Wilmington Manor News

An electrical fire that broke out in the attic of a second floor unit in the Scotch Hills Apartments on Wednesday afternoon spread to several adjoining units before firefighters brought the blaze under control.

NEW CASTLE, Del. - July 15, 2008 -- New Castle County Police say Frederick Simpson was charged with lewdness, indecent exposure and criminal impresonation, after police were called to the 100 block of Morrison ...

“We have a suspicion about who the father is. We think he may have been a bad influence”

Cici the cat must have used up half of her nine lives Saturday, when she scampered across high-voltage power lines to the top of a utility pole near her owners' home in Wilmington Manor Gardens. via News Journal

“Any time you look at a large area for incidence, you are going to find areas that have a few more than others. But the findings always throw up a yellow flag to look further into what might be the cause.”

Residents of eight areas in Delaware get cancer at abnormally high rates, state public health officials concluded in a study to be made public today. via The Daily Times - Salisbury, Md.

State Police Corporal Jeff Whitmarsh says the two departments specifically targeted the greater New Castle area. via WRDX-FM Claymont

“He was laying still and then he came to. He started trying to jump around the car. He was complaining about his back”

The top of a car was crushed under a tractor-trailer Monday night in New Castle County, just north of where U.S. routes 13 and 40 split. via News Journal

Police are investigating the discovery of two hand grenades in the basement of a home. via WPVI-TV Philadelphia

“We've operated the airport since 1995 and this is the first fatality”

Emergency personnel and equipment stand adjacent to the site of Tuesday morning's crash of a 1969 Beechcraft Duke airplane in front of a vacant hangar on the west side of New Castle Airport. via News Journal

There are reports that an airplane has crashed on South DuPont Highway in Delaware and that one person has died. via NJ.com