Pike Creek News

DOVER - The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is encouraging Delawareans to "Go Green" this holiday season by recycling their Christmas tree at a yard waste drop-off site in New Castle County or a state park in Kent or Sussex County.

An 18-year-old Pennsylvania woman and a 21-year-old Hockessin man were arrested Wednesday near Newark after police said they caught them with drugs.

DOVER -- To afford Nintendo Wii video game systems for her son and daughter, Cheryl Kingsley had to buy now and pay later.

One of three state yard-waste disposal sites in New Castle County will close for maintenance next week.

Deputy Attorney General Steven P. Wood on Monday asked a jury that found Clifford Wright guilty of a 2006 double homicide to "let the punishment fit these crimes" and vote to put Wright to death.

To afford Nintendo Wii video game systems for her son and daughter, Cheryl Kingsley had to buy now and pay later.

Tracy Allen let her eyes sweep across all the shiny Stanley steam cars on display Sunday at the Marshall Steam Museum at the Auburn Heights Preserve in Yorklyn.

A 38-year-old man could face the death penalty after a Delaware jury convicted him of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a jealous rage.

'One had a gun at his head and the other had a gun at his chest,' said Ed Pensky, the store's owner.

OCEAN VIEW -- The Town Council will send a letter to the state, urging officials to ban texting and e-mailing while driving.

The 17th annual three-day Artisans Show at the Center for the Creative Arts in Yorklyn wrapped up Sunday, drawing a steady stream of shoppers, many of them looking for that perfect Christmas gift.

A fundraiser Saturday at the Bella Vista Trattoria & Pizzeria in Pike Creek will benefit the Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.

Less than a quarter of the students at eight Delaware schools turned out to get swine flu vaccines Monday, the first day of the state's free voluntary vaccination program that came after weeks of waiting for the medicine to arrive.

REHOBOTH BEACH -- The winners for the 2009 Sea Witch Costume Parade have been announced.

NEWARK, Del. - October 20, 2009 -- Police in New Castle County have arrested a man in connection with three separate residential burglaries on Monday.

Compared with state legislatures across the nation, Delaware lawmakers pay themselves a pretty penny.

Two men who were spotted wearing gloves while running through the woods near a Pike Creek home burglarized last week have been linked to other residential break-ins in the Centreville area, New Castle County police said.

If you work in the Hockessin, Delaware area, here are some awesome lunch take-out restaurants for you to check out.

A 17-year-old Pike Creek boy was found delinquent Wednesday in Family Court after admitting breaking into Heritage Elementary School in July and causing $100,000 damage.

James Webb, 74, of Newark, tosses bread to a flock of ducks and geese Monday at Carousel Park in Pike Creek.