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Tuesday Apr 23 | The News Journal

Poles, wires down in Newport

More than 180 Delmarva Power customers lost electric service in Newport this afternoon after a tractor-trailer reportedly struck a pole and pulled down wires and other poles in the 400 block of E. Ayre St.

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Fri Apr 12, 2013

The News Journal

An emotional farewell for Delaware Guard's oldest unit

Family and friends gathered early today near Newport at the Stern Armory to send off National Guardsmen from Wilmington's Headquarters Company and Company C of the 198th Signal Battalion.

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Tue Apr 09, 2013

The News Journal

Music teacher charged in rape of teen student

A 39-year-old music instructor has been charged with raping a teenage girl who was one of his students, New Castle County police reported today.

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Sat Apr 06, 2013

The News Journal

Fisker fires most of staff

Scrambling to stay afloat, Fisker Automotive fired three-quarters of its staff on Friday, and state officials who had courted the company to Delaware four years ago are girding for a bankruptcy filing many observers say is imminent.

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Thu Apr 04, 2013

The News Journal

Arrests made in Pike Creek home invasion, unrelated burglary

Two men have been arrested in connection with a home-invasion robbery in the Drummond Hill Apartments in Pike Creek last month, New Castle County police said today.

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