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The suspect wanted in connection with setting a fire inside the Elkton Walmart late last month was taken into custody Thursday morning in New Jersey.
Anthony J. Rhodes, 36, of Berlin, New Jersey, was arrested without incident yesterday by Berlin Township Police after an arrest warrant was issued for him earlier this month following his identification as the suspe...
A federal jury convicted a New Castle County resident yesterday on charges of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Damion Thomas, 26, attempted to sell marijuan...
House Bill 317, legislation aimed at reviewing Delaware’s automatic voter registration system, advanced unanimously out of the House Elections Committee on Wednesday and is now headed to the House floor.
The bill, sponsored by Bryan Shupe, would require the Department of Elections, DMV, and other state agencies involved in automatic voter registration to review r...
An 80-year-old Maryland man died Sunday afternoon following a high-speed crash in Felton, according to the Delaware State Police.
Police said the crash occurred around 4:50 p.m. on May 10, 2026, on Sandtown Road south of Willow Grove Road. Investigators said a Kia Sorento was traveling northbound at an apparent high rate of speed when it passed two vehicles in a ...
A man accused of firing multiple shots into an occupied apartment in the Village of Barrets Run Apartments earlier this year has been arrested in New York.
New Castle County Police said officers responded to the 700 block of North Barrett Lane at approximately 4:03 a.m. on March 15, 2026, for reports of shots fired. Investigators determined that gunfire struck a ...