Horrific LI Child-Neglect Case Left Boys Needing Emergency Care After Cow’s Milk Diet: DA Horrific LI Child-Neglect Case Left Boys Needing Emergency Care After Cow’s Milk Diet: DA
Horrific LI Child-Neglect Case Left Boys Needing Emergency Care After Cow’s Milk Diet: DA Two Long Island children were kept in near-death conditions while their two siblings lived normal lives, authorities said Friday, July 31. The Lindenhurst kids, ages 9 and 4, had not received medical care for at least four years, needed emergency medical treatment, and were clearly malnourished, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The 4-year-old boy needed a heart transplant when he was discovered in October 2024, investigators said. He was initially taken to a hospital — for the first time since he was two months old — for what his parents described as “constipation,” prose…
Missing Virginia Boy In Dinosaur PJs Believed To Be In Maryland, Police Say Missing Virginia Boy In Dinosaur PJs Believed To Be In Maryland, Police Say
Missing Virginia Boy In Dinosaur PJs Believed To Be In Maryland, Police Say A 12-year-old Virginia boy has been missing for more than a day, and police now believe he may be in Maryland. Michael Morgan was last seen around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, in the 13600 block of Route 50 in Chantilly, according to Fairfax County Police. Now, investigators say the missing boy may be in Baltimore. Baltimore Police shared Fairfax County's missing child alert Friday afternoon, asking anyone who spots Michael or knows where he is to come forward. Michael is described as 4-foot-5, weighing about 60 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white…
UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To Funeral Home UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To Funeral Home
UPS Mysteriously Delivers $89K In Marijuana To Funeral Home A routine UPS delivery turned into an unexpected drug bust after employees at a Pennsylvania funeral home opened a 27-pound package filled with marijuana and hashish that had been mistakenly delivered to one of its chapels, according to Heffner Family Services. The package arrived Friday afternoon, July 24, at Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory on Kenneth Road in West Manchester Township after UPS had unknowingly returned it to the funeral home's address, company president Ernie Heffner told Daily Voice. The strange delivery came about 10 days after accounting staff noticed an unusually…
Illegal Immigrant Ran Fentanyl Ring Out Of Georgetown Airbnb, Faces Deportation: Feds Illegal Immigrant Ran Fentanyl Ring Out Of Georgetown Airbnb, Faces Deportation: Feds
Illegal Immigrant Ran Fentanyl Ring Out Of Georgetown Airbnb, Faces Deportation: Feds A Georgetown Airbnb became the base for a fentanyl and meth trafficking operation until police showed up. In DC, federal prosecutors said 37-year-old Hieu Trung Vu, an illegal immigrant from Vietnam and a previously convicted felon, was sentenced to five years in prison after authorities found drugs and two handguns inside a short-term rental in Georgetown. Once he completes his sentence, Vu will be deported to Vietnam, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. The investigation began on Dec. 4, 2025, after police received a 911 call reporting a woman was inside a…
Two Trapped After Stairwell Collapses Inside Maryland Home During Renovation Two Trapped After Stairwell Collapses Inside Maryland Home During Renovation
Two Trapped After Stairwell Collapses Inside Maryland Home During Renovation A home renovation in Maryland took a dangerous turn when a stairwell under construction suddenly gave way, sending two people to the hospital. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched around 4:29 p.m. Thursday, July 30, to the 1400 block of Bradley Avenue in Rockville after reports of a stairwell collapse inside a home. When firefighters arrived, they found a man and a woman trapped inside and in need of assistance getting out of the house, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman David Pazos. Both were safely removed by firefighters and transported to an are…
Popular Chain’s Ice Cream Product Recalled In 5 States, Including MD Popular Chain’s Ice Cream Product Recalled In 5 States, Including MD
Popular Chain’s Ice Cream Product Recalled In 5 States, Including MD An unwanted ingredient made its way into a frozen treat served at a popular restaurant chain. Galliker Dairy Co. voluntarily recalled 74 cases of DQ Chocolate Reduced Fat Ice Cream Mix distributed to Dairy Queen locations in five states, according to a US Food and Drug Administration enforcement record. The affected mix was shipped to locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The product was packaged in 5-gallon bags and marked with the expiration code JUN1226. The company initiated the recall after metal shavings were found in the mix, according to the FDA.…
George Clooney, Wife, Twin Children Forced From European Home As Danger Moves In George Clooney, Wife, Twin Children Forced From European Home As Danger Moves In
George Clooney, Wife, Twin Children Forced From European Home As Danger Moves In A fast-moving threat forced one of Hollywood’s most recognizable families to leave the place they call home. George Clooney, 65, his wife, Amal, 48, and their 9-year-old twins evacuated their estate in southeastern France on Wednesday, July 29, according to multiple reports. The fire burned about 250 acres near the community of Brignoles, France. Approximately 700 residents were ordered to leave. The Clooneys disclosed their evacuation in a letter to Brignoles Mayor Didier Brémond, as reported by the Spanish daily El País. George Clooney said the family did not know whether its home would…
Nationwide Warning Grows: US Water Systems Hit In Suspected Iranian Cyberattacks Nationwide Warning Grows: US Water Systems Hit In Suspected Iranian Cyberattacks
Nationwide Warning Grows: US Water Systems Hit In Suspected Iranian Cyberattacks A coordinated digital strike has exposed a vulnerability inside infrastructure Americans depend on every day. Hackers targeted roughly 36 municipal water systems across Minnesota on Sunday, July 26, and Monday, July 27, according to multiple reports. The attacks affected technology used to monitor or control water infrastructure. Some communities lost automated functions or communications and temporarily switched to manual procedures. US and state investigators view Iran-affiliated hackers as the probable perpetrators, The New York Times reports. State and federal officials said there was…
Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know
Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know A fast-growing parasite outbreak is no longer just changing public-health numbers. It is changing what Americans put on their plates. Four in 10 Americans are buying or eating less fresh produce because of the Cyclospora outbreak, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey released Sunday, July 26. Women were slightly more likely than men to report cutting back. Older adults were also more likely than younger people to change their habits. Those following the outbreak very closely were especially likely to say they were buying or eating less produce. A sizable share of Americans says th…
Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide During Parasite Outbreak Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide During Parasite Outbreak
Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide During Parasite Outbreak A fast-food heavyweight is reaching for throwback prices after a health scare sent customers heading for the exits. Taco Bell has rolled out a series of $1, lettuce-free promotions after US same-store sales fell two percent from mid-June through Monday, July 27, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, July 30. Customer visits fell by nearly 30 percent at the height of the decline in mid-July. The limited promotions included $1 Enchiritos on Wednesday, July 22, and $1 Mexican Pizzas on Tuesday, July 28. Neither item is served with lettuce. The discounts followed federal findings conn…
This NJ Cop Disguised As A Shrub Just Wrote 74 Tickets In 6 Hours This NJ Cop Disguised As A Shrub Just Wrote 74 Tickets In 6 Hours
This NJ Cop Disguised As A Shrub Just Wrote 74 Tickets In 6 Hours Leaf it to New Jersey police to get creative in their fight against distracted driving, and it was tree-mendously effective. An officer disguised as a shrub helped catch 74 distracted drivers in just six hours during an enforcement detail in the borough's downtown, Dunellen police said Wednesday, July 29. The operation took place on the 100 block of North Washington Avenue, where officers targeted violations of New Jersey's handheld cellphone law in one of Dunellen's busiest pedestrian corridors. "🌿 Did you spot our 'shrub' today? If you had your head buried in your phone, probably not! 👀📱…
Body Of Missing Potomac River Swimmer Recovered After Multi-Day Maryland Search (UPDATED) Body Of Missing Potomac River Swimmer Recovered After Multi-Day Maryland Search (UPDATED)
Body Of Missing Potomac River Swimmer Recovered After Multi-Day Maryland Search (Updated) A heartbreaking search on one of Maryland's most dangerous waterways has come to an end. The body of a missing swimmer was recovered Thursday morning, July 30, after a multi-day search in the Potomac River near Spotzbergen Rock, just south of Sandy Landing in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue's Swift Water Rescue Team located the approximately 25-year-old man around 11:30 a.m., finding him below the surface not far from where he disappeared Tuesday afternoon. Crews used sonar and underwater camera imagery to pinpoint the man's location before recovering his body from the…
Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, Detectives Say Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, Detectives Say
Dad Threatens To Kill 4-Year-Old Over Wall Paint In Video, Detectives Say A father is accused of recording himself threatening to kill his 4-year-old son after the child painted on a wall, according to investigators. Teagan English, 25, of Matamoras Borough, Pennsylvania, was arrested Tuesday, July 28, following an investigation by the Pike County District Attorney's Office that began after Pike County Children and Youth Services shared a disturbing recording with detectives, District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced. English has been charged with felony endangering the welfare of children, aggravated assault of a victim younger than 6 years old, and false impr…
They Came For Golf Tryouts. They Left As Heroes After Lake Rescue In Virginia They Came For Golf Tryouts. They Left As Heroes After Lake Rescue In Virginia
They Came For Golf Tryouts. They Left As Heroes After Lake Rescue In Virginia A group of teen golfers is being hailed as heroes after jumping into action to rescue several capsized boaters struggling in Lake Culpeper. Neither difficult conditions nor tricky terrain could stop Andrew Tuggle, 15, Jackson Castro, 17, and Gavin Cain, 17, members of the Eastern View High School golf team, who took a detour from their round to make a bold rescue. According to the Culpeper County Police Department, shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27, the three teens were on the adjacent Culpeper Country Club course for team tryouts when they spotted the capsized kayak. While t…
Powerful NJ Construction Family Featured On Alix Earle's New Netflix Show: How To Watch Powerful NJ Construction Family Featured On Alix Earle's New Netflix Show: How To Watch
Powerful NJ Construction Family Featured On Alix Earle's New Netflix Show: How To Watch New Jersey influencer Alix Earle is bringing her life to Netflix with "Earle Meets World," a new reality series premiering on Friday, Sept. 4, according to a brand-new teaser. A teaser, released Thursday, July 30, appears to hint at the Red Bank native's widely discussed fallout with podcast host Alex Cooper while also giving viewers a look inside her New Jersey family. The trailer features Earle alongside her mother, Alisa, who was recently diagnosed with cancer; her father, New Jersey construction magnate Thomas "TJ" Earle; and her sisters, Ashtin and Izabel. The Earle family has lon…
Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing
Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing More than two days after one swimmer made it safely to shore and another disappeared beneath the river's powerful current, Maryland rescue crews were back on the water Thursday morning, July 30, hoping to bring the search to an end. The latest operation resumed around daybreak on Thursday near Spotzbergen Rock, just south of Sandy Landing in Montgomery County, where an approximately 25-year-old man vanished around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue's Swift Water Rescue Team returned with boats equipped with sonar and search dogs after crews spent hours combing …
This Common Kitchen Spice Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells In Early Study This Common Kitchen Spice Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells In Early Study
This Common Kitchen Spice Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells In Early Study An ingredient found in kitchens around the world is drawing scientific attention for what it did under tightly controlled laboratory conditions. Researchers tested five plant-derived compounds against mouse fibrosarcoma cells and normal rat muscle cells, according to a study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its yellow color, produced the most balanced combination of cancer-cell activity and preliminary safety, researchers found. Curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its yellow color, produced the most balan…
Murder Fugitive Fled Maryland For California. Nearly Six Years Later, It Caught Up To Him Murder Fugitive Fled Maryland For California. Nearly Six Years Later, It Caught Up To Him
Murder Fugitive Fled Maryland For California. Nearly Six Years Later, It Caught Up To Him Raymond Garfield Campbell III made it all the way to California. He should have kept going. Nearly six years after a Hagerstown man was gunned down in broad daylight, the fugitive who fled across the country after the killing has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Raymond Garfield Campbell III received two consecutive life sentences plus another 35 years on Tuesday, July 28, after a judge sentenced him for the October 2020 murder of 40-year-old Daynard Johnson, the Washington County State's Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Prosecutors said Campbell followed Joh…
Maryland Mom Says She's 'Ready To FIGHT' After Life-Changing Diagnosis Maryland Mom Says She's 'Ready To FIGHT' After Life-Changing Diagnosis
Maryland Mom Says She's 'Ready To Fight' After Life-Changing Diagnosis The people who know Maegan Showalter all seem to tell the same story: she's the one who shows up. The Maryland wife, mother and friend has spent years celebrating others, lending a hand without being asked, and helping carry people through life's hardest moments.  Now, after an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis turned her own life upside down, an entire community is trying to return the favor. Showalter received the news from her doctors in June. Since then, the Mechanicsville mother has begun weekly chemotherapy and immunotherapy, with multiple surgeries still ahead. The trea…
Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update
Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update A trip to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated shorelines has turned into a mystery with a family desperate for answers. Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, of Cary, North Carolina, was last seen at Grand Anse Beach in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, July 22, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force. Police issued the missing-person alert on Thursday, July 23. The alert describes Waddell as 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build and short blonde hair. It identifies her as a US citizen residing in the Grand Anse area during her stay. Authorities asked anyone who has seen Waddell or k…
Married DC National Guard Major Built Double Life With Fake Divorce, Feds Say Married DC National Guard Major Built Double Life With Fake Divorce, Feds Say
Married DC National Guard Major Built Double Life With Fake Divorce, Feds Say One fake divorce. Two weddings to the same woman. And a stack of bogus government documents to keep the whole thing going. Collin L. Welch, a 40-year-old DC National Guard major from Arlington, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to an immigration fraud scheme that prosecutors say stretched from Mongolia to Virginia and was partly funded with $54,000 in stolen government money. Welch was already married when he began a relationship with a Mongolian woman in 2019 while posted to the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, according to court documents. So he created a divorce decree. The docum…
Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In HS Football Hazing Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In HS Football Hazing
Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In HS Football Hazing A high school football hazing investigation has led to criminal charges against four coaches and six players after prosecutors say a 15-year-old sophomore suffered a genital contusion during two violent locker room assaults that were later covered up. The Pennsylvania hazing lead to charges of endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy for Head coach Terence Tolbert, 55, of Elkins Park; associate head coach Darian "DJ" McFadden, 42, of Roslyn; assistant coach Benjamin Johnson III, 45, of Cheltenham; and volunteer coach Ralph Burnley, 60, of Elkins Park, following a Montgomery County I…
Explosive Diarrhea Illnesses Spread To 45 States: What To Know Now Explosive Diarrhea Illnesses Spread To 45 States: What To Know Now
Explosive Diarrhea Illnesses Spread To 45 States: What To Know Now A surge in an intestinal illness that can cause explosive diarrhea lasting for weeks has spread across most of the country, and confirmed cases may reveal only part of its reach. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in a surveillance update dated Tuesday, July 28, that 6,707 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis had been recorded across 45 states. The cases were reported from Friday, May 1, through Monday, July 27. At least 423 patients have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The only states not reporting cases are Maine, South Carolina, Ne…
Virginia Teens Hid In Vacant Apartment, Ambushed Facebook Marketplace Seller: Sheriff Virginia Teens Hid In Vacant Apartment, Ambushed Facebook Marketplace Seller: Sheriff
Virginia Teens Hid In Vacant Apartment, Ambushed Facebook Marketplace Seller: Sheriff Several teens are facing serious criminal charges in Virginia after ambushing another group during a planned sale of a sweatshirt in Stafford, according to the sheriff's office. Four juveniles are facing charges following an investigation into reports of shots fired earlier this month on Ebenezer Church Road during a planned transaction. Investigators from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said the victims had traveled to the area to sell a Spyder-brand sweatshirt to a buyer they met through Facebook Marketplace. Upon arriving, the suspect briefly met with the victims before returning t…
College Lacrosse Player Suffers Life-Changing Injury In Maryland Beach Diving Accident College Lacrosse Player Suffers Life-Changing Injury In Maryland Beach Diving Accident
College Lacrosse Player Suffers Life-Changing Injury In Maryland Beach Diving Accident It took just one wave. Now a Maryland college freshman who spent the spring playing lacrosse is facing the fight of his life after a beach diving accident left him with a devastating spinal cord injury. Riley, a Chestertown-area resident who recently completed his freshman year of college, was seriously hurt after diving into a wave that turned out to be too shallow, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend Stefanie Zottarelli. In an instant, several vertebrae were broken, and his spinal cord was compressed. He has since undergone two surgeries at the University of Maryland Medic…
Woman Followed Home From Maryland Live! During Deadly Carjacking Spree, Feds Say Woman Followed Home From Maryland Live! During Deadly Carjacking Spree, Feds Say
Woman Followed Home From Maryland Live! During Deadly Carjacking Spree, Feds Say A night that began outside a Maryland casino ended with one woman carjacked in her own driveway. Days later, another victim was dead. Now, one of the men behind the violent crime spree will spend the next 35 years in federal prison. Antonio Purisima, 25, of Baltimore, was sentenced to decades behind bars followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a string of armed carjackings in Maryland that culminated in a deadly shooting, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced. Federal prosecutors said the spree began in June 2022, when Purisima teamed up with…
Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Continues With Ex-Husband's Testimony Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Continues With Ex-Husband's Testimony
Watch Live: Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Continues With Ex-Husband's Testimony Day two of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial was underway on Wednesday, July 29, with her ex-husband Patrick Clancy, who is reportedly remarried to a New York City fertility doctor, testifying on the witness stand. Footage of the trial was being streamed live by CourtTV, which can be found here. The now-32-year-old labor and delivery nurse attends the trial in a wheelchair as she was left paralyzed after slitting her wrists and neck, then jumping from the second floor of her home, after strangling three of her children with exercise bands at their home in Duxbury, MA, prosecutors allege.&n…
Glen Hansard Dies Suddenly At 56: Oscar-Winning Musician, Actor Glen Hansard Dies Suddenly At 56: Oscar-Winning Musician, Actor
Glen Hansard Dies Suddenly At 56: Oscar-Winning Musician, Actor The music world is mourning a performer whose remarkable path ran from Dublin street corners to the Academy Awards. Glen Hansard, the Irish musician, songwriter, and actor, died at age 56 in a motorcycle crash early Wednesday, July 29, his management confirmed to RTÉ in Ireland. The single-vehicle collision happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Lower Road in the Strawberry Beds area of Lucan, outside Dublin. Hansard was treated at the scene but died a short time later, according to the Irish Independent. Gardaí closed the road for a forensic examination and appealed for witnesses or driver…
Oven Odor Forces Northeast-Bound American Airlines Flight To Divert Oven Odor Forces Northeast-Bound American Airlines Flight To Divert
Oven Odor Forces Northeast-Bound American Airlines Flight To Divert An American Airlines flight from Italy to Philadelphia was diverted due to an odor from an onboard oven, according to reports. Flight 719 was forced to change course on Saturday, July 25, FlightAware data said. The plane left Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport and landed at Dublin Airport in Ireland. The flight was carrying 281 passengers and 12 crew members at the time of the diversion, USA Today reported. Paramedics evaluated flight attendants and one passenger at the gate before they were released. American provided free hotel accommodations for passen…
Red Cross Declares National Blood Supply Crisis In Rare, Urgent Warning Red Cross Declares National Blood Supply Crisis In Rare, Urgent Warning
Red Cross Declares National Blood Supply Crisis In Rare, Urgent Warning The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis for just the second time in the nonprofit's history. The Red Cross announced the crisis in a news release on Monday, July 27. The organization said blood donations fell about 25% in June to a four-year summer low and are no longer keeping pace with hospital demand.  The shortage has become especially severe for type O blood, prompting the organization to limit distributions to hospitals. "These blood supply challenges are being felt across the US blood community," the nonprofit said. "Many blood col…
Southern Maryland Man Who 'Shattered Child's Sense Of Safety' In Maryland Learns Prison Fate Southern Maryland Man Who 'Shattered Child's Sense Of Safety' In Maryland Learns Prison Fate
Southern Maryland Man Who 'Shattered Child's Sense Of Safety' In Maryland Learns Prison Fate A 40-year-old Maryland man received the max sentence after preying on a minor over the course of nearly two years.  Waldorf resident Terrod Lamar Branson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 21 years to serve, for the sexual abuse of a minor that occurred between 2023 and 2025, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. The last reported incident of abuse occurred in July 2025, according to court documents. “Few crimes are more disturbing and devastating than the sexual abuse of a child. These offenses shatter a child’s sense of safety, betray their trust, an…