Saturday Nov 7 | News Journal
Budding mechanics get hands-on training
Students scampered as they grabbed keys and moved cars in and out of the automotive shops at Delcastle Technical High School near Newport this week.
Lawmakers' base salaries don't include the little-known extras
Compared with state legislatures across the nation, Delaware lawmakers pay themselves a pretty penny.
Stacey Craven and Cori Towles spend their work week helping curious 1-year-olds discover the world around them.
Pick-Up Truck Plows Into Auto Repair Shop
A pick-up truck crashes through the front of Glasgow Auto Body on Route 40. The driver escaped serious injury, and faces charges he disregarded a red light at Route 40 and Pleasant Valley Road Monday morning.
Pickup Crashes Into Delaware Body Shop
A driver was injured after his pickup truck crashed into a Delaware auto body shop Monday morning.
Newark man killed after SUV hits another vehicle, overturns
A 37-year-old Newark man was killed early Thursday when his sport utility vehicle collided with a car in Glasgow and overturned, New Castle County police reported.
A 37-year-old Newark man is killed in a crash involving his SUV and another car on Old Cooches Bridge Road in Glasgow.
Annual fundraiser serves up authentic taste of Port Penn
Port Penn residents of the late 1700s hoped -- in vain -- to rival Philadelphia for shipping, but the community about four miles south of Delaware City endures as a marshland village.
New Castle area man charged in 3 break-ins
A 30-year-old New Castle area man was found on the side of a road near a pickup truck that was stolen during a break-in at a Glasgow business, police said.
Townsend fair will open new park
Townsend leaders this year postponed the annual summer fair, a fundraiser for the growing town's new park.
Annual bluegrass festival draws in big talent
As far as regional music festivals go, the 38th annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival -- which kicks off today at the Salem County Fair Grounds and runs through Sunday -- is one of the most all-out enjoyable.
Dad thanks those who aided son
Marvin Brittingham Sr. wanted to recognize the good Samaritans who saved his 3-year-old son after the toddler wandered away from a day care center Monday morning and was found walking along busy Del.
Day care worker faces misdemeanor charge
An employee of a Glasgow-area day care center has been charged with endangering the welfare of a 3-year-old boy who was found unharmed Monday wandering along a busy four-lane highway an eighth of a mile away.
Police identify motorcyclist killed in Glasgow
State police have identified the motorcyclist killed Monday evening in a one-vehicle crash along Del.
High schools struggle to meet goals
Twenty-one of the state's 29 traditional public high schools are failing under guidelines established by the federal No Child Left Behind law.
New park trail offers free fun
In these stressful days when money is scarce and needs are many, a game of hopscotch could easily be overlooked when plans are laid to build a better future.
New state police chief is sworn in
Robert M. Coupe traded in his commander's title for a colonel's badge Tuesday to become the first captain promoted to state police superintendent in 67 years.
Police Search for Man Wanted for Abducting Son in Lincoln
Delaware State Police say they are looking for a 30-year-old man who abducted his 5-year-old son from a home in Lincoln, Del.
Young readers treated like rock stars
The royal rock-star treatment was way cool for Mikkaela Lee, a fifth-grader at Keene Elementary School near Glasgow.