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Photos Show Devastation After Fire Tears Through Virginia Home
There wasn't much left untouched when the flames were finally knocked down. Firefighters were called to a home in the 100 block of Indian Point Road in Stafford County at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, where they found heavy fire ripping through an attached garage and spreading into the two-story Virginia residence, according to Stafford County Fire and Rescue. It moved fast. Flames extended from the garage farther into the home before rapidly reaching the attic and roof, fire officials said. The aftermath of the fire in Stafford County. Stafford County Fire and Resc…
Obituaries
‘Treezy’ Had Big Dreams Before Tragedy Struck On I-695 In Maryland, Family Says
Byren “Treezy” Paige knew where he was going. He just never got the chance to get there in Maryland. The 17-year-old Edgewood teen killed while changing a tire on I-695 in Baltimore County early Sunday, Aug. 2, is being remembered as a budding barber, rapper, athlete, loyal friend and larger-than-life personality who had already mapped out part of his future. Treezy was going to open his own barbershop. And according to his family, there was no talking him out of it. “Byren was a special kid—not your average teenager,” his family wrote in a GoFundMe campaign launched after his death. “He …
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Storm Leaves A Mess Behind In Virginia As Power Poles Snap, Lights Go Dark
Mother Nature left behind a mess in Virginia, and the cleanup was still snarling traffic Sunday morning Snapped power poles and downed wires left parts of Brandy Station without electricity after Saturday’s severe weather, while deputies and Virginia State Police troopers were forced to direct traffic at a busy Culpeper County intersection, according to the sheriff’s office The trouble remained Sunday, Aug. 9, at the intersection of Atlanthus Road and Route 29, where traffic lights were without power The Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office said the signals were operating on a battery expected…
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Deputies Came For The Gunfire, Then One Heard A Fatal Shot
A night of partying in Virginia turned deadly when deputies responding to complaints of gunfire watched an altercation unfold and heard the shot that left a man dead. Fauquier County deputies were called to a rural property on Bowery Lane in Catlett at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, after the county's Emergency Communications Center began receiving complaints about noise from an outdoor party and guns being fired, according to Sheriff Jeremy Falls. When deputies arrived, they found a large crowd and could still hear continuous gunfire in the area. They began leaving the prope…
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Residents Were Trapped Upstairs As Flames Raced Through All 3 Floors, Officials Say
Fire was already ripping through all three floors when crews got there. Firefighters made multiple rescues as flames tore through a three-story Virginia apartment building at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, leaving two members of the department injured as the response quickly grew to three alarms. Crews were called to the 15700 block of Tassia Lane in Woodbridge, where the first companies arriving found fire showing from the rear of the garden-style apartment building, according to Prince William Professional Firefighters. And it wasn't confined to one floor. Fire was burning on all th…
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Friday Night Fighter: Cancer Won't Sideline Maryland Football Star Jesse Perry Without A Battle
Jesse Perry knows what it means to take a hit. Now, the Maryland football player is facing a fight that has nothing to do with Friday nights. Perry, a Boys' Latin School of Maryland football player who wore No. 42 for the Lakers, is beginning treatment for cancer as family, friends and loved ones rally around the young athlete. A GoFundMe campaign, "Standing with Jesse Through His Treatment," has been launched to help Perry and his family through what comes next. The campaign features a photo of Perry in his Boys' Latin uniform, smiling and flexing both arms after taking the field. It's …
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Smoke, Flames Erupt At Virginia Home Before Occupant Is Rushed To Hospital
A house fire in Virginia sent one occupant to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after flames broke out shortly before 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Firefighters were called to a two-story, single-family home in the Dunn Loring area following reports of smoke showing from the residence. By the time crews arrived, they found both smoke and fire showing from the home. Firefighters quickly went to work. Crews began searching the house while simultaneously attacking the flames, officials said. One occupant was ultima…
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Kellogg's Speeds Up Major Ingredient Change Across Cereal Lineup
Breakfast aisles are about to look a little different, though the company behind some of America's best-known cereals says fans shouldn't notice much when they take their first bite. WK Kellogg Co announced Thursday, Aug. 6, that it will eliminate artificial colors across its entire cereal portfolio, with production of the new recipes beginning later this year and products arriving on store shelves before year's end. The move comes a full year ahead of the company's original schedule. The transition includes colorful favorites such as Kellogg's Froot Loops and Kellogg's Apple Jacks. Instead…
National Interest
Midair Scare: Delta Passengers Use Emergency Slides After Flight Turns Back
A Delta passenger plane was forced to turn around shortly after takeoff before passengers made an emergency exit from the aircraft. Delta Flight 2204 bound for Florida returned safely to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 8, after smoke was reported in the cockpit, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Boeing 757-200 had been headed from Atlanta to Orlando, Florida, when the problem developed. The FAA said the aircraft returned to Atlanta at about 8 a.m. Passengers then evacuated using emergency slides onto a taxiway. The agency is inve…
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Old Farmer's Almanac Releases Fall Forecast: What To Expect In DMV
A new long-range outlook is offering an early look at what fall could bring across the Northeast. The Old Farmer's Almanac says cooler-than-average weather is expected across much of the eastern US this September and October, with notable differences in rainfall depending on location. For the Northeast, the Almanac projects below-average temperatures overall, along with wetter-than-normal conditions compared with historical averages. That pattern would mark a distinctly cooler turn for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts as the season progresses. The outlook…
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A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging
One of nutrition’s loudest messages may have the formula for a longer, healthier life flipped backward. A sweeping scientific review published in the Cell Press Blue Journal finds that eating less protein consistently extends lifespan and improves metabolic health in laboratory models, including yeast, fruit flies, and rodents. The human evidence is far thinner. No study has shown that protein restriction extends a person’s lifespan. Short-term human trials have, however, found improvements in blood sugar, insulin sensitivity, and body fat, according to the review. The findings raise…
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Child Chokes On Popular Toy, Prompting Nationwide Recall
A popular baby teething toy is being recalled after a child choked on it, federal regulators said. Okabesini-us issued the recall for about 2,180 Little Rawr Silicone Pull String Teething Toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 6. The teethers violate the mandatory federal toy safety standard because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than allowed. The recalled toy's strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a serious and deadly choking hazard. Okabesini-us has received one report of the toy's strings reaching the ba…
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