November 21, 2025
Man Convicted Of Murder In Fatal Run From Police
A Wilmington man whose name had been in the news for more than a decade has been convicted of 23 charges for a 2024…
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November 21, 2025
Artesian Customers To See Credit On Bill
Artesian Resources Corporation will issue bill credits to thousands of Delaware water customers following approval from state regulators to return proceeds from a national…
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November 20, 2025
Former Delaware Death Row Inmate Gets Life For Trafficking In Hawaii
A former Delaware death row inmate has been sentenced to life in prison in Hawaii after a federal jury found him guilty of sex-trafficking…
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November 20, 2025
Two Hospitalized After Thursday Accident
A pedestrian and a driver were hospitalized Thursday morning after a motor-vehicle collision at East Chestnut Hill Road and Kingston Road in Newark, according…
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November 19, 2025
Clerk Held In Headlock At Knifepoint During Robbery Attempt Police Say
Delaware State Police arrested a Wilmington woman Monday afternoon following an attempted armed robbery at a Newark retail store. According to investigators, the incident…
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November 18, 2025
Police: 135,000 Pills Seized During Drug Bust
Detectives from the New Castle County Police Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team, working alongside Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Postal Inspection…
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November 17, 2025
Grocery Store Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested, Second Suspect Sought
A Wilmington man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Maryland Avenue grocery store after investigators identified and stopped the…
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November 17, 2025
Woman Killed In Vehicular Homicide Case Identified
Delaware State Police arrested a Dover woman following a fatal two-vehicle collision in New Castle early Saturday morning. Officials said the crash occurred at…
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November 16, 2025
Woman Charged In Fatal Crash Saturday
Delaware State Police arrested a Dover woman following a fatal two-vehicle collision in New Castle early Saturday morning. Officials said the crash occurred at…
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November 16, 2025
Armed Robber Fires Shot Inside Wilmington Grocery Store Before Fleeing, Police Say
Authorities have updated a story that First State Update first reported on Friday. Delaware State Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place…
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November 14, 2025
Man Dies Days After Double Shooting
Wilmington Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the area of Vandever Avenue and Northeast Boulevard. Officers located…
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November 13, 2025
Newark Police Charge Man With Robbery/Strangulation
Newark Police say a Wilmington man was taken into custody following a robbery reported in the early morning hours of November 7, 2025, in…
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