77° Partly Cloudy
Breaking News
From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident
From Baseball Field To Hospital Bed: Maryland Boy, 4, Fighting After Freak Lawn Mower Accident One moment changed everything for a Maryland 4-year-old and his family. Easton Morgan was severely injured after becoming trapped beneath a lawn tractor on Friday, July 31, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to help his family through what organizers described as a life-threatening accident. Emergency crews rushed to help the boy before he was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital for urgent care. Now, the photos tell part of the story. Before the accident, Easton is pictured flashing a huge smile alongside his mom, Courtney, and wearing his baseball uniform on the diamond. E…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Picked Off: $40K Meth Shipment Bound For Paris Stopped At Dulles Picked Off: $40K Meth Shipment Bound For Paris Stopped At Dulles
Picked Off: $40K Meth Shipment Bound For Paris Stopped At Dulles This was one deep ball that never made it to Paris. US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a package passing through Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The package was mailed from Utah County, Utah, with France as its final destination. On the customs declaration? A marble vase. Only problem? There was no vase. Instead, CBP officers inspecting the parcel found two packages wrapped in black cellophane tape, each containing a crystalline substance, officia…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Maryland Barn Goes Up In Flames While Horses Are Away At County Fair Maryland Barn Goes Up In Flames While Horses Are Away At County Fair
Maryland Barn Goes Up In Flames While Horses Are Away At County Fair There wasn’t much left standing when daylight finally reached a Maryland horse farm Tuesday morning. The two-alarm fire broke out at approximately 3:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Sunny Days Farm on Wrights Neck Road in Centreville, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal and Goodwill Fire Company. By the time the first crews arrived, the roughly 120-foot-by-60-foot pole building was fully involved, with flames threatening a nearby horse stable. That prompted firefighters to call for a tanker task force and a second alarm as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading. They did. O…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs
Teenage Daughter Killed In Intentional Explosion Dad Admitted To Setting: Court Docs A Pennsylvania father accused of intentionally blowing up his family's home, killing his 19-year-old daughter and injuring his estranged wife, has admitted to killing the teen. Brian Jeffrey Shelleby, 47, of Castle Shannon, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated arson causing bodily injury in a negotiated plea before Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Bruce R. Beemer on Monday, Aug. 10, court records show.  Shelleby is awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 510, according to his docket. He remains in the Allegheny C…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’ OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’
OIG Details Mold, Mushrooms, Pests Inside Maryland Shelters: ‘Critical’ And ‘Horrific’ Mushrooms growing in rooms. Mold in the air. Bed bugs. Dark water backing up into a bathtub. Those were among the conditions reported or documented inside Maryland homeless shelters in a Baltimore City Office of Inspector General investigation released on Wednesday, Aug. 12.  Former Mayor's Office of Homeless Services employees had two words for what they said they witnessed: “critical” and “horrific.” And some of the complaints were backed up. The investigation began after the OIG received a complaint in July 2025 about conditions at three Baltimore shelters operating out of former …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (UPDATE) 2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (UPDATE)
2 Killed In Head-On Crash Near Hersheypark Identified: Police (Update) The two men killed in a head-on crash near Hersheypark have been identified, Derry Township police announced in a correction update on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Ronald Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, was driving the minivan and was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said. James Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, was a passenger in the minivan and was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, according to police. The 17-year-old Harrisburg boy dr…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Barricade Ends With Second Suspect In Custody After 17-Year-Old's Maryland Murder: Police Barricade Ends With Second Suspect In Custody After 17-Year-Old's Maryland Murder: Police
Barricade Ends With Second Suspect In Custody After 17-Year-Old's Maryland Murder: Police A Maryland murder investigation ended with a short-lived barricade. The second of two juvenile suspects linked to the killing of 17-year-old Roman Wright was taken into custody Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, following a barricade in the 100 block of Akin Circle in Middle River, Baltimore County Police said. The barricade brought an end to a search that began after Wright was fatally shot less than two days earlier in nearby Essex. At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, officers were called to the unit block of Bladen Road for reports of an assault in progress, police said. When office…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Your Community
Cold-Blooded Crew Stole 60+ Reptiles From Maryland, Virginia Pet Stores: Police Cold-Blooded Crew Stole 60+ Reptiles From Maryland, Virginia Pet Stores: Police
Cold-Blooded Crew Stole 60+ Reptiles From Maryland, Virginia Pet Stores: Police Talk about a slippery operation. More than 60 reptiles were stolen from pet stores across Maryland and Virginia before being sold on social media, according to police, who say a months-long investigation finally led them to a Capitol Heights apartment packed with snakes, lizards and guns. The alleged reptile crime spree ran from March through May, targeting stores on both sides of the Potomac, according to the Prince George’s County and Fairfax County police departments on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Investigators say 31-year-old Capitol Heights resident DeSean Bagley was part of the crew behind t…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Your Community
Kenny G Hits The Right Notes Twice For $100K Maryland Lottery Win Kenny G Hits The Right Notes Twice For $100K Maryland Lottery Win
Kenny G Hits The Right Notes Twice For $100K Maryland Lottery Win Kenny G's latest Maryland encore came with a six-figure payday. The Salisbury man doubled down on the same five numbers last month, buying two separate Pick 5 tickets with the identical combination before watching both bets hit straight for a $100,000 payday, according to the Maryland Lottery. On July 24, Kenny G stopped at Salisbury Quick Stop in the 2500 block of North Salisbury Boulevard, one of his usual Lottery spots, and played 32821 on two separate straight Pick 5 bets. Later that night, he was home checking the Maryland Lottery app when those five numbers popped up in exactly the r…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
National Interest
Lakers Sold To Josh Kushner, Bob Iger For $12B: Report Lakers Sold To Josh Kushner, Bob Iger For $12B: Report
Lakers Sold To Josh Kushner, Bob Iger For $12B: Report The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for more than $12 billion, The Athletic reports. The move comes just 14 months after Mark Walter agreed to buy the team for a record-setting $10 billion valuation. Iger is the former Disney CEO who grew up in Oceanside, NY, and Kushner, who grew up in Livingston, NJ, is the venture capitalist brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump. Josh Kushner already has a minority stake in the Miami Heat. Kushner and Iger had been involved in the NBA’s Las Vegas expansion process befor…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
On Your Side
Popular Baby Brand Takes On 'Glaring Gap' With New Kids' Personal Care Line Popular Baby Brand Takes On 'Glaring Gap' With New Kids' Personal Care Line
Popular Baby Brand Takes On 'Glaring Gap' With New Kids' Personal Care Line Frida is expanding beyond babies and mothers with a new line of personal care products for kids who are a little older. The company is launching Frida Kids Personal Care, a collection of 32 items for children ages 6 to 11, to be sold on Amazon and at Walmart. CNBC was first to report the products' launch on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The new line includes body wash, deodorant, electric flossers, and other personal care products. The items will be priced between $6.99 and $19.99. CEO and founder Chelsea Hirschhorn said the move will help Frida keep its loyal customers as their children grow older. …

SHARE

by Chris Spiker