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October 21, 2016

Underground Railroad conductor getting pardoned 150 years later

A free black man convicted of helping slaves escape to freedom in the 19th century is to be posthumously pardoned by Delaware's governor.

October 3, 2016

Judge delays former Navy chaplain's child porn sentencing

A federal judge has again postponed the child porn sentencing of a former Navy chaplain and Catholic priest who sexually assaulted a Naval Academy midshipman years ago.

October 2, 2016

Trolley carrying wedding guests flips; 12 reportedly rushed to hospitals

A trolley filled with wedding guests flipped on its side on a highway in Delware Saturday and paramedics rushed at least 12 people to nearby hospitals, local media reported.

September 27, 2016

Judge sets trial date in fatal school bathroom fight

Three Delaware girls charged in a fatal school bathroom fight will go to trial nearly a year after a 16-year-old girl's death.

September 24, 2016

2 firefighters killed in Delaware rowhouse fire

Two firefighters have died and four have been injured in Delaware while battling a pre-dawn fire in a rowhouse.

September 22, 2016

Delaware teen pleads guilty in crossbow killing of father

A Delaware teenager who told police he was afraid of getting into trouble for skipping school has pleaded guilty to killing his father with a crossbow.

September 16, 2016

Man pleads guilty but mentally ill in psychiatrist stabbing

A Delaware man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the fatal stabbing of a psychiatrist who once treated him.

September 15, 2016

Former airman gets probation in toddler's death

A former airman at Dover Air Force Base has been given 18 months of probation in the death of a 21-month-old boy who was left in his care while his mother was deployed overseas.

September 8, 2016

Interstate non-cents: Unstamped coins spill in Delaware

Authorities in Delaware say a tractor-trailer carrying 45,000 pounds of unstamped pennies overturned on northbound Interstate 95, spilling its load and jamming traffic.

September 7, 2016

DSU celebrates first class of 'Opportunity Scholars'

Thirty-four Delaware State University students have been recognized for being part of a scholarship given to the children of immigrants living in the country without legal permission.