Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions
Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Washington Dulles International Airport is no longer the only US airport handling travelers covered under the federal government’s Ebola-related travel restrictions tied to the growing outbreak in Central Africa. Just days after the Department of Homeland Security ordered affected travelers to funnel through Dulles for enhanced screening, federal officials announced the list is expanding again. Beginning Thursday night, May 28, travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan will also be allowed to enter through New York’s John F. Kennedy International A…
Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland
Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland What should have been another normal spring weekend turned into a nightmare for a Maryland family after a devastating crash left a 23-year-old soccer-loving son with catastrophic injuries and an uncertain future. Now, Hector Zamora's family is asking the community for help. Zamora, who turns 24 later this month, suffered life-altering injuries in a crash in May, according to a GoFundMe launched by organizer Griselda Benitez in Seabrook. His 14-year-old sister was also inside the vehicle, though relatives said she escaped with only minor injuries. Hector wasn’t as lucky. The El Salvador n…
Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays
Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Woodlawn, Triggering Memorial Day Delays Commuters were delayed in Virginia on Monday afternoon as Memorial Day got off to a strange start in Fairfax County. First responders were called around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, to a stretch of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn near the intersection of Sacremento Drive, where there was a single-vehicle crash that ended with a power line down, officials say. Fairfax County Police No injuries were reported. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, drivers are urged to avoid the area while crews make repairs. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Check back to Daily…
Overturned Truck In Rockaway Shuts Multiple Lanes Of Route 80 (DEVELOPING) Overturned Truck In Rockaway Shuts Multiple Lanes Of Route 80 (DEVELOPING)
Overturned Truck In Rockaway Shuts Multiple Lanes Of Route 80 (Developing) A crash on Route 80 caused major traffic delays Saturday afternoon, May 23, the NJDOT site shows. The crash that involved an overturned impacted traffic in both directions west of Exit 37 for County Route 513/Hibernia Avenue in Rockaway, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. As of 1:17 p.m., three of four eastbound lanes were closed while one of four westbound lanes was shut down, authorities said. The incident was first reported around 11:11 a.m., according to NJDOT. Major backups were reported.
Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash In Montgomery County Dies, Officials Say Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash In Montgomery County Dies, Officials Say
Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash In Montgomery County Dies, Officials Say A Maryland driver died after becoming trapped inside a mangled vehicle during a violent crash with a tractor trailer on I-270 Friday morning. Rescue crews rushed to the northbound express lanes near Shady Grove Road around 7:30 a.m., where firefighters found the passenger vehicle crushed in the wreckage during the height of rush-hour traffic in Montgomery County. Firefighters worked to cut the driver from the destroyed vehicle as medics launched what officials described as aggressive lifesaving efforts at the scene. The driver was removed in critical condition but later died from his injur…
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Laurel (UPDATED) Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Laurel (UPDATED)
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Laurel (Updated) A massive police response brought traffic to a crawl along one of Maryland’s busiest highway corridors Thursday afternoon, shutting down lanes on I-95 and MD-198. All northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down shortly before noon on Thursday, May 21, in Laurel, according to officials. Traffic on I-95 in Maryland. Maryland DOT The westbound ramp from MD-198 to I-95 northbound was also shut down as emergency crews flooded the area. I-95 NB LL at MD-198. Prince George's County, MD. All lanes are blocked on the I-95 NB local lanes additionally, the MD-198 WB ramp to I-95 NB i…
Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County
Tractor-Trailer Driver Found Dead After I-81 Crash In Cumberland County A truck driver was found dead after his tractor-trailer veered off Interstate 81 and crashed in Pennsylvania early Thursday morning, authorities said. Brian Dunn, 37, of Kenner, Louisiana, was driving a tractor-trailer hauling mulch when it struck a guardrail and came to rest in the highway median around 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, at mile marker 45 in Plainfield Township, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall and PennDOT. Initial reports indicated Dunn suffered a medical emergency while driving, PennDOT said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Pennsylvania St…
Drivers Trapped As Frederick County Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (PHOTOS) Drivers Trapped As Frederick County Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (PHOTOS)
Drivers Trapped As Frederick County Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (Photos) The severe storms forecasters warned about all day finally hit Maryland — and they immediately started tearing down power poles across a major Frederick County roadway during the evening commute. Nearly a dozen utility poles snapped and crashed across Buckeystown Pike near Fingerboard Road on Wednesday, May 20, after powerful storms rolled through the area, according to Frederick County Fire & Rescue officials. Photos from the scene showed poles and live wires sprawled across Route 85 as stranded drivers sat trapped between the debris during heavy rain and darkening skies. The sce…
Service Restored After Massive Bethesda Water Main Break Tore Open Roadway (UPDATED) Service Restored After Massive Bethesda Water Main Break Tore Open Roadway (UPDATED)
Service Restored After Massive Bethesda Water Main Break Tore Open Roadway (Updated) A massive Maryland water main break that split open a major roadway, flooded intersections, and snarled rush hour traffic is finally entering the repair phase after crews worked through the night beneath Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda. What started as a violent rupture Tuesday afternoon near the Chevy Chase line quickly turned into an around-the-clock infrastructure emergency after a 20-inch underground water main burst beneath the roadway, sending muddy water pouring across intersections and cracking apart large sections of pavement. The aftermath of the water main break. @WSSCWater…
Massive Maryland Water Main Break Splits Open Road, Floods Bethesda Streets (DEVELOPING) Massive Maryland Water Main Break Splits Open Road, Floods Bethesda Streets (DEVELOPING)
Massive Maryland Water Main Break Splits Open Road, Floods Bethesda Streets (Developing) A massive water main break tore apart a major roadway in Montgomery County, flooding streets and triggering emergency closures during Tuesday afternoon rush hour in Maryland. The rupture occurred beneath Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda, near the Chevy Chase line, where a 20-inch underground water main burst, causing sections of pavement to buckle, crack, and collapse, officials say. Critical Event - MCFRS on the scene - Bradley Blvd and Arlington Road (Bethesda) - EXTENDED ROAD CLOSURE FOR WATER MAIN BREAK AND ROAD CRACKING. Bradley Blvd in Both directions between Arlington Rd and Leland S…
Gaithersburg Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into Turning Car Near I-270 Ramp, Police Say Gaithersburg Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into Turning Car Near I-270 Ramp, Police Say
Gaithersburg Motorcyclist Killed After Slamming Into Turning Car Near I-270 Ramp, Police Say A 25-year-old Maryland motorcyclist died after his bike slammed into the back of a turning car near an I-270 ramp over the weekend, according to investigators. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Police say Roger Gustavo Pineda Cardona was riding a green 2008 Kawasaki EX250 eastbound on West Diamond Avenue when the motorcycle collided with the rear of a black 2022 Toyota Camry. Investigators say the Camry was attempting to turn left from westbound West Diamond Avenue onto the southbound I-270 ramp at the time of the collision. First …
Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police
Two Adults Killed, Children Seriously Hurt In Overnight Crash Over I-66 In Oakton: Police Two adults were killed, and two children were injured in a violent overnight crash that shut down Route 123 over I-66 in Virginia, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The single-vehicle wreck happened in Oakton during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 17. Police say a woman driving the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A man riding with her was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died. Two children in the car were also taken to the hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — officials said. The crash shut down Route 123 ove…