Gunfire erupts on Wilmington street as car struck by bullets
WILMINGTON, DE – State troopers are investigating a Tuesday night shooting after gunfire rang out on a Wilmington street, striking a vehicle but leaving no one injured. Delaware State Police said the shots were fired around 7:30 p.m. on the 3500 block of Miller Road, where a dark-colored sedan and a group of people...
Delaware Pittie Who Was Heartlessly Dumped Finds The Family She Always Deserved
As much as we wish every dog only knew love and adoration, reality can be far harsher. Today’s story follows a pup whose early life was anything but joyful, until the right humans changed everything. Love at First Sight. When Jackie met an irresistible Pittie named Pumpkin, she fell...
Lawmakers begin review of statewide property reassessments
How did the court-ordered reassessment conducted in The First State last year - the first one in decades - end up causing such a spike in property taxes and school taxes for many Delawareans? And, why were there apparent discrepancies between residential and non-residential properties. A Special Committee gathered...
2 Delaware universities give ‘all clear’ after evacuations due to campus bomb threats
Two universities in Delaware and another two in Maryland were evacuated Tuesday morning as police investigated possible bomb threats on their campuses.
Quadir Blackwell Charged After Gun Pulled At Chichester HS
Quadir Blackwell, 21, was arrested after the confrontation on the 3300 block of Chichester Avenue in Upper Chichester around 12:54 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, according to a release. Detective Dominic Venuti and Sergeant Christopher Jones arrived to find Blackwell in a heated argument with a juvenile victim,...
18-year-old shot, killed in Strawberry Mansion backyard
An 18-year-old was shot and killed in the backyard of a house in Strawberry Mansion overnight. Police said an argument preceded the gunshots.
Missing Person Savannah Green from the 35th District
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing person, Savannah Green. The 16-year-old female was last seen on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., on the 600 block of Lindley Avenue. Her height is 5’3″, weighs 160 lbs., medium build, brown eyes, and...
‘Beyond anywhere close to acceptable’: 13 years later, another murder at youth sports event...
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Zierre McManus was an adolescent in 2012 when gunfire erupted during a youth soccer tournament at the Wilmington park next to his home. That burst of violence at Eden...
Elkton, Maryland Man Charged in Connection to 2024 Alleged Road Rage Shooting
ELKTON, MD – A Cecil County man is facing attempted murder charges for an alleged road rage shooting that occurred in 2024 after troopers arrested the suspect for an unrelated assault with a firearm incident in May 2025. The accused is identified as Javoughn Berbick, 27, of Elkton, Maryland....
Driver charged with vehicular homicide following crash in Bear
A New Castle man is charged with vehicular homicide and traffic offenses following a crash on Route 40 in Bear that claimed the life of a woman who was on a motorcycle. According to Delaware State Police, 46-year-old Omar Mendoza was driving eastbound on Pulaski Highway near Fir Avenue Sunday morning at about 10:00,...
