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Loaded Guns Found After Drivers Try To Duck Deputies At Maryland Pool: Sheriff
A late-night trip to a Maryland community pool apparently came with more than towels and sunscreen, according to the sheriff’s office. Three young men found themselves in deep water after St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducting a proactive patrol at the Wildewood Community Pool in California spotted two vehicles in the parking lot shortly after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 16. Then, deputies say, things moved quickly. As they approached a Hyundai Sonata and Ford Focus, both vehicles immediately attempted to leave the parking lot, prompting deputies to initiate traffic stops. In…
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Homeowner Airlifted After Going Inside Burning Maryland Home To Investigate Smoke
He smelled smoke, went inside to find the source, and wound up being flown from the scene of a raging Maryland house fire. A 64-year-old homeowner was outside talking with a neighbor when they noticed the smell of smoke shortly before the fire broke out on North Adams Street around 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Havre de Grace, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. He went back inside to investigate. That's when he discovered a fire burning in a rear bedroom, investigators said. As the homeowner tried to make his way back outside, he suffered smoke inhalation. Community F…
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Mother Killed, Child Injured After Being Struck In Maryland Crash: Police
A woman is dead, and her young son was injured in Maryland after being struck by a car that slid onto an embankment, officials confirmed. The woman and her child were hit near Chapman Avenue and Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville at approximately 8:25 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Montgomery County police and fire officials. Both suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized, where the mother later died. The son is expected to survive. The driver remained at the scene to cooperate with the investigation, police said. It is unclear what caused the crash. Additional information i…
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Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death
Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of Hayden Panettiere, made his first public comments since the actress' tragic death. "Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief," Klitschko, a former champion boxer, wrote on social media. "The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives." Panettiere, a Rockland County native, known for her…
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Former Virginia Corrections Sergeant Admits To $1.1M Prison Drug Smuggling Plot: DOC
A former Virginia corrections sergeant is now facing prison time herself. April Parrott, of Gordonsville, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 14, in Goochland County Circuit Court to conspiring to deliver drugs to a prisoner and possession of a Schedule III controlled substance, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The case stems from a months-long investigation into an attempted drug smuggling operation at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. And this wasn't a small stash. VADOC valued the drugs targeted in the alleged smuggling operation at approximate…
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Virginia Driver Hit Gas When Armed Carjacker Tapped Gun Against Window: Feds
A 21-year-old District man who terrorized drivers across DC, Maryland, and Virginia is heading to prison. Taurian Anderson pleaded guilty in US District Court on Monday to his role in a series of armed carjackings throughout the region that ultimately ended when he was apprehended by US Capitol Police during a bold getaway, federal authorities announced. The spree started in DC in August 2024, when Anderson pulled a gun on a DoorDash driver shortly after midnight and stole his Hyundai Elantra. Three hours later, prosecutors say, he and an accomplice struck again. This time, they confronte…
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Suspect Arrested In Maryland Double Homicide After Man, Woman Found Dead (
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A week after two people were found dead, Maryland detectives say they have their suspect. Baltimore County homicide detectives arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the double homicide on Banyan Wood Court in Essex, police announced Monday, Aug. 17. The arrest comes exactly one week after a man and woman were pronounced dead following a shooting investigation that brought a heavy police presence to the area. Police said the double homicide occurred at approximately 11:25 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, in the unit block of Banyan Wood Court. The investigation initially stretched beyond t…
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Same Clothes, Same Suspect: Man Nabbed Hours After Fairfax County Stabbing, Police Say
Kamanti Michael Taylor Washington apparently didn't get around to changing his clothes. Less than 24 hours after a 41-year-old man was left fighting for his life in a Virginia stabbing, police say officers spotted the accused attacker wearing the same clothes captured on surveillance footage before the attack. The 25-year-old Alexandria man was arrested at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, after officers found him in the 3100 block of Sherwood Hall Lane in Hybla Valley, Fairfax County Police said. Detectives say he had a knife on him. The arrest capped a rapid investig…
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Maryland Strikes Back After Trump Administration Tried To Move FBI Headquarters To DC
Maryland thought it lost the FBI headquarters. Not so fast. A federal judge handed the state a major victory on Monday, Aug. 17, striking down the Trump administration's attempt to move the FBI's planned headquarters from Greenbelt in Prince George's County to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. US District Judge Theodore D. Chuang permanently blocked the administration from taking steps to advance the Reagan Building relocation and barred federal officials from spending money to support the attempted move. The ruling also struck down the FBI's decision to redirect $555 million f…
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Chemicals Contained After Explosion Forces Maryland Building Evacuation (
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A chemical explosion sent firefighters scrambling in Maryland late Monday afternoon. Crews were called to the 1400 block of South Rolling Road in Halethorpe at approximately 5:06 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, after reports of an explosion inside a multi-level building, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The building is near the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus. Firefighters arrived and made quick work of the flames. The fire was extinguished at approximately 5:18 p.m., according to the fire department. The building was evacuated as crews remained at the scene. D…
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Back To School, Starting From Scratch: Virginia Teacher Loses Nearly Everything In Fire
The first bell is ringing, but one Virginia teacher is starting the school year without a home. Victoria Mancuso, a K-5 general music and chorus teacher at Mount Vernon Community School in Alexandria, lost nearly everything she owned when her rental home burned while she was away traveling during summer break, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by coworker Sara Bukoski Lovelace. Extensive fire and water damage left the home a total loss, according to those closest to the educator. Victoria Mancuso GoFundMe Mancuso was not home when the fire broke out and is OK, according…
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Target Shoplifting Suspect's Fake ID Backfires, Exposes Warrants In 3 Virginia Counties
A suspected shoplifter made it out of a Virginia Target. His problems were just getting started. The trouble began shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, at the Target near 25 South Gateway Drive in Stafford County, where deputies were called after a man allegedly tried to steal merchandise before running from the store, according to the sheriff's office. Deputy Myers soon spotted the vehicle carrying the suspected shoplifter and stopped the driver. That's when a relatively routine retail theft call began to unravel. Investigators say the passenger, later identified as 39-year-old F…
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