MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say
MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say Two MS-13 gangsters have been charged with murdering a Long Island teenager and sending another man to his death in Maryland, authorities said. Edwin Chavez Garay, 25, and Jairo Diaz Gamez, 27, were arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Central Islip federal court, the Justice Department said. The two men first killed Miguel Garcia Moran, a 15-year-old Brentwood High School student, on Feb. 19, 2016, according to investigators. Garcia Moran exchanged a series of text messages with a man identified as “Alexander” about smoking weed in the woods, authorities said. Two people named “Edwin” and “Jairo”…
Allegiant Adds Premium Seating As Airlines Push More Upscale Options Allegiant Adds Premium Seating As Airlines Push More Upscale Options
Allegiant Adds Premium Seating As Airlines Push More Upscale Options Allegiant Air is adding first-class seats to some planes as the budget carrier expands its premium options. The Las Vegas-based airline will introduce Allegiant First on select planes beginning in spring 2027, the company announced in a news release. The new cabin will include eight seats arranged two-by-two at the front of the plane. Each seat will have a five-inch recline, calf rests, an adjustable headrest, and more legroom with a 37-inch seat pitch. Allegiant also plans to offer upgraded amenities and service for passengers in the cabin. Allegiant First passengers will receive pri…
Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds An infant formula can wasn't filled with baby formula in Virginia. It was packed with individually wrapped plastic baggies of cocaine, according to federal prosecutors, and that discovery helped send a career criminal to prison for more than 15 years. David Earl McDaniel, 54, was sentenced in federal court to 188 months behind bars after admitting to drug trafficking and firearms charges, the US Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The case dates back to February 2024, when investigators searched McDaniel's Farmville home after being tipped off that he was selling drugs. Insi…
New Report Ranks DC-Area Cities Among America's Riskiest Places To Drive New Report Ranks DC-Area Cities Among America's Riskiest Places To Drive
New Report Ranks Dc-area Cities Among America's Riskiest Places To Drive If your commute through the DMV feels like a daily test of survival, you're not imagining it. Washington, DC, and Baltimore ranked among the three worst cities in America for drivers in a new national survey, with several Virginia cities also landing near the bottom of the list. According to the 2026 America's Best Drivers Report, DC ranked No. 199 out of the nation's 200 largest cities, while Baltimore came in at No. 198.  Only Boston ranked worse. The report found the average driver in Washington goes just 4.24 years between collisions, while Baltimore drivers average 4.49 years. N…
Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash
Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash A Maryland family's trip to North Carolina became every parent's nightmare after a crash left two young children fighting for their lives. Ashley Hildebrandt was driving with the couple's three children on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to visit family when their vehicle hydroplaned, left the roadway, and crashed into a tree, according to loved ones raising money to help the family. In a matter of seconds, a summer trip turned into days of surgeries, intensive care, and an agonizing wait inside a hospital hundreds of miles from home. Ashley and the couple's oldest son, Bryson, have since been released a…
Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say
Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say Smoke was already pouring from the townhouse by the time firefighters arrived. Virginia fire crews rushed to the 9600 block of Eaton Woods Place in Lorton just after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, where they found smoke billowing from the rear of a middle-of-row townhouse and immediately launched an aggressive attack, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. Crews arrived to find smoke showing from the back of the two-story home and its first-floor balcony before moving quickly to knock down the flames and search the residence. Everyone inside had already made it out safely …
Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police
Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police What started as a shoplifting turned into a weapons probe. A Fairfax man is accused of pulling a handgun on a Shell gas station employee in Woodbridge after the worker tried to stop an alleged shoplifting incident Monday afternoon, according to Prince William County police. The confrontation happened around 2:08 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Shell station in the 4110 block of Dale Boulevard. Police said an unidentified woman entered the store, concealed several items, and walked outside to a vehicle where Justin Denzel Gore, 31, was waiting. An employee followed the woman to the vehicle and…
He Left For Work, Never Came Home: Dad Killed In Germantown Crash With Stolen Kia Identified He Left For Work, Never Came Home: Dad Killed In Germantown Crash With Stolen Kia Identified
He Left For Work, Never Came Home: Dad Killed In Germantown Crash With Stolen Kia Identified He kissed his family goodbye, headed to work, and never made it home. Maryland investigators have identified the man killed in Tuesday morning's Germantown crash as 58-year-old William Vance "Vance" Payne II, a Virginia husband and father of five whose death has left a family, school community, and friends reeling. The deadly collision happened around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road in Germantown, where Montgomery County police and firefighters responded to what quickly became a mass casualty incident. Payne was driving a 2007 Toyota …
Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says
Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says The argument was over in seconds. Then a man came back with a loaded sawed-off shotgun. Maryland detectives conducting an unrelated investigation in Waldorf early on Friday, July 31, watched the confrontation escalate before stepping in as the armed suspect allegedly pointed the shotgun at a woman near the 3000 block of Gallery Place, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said Perrie Stephon Wilson, 40, of Waldorf, walked into an apartment building during the dispute, returned carrying the shotgun, and raised it toward the woman as she stood beside a passenger vehi…
Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH
Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH A dog's discovery has prompted a rabies warning in Virginia after a bat found in Suffolk tested positive for the deadly virus. The bat was found in the 300 block of Turlington Road in Suffolk and collected after a dog located the dead animal, according to the Suffolk Health Department on Tuesday, Aug. 4.  Animal Control responded, recovered the bat, and testing later confirmed it was infected with rabies. While human rabies cases are rare, the virus is almost always fatal once symptoms develop. Health officials say the disease spreads when saliva from an infected animal enters the bod…
13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police 13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police
13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police A family argument ended with a gunshot. Prince William County police say a 13-year-old Woodbridge boy is now facing felony charges after he allegedly shot his 18-year-old female relative during a domestic dispute inside a home on Lebourget Court late on Sunday night. Officers were called to the 15500 block of Lebourget Court around 10:36 p.m. on Aug. 2, where detectives say a verbal argument between the two family members escalated inside the home. According to investigators, the boy went into the home, retrieved a firearm, confronted the woman, and fired a single round. The bullet grazed…
WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds
Wmata Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds It wasn't just one fake claim. Federal prosecutors say a WMATA train operator built a years-long insurance fraud scheme by recruiting coworkers, forging doctors' names and cashing in on injuries that never happened. Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 4, to 24 months in federal prison after orchestrating a four-year plot that defrauded AFLAC of more than $362,000, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Shropshire, who worked as a train operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, recruited fellow …