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Newark police say a seventh person was wounded in the Halloween night shooting on East Main Street, after investigators located a 17-year-old boy who had left the scene without reporting his injury. Police say the teen suffered a graze wound to his lower body during the gunfire on Saturday, October 31, near Choate Street. He […]

A box truck driver is in critical condition after his truck crashed into a utility pole early Tuesday morning along Route 13 in New Castle County. The crash happened around 5:05 a.m. at Red Lion Road and South Dupont Highway, near Delaware City. The 30-year-old driver was heavily trapped inside the truck for about 40 […]

Dover police have arrested an 18-year-old city resident after gunfire struck an occupied home late last month, authorities say. Officers were called around 9:50 p.m. on Friday, October 30, to the 600 block of North New Street, where they found a home had been hit by gunfire and damaged. No one inside was hurt. Investigators […]

A 35-year-old Newark man was killed Sunday night after being struck by a vehicle while walking with a bicycle in the Glasgow area. The crash happened around 7:45 p.m. Sunday, November 1, on northbound Pleasant Valley Road near Coopers Drive. State police say the man was walking in the roadway with a bicycle when he […]

Delaware State Police are investigating after gunfire struck a vehicle traveling on Interstate 95 near the Christiana Mall early Monday morning. Troopers say a 30-year-old man was driving southbound on I-95 when he heard gunfire and saw a black vehicle pull up alongside his car. Several shots followed, and the man later found a bullet […]

The University of Delaware has cancelled classes for Monday following the Halloween night shooting on Main Street in Newark that sent six people to hospitals. The university said the decision was not based on a current safety concern, and Newark police continue to say there is no ongoing threat to the community. Administrators said they […]

Newark police have released updated conditions for the six people shot on East Main Street on Halloween night, and one of the injured teens is now facing gun charges. The shooting happened around 11:13 Saturday night on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, across from Choate Street, during a large Halloween gathering near the […]

A 17-year-old girl from Milford was killed and eight other people were hurt when gunfire broke out at a large outdoor party in Ellendale late Saturday night. Delaware State Police say troopers responded to the 10000 block of Main Street in Ellendale, in Sussex County, after reports of a shooting at the gathering. Nine people […]

Newark police are still investigating the Halloween night gunfire that left six people shot on East Main Street, and new reporting Sunday has filled in more of what happened in the minutes after shots rang out. Police say gunfire broke out around 11:13 p.m. Saturday on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly across […]

Six people were shot late Halloween night in downtown Newark, near the University of Delaware campus, Newark police say. The shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly across from Choate Street, while Halloween crowds filled the downtown strip. All six victims were taken to […]

Delaware election officials are reminding voters that time is running short to cast a ballot early in the 2026 general election, with early voting wrapping up Sunday, November 1. More than 98,000 Delawareans had already voted early as of late Thursday, according to the Department of Elections, along with about 18,000 absentee ballots. Sussex County […]

A 19-year-old man is dead after he was struck while trying to cross Interstate 95 in Wilmington on Thursday night, Delaware State Police said. Troopers were called to I-95 near Frawley Stadium at about 8:15 p.m. on October 29 after 911 callers reported a man walking along the interstate. When troopers arrived, the pedestrian was […]