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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) A 53-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle on Interstate 95 in Wilmington early today, Delaware State Police said. The pedestrian crash was reported at 3:36 a.m. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) Flooding has closed a road near New Castle this morning. DelDOT crews placed barricades on Airport Road near the Sheraton Hotel, just off Interstate 95, around 9:30 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) Two masked, armed men robbed a 7-Eleven store in Wilmington on Friday night, according to reports from the scene. The robbery in the 500 block of Greenhill […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/13/2017) Four people were injured, two of them critically, when fire heavily damaged a town house in Bear early today, authorities said. Christiana firefighters were called out at 3:24 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/11/2017) A 23-year-old man died after being shot in the head, Wilmington police said. The homicide was reported at 8:36 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of W. 24th […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/10/2017) A 17-year-old boy was shot in Wilmington on Wednesday, city police said. The shooting happened about 5:25 p.m. in the 100 block of Elliot’s Way. Police said they […]
MINQUADALE, DELAWARE (5/9/2017) The arrest of a 23-year-old Elsmere man in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 4-year-old Pike Creek girl has taken a predator off the street, New Castle […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/7/2017) Two drivers were injured Friday night in a head-on crash on Lancaster Pike west of Wilmington. The collision happened about 9:20 p.m. in the 4000 block, with both […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/7/2017) Two people were injured in crashes at the Airport Speedway near New Castle on Friday night, authorities said this morning. The first incident happened about 9:10 p.m. […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/7/2017) A 52-year-old man died after he was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle early today in the Dunleith community near New Castle, the New Castle County police said. […]
BEAR, DELAWARE (5/6/2017) A crane overturned on Route 1 in Bear this morning, trapping the driver in the wreckage and jamming traffic on the highway in both directions for hours. Delaware […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/6/23017) A 39-year-old man who was shot multiple times in Wilmington on Friday night later died at a hospital, city police said this morning. The shooting happened shortly before 8 […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/5/2017) Two drivers were trapped in their vehicles after a station wagon and pickup truck collided Thursday on Capitol Trail (Route 2), according to reports from the scene. The […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A bicycle and minivan collided this evening near Wilmington, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about 5:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Lancaster Pike […]
NEWARK, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) An Iowa man was arrested in connection with the assault of four officers Tuesday in the Yorkshire community near Newark, the New Castle County police said this morning. The incident […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A DelDOT sign truck collided with a semi-truck near New Castle on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports from the scene. The wreck happened when the sign truck […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/3/2017) A 20-year-old man was in stable condition after he was shot in the abdomen Monday night, Wilmington police said. The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. at Maple and […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (5/2/2017) Two St. Francis ambulance workers were injured during an assault at a Wilmington fire station late Monday night, authorities said. The two emergency medical service workers, assigned to Fire Station […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (5/1/2017) A fuel truck overturned while backing out of a driveway on Capitol Trail (Route 2) this morning, according to reports from the scene. The crash happened about […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (5/1/2017) Two people were injured Sunday night when a pickup truck collided with a light pole and overturned near New Castle, according to reports from the scene. The crash […]
Funeral services set for Cpl. Ballard CHESWOLD, DELAWARE (4/28/2017) A memorial fund has been established for the family of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, who was killed in the […]
Information from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control: DOVER, DELAWARE (4/28/2017) Through a new public awareness campaign, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Mosquito Control Section urges residential […]
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE (4/27/2017) A standoff with a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Delaware State Police trooper has ended in a shootout and the death of the suspect, authorities said this morning. […]
PENNY HILL, DELAWARE (4/27/2017) A suspect shot and killed by a New Castle County police officer fired one shot before the officer returned fire, authorities said this morning. The shooting of […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/26/2017) A teenage girl was killed in a Wilmington shooting this evening, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened about 9:45 p.m. at Ninth and Kirkwood streets. The […]
UPDATED STORY: Police say trooper slaying suspect fires more shots at officers during standoff BEAR, DELAWARE (4/27/2017) A Delaware State Police trooper shot to death this afternoon at a Wawa convenience store […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/26/2017) A 29-year-old man shot in the upper torso in Wilmington on Tuesday night has died of his injuries, city police said this morning. The shooting happened about 9:15 […]
STANTON, DELAWARE (April 25, 2017) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series star Ryan Truex visited Gallaher Elementary School today to help announce the winner of Dover International Speedway’s second-annual Monster Mile Youth […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/25/2017) Gunshots struck a home and a car in the Buena Vista neighborhood west of New Castle, the New Castle County police reported today. The shots were fired […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/25/2017) A man was shot in his arm in Wilmington this morning, city police said. Gunfire was reported in the 100 block of N. Van Buren St. about 11:10 […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/25/2017) Three people were seriously injured in a crash in Wilmington this afternoon. The wreck involving a single car happened in the 500 block of S. Market St. City […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (4/25/2017) An 87-year-old man was in critical condition after a fire in his Pike Creek home Monday night, authorities said. The fire in the first block of Belmont […]
GLASGOW, DELAWARE (4/24/2017) A pedestrian struck by a car in Glasgow on Sunday night has died, Delaware State Police said. The collision happened just after 8 p.m. at the Route 72 (Wrangle Hill […]
ELKTON, MARYLAND (4/24/2017) Two people were killed Sunday night in a fiery collision five miles west of the Delaware state line, Maryland State Police said. The crash happened about 11:05 p.m. […]
PENNY HILL, DELAWARE (4/20/2017) A 21-year-old man shot to death while fleeing from officers on Wednesday was a suspect in a shooting, New Castle County police said today. Keith Price, of […]
UPDATED STORY: 21-year-old man killed by police was suspect in shooting PENNY HILL, DELAWARE (4/19/2017) A suspect was shot to death during a confrontation with officers this afternoon, New Castle County police […]
ELSMERE, DELAWARE (4/18/2017) Two people were in critical condition after a fire caused $50,000 damage in a single-family home in Elsmere today, authorities said. The fire happened about 1 p.m. at 18 […]
TALLEYVILLE, DELAWARE (4/18/2017) A man is being sought after the robbery of a PNC Bank branch, Delaware State Police said Monday. The robbery happened about 4:30 p.m. at 4111 Concord Pike (U.S. […]
EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (4/17/2017) A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in Edgemoor on Sunday night, New Castle County police said this morning. The shooting happened about 10:55 p.m. in the first […]
[soliloquy id=”22032″] WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/15/2017) Ten people were injured in a ten-vehicle pileup on westbound Interstate 295 south of Wilmington this morning, according to reports from the scene. The massive […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/15/2017) A 20-year-old man suffered multiple wounds in a Wilmington shooting on Friday night, city police said. The victim was found about 7:20 p.m. in the 2700 block of N. […]
TOWNSEND, DELAWARE (4/14/2017) A 34-year-old Smyrna man was seriously injured in an SUV rollover crash on Route 1 near Townsend, authorities said. The two-vehicle crash happened about 7:05 p.m. Thursday between […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/12/2017) A quick-thinking Wilmington police officer used his patrol car to bring an empty stolen car to a halt this morning, according to reports from the scene. The incident […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/11/2017) A man was in critical condition after a shooting in Wilmington this evening, city police said. The shooting happened about 8:15 p.m. in the area of Seventh and […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/11/2017) A woman was wounded by gunfire in Wilmington on Monday night, according to reports from the scene. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. in the 600 block of […]
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (4/11/2017) New Castle County police say a suspect fatally wounded by an officer last week was driving a vehicle toward the officer. The shooting happened about 7:45 p.m. […]
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, DELAWARE (4/9/2017) A woman was trapped in her car for 40 minutes this morning when it struck a utility pole along Naamans Road, according to reports from the scene. […]
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (4/9/2017) Two people were taken into custody following a police chase that ended with a crash at Seventh and Spruce streets on Saturday night, according to reports from the […]
PIKE CREEK, DELAWARE (4/7/2017) A 4-year-old girl abducted while playing outside in Pike Creek was found about 5 miles away after she had been sexually assaulted, New Castle County police […]
DELAWARE (4/6/2017) Thousands of people lost electric service after thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines this afternoon. At 9 p.m., more than 4,400 Delmarva Power customers remained without electric service […]
