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Maryland Grandmother Steps In To Raise 11-Year-Old After Mother's Sudden Death At 31
Everything changed for a Maryland family in an instant.
Ashley Marie Lewis died unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 3, leaving behind her 11-year-old son, Karter, who is now being cared for by his grandmother, Angela Fernandez.
Lewis was 31.
Fernandez says she lost her only daughter that day. At the same time, she suddenly became responsible for raising her grandson.
“Since losing his mom, Karter has come to live with me, and I have taken on the responsibility of providing him with the stable, loving home he needs as we both navigate this unimaginable loss,” Fernandez wrote in a GoFundMe launche…
Where Is Empress King? Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered 12-Year-Old Girl In Virginia
Seen her?
Police in Virginia are asking for the public's help finding Empress Imani King, a 12-year-old girl who has been reported missing and endangered.
Fairfax County police issued an alert for King on Tuesday, Sept. 8, one day after she was last seen at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in DC.
King was last spotted at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to investigators.
By Tuesday morning, police had turned to the public in an effort to track her down.
King is 5-foot-2, weighs approximately 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes, police said.
She was wearing…
Best, Worst Places To Retire In US Revealed In New Ranking: How MD Fared
A new report shows which cities offer the best affordability, activities, and other benefits for retirees.
WalletHub released its 2026 Best & Worst Places to Retire ranking on Monday, Aug. 31. The personal finance website compared 182 US cities across 45 measures covering affordability, activities, quality of life, and health care.
The study evaluated cities using factors including adjusted cost of living, taxes, recreation and senior centers, museums, weather, crime rates, access to health care providers, hospital quality, and life expectancy. The analysis assumes retirees ar…
No School, No Sports: Prince George's Closes All Schools, Reschedules Games After Storms
A rough start to Friday has forced a major change for families across Maryland.
Prince George’s County Public Schools announced that all schools will be closed on Friday, Sept. 4, after early morning storms knocked out power to dozens of schools and offices across the district.
Downed trees and power lines are also slowing recovery efforts, school officials said.
As of 7:20 a.m., more than 30 schools and facilities were without power, including Central High, Fairmont Heights High, Kettering Middle, Walker Mill Middle and multiple elementary schools.
The outages were widespread enough for …
