Isabel Hughes

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

New Castle County police recently added several new members to its force − three 1-year-old K9s. Meet the dogs and their handlers. K9 HammerAt just a year old, the shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix hails from Holland. County police said he’s ready to take on the challenge alongside his new partner, Sr. Cpl. Devan Williams. K9 ColtOriginally from Slovakia, Colt is a high-energy 1-year-old Belgian Malinois who is teamed up with Officer Vaughn Currinder.

2 weeks ago | delawareonline.com | Isabel Hughes

Wilmington police have charged two men with murder for an August 2023 killing in Brown-Burton Winchester Park, the department said. On March 31, a New Castle County grand jury indicted Nyzier Cannon-Wilson, 26, and Aaron Watson, 25, on charges in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Zaahir Thorton. First responders found him just after 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2023, following a 911 call. According to first responder radio communications, Thorton was by a swing set in the park.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

In the wake of a March executive order issued by President Donald Trump that would "devastate" Delaware libraries and minority-owned businesses, Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a handful of other states suing to stop the federal cuts, the state Department of Justice announced Thursday. Trump's executive order, issued March 14, would dismantle seven federal agencies created by Congress.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes |Esteban Parra

Eight school buses full of students from Aspira High School near Newark were transported to Ogletown Baptist Church on the morning of April 10 after a staff member accidentally fired their gun at the school, according to Delaware State Police. Meanwhile, a large number of Delaware State Police troopers and police from other agencies descended on the charter school in response to the shooting.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Isabel Hughes

First responders spent nearly two hours trying to free an 18-year-old who was trapped in her car during a Wednesday morning crash with an Appoquinimink High School bus, paramedics said. Police, paramedics and fire personnel were called to Route 896 (Summit Bridge Road) and Brennen Boulevard about 8 a.m. for reports of the two-vehicle crash, New Castle County Paramedics said. There, they found the 18-year-old woman trapped in a sedan that had crashed with the school bus.