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Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING) Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (DEVELOPING)
Crews Rush Into Burning Maryland Apartment Building As Flames Engulf First Floor (Developing) Maryland firefighters raced into a burning apartment building Saturday after flames burst through a first-floor unit and thick black smoke poured into the sky. The fire broke out shortly after noon on Saturday, Aug. 1, in the 200 block of Beale Court in Baltimore, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the first floor of a two-story, low-rise apartment building, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Firefighters quickly went to work attacking the blaze as flames shot from multiple windows and licked up the side of the building, photos released from the scene show. O…

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DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say
DC Teen's Crime Spree Got More Violent After Assault Arrest, Feds Say A violent crime spree that began at a Maryland-area commuter gateway ended with a teenager headed to prison for the next decade. District resident Makai Bridges, 17, was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for a series of violent crimes committed when he was just 16, including an armed robbery, a carjacking, and assaults while locked up, federal prosecutors announced. The crime spree began around 2 a.m. on May 1, 2025, near the intersection of 3rd Street and Rhode Island Avenue NE, where prosecutors said Bridges and another suspect ambushed a woman waiting at a bus stop. Both appeared to be …

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by Zak Failla
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UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To Funeral Home UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To Funeral Home
UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To Funeral Home A routine UPS delivery turned into an unexpected drug bust after employees at a Pennsylvania funeral home opened a 27-pound package filled with marijuana and hashish that had been mistakenly delivered to one of its chapels, according to Heffner Family Services. The package arrived Friday afternoon, July 24, at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory on Kenneth Road in West Manchester Township after UPS had unknowingly returned it to the funeral home's address, company president Ernie Heffner told Daily Voice. The strange delivery came about 10 days after accounting staff noticed an unusually…

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Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG
Gun-Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Officers At Fort Washington Park In Maryland: AG A call about a man with a gun ended in deadly gunfire along the Potomac River. A fatal police shooting in Maryland's Fort Washington Park is now under investigation after an officer shot and killed a man Friday evening, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, when officers with the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County Police Department, and US Park Police responded to reports of a shooting and a man walking near the river with a gun inside Fort Washington Park. According to the Office of th…

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by Zak Failla
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Boy Experienced These Symptoms Before Diagnosis Of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Spreading Rapidly Boy Experienced These Symptoms Before Diagnosis Of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Spreading Rapidly
Boy Experienced These Symptoms Before Diagnosis Of Rare Tick-Borne Illness Spreading Rapidly Three cases of a rare tick-borne illness have been confirmed on Long Island, prompting a warning from health officials, multiple news outlets are reporting. Tularemia, more commonly known as rabbit fever, has been detected in three people in Suffolk County, NBC4 reports.  Tularemia is a potentially serious bacterial illness that can spread through tick or deer fly bites, contact with infected animals such as rabbits and rodents, contaminated food or water, or inhaling contaminated dust, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most common form of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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70 Officials Descend On 'Exorcist' Star Linda Blair's California Property 70 Officials Descend On 'Exorcist' Star Linda Blair's California Property
70 Officials Descend On 'Exorcist' Star Linda Blair's California Property An early-morning operation brought more than 70 officials to the Southern California property of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable horror stars. Authorities executed an investigative warrant at actress Linda Blair’s home on Friday, July 31, according to multiple reports. The action was not connected to suspected criminal conduct. It was a multi-agency code-enforcement inspection involving the large-dog rescue operation housed on the property. TMZ, which first reported the search, said Blair had authorization to house approximately 60 dogs. Officials found about 200 dogs on the 2.5-acre …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know
Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know A fast-growing parasite outbreak is no longer just changing public-health numbers. It is changing what Americans put on their plates. Four in 10 Americans are buying or eating less fresh produce because of the Cyclospora outbreak, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey released Sunday, July 26. Women were slightly more likely than men to report cutting back. Older adults were also more likely than younger people to change their habits. Those following the outbreak very closely were especially likely to say they were buying or eating less produce. A sizable share of Americans says th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds
Wheelchair-Bound DC Man Tried To Crawl Away. His Attacker Kept Stabbing: Feds He couldn't run. A DC man who admitted chasing down and repeatedly stabbing a wheelchair-bound victim as he desperately tried to crawl away will spend the next 18 years behind bars. Kevin Johnson, 40, was sentenced Friday, July 31, in Superior Court after pleading guilty earlier this year to the fatal stabbing of 44-year-old Antonio Pierre Woody in Northeast DC. According to prosecutors, Johnson and Woody were among a group socializing outside an apartment building on Lincoln Road NE during the early morning hours of Oct. 6, 2024. Johnson was still angry over an altercation the day before…

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First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland
First Human West Nile Virus Case Of 2026 Confirmed In Maryland Mosquito season has claimed its first human victim in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Health announced Friday, July 31, that a resident living in the state's Capital Region has tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first confirmed human case in Maryland this year. Health officials did not identify the patient or release additional information, citing privacy concerns. The department is urging Marylanders to take precautions against mosquito bites as West Nile virus activity increases during the summer months. West Nile virus is spread primarily through the bite of infected…

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After Crashing Into Virginia 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move After Crashing Into Virginia 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move
After Crashing Into Virginia 7-Eleven, Driver Made A Baffling Next Move He walked away after crashing into a Stafford 7-Eleven. Then he came back. A Stafford man accused of striking a 7-Eleven in Stafford County early Thursday morning walked away from the scene before returning minutes later, authorities said. Israel Benitez Hernandez, 26, of Stafford, was charged with driving under the influence and hit-and-run following the crash, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the 7-Eleven at 378 Garrisonville Road around 1:51 a.m. Thursday, July 30, after receiving reports that a driver had slammed into the side of the building bef…

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Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police
Shooting At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody, No Ongoing Threat: Police A juvenile was shot inside a Maryland shopping mall Friday evening, July 31, sending police rushing to secure the scene before taking another juvenile into custody, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. inside Wheaton Mall in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators said the juvenile victim was shot in the leg and taken to an area hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Police said the juvenile male suspect was taken into custody at the scene. Authorities emphasized there is no longer a threat…

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Maryland Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say Maryland Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say
Maryland Pair Just Couldn't Stay Away From Delaware Stores, Police Say They just kept coming back. A pair of Maryland residents accused of repeatedly targeting Delaware retailers over the course of a month are now behind bars after investigators say a string of alleged shoplifting incidents escalated into an attempted robbery. Matthew Osborne, 37, and Haley Barton, 25, both of North East, were arrested in Maryland on Tuesday, July 29, after Delaware State Police linked them to a retail theft spree spanning Home Depot, Lowe's, ShopRite and Cabela's stores in Newark and Bear. According to investigators, the alleged spree began on June 29 at a Home Depot in Bear…

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by Zak Failla