015) A suspect has been identified in two robberies of the Artisans’ Bank branch in Bear, state police said Monday. The robberies at 1124 Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40) […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/16/2015) Oil that spilled from a cargo ship at the Port of Wilmington last week has spread to the shoreline at New Castle, state environmental officials reported […]
PORT PENN, DELAWARE (3/15/2015) A body was found washed up on the shore at Augustine Beach, south of Port Penn, this afternoon. Someone walking on the beach discovered the decomposed […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A pedestrian was taken to a hospital after being being pinned against the front window of a restaurant by a vehicle in the 3800 block of Lancaster Pike this […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) A three-vehicle accident injured seven people, including children, on southbound Interstate 495 this evening, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 8 p.m. on […]
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) Two gas stations 8 miles apart were robbed this morning at knifepoint, state police reported. One of the stations had been robbed earlier this week. […]
[soliloquy id=”5518″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) Despite steady rain this morning, Wilmington’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade went on as scheduled. Turnout was light. Dover’s parade was canceled due to the […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (3/14/2015) Two women were injured when fire broke out in a single-story home in Stanton this morning, authorities said. Mill Creek, Belvedere, Christiana, Minquas of Newport, Cranston Heights, Hockessin, Elsmere and Five […]
KIRKWOOD, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A robber with a handgun and wearing a ski mask escaped with cash from the Oceanmart Deli in Kirkwood, state police said today. The robbery happened about 7:50 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) Two Wilmington men described as high-level heroin dealers were arrested after officers in an FBI task force seized more than 6,200 bags of heroin from four locations […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) The city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held Saturday and close numerous streets from 10 a.m. until about 3 p.m., police announced this morning. Streets closed […]
BELLEFONTE, DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A 29-year-old man was arrested on child pornography charges after investigators seized computers from his home near Bellefonte, authorities said. Samuel Diamond, of 1223 Kynlyn Drive in […]
DELAWARE (3/13/2015) A Maryland registered sex offender has been charged with sexual solicitation of a minor in Delaware, where he was working in Newark as a martial arts instructor under […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/12/2015) A jewelry store was robbed at gunpoint near Wilmington on Wednesday, state police said. The robbery happened about 12:15 p.m. at East Coast Jewelry Exchange, 2800 Lancaster Pike, […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/12/2015) A 32-year-old woman was shot in the left knee early today at Second and North Scott streets, city police said. As police responded to a report of […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/11/2015) Multiple agencies are involved in the cleanup of about 100 gallons of oil that spilled from a foreign freighter into the Delaware River near Wilmington, the Coast […]
DOVER (3/11/2015) The deadline for artists to participate in two rain barrel painting contests has been extended until March 20, state officials announced. The separate competitions are held for adult artists and […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (3/10/2014) A suspect in a shooting last month at the Mermaid Run condominium complex was later found dead in Pennsylvania, New Castle County police reported Tuesday, and […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) A woman paid $800 for two Apple iPad Air 2 tablet computers but later discovered the items in the boxes were only ceramic tiles, New Castle police […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) Two robbers with a handgun escaped with cash from the BP gas station on U.S. 40 in Glasgow, state police reported today. The robbery at at 2360 Pulaski […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) A man armed with a handgun robbed the Exxon gas station at the U.S. 13/40 split near New Castle, state police reported today. The crime happened shortly […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/9/2015) A man walked out of a city liquor store with merchandise he hadn’t bought, then threw the items into the front glass window of the business, causing damage, […]
[soliloquy id=”5317″] NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE (3/8/2015) A man found dead in a van along U.S. 13 near New Castle this morning was shot to death, state police said tonight. Police […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (3/8/2015) A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 95 near Churchmans Road early today, state police said. The accident happened about 1:25 a.m. The victim was identified […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/8/2015) A 22-year-old woman died after she was struck by a pickup truck while walking across Delaware Avenue at Chapel Street, Newark police said this morning. The driver […]
CLAYMONT, DELAWARE (3/8/2016) A 35-year-old burglary suspect was shot to death by a state trooper this morning, state police said. The incident occurred about 1:35 a.m. after a trooper responded to the Rite […]
[soliloquy id=”5294″] EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (3/7/2015) A fire that swept through a building at the Woods Edge Apartments early today was ruled arson. The Brandywine Hundred Fire Company found flames engulfing […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/6/2015) Two people on a DART bus were injured this afternoon when it collided with an SUV at a downtown intersection, according to reports from the scene. The […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (3/6/2015) A Wilmington man was arrested after a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the head at Goldey-Beacom College this morning, state police said. The stabbing happened in […]
[soliloquy id=”5279″] Snow scenes in your backyard? Share your pix with news@delawarefreenews.org. DELAWARE (3/6/2015) In the wake of a record 7-inch snowstorm Thursday and with Delawareans awakening to record cold this […]
Snowing in your backyard? Share your pix with news@delawarefreenews.org. DELAWARE (3/5/2015) With more than 150 accidents on Delaware roads today, state police are urging motorists to use “extreme caution” if they venture […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/5/2015) Two men found slouched over in a vehicle at a 7-Eleven store were arrested on drug charges after police found 173 bags of heroin, city police said […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/5/2015) A 26-year-old Ogletown man was charged with DUI and weapons offenses after he failed to pay for parking at a city lot and was reported by a […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/5/2015) City police today released a surveillance image of a man suspected of robbing a store last month and asked for the public’s help in identifying him. The […]
DELAWARE (3/4/2015) Forecasters have scaled back – just slightly – predictions for snow due to arrive late tonight. Most of the state is now expected to get 6 to 8 inches of snow, […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/3/2015) A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to a year in prison in the sexual assault of a University of Delaware student in Newark on Oct. 31. Candido Tepoz, of […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/2/2015) Newark police have arrested three suspects from Pike Creek in a strong-arm robbery last month at the Radio Shack store in the College Square shopping center. The […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (3/2/2015) The president of the University of Delaware is stepping down. President Patrick T. Harker, 56, released the following statement this morning: To the members of the University […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (3/2/2015) A 49-year-old man shot in the shoulder flagged down Wilmington police officers just before midnight Sunday at 22nd and Spruce streets, authorities said. New Castle County paramedics […]
OGLETOWN, DELAWARE (2/28/2015) A 35-year-old Ogletown man was arrested on drug charges and troopers seized 126 bags of heroin from his home in the Hillside Heights neighborhood, state police said […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (2/28/2015) A 61-year-old man was assaulted and knocked to the ground as he walked along Limestone Road south of Kirkwood Highway after leaving a Wawa convenience store, state […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/27/2015) Gov. Jack Markell said today he has nominated veteran attorney Jeffrey J. Clark to serve on Superior Court in Kent County. The nomination is subject to confirmation […]
[soliloquy id=”4880″] BEAR, DELAWARE (2/27/2015) Five men were charged with selling heroin after police seized more than 1,400 bags of the drug after searching two homes in Bear, state police said […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/26/2015) A 15-year-old Wilmington boy was arrested after he ran from officers following a short chase in a stolen car, city police said today. A stolen gun was found […]
ST. GEORGES, DELAWARE (2/26/2015) Construction is about to begin on the final phase of the Michael N. Castle Trail along the north bank of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, state […]
[soliloquy id=”4812″] STANTON, DELAWARE (2/26/2015) Two people were injured when the top of a box truck hit the Amtrak overpass on Stanton Christiana Road and became stuck, with its front wheels […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (2/24/2015) An Amber Alert for a 3-year-old New Castle-area girl was canceled this afternoon when she was found safe in Massachusetts, police said this afternoon. Elinor Trotta […]
