Heading To BWI? Water Main Break Shuts Down Route, Snarls Airport Traffic Heading To BWI? Water Main Break Shuts Down Route, Snarls Airport Traffic
Heading To BWI? Water Main Break Shuts Down Route, Snarls Airport Traffic Getting to the airport in Maryland became a headache before many travelers even reached the terminal Thursday morning. A water main break shut down MD 170 in both directions near Amtrak Way in Anne Arundel County on Aug. 27, causing heavy traffic and creating problems for airport access and rental car operations, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration. The utility problem was first reported shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday. By 8:15 a.m., state highway officials were warning motorists that the closure was having a broader ripple effect around the airport. Both eastbound lan…
$2M Up In Smoke: Incense Ashes In Potted Plant Spark Two-Alarm Maryland Apartment Fire (PHOTOS) $2M Up In Smoke: Incense Ashes In Potted Plant Spark Two-Alarm Maryland Apartment Fire (PHOTOS)
$2M Up In Smoke: Incense Ashes In Potted Plant Spark Two-Alarm Maryland Apartment Fire (Photos) A little incense came with a massive price tag in Maryland. Improperly discarded incense ashes in a potted plant sparked a two-alarm fire that caused an estimated $2 million in damage at the Miramont Apartments in Rockville late on Wednesday, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. And the ashes were left inside an apartment where nobody was home. The fire broke out shortly before midnight at 6020 California Circle, where crews were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. and arrived to find heavy flames tearing through the second floor. The fire in Rockville. Twitt…
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash 'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash More than six years after a devastating loss, a familiar television actress is opening up about the hours that changed her life. Alley Mills, 75, has revealed that she remained beside the body of her husband, actor and comedian Orson Bean, for about four hours after he was struck and killed by two vehicles in Venice, California. Bean was 91. Mills recounted the tragedy during the Friday, Aug. 21, edition of film producer Mark Joseph’s podcast, “The Mark Joseph Show.”  “I heard a screech of wheels," Mills said in the interview, "and the first thing I saw was his red scarf on the paveme…
Body Found In Carroll Creek Sparks Death Investigation In Maryland: Police Body Found In Carroll Creek Sparks Death Investigation In Maryland: Police
Body Found In Carroll Creek Sparks Death Investigation In Maryland: Police A grim discovery brought first responders to a popular Maryland park Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to Carroll Creek Linear Park in Frederick at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to assist the fire department, according to the Frederick Police Department. When first responders arrived, they found a person dead in Carroll Creek. Police immediately launched a death investigation and said officers were still in the preliminary stages of gathering information Wednesday evening. Few details about the discovery were immediately available. Police have not released the pe…
Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Virginia Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Virginia Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday
Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Virginia Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday An urgent search for an 81-year-old woman who vanished after leaving for a walk in Virginia has stretched into its fourth day. Carolyn Taylor was last seen at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, in the 18000 block of Foundry Road in Purcellville, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Taylor left for a walk and never returned, authorities said. As of Wednesday, Aug. 26, a large law enforcement presence remained in the area of Lincoln Road as deputies continued searching for Taylor, who has been classified as missing and endangered. Now, investigators are asking nearby …
Maryland Arsonist Kept Coming Back To Spread Flames, Then His Phone Gave Him Away: Feds Maryland Arsonist Kept Coming Back To Spread Flames, Then His Phone Gave Him Away: Feds
Maryland Arsonist Kept Coming Back To Spread Flames, Then His Phone Gave Him Away: Feds An arsonist in Maryland tied to multiple fires is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Justin Michael Reeves, 29, pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to multiple North Baltimore properties and has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, according to the US Attorney's Office. According to his guilty plea, on May 10, 2025, Reeves set a fire at a North Baltimore residence, but he was just getting started. After setting the fire, Reeves returned to the residence at various points to spread the burning materials across the structure and the garage door. The whol…
Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Virginia Deputy During Traffic Stop: Sheriff (PHOTOS) Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Virginia Deputy During Traffic Stop: Sheriff (PHOTOS)
Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Virginia Deputy During Traffic Stop: Sheriff (Photos) One night after helping someone in need, a Virginia deputy suddenly needed some help of his own. Deputy St. Onge was conducting a traffic stop in Culpeper County on Tuesday, Aug. 25, when his vehicle was struck by a suspected impaired driver, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office. The crash left both vehicles with heavy damage, photos released by the sheriff's office show. A suspected drunk driver struck a sheriff's deputy in Virginia. Culpeper County Sheriff The front end and hood of a white car were crushed in the collision, while the marked sheriff's SUV sustained si…
Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…
Wanted Suspect Takes Off From Maryland Traffic Stop, Woman Killed Moments Later: Police Wanted Suspect Takes Off From Maryland Traffic Stop, Woman Killed Moments Later: Police
Wanted Suspect Takes Off From Maryland Traffic Stop, Woman Killed Moments Later: Police A woman was killed in a wrong-way crash by a wanted suspect attempting to flee from officers in Maryland, police say. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to the 12800 block of Ninth Street in Bowie. Investigators say a marked cruiser attempted a traffic stop on a person connected to an open investigation. The suspect initially pulled over, but then sped away from the stop onto Lanham Severn Road. Seconds later, over the radio, a department supervisor ordered officers to stop any additional attempts to pursue the …
15 Months After Maryland Girl, 14, Was Killed In DC, Her Case Takes A Major Turn: Police 15 Months After Maryland Girl, 14, Was Killed In DC, Her Case Takes A Major Turn: Police
15 Months After Maryland Girl, 14, Was Killed In DC, Her Case Takes A Major Turn: Police For 15 months, the killing of a 14-year-old Maryland girl went without an arrest. That changed on Wednesday, Aug. 26, when DC police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the death of Clinton resident Zytina Mason-Brown, who was shot on Benning Road NE in Washington in May 2025. Mason-Brown was just 14 when officers were called to the 1700 block of Benning Road NE at approximately 5:08 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. They found the teenager unconscious and not breathing with a critical gunshot wound. DC Fire and EMS responded, but Mason-Brown had no signs of life and was pronounc…
'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push 'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push
'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push Maryland Democrats' bid to rewrite the rules of the redistricting game just got smacked down in court. Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Thompson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, blocked a proposed constitutional amendment from going before voters in November, finding lawmakers failed to follow their own election laws. And he wasn't done there. Thompson also found that language being presented to voters was "intentionally misleading" and that the proposed amendment improperly bundled two separate constitutional issues together. Democrats hold seven of Maryland's eight US House seats…
9 Men Headed To Virginia To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police 9 Men Headed To Virginia To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police
9 Men Headed To Virginia To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police The person on the other end of the chat wasn't who they thought it was, Virginia police say. Nine men between the ages of 21 and 48 were arrested during an undercover operation in Fairfax County after detectives posed online as children, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators with the Fairfax County Police Department's Child Exploitation Unit went undercover on internet platforms, where police say the men initiated sexually explicit conversations believing they were communicating with minors. Then came the meetup. According to police, most of the men traveled to Fairfax Cou…