No injuries in Riverside area fire
A row home in Wilmington's Riverside section was heavily damaged in a fire Tuesday morning, January 6, 2026. Firefighters from Station 3 on Northeast Boulevard were dispatched around 6 a.m. for the report of smoke in the area of 29th and Claymont streets. Engine 3's crew saw flames as soon...
Police: Man Charged In Armed Carjacking
According to the Wilmington Police Department, a Wilmington man has been arrested in connection with an carjacking incident that ended following a vehicle pursuit and crash. Wilmington Police said the incident occurred on December 28 at approximately 9:40 p.m., when members of the department’s Uniformed Services...
Cecil John Dunlap Sentenced For Abusing Child In Maryland
Cecil John Dunlap, 79, of Chesapeake, was sentenced for sexually assaulting a child in 1981 and 1982 while living in the Tall Timbers and Valley Lee area in Southern Maryland, according to the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said the abuse occurred during a tutoring...
Fleeing pair nabbed near Middletown
New Castle County Police arrested two men after they attempted to flee a traffic stop in the Middletown area on Friday night, January 2, 2026. 46-year old Eric Loudermilk of Elkton, and 59-year old Thomas Yates of Dover, were allegedly leaving an area under construction in the Whitehall development around 11 p.m.,...
Godsmack, Alice Cooper, and More Set for 93.3 WMMR’s MMRBQ 2026
The Hooters, Everclear, and more will also perform this spring in South Jersey. This spring, the MMRBQ returns to Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. On May 9, Godsmack will headline the annual jaunt presented by 93.3 WMMR, Philadelphia’s rock music radio station. Additionally, the legendary Alice Cooper...
Siddiq Kamara sworn in as Delaware County sheriff, turning family tragedy into push for...
Siddiq Kamara was sworn in on Monday as the new sheriff of Delaware County, marking a milestone he said he never imagined before a family tragedy pushed him toward public service.
Some housing authority directors are lukewarm on a statewide housing department
A task force looking into the possibility of a statewide housing department gets qualified support from New Castle County’s top housing official. The Housing Department Task Force was created to determine the feasibility of a statewide housing department to augment the work of the state’s five housing authorities as...
Troopers Investigating Shooting On Marsh Road
The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating a shots-fired incident reported Friday evening in Wilmington. According to authorities, troopers responded at approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 2, 2026, to the 700 block of Woodside Avenue after receiving a report of a vehicle damaged by...
Indigo Studios Marks Grand Opening With Ribbon Cutting in Downtown Wilmington
Indigo Studios positions itself as a centralized production environment where creative projects can be developed under one roof. By Jamie Kleman | Contributing Writer, Delaware Live | A new chapter for a growing creative space in downtown Wilmington will be celebrated this January as Indigo Studioshosts a grand...
Philly man, Delaware woman accused of ex-hospital break-in
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS – A Philadelphia man and Delaware woman are accused of breaking into the... The article Philly man, Delaware woman accused of ex-hospital break-in first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel .

















