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Nonverbal 5-Year-Old Virginia Girl Found Dead After Wandering From Vacation Rental
A family vacation ended in heartbreak for a 5-year-old Virginia girl.
Saylor Hayes, a nonverbal child from the Bristol area of Washington County, wandered away from her family's rental home in the Pawleys Island area of South Carolina late Sunday morning, Aug. 30, setting off a massive search that stretched into the next day.
Hundreds of law enforcement officers, first responders, volunteers, and neighbors joined the effort to find Saylor, searching by land, air, and water as darkness fell.
Boats patrolled the shoreline. K9 teams and volunteers searched on foot. Divers checked the water ne…
NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police
A 32-year-old New Jersey woman was killed after she was stabbed in Times Square Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said.
At 4:24 p.m., police responded to Times Square after Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old Queens woman, had stabbed Erin Piacenti, a Chester resident, and a 68-year-old man, the New York City Police Department said. The victims were transported to a nearby hospital where Piacenti was pronounced dead, the NYPD said. The other victim was in stable condition, police said.
Cisneros, seen in a video shared to Instagram by bboypop97, displayed two large knives and advanced toward police, w…
$125K 'Slush Fund': DC Sues Nonprofit Founder Over Money Meant For Addiction Treatment, AG Says
The money was supposed to help some of DC's most vulnerable residents.
Instead, Maryland resident Allyson Abrams allegedly siphoned more than $125,000 from two nonprofits she founded, moving money meant for addiction treatment and other community services to herself, her spouse, and businesses tied to her real estate work, according to a lawsuit announced Monday, Aug. 31, by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb.
Then came a deal to make some of it right.
Abrams agreed in December to repay the District $110,000 over 11 months and surrender control of the nonprofits' money.
Eight payments late…
Netflix’s September Lineup Brings New Seasons, Dark Drama, Reality Chaos
A crowded month of returning favorites, new obsessions, and familiar movies is headed to streaming queues.
Netflix unveiled its September lineup on Monday, Aug. 31, featuring crime dramas, reality shows, comedies, romances, documentaries, and library favorites.
“The Gentlemen” returns for its second season on Thursday, Sept. 3. Guy Ritchie’s crime series follows Eddie and Susie as they look to expand their growing empire and explore new ventures.
Influencer Alix Earle moves into the spotlight with “Earle Meets World” on Friday, Sept. 4. The reality series promises an unfiltered look at her…
Early Labor Day Deals Start At Amazon: How Much Shoppers Can Save
Labor Day is still more than a week away, but one of the country’s biggest online retailers is already rolling out holiday discounts.
Amazon has launched its Labor Day sale ahead of the Monday, Sept. 7, holiday, with deals spanning home goods, electronics, fashion, beauty, outdoor gear, and other categories.
The retailer’s homepage was advertising savings of up to 45 percent Saturday, Aug. 29, along with limited-time deals and discounts tied to saved items and shopping categories.
Amazon’s homepage Saturday, Aug. 29, advertised Labor Day savings of up to 45 percent across several sh…
District Heights. Father Supplied Son With Fentanyl Before $1.7M Maryland Drug Bust, Feds Say
Like father, like son, federal prosecutors say.
A Maryland father and son are facing federal charges after a months-long fentanyl investigation culminated on Thursday, Aug. 27, with searches that allegedly turned up approximately $1.7 million worth of drugs, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Rashad Deondre Hicks, 36, of Largo, and his father, Lawrence Alonzo Hicks, 62, of District Heights, were arrested following an investigation that prosecutors say began in January.
Investigators initially set their sights on the younger Hicks, who authorities believed was moving large quantities of…
DC Police Officer Dies Of Gunshot Wound Sustained At Police Station
A Washington, DC, police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound at a local police station, the department confirmed.
The officer, who was not identified, was critically wounded at the Metropolitan Police Department's Second District station on the 3300 block of Idaho Avenue NW just after 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, an MPD spokesperson tells Daily Voice. The officer was taken to a hospital, where he died.
"Nothing currently indicates that another party was involved," the spokesperson said.
At approximately 12:20 p.m., DC Mayor Muriel Bowser shared the following statement to X:
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