Supermarket Staple Sees Stunning Price Shift During Foodborne Illness Outbreak Supermarket Staple Sees Stunning Price Shift During Foodborne Illness Outbreak
Supermarket Staple Sees Stunning Price Shift During Foodborne Illness Outbreak A grocery staple is undergoing a historic market jolt as a sprawling foodborne illness outbreak reshapes shopping habits. Lettuce prices fell 16.4 percent in July, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, marking a dramatic reversal after sharp increases earlier in the summer. The plunge came as consumers pulled back from leafy greens during a widening Cyclospora outbreak, CNBC reported. Retailers discounted lettuce as demand weakened and inventory accumulated, according to the report. The decline helped push overall fresh vegetable prices down 2.6 percent for the month. The lower …
Family Feud Goes Up In Flames As West Virginia Man Faces Maryland Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Family Feud Goes Up In Flames As West Virginia Man Faces Maryland Arson Charges: Fire Marshal
Family Feud Goes Up In Flames As West Virginia Man Faces Maryland Arson Charges: Fire Marshal A family dispute in Maryland landed a 43-year-old West Virginia man behind bars after intentionally sparking a blaze, authorities announced late on Thursday night. Things apparently got a little Care-less during the family feud. Chad Edward Care, of Hedgesville, was served a criminal summons on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County following an investigation by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The investigation dates back to approximately 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, when Deputy State Fire Marshals and accelerant-detection K9 Quinn were called to investig…
Those Safes From The Virginia Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside Those Safes From The Virginia Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside
Those Safes From The Virginia Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside Turns out the stolen cars were only part of the inventory. Prince William County police peeled back another layer of a sprawling Virginia chop shop investigation on Thursday, Aug. 13, revealing cocaine, THC products, scales and DMV documents recovered as detectives dismantled the operation. And those safes police teased a day earlier? They weren't giving up their secrets willingly. New photos released in "CHOP SHOP | Part 2" show investigators using heavy-duty tools to rip into one of four safes seized from the residence. Once they got inside, detectives found THC products they said were…
He Was 17 When Morgan State Homecoming Erupted In Gunfire; Now He Knows His Fate He Was 17 When Morgan State Homecoming Erupted In Gunfire; Now He Knows His Fate
He Was 17 When Morgan State Homecoming Erupted In Gunfire; Now He Knows His Fate He was 17 when bullets started flying at a Maryland homecoming celebration. Now 20, Marquis Brown will be pushing 100 if he ever finishes the sentence handed down in Baltimore for his role in the mass shooting that wounded five people at Morgan State University nearly three years ago. Brown, a District resident, was sentenced to 85 years in prison after being convicted in May of five counts of attempted second-degree murder and related offenses. It was the latest chapter in a case that began with chaos on Morgan State's campus on Oct. 3, 2023. That night, students were spilling out of a c…
Here's Why 440 Pounds Of Seemingly Harmless Cotton Was Seized At Dulles Airport Here's Why 440 Pounds Of Seemingly Harmless Cotton Was Seized At Dulles Airport
Here's Why 440 Pounds Of Seemingly Harmless Cotton Was Seized At Dulles Airport This was no ordinary baggage claim. A family flying into Virginia with plans to make their own bedding instead landed in the middle of an unusual airport seizure when federal agriculture specialists discovered more than 440 pounds of raw cotton packed inside their luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport. And it wasn't the cotton itself that raised the biggest red flag. It was what was still hiding inside. The family arrived at Dulles from Afghanistan and was referred by US Customs and Border Protection officers for a secondary inspection, according to the agency. They were…
He Hit A Homemade Pipe Bomb With A Hammer, Then His Maryland Home Exploded He Hit A Homemade Pipe Bomb With A Hammer, Then His Maryland Home Exploded
He Hit A Homemade Pipe Bomb With A Hammer, Then His Maryland Home Exploded Robert Stojinski Jr. learned the hard way what happens when a homemade explosive meets a hammer. The 43-year-old Gaithersburg man was sentenced to 54 years in prison, with all but 25 years suspended, months after a pipe bomb exploded inside his Montgomery County home, blasting a hole between floors and sending pieces of metal shrapnel flying through the house. Robert Stojinski, Jr. Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office And that was only the beginning of what investigators found inside. The explosion happened at Stojinski's home on Empress Court in Gaithersburg on Oct. 24, 202…
Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors
Maryland Grandma Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Grandson Was Gone: Prosecutors A 68-year-old grandmother in Maryland is facing time behind bars after her grandson fell out of her vehicle and was killed. She never noticed he was gone. Hagerstown resident Lorraine Marie O'Neill was found guilty following a four-day trial of neglect of a minor in connection with the death of her 7-year-old grandson in November 2024. On Nov. 24, 2024, prosecutors say O'Neill was driving north on I-97 through Millersville in a 2011 Mazda 3 with her grandson riding in a car seat in the back. As she was traveling near I-97 and Benfield Boulevard, the child fell out of the vehicle’s rear pa…
Fisherman Was Heading Out To Catch Cobia, Then One Rogue Wave Changed Everything Fisherman Was Heading Out To Catch Cobia, Then One Rogue Wave Changed Everything
Fisherman Was Heading Out To Catch Cobia, Then One Rogue Wave Changed Everything One rogue wave changed everything. TJ Hartney was heading out to fish for cobia with friends in Virginia on Saturday, Aug. 8, when their boat hit the wave, throwing him off balance and sending him sliding down the gunwale, according to his family. Then came the impact. Hartney was impaled by a cleat on the boat, causing a severe injury to his right arm, his family said. The fishing trip was over. A much longer journey was just beginning. Because of the severity of his injuries, Hartney was rushed to the emergency room at Virginia Beach General, where he has already undergone one surgery,…
Hiss-terical Surprise: 8-Foot Python Greets Firefighters At Virginia School Blaze (PHOTOS) Hiss-terical Surprise: 8-Foot Python Greets Firefighters At Virginia School Blaze (PHOTOS)
Hiss-terical Surprise: 8-Foot Python Greets Firefighters At Virginia School Blaze (Photos) Firefighters battling a classroom blaze in Virginia early on Thursday had to deal with one very large wrinkle. An 8-foot python. Crews were called to Forest Middle School in Bedford County at approximately 12:45 a.m. after a fire alarm sounded, according to fire officials. The fire in Virginia. Forest Fire Department Crews arrived to find water pouring from the second floor, flames visible inside, and smoke showing through the windows. Then things got a little wild. Firefighters secured a water supply and began forcing their way inside as additional crews arrived and stretched ho…
$98K THC Haul Uncovered During Raids At Three Southern Maryland Smoke Shops, Sheriff Says $98K THC Haul Uncovered During Raids At Three Southern Maryland Smoke Shops, Sheriff Says
$98K THC Haul Uncovered During Raids At Three Southern Maryland Smoke Shops, Sheriff Says Nearly $100,000 worth of illicit cannabis and THC products just disappeared from Maryland store shelves. More than 4,600 THC products and 1,263 grams of cannabis flower were seized on Tuesday, Aug. 11, when investigators raided three tobacco and smoke shops across St. Mary's County as part of a crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sales, the sheriff's office announced Thursday. The combined retail value of the haul: $98,072.23. And investigators weren't looking in just one place. Search warrants were executed at Point Lookout Tobacco in Callaway, Cloud Smoke Shop in California, and a Tobacco …
Teacher Pulled 3-Year-Old's Hair, Shoved Him At Reston Daycare, Police Say Teacher Pulled 3-Year-Old's Hair, Shoved Him At Reston Daycare, Police Say
Teacher Pulled 3-Year-Old's Hair, Shoved Him At Reston Daycare, Police Say A teacher at a Northern Virginia daycare facility is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a young child, police say. Jaspal Bharaj, 61, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge following an investigation into the abuse of a 3-year-old boy in Reston, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. Last week, detectives from the department were called to Bright Horizons Daycare in the 11400 block of Commerce Park Drive in Reston to investigate reports of an assault. Detectives determined that Bharaj, while working as a teacher at the facility, assaulted a child …
Armed Crew Targeted USPS Carriers Before $1M Mail Scheme Exploded Across DMV: Feds Armed Crew Targeted USPS Carriers Before $1M Mail Scheme Exploded Across DMV: Feds
Armed Crew Targeted USPS Carriers Before $1M Mail Scheme Exploded Across DMV: Feds A District man is going to spend nearly two decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of a violent robbery spree targeting mail carriers across Maryland and the DC area. DeAngelo Lewis, 30, was convicted following an eight-day federal trial in Greenbelt on Friday, April 24, tied to a string of armed robberies involving seven USPS workers in 2022. On Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities announced that Lewis has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the scheme. The scheme stretched across Maryland, Virginia, and DC, where Lewis and his crew tracked down carriers, pulle…