Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot
Savage BBQ Food Truck Engulfed In $100K Inferno, Closing Popular Maryland Hotspot A massive fire tore through a Maryland BBQ food truck early Saturday morning, causing $100,000 in damage and scorching a nearby home, officials said. The blaze broke out at around 5:47 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the 14900 block of Mt. Savage Road in Mt. Savage, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators said the fire started inside a 2025 Savage BBQ food truck trailer owned by Larry Thomas Snyder. The truck was parked next to a home when the flames erupted, sending heat into the outside of the residence. The food truck fire spread to a nearby home in Maryla…
Update: Officer, Active Shooting Suspect Dead Near CDC Entrance, Emory University Update: Officer, Active Shooting Suspect Dead Near CDC Entrance, Emory University
Update: Officer, Active Shooting Suspect Dead Near CDC Entrance, Emory University A suspect in an active shooting incident at Emory University in Atlanta was found dead and a police officer was killed near the entrance to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, authorities said. Latest Update: New Details Emerge On Deadly CDC Campus Attack After Gunman Opens Fire On 4 Atlanta Buildings The chain of events unfolded late Friday afternoon, Aug. 8. "We at CDC are heartbroken by today’s attack on our Roybal Campus, which remains on lockdown as authorities investigate the shooting,"  Director Susan Monarez said in a statement. "A courageous …
Mom Killed In Head-On Maryland DUI Crash; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says Mom Killed In Head-On Maryland DUI Crash; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says
Mom Killed In Head-On Maryland DUI Crash; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says It was a crash that ended two lives in an instant — and changed another forever. On Saturday, July 26, police say 29-year-old Teeona Huggins was killed in a devastating head-on collision along the 9900 block of Charles Street (MD Rt. 6) in La Plata.  Emergency responders arrived shortly before 7:30 p.m. that night to find the black 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis crushed, its occupants trapped inside. According to La Plata Police, Huggins and a 31-year-old woman from Seat Pleasant were both pronounced dead at the scene. A third woman, 31, also from DC, was airlifted to the University of Ma…
Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast
Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast A beach packed with vacationers turned into an impromptu rescue scene when a single-engine plane splashed down just yards off the Atlantic Coast, all of it caught on cell-phone video. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 2, near Oak Island, North Carolina. Pilot Mark Finkelstein told WECT in Wilmington, NC he was 20 minutes into a routine flight when the engine began failing.  Realizing he could not stretch the glide to nearby Cape Fear Regional Jetport — and seeing crowds on the sand — he aimed for open water beside the town pier. “I wasn’t focused on what I was going to do as a res…
Maryland Skateboarder, 13, Dies In Flash Flood Outside Home: 'There Is Now A Darkness' Maryland Skateboarder, 13, Dies In Flash Flood Outside Home: 'There Is Now A Darkness'
Maryland Skateboarder, 13, Dies In Flash Flood Outside Home: 'There Is Now A Darkness' A flash flood hit a small Maryland community in a matter of minutes. In even less time, a 13-year-old boy was gone. Mason Paul Kearns was swept into a storm drain just 20 feet from his family’s front door on Thursday, July 31, around 5:20 p.m. — all while his family watched helplessly as they attempted to save him. Emergency responders rushed to the Watersville Apartments on West Watersville Road, where Kearns had been caught in rapidly rising floodwaters. “Mason became trapped in a storm drainpipe as he was swept away by the heavy rainfall,” Mount Airy Chief Michael Ginevra said…
Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Maryland Flash Flood: Police Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Maryland Flash Flood: Police
Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Maryland Flash Flood: Police A teenager tragically died after getting caught in rising floodwaters and swept into a storm drain in Maryland during a fast-moving storm on Thursday, July 31, authorities said. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. at the Watersville Apartments on West Watersville Road, Mount Airy Police Chief Michael Ginevra confirmed. The teen was reportedly playing with friends when floodwaters surged, and he became trapped in a storm drain, officials said.  Emergency crews from the Mount Airy Police and Fire Departments, along with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, rushed to the scene and beg…
WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms NY Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms NY Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’
Watch: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms NY Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ A shocking video captured the Great Neck Plaza train station looking more like Niagara Falls than a transit hub as torrential rains poured into the area Thursday afternoon, July 31. The viral Instagram clip, shared by WhatIsNewYork, shows water cascading down the station’s stairwells and platforms, creating what commenters dubbed the “Great Neck Falls” and “Neckagara Falls.” Others joked it looked like a scene from Universal Studios or a mini version of Niagara. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WhatIsNewYork (@whatisnewyork) A sim…
$1M Fire Guts Popular Maryland Pizza Restaurant Now Closed Indefinitely $1M Fire Guts Popular Maryland Pizza Restaurant Now Closed Indefinitely
$1M Fire Guts Popular Maryland Pizza Restaurant Now Closed Indefinitely A devastating two-alarm fire caused an estimated $1 million in damage at Mario’s Pizza in Elkton, forcing the beloved Cecil County restaurant to close indefinitely while repairs are made, officials confirmed. Firefighters rushed to 42 Beauchamp Road just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, after flames erupted in the kitchen of the long-running pizzeria, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The blaze was discovered by a neighboring employee and quickly escalated, requiring a two-alarm response from the Singerly Fire Company and nearby agencies.  Approximately 75 firefighters…
Teen Cresencio Chavez Velasquez Dies After Drowning Off Assateague Island Teen Cresencio Chavez Velasquez Dies After Drowning Off Assateague Island
Teen Cresencio Chavez Velasquez Dies After Drowning Off Assateague Island A tight-knit Eastern Shore community is grieving the sudden death of a teenager whose family said he could light up any room. Cresencio Lucas Chavez Velasquez, 18, of Parksley, drowned after struggling in the water off Assateague Island National Seashore on Thursday, July 24, 2025, according to the National Park Service. Officials said Chavez Velasquez was swimming near the southern end of the Chincoteague Beach Parking Lot around 4:15 p.m. when he and another person began struggling offshore.  A relative ran to alert lifeguards stationed about 150 yards away, though Chavez Velasquez …
Amazon Packages Delivered By Deputies After Crash Wrecks Delivery Car In DMV: Sheriff Amazon Packages Delivered By Deputies After Crash Wrecks Delivery Car In DMV: Sheriff
Amazon Packages Delivered By Deputies After Crash Wrecks Delivery Car In DMV: Sheriff When an Amazon driver was knocked off route by a violent crash in Virginia, a pair of deputies made sure the packages still made it to their destination—first class. Two people were hospitalized and two Amazon packages were hand-delivered by deputies after a wild crash in Stafford County on Saturday morning, authorities said. Deputies responded to the intersection of Poplar Road and Janney Drive in Stafford County around 9:05 a.m. on July 26 for a serious two-car collision, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said the driver of a gray Kia Seltos blew through a …
WATCH: Fireball Rips Through Parking Lot After Car Explosion In DMV, Officials Say WATCH: Fireball Rips Through Parking Lot After Car Explosion In DMV, Officials Say
Watch: Fireball Rips Through Parking Lot After Car Explosion In DMV, Officials Say A violent explosion and fireball ripped through a line of parked cars in Crystal City, sending thick smoke into the air and drawing an urgent response from Arlington Fire & EMS. It happened around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, in a parking lot near 33rd Street South and Crystal Drive, where firefighters found multiple vehicles engulfed in flames, officials said. Crews were able to quickly knock down the flames, and no injuries were reported. All occupants were accounted for, according to fire authorities. In video released by the department, flames can be seen smoldering in a vehicl…
3 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed In Explosion At LA Training Facility 3 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed In Explosion At LA Training Facility
3 Sheriff’s Deputies Killed In Explosion At LA Training Facility A routine morning at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training center turned deadly when a powerful explosion ripped through the facility, killing three deputies and sending shockwaves through the law enforcement community. The blast erupted just before 7:30 a.m. Friday, July 18, at the Biscailuz Training Center in Monterey Park, a site that houses the department’s Special Enforcement Bureau and bomb squad, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was the department's biggest loss of life incident since 1857. The explosion occurred as members of the bomb squad were moving explosives…