New Castle News

A bill to ban the use of electric tanning beds by teenagers under age 18 has been introduced to the... NEW CASTLE, Del.

Crews were dispatched to the Delaware River this afternoon to rescue a dolphin that had stranded itself, said Bob Schoelkopf, the Founding Director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center based in Brigantine, N.J. Emergency responders, including the Goodwill Fire Company of New Castle, were called out to the Delaware River at about 12:30 this ... (more)

The small shop on Main Street in Newark is a big deal, and like area floral and candy shops, it... What are the odds that Jack Wheeler and Andy Levene - two men involved in recent bizarre murder cases with a Delaware connection - knew each other? Well, in tiny Delaware, where residents joke that there's only two degrees of separation among the ... (more)

The Rev. Dianne Loufman, who last served as interim pastor of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Conshohocken, Pa., will be installed as the new pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Officiating will be Bishop Herz-Lane from the Maryland Delaware Synod, along with the Rev. David Mueller, who has served as interim at St. Stephen's. Loufman holds a master of divinity degree from Luther Theological Seminary. She first served as pastor at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Jersey City, N.J., from 1987 to 1996. Her new church is located at 13th and Broom streets in Wilmington. An energy-saving workshop, which had to be rescheduled because of snow, will be held Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, in Wilmington. The cost is $10 and includes a light lunch. Registration: Info@deipl.org, 581-9007, or PO Box 911, Dover, DE 19903. Visit www.limestonepresbyterian.org A choral evensong will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Immanuel Church on the Green, 100 Harmony St., in New Castle. Under the direction of Jack Warren Burnam, The Immanuel Mixed Choir will perform music in the English cathedral tradition. Following the service there will be a short program of chamber music for flute, viola and harpsichord, presented by Musick on the Green. An informal reception will follow. The event is free. Wilmington's Cathedral of St. Peter's will throw a fundraiser called 'Mardi Gras with Ol Blue Eyes' on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. Singing will be Sean Reilly as Frank Sinatra. Tickets for the event, at the Knights of Columbus Hall at Lancaster and Scott streets in Wilmington, are $50. Call Jean Manning 654-5920. The workings of Delaware's civil union law will be explained on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at an event sponsored by Unitarian Universalists of Central Delaware. The congregation meets at 340 N. Queen St., in Dover. Call 233-7754. On Sunday, Scott Ward celebrates 20 years as music director at First Unitarian Church in Sharpley. In 1996, the congregation gave him the title of honorary minister of music. Ward studied church music and classical voice at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. Ward will be honored during a 10:30 a.m. service entitled 'When in Our Music.' A party will follow in the parish hall.

Detectives arrested a 32-year-old New Castle man Thursday in connection with a cigarette store robbery last week. John R. Flamer was charged with first-degree robbery in the Feb. 2 incident at First State Discount Cigarettes in the 200 block of New Castle Ave., Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale said. Detectives went to Flamer’s home and found evidence linking him to the robbery, police said. Detectives went to Flamer’s home and found evidence linking him to the robbery. He is being held in the Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $30,000 secured bail. Contact Terri Sanginiti at 324-2771 or tsanginiti@delawareonline.com

State police are investigating an armed robbery today at a New Castle-area restaurant. The holdup occurred about 12:05 a.m. at the Popeye’s Restaurant at 1505 N. Du Pont Highway (U.S. 13), where two men confronted two male employees as they were closing, said Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale. One of the men was armed with a handgun and the other with a shotgun and they demanded cash. One of the employees turned over an undisclosed sum and the pair ran out. Police are asking anyone with information to call (302) 834-2630, ext. 6 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.

Julius Lawrence was charged with first-degree robbery, aggravated menacing and possession of a firearm during a felony.

VIDEO FROM ROBBERY RELEASED: State police detectives are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a New Castle-area business last week.

State police detectives are asking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a New Castle-area business last week.

Jan. 2012 -- Growth in the landfill gas-to-energy business continues at a "fairly robust" pace, according to one federal official.

Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs Office, 302-739-9902, or Brad Ballas, KW Solar Solutions, 877-42-SOLAR, brad@kwsolar.net . WILMINGTON - Governor Jack Markell and DNREC Secretary Collin O'Mara joined a group of Delaware solar companies and volunteer firefighters this morning to cut the ribbon for a new 50 kilowatt solar power system on ... (more)

The incident occurred Jan. 26 at the New Castle School at 903 Delaware St., said state police Sgt.

NEW CASTLE, Del. - New Castle County Police say a 27-year-old man has been shot during a robbery.

Police say a man was shot in the lower body after he was robbed Sunday outside Lancaster Court Apartments.

More than 3,600 people take the dip in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday to benefit Delaware Special Olympics.

NEW CASTLE, Del. - Two young children have been removed from a New Castle home police had determined to be unsafe and unhealthy after they were found living in waste and filth from numerous dogs and cats, and their parents are now facing charges.

Twenty-eight-year-old Brian K. Goodyear Jr. of New Castle, Delaware is being charged with first degree robbery, aggravated menacing and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.

At one point in the new season of PBS's "Downton Abbey," the lord of the manor is expressing dismay... Kharak Singh, 22, of New Castle, admitted to one count of misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact and felony unlawful imprisonment late last year.

Police say a man stole cash from the register at the First State Discount Cigarettes near New Castle.

No matter the vibe you're looking for, there's a new bar that will probably deliver in New Castle... They found family members performing CPR on a man in his mid-30s. Emergency medical services continued with CPR and other life-saving techniques but the man was pronounced dead at 12:22 a.m. today at the Wilmington Hospital emergency room, police ... (more)