Wilmington Charter is this year's Delaware Mock Trial Competition winner.

Wilmington Charter goes back-to-back, ties most wins in State Mock Trial

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

After the state’s young prospective lawyers battled it out in the courtrooms for five rounds of competition over two days, the Charter School of Wilmington has gone back-to-back, winning the 2024 Delaware High School Mock Trial. RELATED: Wilmington Charter wins 2023 state mock trial competition With March Madness creeping up, the mock trial is structured like a tournament bracket, with  …

Wilmington's Custom House will undergo a $76.7 million construction project.

Wilmington’s historic Custom House: From vacant to showpiece

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

The 19th century Custom House that’s sat vacant in downtown Wilmington for 15 years is about to be turned into a showpiece with renovations and an expansion. Located in front of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, the Custom House was built in 1855, serving as one of the first federal buildings outside Washington, D.C. or New York –  and …

James McGiffin played Santa in the courthouse tradition.

Children ecstatic for Santa’s case dismissal in Del. tradition

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

Dozens of New Castle County elementary school students filled the rows of a courtroom in Wilmington’s Leonard L. Williams Justice Center Friday as jolly Christmas music welcomed them. It’s not everyday that a courthouse is exclusively filled with positivity, laughter and joy, but the annual “Miracle on 34th Street” rendition put jingle bells in the hands and smiles on the …

Delaware's second safe surrender day is Friday, May 12. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News)

Courts hope safe surrender day will clear 750 warrants

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

Delaware Courts are trying to ease the stress of 750 First Staters with outstanding warrants with its second ever safe surrender day set for Friday, May 12. “As of the end of March, we had a total of just over 55,000 cases in warrants issued through the Delaware courts,” said Roger Roof, operations manager at the Justice of the Peace …

Leonard L. Williams Justice Center

Courts to hold first Safe Surrender Day in over a decade

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

Delaware courts will host a special day in May to let those with warrants or other charges have their cases heard quickly and clear their records. Safe Surrender Day will take place May 12 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington. It’s being billed as a chance for those with warrants or …

The victim in the Darius Brown case testifies about what happened

Charlie MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

The trial of State Sen. Darius Brown is taking place at the t the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington.   The woman that State Sen. Darius Brown is accused of assaulting testified Wednesday that he hit her and threw a glass of water at her after seeing a photo of her and another man on Facebook. The victim …