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News Minute: Here is the latest Delaware news from The Associated Press

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - Beach resorts in Delaware are looking for a rebound after the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy and as the economy improves. Based on early bookings, the Delaware Tourism Office director says resorts are hoping for a 25% increase in travel to Delaware this summer.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Officials say a Wilmington fire department battalion chief was headed to a gas leak when his SUV crashed. Battalion Chief John Hoban was treated at Christiana Hospital for injuries related to air bag deployment after the crash Wednesday night and released.

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware State Police say two people have been charged with trying to steal copper wire at a Dover area farm and one was linked to similar thefts in the area. An employee of Shady Brook Farms alerted police early today that someone was trying to steal wire from an irrigation system.

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Jury deliberations are continuing in the Kent County trial of 2 men charged in a 2011 bank robbery that resulted in shots being fired at police and a suspect barricaded in a motel room.

William Sells III and Russell Grimes are charged in a 24-count indictment with a host of crimes, including robbery, conspiracy, attempted murder and theft.

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