Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips
Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips A nearly invisible outdoor hazard can alter what someone can safely eat and trigger a medical emergency hours after dinner. The condition is alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, a potentially life-threatening allergy that can develop after a tick bite, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alpha-gal is a sugar molecule found in most mammals but not in humans. It is also present in the saliva of some ticks. A bite can introduce the molecule into a person’s bloodstream, causing the immune system to treat it as a threat. The person may react later after eating beef, pork, lamb, …
Massive Fire Tears Through Virginia Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic Massive Fire Tears Through Virginia Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic
Massive Fire Tears Through Virginia Home, Sends Flames From Basement To Attic It didn't take long for the fire to take over. Thick black smoke and towering flames engulfed a Virginia home Wednesday afternoon after a basement fire raced through the house and reached the attic before firefighters could get it under control. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the 5900 block of Dewey Drive in Fairfax on July 15, where they arrived to find heavy fire and smoke already consuming much of the home. The blaze started in the basement before extending all the way to the attic, according to fire officials. Fortunately, everyone inside made it out before fi…
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Several Maryland Homes In Baltimore County (Updated) A quiet Maryland neighborhood was rocked Wednesday evening when a tractor-trailer plowed into several homes, sending one person to the hospital and shutting down a busy road in Baltimore County. The crash happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in the 2000 block of N. Dundalk Ave. near Bayship Road in Dundalk. Baltimore County Fire Department crews arrived to find the tractor-trailer had crashed into multiple residences. Everyone inside the homes made it out safely, according to firefighters. One person was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not considered lif…
Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Stopped At Virginia Ports: CBP Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Stopped At Virginia Ports: CBP
Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis Among Hundreds Of Vehicles Stopped At Virginia Ports: CBP They were headed for Ghana. The United Arab Emirates. Turkey. Iraq. Instead, hundreds of stolen vehicles, including a Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini, luxury SUVs, and even heavy construction equipment, wound up in federal custody before they ever left the country. US Customs and Border Protection officers recovered more than 300 stolen vehicles worth a combined $14.5 million at seaports stretching from Philadelphia to Norfolk, according to newly released data. Maryland and Virginia played a major role in those recoveries. The Port of Norfolk-Newport News ranked second in the nation with 16…
Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind
Mike Robinson Dies In Seneca Rocks Fall, Leaves Generations Of Virginia Adventurers Behind Some people measure a life by the mountains they climb. Mike Robinson measured success by the people he brought along. The Virginia outdoorsman, mentor, veteran, husband, grandfather, and familiar face on rivers and cliffs across the Mid-Atlantic died Saturday, July 11, after a climbing accident at Seneca Rocks in West Virginia.  He was 76. For decades, the Stafford resident, originally from Montana, was the kind of person who seemed to know everyone in the outdoor community.  "He learned his great ethics from his parents, who taught us to judge people only on their characte…
13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live 13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live
13-Year-Old's Killing Leaves DC Family Mourning, Searching For Somewhere Safe To Live He was only 13. Now, Ahmad Mims' family says they're preparing to bury the Northeast DC boy while also finding a new place to live after the shooting that took his life. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to a home in the 1600 block of Rosedale Street NE, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found Mims on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by DC Fire and EMS personnel. As detectives dug deeper, investigators determined the shooting had actually …
100-Degree Heat, Canadian Wildfire Smoke Create Miserable Mix Across Maryland, Virginia 100-Degree Heat, Canadian Wildfire Smoke Create Miserable Mix Across Maryland, Virginia
100-Degree Heat, Canadian Wildfire Smoke Create Miserable Mix Across Maryland, Virginia The heat isn't the only thing making it miserable outside. As temperatures climb toward 100 degrees across Maryland and Virginia, smoke drifting hundreds of miles south from massive Canadian wildfires is turning skies hazy and degrading air quality just as the region settles into another dangerous stretch of summer heat. The National Weather Service says the smoke, carried into the region by northwest winds aloft, will continue creating hazy skies at times through at least Wednesday, while the Maryland Department of the Environment warns poor air quality could linger through Friday. The…
Kitten Catnapped From Maryland Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home Kitten Catnapped From Maryland Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home
Kitten Catnapped From Maryland Pet Store Ends Up At Bank Robbery Instead Of New Home Magnolia was supposed to spend the week stealing hearts. Instead, someone tried turning her into a full-blown cat burglar. The 3 1/2-month-old tuxedo kitten vanished from her adoption habitat at Pet Supplies Plus in Beltsville before police say her alleged catnapper walked into a nearby PNC Bank and attempted a robbery. Turns out Magnolia was not a great accomplice. According to Beltsville Community Cats, the man handed Magnolia to the bank manager while he scribbled a demand note, then passed it to a teller demanding cash. It didn't work. The suspect was arrested, the robbery failed, an…
Maryland Drug Dealer Out Of Prison For 2 Months Learns Fate After Failed Pond Escape Maryland Drug Dealer Out Of Prison For 2 Months Learns Fate After Failed Pond Escape
Maryland Drug Dealer Out Of Prison For 2 Months Learns Fate After Failed Pond Escape Some get away. Some wind up soaking wet and headed back to prison months after being released. A Maryland man who jumped into a pond to escape deputies after they uncovered cocaine and thousands of dollars in cash during a traffic stop is now headed back behind bars for more than two decades. The bizarre chase unfolded on Feb. 21 in Lexington Park, where St. Mary's County sheriff's deputies stopped a 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe near Pegg Road and Westbury Boulevard for a traffic violation. Deputies called in K-9 Kyra, who alerted to the odor of controlled dangerous substances inside the SUV. As…
Bus Carrying 38 Children Crashes, Sending Nine To Hospital In Virginia Bus Carrying 38 Children Crashes, Sending Nine To Hospital In Virginia
Bus Carrying 38 Children Crashes, Sending Nine To Hospital In Virginia A summer outing took an unexpected turn in Virginia when a bus carrying dozens of children crashed on Wednesday morning. The collision happened shortly before 10 a.m. on July 15 at the intersection of John Marshall Highway and Zulla Road in Fauquier County, where firefighters and paramedics responded to a reported crash involving a school bus. When crews arrived, they found the bus was transporting 38 children from Fauquier Community Child Care to a scheduled daily activity, according to Fauquier County Fire Rescue officials. Eight children and one adult were taken to Fauquier Hospital by …
Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Small Business Sits Inside Unsafe 10-Story Tower Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Small Business Sits Inside Unsafe 10-Story Tower
Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Small Business Sits Inside Unsafe 10-Story Tower Shelby Benard didn't just lose access to her workplace. She lost access to her livelihood. The Maryland small business owner has spent the past week unable to enter her wax salon after Anne Arundel County declared the 10-story Empire Towers office building in Glen Burnie unsafe following a structural emergency that forced the evacuation of roughly 100 people. Now, with every piece of equipment, supply, chair, and decoration still trapped inside, Benard says she's scrambling to rebuild from scratch while trying to keep her business alive. "My income depends entirely on being able to serve …
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War'
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' The Pentagon is adding a new annual health check for much of the active-duty force, framing it as a matter of combat readiness. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a video posted to X on Wednesday, July 15, that active-duty service members age 30 and older will receive annual testosterone deficiency screenings. Troops under 30 may volunteer for the testing. The screenings will be incorporated into the military's existing Periodic Health Assessment. Service members whose results show a deficiency may be offered testosterone replacement therapy. Treatment will remain optional, the 46…