Driver Was On Instagram, Chess App Before Deadly Maryland School Bus Crash: Prosecutors Driver Was On Instagram, Chess App Before Deadly Maryland School Bus Crash: Prosecutors
Driver Was On Instagram, Chess App Before Deadly Maryland School Bus Crash: Prosecutors Five seconds. Three apps. One devastating crash. A Maryland driver who struck a teen's vehicle before it was pushed into the path of a school bus was convicted after prosecutors said he spent nearly his entire drive using apps including Instagram, Chess.com and an AI chatbot instead of watching the road. The conviction stems from the Sept. 18, 2025, crash on Route 543 near Crescent Knoll Drive in Bel Air. Following a bench trial, Harford County Circuit Court Judge Alex Allman found John Anthony Gaeta Jr. guilty of criminally negligent manslaughter, authorities announced. Evidence presente…
Person Of Interest Now Charged With Murder In Virginia Teen's Fatal Shooting: Police Person Of Interest Now Charged With Murder In Virginia Teen's Fatal Shooting: Police
Person Of Interest Now Charged With Murder In Virginia Teen's Fatal Shooting: Police It didn't take long for the charges to catch up. A Virginia man who was initially named only as a person of interest after a 19-year-old was shot to death in Fredericksburg is now charged with first-degree murder, police announced Monday, June 29. Fredericksburg police say Emmanuel Killeen, 24, has now been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with the June 24 killing of Oscar Ruiz Mejia Jr., 19. The shooting happened around 11:10 p.m. in the 200 block of Ivanhoe Court. As Daily Voice previously reported, officers responding to …
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Mistaken For Smoke Detector Before Couple's Deaths In Maryland: Police Carbon Monoxide Alarm Mistaken For Smoke Detector Before Couple's Deaths In Maryland: Police
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Mistaken For Smoke Detector Before Couple's Deaths In Maryland: Police Something was trying to warn them. A Maryland couple found dead inside their Boyds home over the weekend may have mistaken a carbon monoxide alarm for a smoke detector hours before the deadly buildup claimed their lives, Montgomery County Police said. The tragedy unfolded on Saturday, June 27, at a home in the 12700 block of Fernberry Lane in Boyds. According to investigators, 89-year-old Elizabeth Jarin told family members earlier that day she believed a smoke alarm was sounding and that her 91-year-old husband, Ceferino Jarin, was unable to reach it to turn it off. Detectives later dete…
Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead Inside Vacant Building Following Extensive Search: Police Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead Inside Vacant Building Following Extensive Search: Police
Missing Maryland Woman Found Dead Inside Vacant Building Following Extensive Search: Police A desperate search has ended in heartbreak. A missing Maryland woman whose slow, unsteady walk was captured on surveillance video days before she disappeared has been found dead inside a vacant Baltimore building, police announced Monday. The remains of Darlene Campbell, 72, were discovered on Monday, June 29, inside a building in the 1900 block of Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore. Baltimore Police had been searching for Campbell since she was reported missing after last being seen near the 300 block of East 28th Street. Days earlier, investigators released surveillance video showing Campbe…
Fire Hits Virginia Rescue Team's Training Site While Crew Helps Earthquake Victims In Venezuela Fire Hits Virginia Rescue Team's Training Site While Crew Helps Earthquake Victims In Venezuela
Fire Hits Virginia Rescue Team's Training Site While Crew Helps Earthquake Victims In Venezuela Talk about picking the wrong place. A mysterious group caught on surveillance cameras is now at the center of a criminal investigation after a fire tore through a Virginia training facility where elite Fairfax County firefighters prepare for disasters across the globe. The blaze broke out around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department's Urban Search and Rescue training facility in the 9900 block of Furnace Road in Lorton. Responding crews arrived to find a large storage building housing commercial equipment fully engulfed in flames, sending a toweri…
Here's Timing For Dangerous Heat, Storm Chances Leading Into July 4th Here's Timing For Dangerous Heat, Storm Chances Leading Into July 4th
Here's Timing For Dangerous Heat, Storm Chances Leading Into July 4th The holiday week is lining up to be hot, humid, and anything but quiet amid the America 250 celebration. Humidity will rapidly begin to rise on Tuesday night, June 30. The heat will then ramp up to dangerous levels on Wednesday, July 1, according to the National Weather Service. Extreme heat watches are in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening, July 3, for much of the Northeast, with the most intense conditions expected along and near the I-95 corridor. Widespread highs in the 90s, high humidity, the risk of heat-related illnesses, and little relief at night ar…
Cause Of Death Revealed For 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'The Ring' Star Daveigh Chase: Reports Cause Of Death Revealed For 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'The Ring' Star Daveigh Chase: Reports
Cause Of Death Revealed For 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'The Ring' Star Daveigh Chase: Reports The cause of death has been revealed for the child actor widely known as the psychic girl in "The Ring" and the voice of Lilo in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch," according to reports. Daveigh Chase, 35, died from AIDS, Us Weekly reported on Monday, June 29. Chronic polysubstance use was listed as another significant condition in Los Angeles medical examiner records. Chase died in a Los Angeles hospital on Monday, June 16, and her manner of death was listed as natural. Her boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, previously told TMZ that Chase died after battling meningitis and an infection in her …
Dashboard Screen Failures Trigger Massive Hyundai Recall Dashboard Screen Failures Trigger Massive Hyundai Recall
Dashboard Screen Failures Trigger Massive Hyundai Recall Nearly 100,000 Hyundai SUVs are being recalled because a software issue can cause the dashboard display to go blank while someone is driving. Hyundai Motor America issued the recall for 96,310 Tucson vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Wednesday, June 24. The recall affects certain 2025 and 2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The issue involves software in the instrument panel display, which shows critical safety information such as the speedometer, fuel gauge, and warning lights. The issue can cause th…
Virginia Driver Accused Of Hit-Run That Left Pedestrian Injured Arrested Months Later: Police Virginia Driver Accused Of Hit-Run That Left Pedestrian Injured Arrested Months Later: Police
Virginia Driver Accused Of Hit-Run That Left Pedestrian Injured Arrested Months Later: Police A Virginia man has been arrested months after police say he struck a pedestrian who had pulled over because his vehicle was smoking, then fled the scene, leaving investigators to piece together the case with surveillance footage and public tips. The crash happened just before midnight on Sunday, Feb. 8, along southbound Battlefield Parkway SE near Sycolin Road in Leesburg. According to the Leesburg Police Department, the victim had stopped his vehicle after noticing smoke coming from it and was outside when he was struck by a passing driver shortly before midnight. Police said the driver c…
'You Have A Bug On Your Back': Virginia Woman Groped In Parking Lot Ruse, Police Say 'You Have A Bug On Your Back': Virginia Woman Groped In Parking Lot Ruse, Police Say
'You Have A Bug On Your Back': Virginia Woman Groped In Parking Lot Ruse, Police Say A simple question turned into something far more disturbing in Virginia. A woman was sexually assaulted after a stranger claimed she had an insect on her back, using the distraction to touch her inappropriately in a Woodbridge parking lot, according to the  Prince William County Police Department. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, June 26, in the 14900 block of Richmond Highway in Prince William County. According to investigators, the 38-year-old woman was walking to her car when an unknown man approached her and told her she had an insect on her back. The man then as…
Dead Newborn Found In Music Festival's Portable Bathroom, Police Say Dead Newborn Found In Music Festival's Portable Bathroom, Police Say
Dead Newborn Found In Music Festival's Portable Bathroom, Police Say A dead newborn was discovered inside a portable restroom at a music festival in Michigan, authorities said. The baby's body was found in the camping area of the Electric Forest music festival on Sunday, June 28, according to Michigan State Police. An employee of the restroom vending company spotted the newborn during routine maintenance in the morning. Troopers described the baby as a "neonate," a term for infants younger than 28 days old. "Investigators are asking for the public's assistance," police said. "If you were in the area and observed anything unusual, or if you have in…
ABC7 Reporter's Bosnia Gaffe Gets Awkward Balkan Twist ABC7 Reporter's Bosnia Gaffe Gets Awkward Balkan Twist
ABC7 Reporter's Bosnia Gaffe Gets Awkward Balkan Twist A little World Cup trash talk turned into a global embarrassment for an ABC7 reporter. Abigail Vélez found herself at the center of a viral backlash after declaring on live television that she couldn't point out Bosnia on a map while hyping Team USA's upcoming World Cup matchup against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reporting from a World Cup watch party in Long Beach, CA, following the United States' 3-2 loss to Turkey, Vélez was apparently trying to rally American fans before the Round of 32 showdown. "One thing about Bosnia, I could not point out where it is on a map," she said. "I don’t know …