Delaware

A tree fell through the kitchen of a Newark family’s home on Monday night during a severe thunderstorm.  

Wilmington police are investigating a shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy.

An 18-year-old and a 15-year-old are facing charges after they were arrested in connection to a shooting in Wilmington last week that left a man critically injured. 

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings charged 30-year-old Randon Wilkerson with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a deadly weapon, and nearly a dozen other crimes.

Gov. John Carney said that the state of emergency, which he declared in March 2020, will expire July 13.

New details on the evidence trail police are trying to link to accused killer 39-year-old Keith Gibson. His .357 revolver could hold some answers in at least six murder cases in two states.

A 74-year-old man has died after police say he was struck and killed while mowing his lawn.

Delaware’s state Senate has approved a bill requiring more people charged with crimes to pay cash bail in order to be released from custody pending trial.

George Smith 3rd, 47, is charged with second-degree murder, reckless endangering, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and speeding.

Keith Gibson, a 39-year-old man arrested Tuesday in connection to a violent robbery in Wilmington, is facing murder and related charges in the shooting death of a Dunkin' manager in Philadelphia, according to prosecutors.

Delaware will raffle off two scholarships to Wilmington University as part of its push to incentivize the COVID-19 vaccine in younger people, Gov. John Carney said Thursday.

Police say a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl are in stable condition after being shot in Wilmington Wednesday.

Delaware State Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman after she reportedly impersonated a police officer on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old Delaware man has been charged with numerous counts after police say he shot an 11-year-old girl with a BB gun.

Police said they arrested 29-year-old John Walstrum on Friday for a robbery that occurred earlier in the week at a Wawa convenience store in Dover.

A judge ruled Friday that Lateef Dickerson had failed to demonstrate any reason to consider his request.

Officials in Wilmington say a 31-year-old man who allegedly shot three police officers during a domestic dispute barricaded himself inside an apartment for several hours before turning the gun on himself. 

With abundant COVID-19 vaccine appointments now available for people 16 and older, several colleges and universities across the Delaware Valley have made the vaccine mandatory for students returning to campus in the Fall.