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On Friday the friends of a Delaware State University student contacted First State Update to report an alleged on-campus rape. The friends who are in contact with the family of the alleged victim have explained the incident to our reporter, however, we're withholding those details to protect the id...

Authorities say that a suspect stole a vehicle, dragged its owner, and attempted to run down a police officer as he fled from the scene, First State Update reported Sunday. What are the details? Delaware State Police arrested 43-year-old William Tatman of Lincoln, Delaware, on a variety of felony charges after a Saturday night incident| USSA News

Delaware Department of Correction has outlined Keith Gibson's time in their system. Officials said Thursday that Keith Gibson is on Level 3 probation related to a 2010 conviction for Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm During the Commissioner of a Felony for which he served more than a decade...

Delaware Business Now Reading Time: 1 minute President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden returned to the White House on Sunday night after spending the weekend at their home near Greenville. The Bidens have been making regular visits to their home in the Greenville area west of Wilmington since he took office. The only event listed on the weekend schedule was attending Sunday church services. Prior to leaving Delaware Biden ordered aid for India, which is suffering from a surge in coronavi...

The eyes of folks in Southern Delaware and across lower Delmarva were drawn to the sky late yesterday afternoon. Readers contacted First State Update wondering what the strange red glow overhead was.  As far as we can tell It was not aliens. The mystery glow was actually created by a three-stage suborbital sounding rocket that was launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore. After flying to an altitude of several hundred miles and about 500 miles off-shore...