A judge has rejected another motion to stall school tax bills in New Castle County tied to the recent property values reassessment.

The ruling issued Nov. 4 rejects the request by a coalition of local landlords and lodging businesses to further delay the issuance of new tax bills while they appeal a court ruling from the final week of October.

That ruling upheld school districts’ plans to charge different tax rates to residential versus non-residential properties for this taxing year. That coalition of business interests had sued the state, county and school districts, arguing so-called split rates are unconstitutional and that it would harm their businesses and by extension, their rent-paying tenants.

Last week, after expedited litigation ahead of the pending due date for taxes, Vice Chancellor Lori Will rejected the business coalitions’ legal claims. That set the county back on track to issue new, split-rate tax bills on behalf of school districts.

The ruling: Why a judge upheld lawmakers’ property tax reassessment relief law for homeowners

After the ruling, the coalition asked Will to again delay those bills while they appeal her ruling to the Delaware Supreme Court. Will’s latest ruling rejects that requested stay and leaves the county on track to issue new bills in the coming weeks.

Why the judge rejected the request

Will weighed four legal factors in assessing the plaintiffs’ request: the likelihood that their appeal would be successful, the potential of irreparable injury to the plaintiffs if they stay isn’t granted, whether other parties would be harmed absent a stay and whether the public interest would be harmed if they stay is granted.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A fire intentionally set inside a home on Monday afternoon displaced four adults, according to a social media post from the Indianapolis Fire Department.

Crews were sent just before 2 p.m. Monday to the home at 2940 N. Delaware St. That’s in the Nickols North Park housing addition about two blocks north of East Fall Creek Parkway North Drive.

No injuries were reported.

Investigators did not publicly share a possible motive behind the arson.

Firefighters found heavy fire and thick black smoke coming from the second floor of the two-story home on the city’s near-north side. The fire in a second-floor room had extended into the attic.

The fire was marked under control within 15 minutes.

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Delaware State Police are investigating a shots fired complaint stemming from a road rage incident that occurred Saturday afternoon in Dover.

On November 1, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m., troopers responded to the area of North Dupont Highway, near Fork Branch Road, for a report of shots fired. The preliminary investigation revealed that as the victim was traveling southbound on North Dupont Highway, approaching Fork Branch Road, she drove around a slower moving pickup truck. While the victim was waiting at the red light on North Dupont Highway, at Fork Branch Road, the pickup truck stopped on the shoulder next to her. For reasons still under investigation, the driver of the pickup truck fired a single shot, striking the victim’s vehicle, then fled. The victim, a 56-year-old woman from Dover, Delaware, was not injured.

The fleeing vehicle was described as a dark colored pickup truck, pulling a trailer, which possibly displayed a Delaware registration plate on the trailer. The driver was described as a white male, with a slim build and facial hair, wearing a baseball hat.

The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate this incident. Detectives are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has relevant information to contact Detective S. Heitzman at (302) 698-8555. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit / Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.

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