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Working-class Delaware came out in force Tuesday to celebrate Fisker Automotive's plans to buy the vacant Boxwood Road plant near Newport and return the state to the business of building cars, potentially creating thousands of jobs in the process.

Fisker Automotive's announcement Tuesday that it would take over the idled General Motors plant near Newport could be an early sign of economic recovery in Delaware after 18 months of recession.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the former General Motors plant in Newport. NEWPORT, Del.

NEWPORT, Del. -- Fisker Automotive plans to build a plug-in hybrid car at the empty plant near Newport a decision that will give the state a prominent role in a government-backed reshaping of the American auto industry.

A 29-year-old Newport-area man was arrested on burglary charges early Thursday after residents living near a gas station called police about a crashing noise in the middle of the night.

NEWPORT, Del. - October 15, 2009 -- A man from New Castle, Delaware, has been arrested after, police say, they saw him pick up a box containing two dozen pounds of marijuana.

When 17-year-old Beverly Walker heard about the statewide call to make posters for the first-ever Disability History and Awareness Month in Delaware, she jumped on board without hesitation.

Share + Oct 4, 2009 9:50 pm US/Eastern NEWPORT, Del. Delaware State Police are investigating a car fire that, without the help of a Good Samaritan, could have ended in tragedy.

NEWPORT, Del. - October 4, 2009 -- Good Samaritans and quick thinking saved a man, awoman, and a baby from the burning car.

A marijuana growing operation was discovered Thursday near Newport by officers who were looking for a man wanted for threatening to kill another man.

The unrelenting heat that beat down on Banning Park on one August afternoon was not enough to keep Avisay Rodriguez from engaging his children -- 5-year-old Natalie and 2-year-old Andruw -- in three-legged races and egg-balance relays.

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NEWPORT, Del. - Delaware State Police said a woman punched a gas station clerk in the face and held scissors to his throat in a dispute over how much money she had given him.

NEWPORT, Del. - September 11, 2009 -- A dispute over payment for gasoline escalated into an assault at a Delaware gas station.

More than 1,500 law enforcement officers from across the country are expected to report to Georgetown on Tuesday to pay their respects to Officer Chad Spicer, who was fatally shot while on duty this week.

NEWPORT, Del. - August 27, 2009 -- Picking the right daycare is crucial, the parents of one young boy found out.

Standing on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park on Monday afternoon, Bob Albrecht was braving the worst heat of the summer with his shirt off and guzzling plenty of water tucked in a cooler.

NEWPORT, Del. - August 4, 2009 -- A Newport Liquor Store owner acted quickly and held a stabbing suspect for police.

The accident happened at 8:30 a.m. in Newport, Delaware. The driver of a 1991 Dodge Dynasty was traveling in the left southbound lane of I-95, north of Route 141, when she lost control of the vehicle.

The accident happened at 8:30 a.m. in Newport, Delaware. The driver of a 1991 Dodge Dynasty was traveling in the left southbound lane of I-95, north of Route 141, when she lost control of the vehicle.