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Security Guard Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Man During Fight At Maryland Bar: Police A security guard shot and killed a knife-wielding man during a fight inside a Maryland bar that also left a woman injured, police said. The deadly confrontation unfolded at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, inside the Crackpot Bar in the 8100 block of Loch Raven Boulevard in Towson, according to Baltimore County Police. Investigators said a physical altercation broke out inside the bar, during which a man brandished a knife. An armed security guard working at the establishment then fired his handgun, striking the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman who was also i…

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'Report To Deport': Police In Virginia Hunt For Answers After Disturbing ICE Graffiti 'Report To Deport': Police In Virginia Hunt For Answers After Disturbing ICE Graffiti 'Report To Deport': Police In Virginia Hunt For Answers After Disturbing ICE Graffiti
'Report To Deport': Police In Virginia Hunt For Answers After Disturbing ICE Graffiti Recognize him? A series of brazen graffiti messages invoking ICE and urging residents to report undocumented immigrants for deportation has sparked a police investigation in Virginia, where detectives are asking the public to help identify a person caught on surveillance footage. The messages, which included "ICE," "REPORT TO DEPORT," and the federal immigration enforcement hotline "1-866-DHS-2-ICE," were discovered at multiple locations along the Mount Jefferson Park pathway in Alexandria. Police believe the graffiti appeared sometime between 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, and 6:30 a.m. on S…
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Medical Emergency At Maryland Royal Farms Takes Wild Turn When Police Find Loaded Gun A medical emergency at a Maryland convenience store took an unexpected turn when responding police encountered a man potentially wanted on firearms charges and allegedly found him carrying a loaded handgun. Officers were called to the Royal Farms on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to assist someone experiencing a medical issue, according to the Salisbury Police Department. What began as a call for medical assistance soon turned into a criminal investigation when officers came into contact with a man who identified himself as Dynel Wise. During the encounter, police discove…
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Arsonist Sets Maryland Home Ablaze, But Five Unexpected Survivors Beat The Odds: Fire Marshal An intentionally set fire tore through a Maryland family's home, leaving behind $175,000 in damage and two displaced residents, but five furry family members somehow escaped the flames unharmed. The blaze broke out around 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at a home in the 6000 block of Hunters Mill Drive in Salisbury, where family members discovered the fire and alerted authorities. By the time firefighters got the flames under control, the home's attached garage had been gutted, leaving behind a charred shell and extensive damage to the property. Investigators with the Maryland State Fire M…
Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years
Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years For 38 years, the killer who shot a 20-year-old Virginia woman twice in the head has remained unidentified, leaving behind an abandoned car, a trail of unanswered questions, and a family still desperate to know what happened. Tammy Thorpe was found dead along a gravel lane off Route 17 outside Warrenton on Oct. 23, 1988, just hours after she was last seen getting gas in town.  On the 38th anniversary of her murder, Virginia State Police and the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office renewed their appeal for information that could finally crack the decades-old cold case. Thorpe had attended …

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Virginia Gov. Spanberger Takes Aim At DOJ Over Sweeping Drug Indictment Of State Senator Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is taking aim at the Justice Department over its timing of a sweeping federal indictment against one of the state's most powerful lawmakers, questioning why prosecutors brought the case just days before a major election. The criticism comes after federal prosecutors charged Portsmouth Sen. L. Louise Lucas, 82, with leading an alleged multimillion-dollar marijuana trafficking and money laundering operation involving family members, including her two daughters and grandson. Spanberger weighed in, hours after the charges were announced, defending Lucas' right t…

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Woman Found Dead In Roadway After Late-Night Maryland Crash Shuts Down Traffic For Hours A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle along a busy Maryland roadway overnight, authorities confirmed. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 8800 block of Greenbelt Road near Goddard Road at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, to investigate a reported pedestrian crash. When officers arrived, they found the woman lying in the roadway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle involved remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said. Greenbelt Road was closed near Goddard Road for several ho…

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These Dangerous Scams Are On Rise: How To Protect Yourself A new consumer warning highlights how quickly an ordinary message, purchase, or conversation can become a costly trap. The Better Business Bureau Serving Metro New York is urging consumers to watch for seven scam categories involving investments, jobs, online shopping, relationships, home repairs, phishing, and travel. The warning draws from the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust’s 2025 Risk Report, which analyzed more than 146,000 scam reports. Rankings consider how often scams were reported, the likelihood of losing money, and the median reported loss. Investment and cryptocurrency scam…

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These Dangerous Scams Are On Rise: How To Protect Yourself A new consumer warning highlights how quickly an ordinary message, purchase, or conversation can become a costly trap. The Better Business Bureau Serving Metro New York is urging consumers to watch for seven scam categories involving investments, jobs, online shopping, relationships, home repairs, phishing, and travel. The warning draws from the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust’s 2025 Risk Report, which analyzed more than 146,000 scam reports. Rankings consider how often scams were reported, the likelihood of losing money, and the median reported loss. Investment and cryptocurrency scam…

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Tesla Starts Producing Humanoid Robots: Who Could Get Them First Tesla’s humanoid robots are getting closer to customers, but the company’s latest update includes an important distinction about who could get them first. Tesla said in its third-quarter update, released Wednesday, Oct. 21, that Optimus production has begun at its Fremont, California, factory. The company described the robots coming off those lines as its first production-quality units. CEO Elon Musk said shipments to outside companies could begin by the end of 2027, according to The Wall Street Journal. That target concerns commercial customers. It does not establish a release date for sh…