Delaware State Police arrested a man for the fatal stabbing a woman and her elderly mother in Smyrna on Sunday morning. 66-year-old Gilbert E. Rochester of Clayton is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony. It happened around 7:30 a.m. on the 300 block of Hawkey Branch Road. Rochester parked his car...

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A mother and father from Delaware have been arrested for the murder of their infant son. 37-year-old Doyle Hundley and 28-year-old Casey Layton of Harbeson are charged with first degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. On May 23rd, authorities responded to the 18000 block of Harbeson Road for a report of a 3-month-old having a seizure. The baby was admitted to A.I. DuPont...

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Dow Chemical and DuPont agreed today to combine and become Dow DuPont. Once the merger is complete, the two companies plan to split into three separate entities, focused on agricultural chemicals, specialty products and materials. By joining together to break into three separate companies later gives Dow and DuPont the ability to choose the best products in their research pipeline and shut down...

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It was a violent night in Philadelphia. Multiple shootings landed five people in the hospital. There is not a known motive in any of the shootings. One of the shootings happened in Fairhill. Police say two males and one female were all hit in a hail of 15 gunshots. It occurred on the 1500 block of East Somerset. Another shooting, which occurred in Lawncrest, left two 19-year-old males shot....

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The trial for 25-year-old Kathryn Knott in the Center City group attack on a gay couple started today in Philadelphia. Knott is accused of "slinging slurs" and throwing punches when her group of friends encountered a gay couple while out of the town near Rittenhouse Square last year. Knott's lawyer says that his client never touched the victims and that things went bad when one of their...

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The Phillies have sent fireball closer Ken Giles to the Houston Astros. Insiders feel very good about the deal because the centerpiece of the deal coming to the Phils is right-handed pitcher Vincent Velasquez who is capable of many more innings as potential starter. Right now most have Velasquez slotted as the number 3 starter.

The state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to...

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Police have released surveillance video of a laundromat employee fighting with an armed robbery suspect. It happened at King Philly Laundry on the 5800 block of Market Street in West Philadelphia on December 2. The suspect fired a shot at the worker and pistol whipped him as they struggled in the office and the laundromat. Police say the suspect goes by the name of "Saleem". The victim was...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump responded today on Twitter to Philadelphia Mayor Nutter's comments yesterday during a press conference addressing the desecration of North Philly mosque. The mayor called Trump an asshole and likened him to Hitler in reference to his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the country. Trump said Nutter was a "low life" and was "doing a...

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Federal officials seize nearly 20 pounds of cocaine, hidden inside the cargo hold of a plane that landed in Philadelphia. Customs and border protection officers found the drugs behind an access panel, in a plane that arrived from Jamaica on Saturday. The street value of the cocaine was estimated to be about $600,000 dollars. So far, no arrests have been made.

Authorities in...

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New Jersey Governor and republican presidential candidate Chris Christie weighs in on Donald Trump's controversial call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. stating that Trump's stance on a complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States is a novice idea. Mr. Christie says he has a far better plan to keep Americans safe than Trump's proposal to keep out all Muslims trying to enter the...

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