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Woman shot in standoff, Hunter Biden delay request rejected, Concord carnival aftermath
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Whoops! Fuel spill in Wilmington as car drives away with gas hose
Wilmington firefighters and hazardous materials crews had to deal with a fuel spill at a gas station on Lancaster Avenue Tuesday morning. According to the Wilmington Fire Department, a vehicle drove away from the pumps at the King Star gas station with the hose nozzle still in the fuel inlet.
Officials identify skeletal remains found in Wilmington last February
WILMINGTON, De. - Authorities in Delaware have identified skeletal remains months after they were found in Wilmington. Officials said the remains found on the 600 block of Delaware Avenue last February were those of Charles Robert Steele. It's unknown at this time how Steele, 44, died. Officials said there were...
Police identify man killed when speeding car hit vehicle he was a backseat passenger in
A 27-year-old man killed when Delaware State Police said a speeding car hit the vehicle he was a passenger in has been identified. Edwin Baawa, of the Newark-area, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Saturday. Baawa, according to police, was in the backseat of...
Update: Carnival suspended following deadly violence; organizers saddened
An organization that's all about prevention of violence and drugs is rocked by a teen's shooting death near its carnival in the parking lot of Concord Mall over the weekend. Monday, the LEAD Fest carnival was being dismantled after organizers were told by management not to reopen Monday evening, as they were hoping.
Home break-in left Delaware County home 'ransacked': police
CONCORD TWP, Pa. - Authorities in Delaware County are investigating a home break-in that left several rooms ransacked while the residents were away last weekend. The break-in was reported Sunday when police say a 54-year-old couple returned to their home on Beech Tree Drive in Concord to find the rear glass door shattered.
Univ. of Delaware student banned from campus, charged after vandalizing Holocaust memorial
Police said a University of Delaware student -- who has since been banned from campus -- now faces three misdemeanor charges, including a hate crime offense, after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial at the school and, allegedly, going on an antisemitic tirade. According to law enforcement officials, Jenna Kandeel, 23, has...
Responding fire truck involved in crash
A Wilmington Manor fire truck, enroute to a house fire reported with entrapment in Llangollen Estates, was involved in a collision with another vehicle on Monday, May 13, 2024. The crash happened on southbound Route 13 in the Midvale area. Two people were taken to Christiana Hospital to get checked...
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