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A 19-year-old Ellendale man has died after a two-vehicle crash in Lincoln on Wednesday night, Delaware State Police said. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, at the intersection of DuPont Boulevard and Johnson Road. Troopers say a Ford F-150 heading north on DuPont Boulevard approached the intersection at the same time a […]

A 25-year-old Wilmington man is facing a long list of gun and assault charges in connection with an October shooting outside a Smyrna bar that left two people wounded. Smyrna police say the shooting happened on October 10 in the parking lot of the End Zone Bar and Grill in the Gateway North Shopping Center. […]

A 30-year-old Wilmington woman was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West Basin Road and Washington Avenue in the New Castle area, Delaware State Police say. The crash happened at about 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28. Investigators say the woman was driving a Hyundai Elantra southbound in the left-turn […]

A 29-year-old Dover man is in custody after two men were stabbed during an argument on Whatcoat Drive in Dover on Saturday afternoon, police say. Officers responded to the area of 950 Whatcoat Drive at about 1:59 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, after reports of a stabbing. According to investigators, a verbal argument escalated when […]

Delaware State Police have released new details about the arrest of a 15-year-old Middletown High School student found carrying a loaded handgun and a knife on campus Tuesday. According to police, a concerned parent reported that the student had displayed a knife the previous day and made threatening statements. On the morning of October 27, […]

An 18-year-old is back in Delaware to face murder charges in the New Year’s Eve shooting death of a Wilmington man. Wilmington police say Marcus Foster, 40, was found with gunshot wounds in the 600 block of West 6th Street at about 7:52 p.m. on December 31, 2025. He later died at a hospital. Shortly […]

A former Wilmington teacher has been convicted on all counts in a child rape case dating back more than 30 years, Delaware prosecutors announced. Christopher Crisona, 58, was found guilty on October 22 of charges including three counts of first-degree unlawful sexual intercourse, two counts of second-degree unlawful sexual contact, one count of third-degree unlawful […]

Delaware’s early voting period is moving into its final stretch, and turnout remains strong with Election Day less than a week away. Starting today, Wednesday, October 28, early voting sites across the state shift to reduced hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday, November 1, the last day of early voting. Sites had been […]

A federal judge on Tuesday sharply criticized the Justice Department’s handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of misleading Congress about what they knew regarding a laptop the department says belonged to Hunter Biden. U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui rejected an amended complaint prosecutors filed overnight that added an obstruction charge […]

A Middletown High School student was arrested Tuesday morning after school staff stopped the student while entering the building and found a loaded gun and a knife, according to Delaware State Police and the Appoquinimink School District. The district said a parent had reported that a student may have a weapon. School teams located the […]

The Delaware Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the conviction and life sentence of Elder Saavedra for the 2017 death of Lester Mateo, 23, of Pennsville, New Jersey. The killing happened in the early morning hours of March 26, 2017, in the parking lot of El Nuevo Rodeo Restaurant on Firedancer Lane in Bear. According to […]

A 58-year-old man is in serious condition after a crash involving a sedan and a work van in Middletown on Monday morning. Crews were called to the 400 block of Warwick Road at about 6:40 a.m. after reports of a collision with people trapped inside the vehicles. New Castle County paramedics treated the 58-year-old at […]