‘He’s my hero’ – Delaware man on autism spectrum keeps making strides, making family proud one race at a time
Sean Coleman not only won the Eagles Autism Challenge 5k – besting more than 2500 other runners – he’s also on the autism spectrum. That never stops him while competing in local races – and sometimes winning them. And wherever he finishes, he makes family like mother Eileen especially proud.
One person was injured Friday in a plane crash near Townsend, according to Delaware State Police.
State police posted on X at 1:47 p.m. that they were on the scene of a plane crash in the 1200 block of Caldwell Corner Road. Officers said they are providing medical assistance and helping federal investigators.
New Castle County Paramedics said in a later release that they were dispatched to that location at 12:52 p.m. for reports of a crashed aircraft with someone trapped inside. There, they found a 57-year-old man trapped in a small airplane that was flipped on its roof.
The man was trapped for about 20 minutes before he was rescued, according to paramedics. He had minor injuries and a “possible significant medical emergency.” Paramedics said he was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Delaware State Police Aviation and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control also responded to the scene.
Delaware State Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
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Tommy Denvir scored a game-high 30 points for Delaware Valley in its 61-51 win over Bernards in Alexandria.
Delaware Valley (2-0) led 40-27 at halftime against Bernards.
Lochlyn Marsh scored 12 points for Delaware Valley. Peter Dubljevic had eight points.
Ryan Frame and Richie Jobs each scored 16 points for Bernards (0-3). Ricky Giebel tallied 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals. Casey Hoeckele recorded 12 rebounds with four points and three blocks.
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Environmental Resource Holdings LLC, the successor to Occidental through a merger, should be covered under liability policies that AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, issued to a contractor that worked at the facility, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
The lawsuit centers on agreements from 1989 and 1991 that required the contractor, …
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jo Silver ran for 116 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, and Delaware wrapped up its first year in the FBS with a 20-13 victory over Louisiana in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Wednesday night.
The Fightin’ Blue Hens, who went 6-6 in their first year of FBS play, were granted a waiver to play in a bowl game after there were not enough six-win teams to fill all 42 of the FBS bowl games. In general, first-year FBS teams are not chosen for bowl games during their transition period. Wednesday’s victory makes Delaware 7-6 overall.
The Blue Hens had to defend two passes into their own end zone in the final seconds to preserve the win. The Ragin’ Cajuns had the ball on their own 7-yard line with 1:41 remaining. Lunch Winfield led a drive that included a 32-yard completion to Charles Robertson and a pass interference penalty on Delaware.
After Louisiana (6-7) reached the 8-yard line, Winfield ran for 1 yard on first down and threw incomplete on second down. On third down with two seconds left, Blake Matthews broke up a pass in the end zone.
Silver’s long touchdown gave Delaware a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter and the Blue Hens went on to lead 10-3 at halftime. Nick Minicucci’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Sean Wilson made it 17-3 early in the third quarter and a field goal made it 20-3 midway through the third quarter.
Louisiana kicked a field goal to make it 20-6 heading to the fourth and Winfield added an 8-yard touchdown pass to Shelton Sampson Jr. to make it 20-13 with eight minutes left.
Minicucci passed for 176 yards and Winfield had 231 yards.
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