Wilmington News

With the broad S&P 500 Index .SPX gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old.

A Pennsylvania state trooper is in critical condition at a Wilmington hospital after he was hit by a deer while riding a motorcycle in Brunswick County, police say.

Authorities have charged a Delaware man with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a class trip to a New Jersey amusement park.

President Obama and wife Michelle are very wealthy, but it's uncertain just how wealthy.

The U.S. government will award up to $1 billion in grants for innovative health care ideas that drive down medical costs, the Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday .

Timothy Marcin, a would-be journalist who won the nation's largest literary prize for undergraduate college students Tuesday night, isn't too worried about the future of the news industry.

A proposal for more casinos in Delaware is getting its first hearing in the legislature.

Donny Merrill has departed the executive chef position at Krazy Kat's at the Inn at Montchanin.

New Castle County Police have released a sketch of a burglary suspect who they say claimed to be a Comcast employee.

Sweden is big in the news of late. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were hanging out over the weekend with Vice President Biden in Wilmington, Del., at the 375th anniversary of a Swedish colony there.

As already outlined today , the city council and the administration have reached an impasse over $250,000 the council wants under its control for youth initiatives.

The pilot of a small single-engine plane that flipped over while making an emergency landing in a western Massachusetts field escaped with barely a scratch.

Wilmington police say a man has been fatally shot on North Claymont Street. Officers were called to the area about 10 p.m. Sunday for a report of shots fired.

Western & Southern CEO John Barrett speaks about reaching a deal on purchasing the Anna Louise Inn from Cincinnati Union Bethel during an interview Monday.

Wilmington police say 56-year-old Marcella Wilhelm of Hockessin was arrested last week after an investigation into the alleged incident involving a 1-year-old child at Xavier Daycare on North Union St.

The Delaware BioScience Association will host its 2013 Annual Awards Gala on May 22 at the DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, DE.

There was no easing into the 2013 season for Justin De Fratus. The reliever, called up Friday, is no stranger to the big leagues.

The residents of Deleware were out in force on Saturday afternoon to welcome King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden as they celebrated the 375th anniversary of Sweden and Finland's colonial establishment of New Sweden, now located in Wilmington, Delaware.

That's right. Unless you live under a rock, you know that King XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were in Wilmington today celebrating the Delaware ranks among the top four saddest states in the union, according to a new analysis of 10 million geotagged tweets by the Vermont Complex Sometimes in Delaware it seems like we go from winter straight ... (more)

That's right. Unless you live under a rock, you know that King XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were in Wilmington today celebrating the Delaware ranks among the top four saddest states in the union, according to a new analysis of 10 million geotagged tweets by the Vermont Complex Sometimes in Delaware it seems like we go from winter straight ... (more)