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Have You Seen Them? Search Continues For Maryland Teens Missing For Weeks Have You Seen Them? Search Continues For Maryland Teens Missing For Weeks
Have You Seen Them? Search Continues For Maryland Teens Missing For Weeks They disappeared nearly two weeks ago. Now, Maryland deputies are turning to the public for help. Two teenagers have been missing since the night of Wednesday, July 8, after they were last seen together in Williamsport, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Officials said 16-year-old Tayveon Hamlin and 17-year-old Amire Olowolayemo were both last seen around 6:30 p.m. in the area of Cedar Ridge Road. Hamlin is 5-foot-8, weighs 168 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Deputies said he was last seen wearing a black Under Armour hoodie, black T-shirt, black sweatpants, an…

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Virginia Tax Preparer, Museum Guide, Admits To Having 4 Million Child Sex Abuse Files: DOJ Virginia Tax Preparer, Museum Guide, Admits To Having 4 Million Child Sex Abuse Files: DOJ
Virginia Tax Preparer, Museum Guide, Admits To Having 4 Million Child Sex Abuse Files: DOJ Four million. That's how many child sexual abuse images and videos a Virginia tax preparer and museum guide admitted having when federal investigators searched his home, according to prosecutors. The conviction came Monday, July 20, after a federal judge found 39-year-old Nathaniel Carey Lee, of Springfield, guilty of two counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, the US Department of Justice announced. The investigation began in December 2022, when law enforcement launched an undercover operation targeting a user seeking child sexual abuse mat…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
75 MPH Wind Gusts, Flash Flooding, Isolated Tornadoes Possible As Severe Storms Near 75 MPH Wind Gusts, Flash Flooding, Isolated Tornadoes Possible As Severe Storms Near
75 MPH Wind Gusts, Flash Flooding, Isolated Tornadoes Possible As Severe Storms Near A break from extreme weather won't last for long. A new round of severe thunderstorms triggered by a strong cold front will sweep into the region on Tuesday, July 21, bringing damaging winds, hail, flash flooding, and a risk of tornadoes. Click here for a new, updated story - Dangerous Storms To Hit Northeast In Waves: Timing, Highest-Risk Areas The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center placed parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather, the third level on its five-point scale. A lower but still serious threat extends …

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by Joe Lombardi
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'I'll Do The Max Sentence': Virginia Man Learns Fate In Shenandoah National Park Hatchet Attack 'I'll Do The Max Sentence': Virginia Man Learns Fate In Shenandoah National Park Hatchet Attack
'I'll Do The Max Sentence': Virginia Man Learns Fate In Shenandoah National Park Hatchet Attack He said he'd do the max sentence. Instead, he'll spend the next 78 months in federal prison. Springfield resident Soufiane Bougria, 31, was sentenced on Monday, July 20, for the bloody hatchet attack that shattered a late-night camping trip at Shenandoah National Park, where terrified campers called 911 after hearing screams and what they believed was a gunshot. The sentence comes four months after a federal jury convicted Bougria of two felony assault counts stemming from the Aug. 24, 2 025 attack at Mathews Arm Campground. Three different campers testified they heard chaos erupt from t…

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Police & Fire
Maryland Man's Joyride In Stolen School Bus Ends After Running Red Light, Sheriff Says Maryland Man's Joyride In Stolen School Bus Ends After Running Red Light, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man's Joyride In Stolen School Bus Ends After Running Red Light, Sheriff Says A Maryland man didn't make it very far after allegedly stealing a school bus. The bizarre ride came to an end around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, when officers in Waldorf spotted the school bus run a red light at the intersection of Leonardtown Road and Old Washington Road, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Police attempted to stop the bus, but as the driver pulled over, he clipped a curb, causing minor damage to the front end. Fortunately, there were no children on board. Investigators say the driver, later identified as 34-year-old Waldorf resident Joseph Andrew Townse…

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'Shame On You': Video Appears To Show ICE Agents Chased Out Of NJ Starbucks 'Shame On You': Video Appears To Show ICE Agents Chased Out Of NJ Starbucks
'Shame On You': Video Appears To Show ICE Agents Chased Out Of NJ Starbucks Immigration agents were not welcome by customers at a Starbucks in South Jersey last week. A video posted by SJ Solidarity Collective shows people confronting two men they believed to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents  and began heckling them out of the store in Mount Laurel. "You should be ashamed of yourselves!" people yelled at the two men standing in line at Starbucks. "How dare you!" The men slowly turned around and walked out of the store, and one of them appeared to be smirking. The insults continued all the way through the parking lot until they arrived …

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by Sam Barron
Business
Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By Northeast States Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By Northeast States
Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Megamerger After Challenge By Northeast States Several Northeast states have won the first round in their effort to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, July 20, preventing Paramount from completing the megamerger. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York are among a dozen states challenging the deal. The ruling comes one week after the coalition sued to stop what would become the largest merger in Hollywood history. The attorneys general argue the deal would illegally reduce competition by co…

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by Chris Spiker
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Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Hamptons Estate Breached By Out-Of-Control Driver: Police Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Hamptons Estate Breached By Out-Of-Control Driver: Police
Beyoncé And Jay-Z’s Hamptons Estate Breached By Out-Of-Control Driver: Police An out-of-control driver crashed through a gate outside Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s home on Long Island, according to police. Cops said Keith Jonathan Webster, 63, slammed into the superstar couple’s East Hampton estate, according to online outlet 27East. Webster, of the Bronx, was held at the scene by private security until police arrived to arrest him. The crash occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, Newsday reported. The cause or motivation for the wreck remains under investigation. Webster was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and third-degree trespassing, according to Newsday. …

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by Joe Wilkinson
Police & Fire
Maryland Mom Charged Again After Young Girls Found Home Alone, Police Say Maryland Mom Charged Again After Young Girls Found Home Alone, Police Say
Maryland Mom Charged Again After Young Girls Found Home Alone, Police Say It happened again. The same two young Maryland girls who police say were left home alone earlier this year were found unattended inside their apartment once more, leading to a second child neglect case against their mother. Aberdeen Police were called to an apartment in the unit block of Northeast Road shortly before 11:35 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, after receiving a report that two children had been left alone inside. Officers found the girls, ages 3 and 5, by themselves in the apartment, where they also reported observing unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. Police said both childre…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
'He Turned Boys Into Men': DC Coaching Legend Mason Clark Mourned By Generations 'He Turned Boys Into Men': DC Coaching Legend Mason Clark Mourned By Generations
'He Turned Boys Into Men': DC Coaching Legend Mason Clark Mourned By Generations For more than six decades, if a kid in Washington needed someone to believe in them, there was a good chance Mason L. Clark stepped up to the plate for them. The man spent more than 60 years helping shape generations of young athletes throughout the DC area after co-founding the Woodridge Warriors Youth Organization in 1963, building what many describe as one of the city's most influential youth sports programs. Now, countless former players who simply knew Clark as "Coach Mason" are remembering him not only as a figure on the sidelines, but as a father figure, mentor, teacher, and communit…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Seats Can Slide Unexpectedly, Triggering Massive Recall Of 387K+ Fords, Lincolns Seats Can Slide Unexpectedly, Triggering Massive Recall Of 387K+ Fords, Lincolns
Seats Can Slide Unexpectedly, Triggering Massive Recall Of 387K+ Fords, Lincolns Nearly 388,000 Ford and Lincoln SUVs are being recalled because second-row seats can unexpectedly tip or slide while driving. Ford Motor Company issued the recall for 387,911 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Tuesday, July 14. The recall affects certain 2020-2026 Ford Explorers and 2020-2027 Lincoln Aviators. The easy-entry switch for the second-row outer seats may bind or become stuck in the down position. The problem can cause a seat to unlatch, tip, or slide unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving. A seat that moves unexpectedly may…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Fourth Of July Fireworks End In Bloody Maryland Stabbing, Attempted Murder Arrest: Sheriff Fourth Of July Fireworks End In Bloody Maryland Stabbing, Attempted Murder Arrest: Sheriff
Fourth Of July Fireworks End In Bloody Maryland Stabbing, Attempted Murder Arrest: Sheriff The fireworks weren't the only thing that exploded that night. A Fourth of July celebration in Southern Maryland turned violent when an argument broke out while a group was setting off fireworks, ending with a man stabbed multiple times and a suspect now under arrest. The violence unfolded shortly before 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, in the 4000 block of 3rd Street in North Beach, where Calvert County Sheriff's Office deputies were called for a reported stabbing. Investigators say a dispute among people gathered to light fireworks escalated into a physical confrontation before 45-year-ol…

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