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13 hrs ago | 1290 The Ticket

Police looking for twenty-six years old Jonathan Wiseman

Police are looking for the whereabouts of twenty-six-year old Jonathan Wiseman, of New Castle.

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17 hrs ago | News Journal

Wilmington man sentenced to 11 years in street shooting

For nearly everyone in the courtroom, Friday's sentencing of James L. Friend for the manslaughter of Curtis Matthews was a story that has been played out before them far too many times in recent months.

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Yesterday | 1450 WILM NEWSRADIO

Weekend Construction on I-95 North of Wilmington

The Delaware Department of Transportation says delays can be expected this Saturday for drivers using I-95 north of Wilmington, due to maintenance being performed at the Brandywine River Bridge.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

6 ABC

Wilmington Jr. League holds giant sale

WILMINGTON, Del. - November 6, 2009 -- A handpainted Christmas ornament for $2. A marble-topped dresser for $8. Men's and women's tops and pants for $1 or $2 each.

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Gloucester Co. Times

'Stomp' to take the stage in Wilmington, Del.

"Stomp," a show that got its start after two British street performers decided to stop carrying heavy drum kits to gigs, has been around for 18 years.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Catholic World News

In bankruptcy court, abuse victims demand meeting with Wilmington bishop

A federal bankruptcy-court judge has ruled against a request from a lawyer for sex-abuse victims to require Bishop W. Francis Malooly to attend a meeting with the creditors of the Wilmington, Delaware diocese.

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The Daily Times

DELAWARE: Car strikes restaurant, injures two

Two people were transported to Christiana Hospital after a car crashed into a Wilmington restaurant Wednesday night.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

News Journal

Woman, 80, guilty of abusing spouse, 82

An 80-year-old woman -- who pulled her 82-year-old stroke-victim husband out of a nursing home, refused in-home nursing care and took him to live in the back room of a junkyard office -- was convicted this week of one count of elder abuse and two counts of attempting to violate a no-contact order.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

News Journal

Judge lays ground rules for diocese bankruptcy

The judge handling the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington's bankruptcy case dispensed with several contentious issues Monday and said he would be very reluctant to allow pending civil lawsuits to go forward against the diocese while it is trying to reorganize.

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News Journal

Wilmington U. president on millionaire list

The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Delaware Couple Convicted in $1.5 Million Loan Fraud Scheme

Wilmington Couple Convicted of Loan Fraud Scheme Involving Over $1.5 Million in Losses Jury Finds Defendants Guilty on 14 Counts of Fraud and Illegal Monetary Transactions David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Ed Johnson, age 60, and G. Carol Johnson, age 67, of Wilmington, were both found guilty ...

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Elderly woman made husband live at junkyard

A jury has convicted an 80-year-old woman of forcing her 82-year-old husband to live in the office of a junkyard, leaving him with a pot for bathing and couch for sleeping.

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1450 WILM NEWSRADIO

Wilmington Seeks to Upgrade Tax, License Requirements

Wilmington officials look to update the City Code to make sure that wage taxes and other taxes and fees are being collected properly.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

News Journal

2 people shot in Wilmington

Detectives have charged a 21-year-old man in an early-morning shooting Saturday that left two men wounded, one critically, in Wilmington's Little Italy neighborhood.

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WRDX-FM Claymont

Police arrest twenty-one year old man for attempted Murder

Wilmington Police Detectives have charged 21-year old Itius Wynn with the shooting of two people.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

92.9 WDSD

Three armed robberies and one attempted armed robbery set off Friday...

Three robberies and one attempted robbery occurred Friday night in a two hour period in Delaware.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

92.9 WDSD

Man Flees Crash, Goes Into Hiding

The search continues for a man who fled the scene of a crash in the New Castle area, prompting the lockdown of the Reads Way campuses of Wilmington University and Wesley College for a time.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

News Journal

Masked ball at Wilmington U. will benefit student services

Wilmington University is hosting its first scholarship fundraiser Saturday. The Green and White Scholarship Ball, a masquerade party, is planned for 7 to 11 p.m. in the Doberstein Admissions and Classroom Building on the college's main campus near New Castle.

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Green Car Congress

Fisker Automotive to Buy Shuttered GM Assembly Plant for Project NINA Production

Fisker Automotive has selected the GM Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware for production for Project NINA, the development and build of a family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan costing about $39,900 after federal tax credits.

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AllCarsElectric

Fisker Automotive Near Deal to Aquire GM's Wilmington, DE Assembly Plant

Now reported widely around the web, Fisker Automotive seems to be near a deal to acquire General Motor's Boxwood Road assembly plant in Wilmington, DE, where GM produced the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice.

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