Explosives Threat Turns Virginia Bank Robbery Attempt Into Police Investigation: Sheriff Explosives Threat Turns Virginia Bank Robbery Attempt Into Police Investigation: Sheriff
Explosives Threat Turns Virginia Bank Robbery Attempt Into Police Investigation: Sheriff A Bank of America branch in Virginia was temporarily shut down on Monday after a suspect threatened to use explosives to level the building during an attempted robbery. Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded at around 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 5 to the 45000 block of Dulles Crossing Plaza in Sterling, after receiving reports of an attempted bank robbery involving an explosives threat, according to the sheriff’s office. The threat triggered an immediate police response, with deputies conducting a thorough search of the bank and the surrounding area amid concerns that an explosiv…
Investigators Reveal Likely Cause Of New Year’s Eve Inferno That Killed 40 In Swiss Alps Investigators Reveal Likely Cause Of New Year’s Eve Inferno That Killed 40 In Swiss Alps
Investigators Reveal Likely Cause Of New Year’s Eve Inferno That Killed 40 In Swiss Alps Investigators say early evidence points to celebratory sparklers igniting a low wooden ceiling and triggering a flashover that turned a packed New Year’s party into a deadly inferno in the Swiss Alps. The disaster struck around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, at the Le Constellation bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort. Forty people were killed and more than 100 were injured as flames and smoke raced through the multi-level venue. Authorities said many victims were young people and tourists who were celebrating the New Year. The victims' identities have not yet been released. Eyewitnesses and e…
Virginia Electrical Fire Displaces Four, Causes $270K In Damage At Sterling Home Virginia Electrical Fire Displaces Four, Causes $270K In Damage At Sterling Home
Virginia Electrical Fire Displaces Four, Causes $270K In Damage At Sterling Home Four people were displaced after an electrical fire tore through a Virginia home Sunday night, causing more than a quarter-million dollars in damage, fire officials said. The fire broke out over the weekend in a home in the 500 block of North Fillmore Avenue in Sterling, according to the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office. Crews responded after Loudoun County Emergency Communications received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a structure fire, officials said.  Units from Sterling, Cascades, and Kincora, along with Fairfax County firefighters and multiple command an…
One Killed In Two-Vehicle I-66 Crash On Christmas Eve Morning: State Police (DEVELOPING) One Killed In Two-Vehicle I-66 Crash On Christmas Eve Morning: State Police (DEVELOPING)
One Killed In Two-Vehicle I-66 Crash On Christmas Eve Morning: State Police (Developing) Virginia State Police are investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash that shut down a stretch of I-66 early on Christmas Eve morning, officials said. Shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, troopers were called to the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the 48-mile marker in Manassas to investigate reports of a crash in the area. According to Virginia State Police, one person was confirmed dead at the scene by first responders. The victim’s identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin. No additional details about the vehicles involved or the cause of the …
School Bus With 11 Children Aboard Involved In Virginia Traffic Crash School Bus With 11 Children Aboard Involved In Virginia Traffic Crash
School Bus With 11 Children Aboard Involved In Virginia Traffic Crash A minor traffic crash involving a Virginia school bus carrying nearly a dozen children shut down a busy intersection for more than an hour, deputies said. Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Riley Road and Lakeview Drive in Fauquier County during the afternoon rush, for a reported crash involving a red Hyundai sedan and a county school bus, officials said. According to authorities, Fauquier Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and determined there were no injuries to any of the children on board the bus. Deputies said the driver of the Hyundai …
United Flight Bound For Japan Returns To Dulles After Mechanical Issue, Brushfire (UPDATED) United Flight Bound For Japan Returns To Dulles After Mechanical Issue, Brushfire (UPDATED)
United Flight Bound For Japan Returns To Dulles After Mechanical Issue, Brushfire (Updated) A United Airlines flight departing Dulles International Airport on Saturday afternoon was able to land safely back in Virginia after a mechanical malfunction sparked a small brushfire near the runway. First responders from Sterling, Ashburn, and other surrounding agencies were called around 1 p.m. on Dec. 13 to the Loudoun County airport, where a re forced the flight to return due to a mechanical failure.  Engine 611B dispatched to Dulles Airport with @AshburnFire [Sat 01:00 PM] — Sterling VFC (@SterlingFire) December 13, 2025 According to officials with the Loudoun Career Firefig…
Maryland Arson Suspect Seen Running From Flames, Later Yelled About Fire In His Yard: Marshal Maryland Arson Suspect Seen Running From Flames, Later Yelled About Fire In His Yard: Marshal
Maryland Arson Suspect Seen Running From Flames, Later Yelled About Fire In His Yard: Marshal A Maryland man accused of setting a string of fires in St. Mary’s County didn’t just spark the flames — officials say he practically led investigators right to him. Deputy State Fire Marshals say Jeffrey Allen Wathen, 41, of Mechanicsville, was charged after a series of intentionally set fires broke out Tuesday, Dec. 9, along the 26400 block of Three Notch Road. The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department responded around 9 p.m. to reports of multiple fires, including a flower bed, a shed, a deck, and an exterior area behind another nearby property, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Fire…
‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports ‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports
‘Potential Security Threat' On Plane Of Pittsburgh Symphony After NY Trip: Reports A possible security threat triggered a major police response to a plane carrying members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after it landed at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday morning, Dec. 4, multiple media outlets are reporting.  A note considered “potentially threatening” was found inside the terminal before officers traced it to a Sun Country Airlines flight arriving from New York City, police said at the airport. The plane had just returned from the orchestra’s sold-out Carnegie Hall performance when officers boarded the aircraft and ordered everyone to evacuate, acc…
Florida Woman’s Hydroplaning SUV Triggers I-95 Crash That Turns Deadly In DMV: State Police Florida Woman’s Hydroplaning SUV Triggers I-95 Crash That Turns Deadly In DMV: State Police
Florida Woman’s Hydroplaning SUV Triggers I-95 Crash That Turns Deadly In DMV: State Police A family’s trip through Spotsylvania County has turned tragic after one of the victims hurt in a three-vehicle crash on I-95 died from her injuries, Virginia State Police said. The crash happened in the southbound lanes of the interstate at the 120-mile marker at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday,  Dec. 2. A 2018 Nissan Pathfinder driven by Isis J. Torres Ramirez, 48, of Lutz, Florida, was heading south when it hydroplaned on wet roads, Virginia State Police said.  The SUV went off the left side of the interstate, hit the guardrail, spun back into traffic, and struck a 2020 Toyota High…
Gunman ID'd In Targeted Shooting Of National Guard Members Blocks From White House Gunman ID'd In Targeted Shooting Of National Guard Members Blocks From White House
Gunman ID'd In Targeted Shooting Of National Guard Members Blocks From White House A 29-year-old Afghan national has been identified as the suspect in the ambush-style shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House, officials said. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the US in 2021, was named by multiple law enforcement sources to CBS News as the gunman behind what authorities call a targeted attack on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26, near Farragut Square at the intersection of 17th and I Streets NW in Washington, DC. Authorities believe Lakanwal acted alone. The two Guardsmen — a man and a woman — are in critical condition, according to …
Maryland Woman Killed As Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Home On Thanksgiving Eve Maryland Woman Killed As Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Home On Thanksgiving Eve
Maryland Woman Killed As Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Home On Thanksgiving Eve A 50-year-old woman was killed when a fast-moving fire tore through a Maryland home on Tuesday afternoon, launching a joint investigation by state and local authorities, officials say. The blaze broke out shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at a single-family home converted into two apartments on Center Street, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.  Firefighters arrived within minutes to find smoke and flames shooting from a first-floor bedroom window. Dozens of firefighters worked the two-alarm fire and brought it under control in about 15 minutes.  After extingu…
$1.5M Maryland Fire Levels 14 Apartments, Displaces 25 Residents In Sunrise Inferno (UPDATED) $1.5M Maryland Fire Levels 14 Apartments, Displaces 25 Residents In Sunrise Inferno (UPDATED)
$1.5M Maryland Fire Levels 14 Apartments, Displaces 25 Residents In Sunrise Inferno (Updated) A $1.5 million fire tore through a Maryland apartment building before sunrise Monday, leveling 14 apartments and forcing about 25 residents out of their homes as flames shot across the waterfront sky. Fire crews were dispatched shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, to the 3900 block of Gordon Stinnett Avenue in Chesapeake Beach, where they arrived to find the courtyard fully involved and flames already chewing through the attic, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. What unfolded was a full-scale firestorm. The Calvert County fire. Calvert County Sheriff Pho…