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Man charged with filing false missing child report

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:12 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Police in Wilmington have charged a man with filing a false report after they spent time and manpower searching for his stepdaughter, who was not missing.

Small banks gain edge, but also a share of burdens

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:19 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - For decades, Wilmington Trust reigned as king of community banks in Delaware.

Gaming students get real-world experience

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:51:19 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Wilmington University students may soon use a game created by fellow students to complete an online certificate program in child advocacy studies.

Del. man gets 5 years in fatal 2-vehicle crash

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:55:05 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - A Middletown man who prosecutors say was driving up to 90 mph before he crashed into an oncoming vehicle has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for manslaughter and assault.

Wilmington council passes budget, mayor plans veto

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:14 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Mayor Dennis Williams says he plans to veto the 2014 budget passed by the Wilmington City Council.

Dock worker injured at Wilmington port

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:07:21 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Fire officials say a 23-year-old dock worker was rescued from the cargo hold of a ship being unloaded at the Port of Wilmington after a 2,000-pound coil of wire rolled onto him.

InterDigital says 2Q revenue may come in high

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:13 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - InterDigital Inc. said Thursday that it expects its second-quarter revenue may come in above market expectations thanks to a legal agreement.

Del. House panel tables proposal for more casinos

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:25:27 -0400

DOVER, Delaware - A state House committee on Wednesday tabled a proposal authorizing two more casinos in Delaware amid opposition from the state's three existing casinos and questions about the requirements for new ones.

Ex-chiropractor pleads guilty in underwear thefts

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:37:13 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - A former chiropractor has pleaded guilty in the theft of women's underwear.

Student from Del. wins $61K literary prize

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:28:18 -0400

BALTIMORE - Timothy Marcin, a would-be journalist who won the nation's largest literary prize for undergraduate college students Tuesday night, isn't too worried about the future of the news industry.

Del. man whose murder case was dropped sues police

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:47:30 -0400

DOVER, Delaware - A Wilmington man who faced first-degree murder charges before state prosecutors dropped the case earlier this year has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and its police department.

Del. daycare director faces endangerment charge

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:09:53 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Authorities have charged the director of a Wilmington daycare center with endangering the welfare of the child.

1 jumps to safety as Del. apartment building burns

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:31:58 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Fire officials say one person jumped to safety after a fire broke out at a Wilmington apartment building.

Swedish royal couple visits Delaware

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:21:06 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Members of Sweden's royal family joined Gov. Jack Markell and other Delaware officials Saturday to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the founding of a Scandinavian colony in the U.S.

3 hurt in police car collision

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:58:30 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Wilmington police say three people were hurt when an unmarked police car collided with another vehicle.

Del. streetscape serves as yarn bomber's canvas

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:23:51 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Armed with a size 8 needle, Carol Maurer, a stay-at-home mom in Hockessin, bid goodbye to her chuckling husband and dragged along her 14-year-old daughter as backup.

Neighbors help police catch church burglar

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:01:04 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Police say alert neighbors helped officers catch a burglar at a Wilmington church.

Ford shareholders reject stock proposal

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:29:31 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Ford Motor Co. shareholders are again rejecting a proposal to dilute the Ford family's control over the company.

Police: Prisoner floods holding cell

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:05 -0400

NEW CASTLE, Delaware - New Castle County Police say a man awaiting arraignment on drug charges broke a sprinkler head in a holding cell and caused the area to flood.

Former Wilmington Trust exec pleads guilty

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:26:26 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - A former Wilmington Trust executive pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on Wednesday amid a federal investigation of the failed bank's lending practices.

Wilmington youth basketball league sees success

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:33:16 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - When Aja Labrador and others from the Browntown Civic Association Kidz Club decided a year ago to start a youth basketball league in their Wilmington neighborhood, they passed out fliers, sent emails and used social media to advertise the idea.

DSU board approves tuition freeze

Tue, 07 May 2013 06:27:44 -0400

DOVER, Delaware - Delaware State University's board of trustees has approved a plan to hold tuition at current levels.

3 men try to rob 3 teens in Del.

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:07:03 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Delaware State Police say three men tried to rob three teenagers in Wilmington, but the youths ran away.

Wilmington U. offers homeless students help

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:23:05 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Wilmington University is focusing a new scholarship program on homeless students from Delaware public schools.

Man sought for Delaware gas station robbery

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:40:05 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Delaware State Police say they are seeking a man who took money from a Wilmington gas station.