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Second Teen Charged In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Working Toward Electrician Career, Police Say Second Teen Charged In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Working Toward Electrician Career, Police Say
Second Teen Charged In Killing Of 18-Year-Old Working Toward Electrician Career, Police Say A second teen has been charged in the targeted killing of an aspiring electrician in Virginia. Prince William County detectives arrested a 16-year-old Manassas boy without incident on Monday, Sept. 14, nearly three months after 18-year-old Michael Sakyi Jr. was shot and killed behind the wheel of his car. The teen, whose name was not released because of his age, was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held at the Juvenile Detention Center pending a court date. He is the second person charged in Sakyi's death. Jamal Dana Allen, …

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Home, Urgent Care, Skrimp Shack Targeted In Northern Virginia Burglary Spree, Police Say Home, Urgent Care, Skrimp Shack Targeted In Northern Virginia Burglary Spree, Police Say
Home, Urgent Care, Skrimp Shack Targeted In Northern Virginia Burglary Spree, Police Say A two-day burglary spree cut through Virginia before police say they caught up with the woman behind it. Shanice Shentel Yates, 34, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 11, following a string of break-ins and an attempted burglary reported along Larkin Court and Wayside Drive in Dumfries, Prince William County Police announced on Monday, Sept. 14. The spree began sometime between noon on Monday, Sept. 7 and 8:40 a.m. the following morning at the Urgent Medical Care Center on Wayside Drive, according to investigators. Someone got inside through an unlocked rear door and stole an undisclosed amount…

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48-Year-Old Man Found Dead, Decomposing Inside Vehicle In Virginia Neighborhood: Police 48-Year-Old Man Found Dead, Decomposing Inside Vehicle In Virginia Neighborhood: Police
48-Year-Old Man Found Dead, Decomposing Inside Vehicle In Virginia Neighborhood: Police A grisly discovery greeted police in Virginia before sunrise over the weekend. Officers were called to the 2700 block of Yosocomico Lane in Woodbridge at approximately 4:19 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, where they found a 48-year-old man dead inside his vehicle, according to Prince William County Police. 2700 block of Yosocomico Lane in Woodbridge Google Maps satellite view His body was in a decomposed state when officers found him, investigators said. Police did not say how long the man may have been inside the vehicle or what prompted the early-morning call. Investigators said …

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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' Openers Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' Openers
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' Openers Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…

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Marine Veteran In Coma After Hemorrhagic Stroke Turns Costa Rica Vacation Into Nightmare Marine Veteran In Coma After Hemorrhagic Stroke Turns Costa Rica Vacation Into Nightmare
Marine Veteran In Coma After Hemorrhagic Stroke Turns Costa Rica Vacation Into Nightmare A Virginia Marine Corps veteran's vacation in paradise turned into a fight for his life. James Mathews suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on Monday, Sept. 7, while vacationing in Costa Rica and has remained in a medically induced coma as his family faces mounting medical bills and a costly effort to bring him home. Mathews had spent the day surfing before the sudden medical emergency, according to friend Shawn Roxby, who organized a GoFundMe on the family's behalf. He was initially rushed to a public hospital, but the severity of his condition required an urgent transfer to a private facility f…

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Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On Maryland Highway: Sheriff Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On Maryland Highway: Sheriff
Speeding Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Guardrail On Maryland Highway: Sheriff A late-night ride ended at a guardrail in Maryland. Bryan John Murphy Sr., 30, was killed in a motorcycle crash on Hopewell Road just north of Halfway Boulevard in Hagerstown shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the scene at approximately 10:49 p.m., where investigators determined Murphy had been riding a 1996 Honda CBR600 at a high rate of speed before striking the guardrail. Murphy was rushed to Meritus Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Hopewell Road remained closed while deputies investiga…

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One Closed Door Helped Contain $300K Maryland Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials One Closed Door Helped Contain $300K Maryland Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials
One Closed Door Helped Contain $300K Maryland Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials A closed door may have kept a $300,000 Maryland house fire from becoming even worse. The fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, inside the attached garage of a home on Briarwood Circle in Denton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an occupant discovered the flames and closed the interior door connecting the garage to the home as the family escaped. That move made a difference. Fire officials credited the closed door with containing most of the damage to the garage before 25 members of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company brought the blaze under…

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MURDER-SUICIDE: Hanover Senior Living Facility Worker Killed By Man Found Dead After Manhunt MURDER-SUICIDE: Hanover Senior Living Facility Worker Killed By Man Found Dead After Manhunt
Murder-suicide: Hanover Senior Living Facility Worker Killed By Man Found Dead After Manhunt Police in Maryland are investigating a reported murder-suicide involving an employee at a senior living facility and someone known to her. Baltimore resident Asia Natee Virginia Thomas, 27, has been identified by the Anne Arundel Police Department as the persona allegedly killed by Aberdeen native Deontae Tranell Bryant, 25, who later turned the gun on himself. According to the department, shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, officers were called to the Morningside House of Friendship in Hanover to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Thomas suffering fro…

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Teen Dies After Fleeing Crash, Jumping Over Capital Beltway Railing: State Police (UPDATED) Teen Dies After Fleeing Crash, Jumping Over Capital Beltway Railing: State Police (UPDATED)
Teen Dies After Fleeing Crash, Jumping Over Capital Beltway Railing: State Police (Updated) The frightening fall from the Capital Beltway in Maryland turned fatal. An 18-year-old man died after plunging approximately 50 feet from I-495 onto Stoney Brook Drive in Kensington on Sunday night, Sept. 13, Maryland State Police confirmed on Monday. His name has not been released. Shortly after 7 p.m., troopers were called to a multi-vehicle crash on the Outer Loop past Georgia Avenue, where police say the teen had been driving a blue Ford Fusion. Investigators say the Fusion struck an unattended Chevrolet pickup truck that was being towed by a white tow truck. No injuries were reported…

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More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…

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Man Suffers Traumatic Injuries In Fall From Capital Beltway In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Man Suffers Traumatic Injuries In Fall From Capital Beltway In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Man Suffers Traumatic Injuries In Fall From Capital Beltway In Maryland (Developing) A man was seriously injured after falling from the Capital Beltway in Maryland on Sunday night. Emergency crews were called at around 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 13 to the area of Stoneybrook Drive and Beach Drive in Kensington, beneath the I-495 overpass, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The man suffered a traumatic injury in the fall and was treated by paramedics at the scene. DC News Now reported that the victim was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. What led to the fall was not immediately clear. There were reports that the man had fled …

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Masked Gunman Sought On Same Virginia Block As Bizarre Balcony Burglary (DEVELOPING) Masked Gunman Sought On Same Virginia Block As Bizarre Balcony Burglary (DEVELOPING)
Masked Gunman Sought On Same Virginia Block As Bizarre Balcony Burglary (Developing) Police are back on a familiar Virginia block, and this time they're looking for a masked gunman. Fairfax County Police were called to the 3500 block of Robert E. Lee Place in Groveton late Saturday morning, Sept. 12, where a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the department. As of shortly before noon, Fairfax County Police said detectives were heading to the scene, and officers were searching for a suspect described as a Hispanic man wearing a black ski mask and gray hoodie. Investigators bel…

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