Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …
Multiple Patients Hospitalized After Possible Mercury Spill In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Multiple Patients Hospitalized After Possible Mercury Spill In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Multiple Patients Hospitalized After Possible Mercury Spill In Maryland (Developing) Something potentially hazardous sent multiple people to the hospital in Maryland on Friday afternoon. Baltimore County firefighters responded to the 8600 block of Tower Bridge Way in Lutherville for a reported hazardous materials incident involving a possible mercury spill on Aug. 28, according to the department. Multiple patients were transported from the scene for evaluation and decontamination, fire officials said. Exactly how many people were taken to the hospital and their conditions, were not immediately disclosed. Officials also have not said what led to the possible spill, how…
$80K Discovery Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Months-Long Drug Probe: Sheriff $80K Discovery Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Months-Long Drug Probe: Sheriff
$80K Discovery Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Months-Long Drug Probe: Sheriff More than $80,000 worth of drugs are off the streets, and a suspected dealer is behind bars following a months-long investigation in Maryland. Aberdeen resident Kevin G. Scott Jr., 35, is facing a host of charges following a probe into reports of illegal narcotics being distributed from an apartment complex in June, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Detectives identified Scott as the primary suspect during the investigation and developed probable cause to search him and his home, the sheriff's office said. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, members of the Harford County Task Force execut…
Woman Found Dead In Maryland Home Was Asphyxiated; Man Now Charged With Her Murder: Police Woman Found Dead In Maryland Home Was Asphyxiated; Man Now Charged With Her Murder: Police
Woman Found Dead In Maryland Home Was Asphyxiated; Man Now Charged With Her Murder: Police What began as a medical emergency in Maryland is now a murder case. Jason Timothy Simpson, 28, of Cecilton, was arrested Thursday morning, nearly 10 weeks after 28-year-old Ashley Silverman was found dead inside a home on West Main Street, Maryland State Police announced Friday. The case dates back to around 1:45 a.m. on June 18, when troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack were called to the 100 block of West Main Street for a report of a person in medical distress. Inside, they found Silverman. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Simpson was also at the residence w…
Father Supplied Son With Fentanyl Before $1.7M Maryland Drug Bust, Feds Say Father Supplied Son With Fentanyl Before $1.7M Maryland Drug Bust, Feds Say
Father Supplied Son With Fentanyl Before $1.7M Maryland Drug Bust, Feds Say Like father, like son, federal prosecutors say. A Maryland father and son are facing federal charges after a months-long fentanyl investigation culminated on Thursday, Aug. 27, with searches that allegedly turned up approximately $1.7 million worth of drugs, according to the US Attorney's Office. Rashad Deondre Hicks, 36, of Largo, and his father, Lawrence Alonzo Hicks, 62, of District Heights, were arrested following an investigation that prosecutors say began in January. Investigators initially set their sights on the younger Hicks, who authorities believed was moving large quantities of…
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know
Payouts Set To Start In $115M Privacy Class-Action Settlement: What To Know A long-awaited payout from a major privacy case is about to begin, but only people who filed claims before the deadline can receive money. Payments from Oracle’s $115 million class-action settlement will begin on Monday, Sept. 21, according to the official Oracle Data Privacy Settlement website. The distribution should be completed by Monday, Dec. 7. The appeals process was fully resolved on June 22, clearing the way for payments. The settlement resolves claims that Oracle improperly captured, compiled, and sold people’s online and offline data without their permission. The lawsuit allege…
17 Years, Thousands Of Videos: Virginia Man Admits Secretly Filming Kids In Bathroom, Feds Say 17 Years, Thousands Of Videos: Virginia Man Admits Secretly Filming Kids In Bathroom, Feds Say
17 Years, Thousands Of Videos: Virginia Man Admits Secretly Filming Kids In Bathroom, Feds Say For nearly two decades, children inside a Virginia home had no idea they were being watched. Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, of Woodbridge, admitted in federal court on Thursday, Aug. 27, that he secretly recorded minors inside his bathroom for years, ultimately creating thousands of videos, according to federal prosecutors. Crocker, a former employee of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children and possession of child sexual abuse material. The hidden recordings dated back to at least March 2008. According to court…
'Gentle Giant': Beloved MCPS Bus Driver Remembered After Heart Attack On Final Route 'Gentle Giant': Beloved MCPS Bus Driver Remembered After Heart Attack On Final Route
'Gentle Giant': Beloved Mcps Bus Driver Remembered After Heart Attack On Final Route Tuesday morning, Rodney Givens was right where generations of Maryland schoolchildren had come to expect him. Behind the wheel. Hours later, the longtime Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver, husband, father and union leader was gone after suffering what his family says was a heart attack while driving his bus on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Givens was driving MCPS Route 4105 when the medical emergency struck shortly after 3 p.m., according to his family and police. The bus crashed into a utility pole near Central Avenue and Route 355. There were no students aboard, and nobody else was in…
This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals
This Easy Habit Tied To Greater Weight Loss, Study Reveals A simple daily habit may make a substantial difference for people trying to lose weight. A study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research on Thursday, Aug. 13, found that people who logged their food more frequently tended to lose more weight over six months. Users who tracked food six to seven days per week lost an average of 11.33 percent of their body weight. Those who tracked fewer than two days per week lost 6.84 percent on average. The findings came from a retrospective study of 5,132 adults using the MyNetDiary nutrition-tracking app. The participants had an average age…
Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA
Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA Virginia waited more than half a century for another Miss USA. The wait ended in historic fashion on Thursday, Aug. 27, when Miss Virginia USA Justus Kelley was crowned Miss USA 2026 during the 75th edition of the pageant in Miami. Kelley, 31, became the first mother and first married woman to win the Miss USA title, according to People and Business Insider. She is also reportedly the first woman in her 30s to win. And she ended quite the drought back home. Kelley became the first woman representing Virginia to win Miss USA since Deborah Shelton took the crown in 1970, according to B…
DOJ Says George Washington University Medical School Discriminated By Race In Admissions DOJ Says George Washington University Medical School Discriminated By Race In Admissions
DOJ Says George Washington University Medical School Discriminated By Race In Admissions George Washington University is facing a serious accusation from the Justice Department. Federal civil rights investigators announced on Thursday, Aug. 27, that they found the DC-based university's School of Medicine and Health Sciences intentionally discriminated based on race when deciding who would get into its 2024 and 2025 incoming classes. According to the Justice Department, the medical school's admissions practices violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ran afoul of the US Supreme Court's 2023 ruling barring race-based admissions in higher education. Investigators sa…
Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Crash Shuts Down I-295 In Both Directions Near Capital Beltway In Maryland (Developing) Friday morning traffic came to a standstill on a major Maryland highway. A crash on I-295 just north of the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County forced authorities to close travel lanes in both directions shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. The collision was reported at approximately 8:55 a.m. and involved one vehicle, according to the initial alert. But the response was anything but minor. All three northbound travel lanes and both shoulders were listed as closed as first responders worked at the scene. Maryland DOT On…
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News
Bret Baier Rebuts Trump After President Slams Fox News A Fox News anchor wasted little time answering President Donald Trump after the president took aim at the network and one of its reporters. Bret Baier delivered a point-by-point rebuttal during “Special Report” on Thursday, Aug. 27, minutes after Trump criticized Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a Truth Social post about the network’s Iran coverage. “Jonathan Hunt of Fox News did a particularly inaccurate report on the Failing Islamic Republic of Iran,"  Trump wrote. "I don’t want to meet, they do. In fact, they are begging to make a deal. Bret Baier should straighten out his fl…
32 Residents Evacuated As Flames Tear Through Southern Maryland Nursing Home (PHOTOS) 32 Residents Evacuated As Flames Tear Through Southern Maryland Nursing Home (PHOTOS)
32 Residents Evacuated As Flames Tear Through Southern Maryland Nursing Home (Photos) Dozens of nursing home residents had an abrupt start to their Friday when a fire broke out before sunrise in Maryland. Firefighters were called to Green Acres Nursing and Rehab at 10200 La Plata Road in Charles County at approximately 4:11 a.m. on Aug. 28, where crews arrived to find flames showing from the rear of the building and a fire burning in the attic. As firefighters attacked the blaze, 32 residents were moved to another wing of the facility, according to the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department. The fire at the Green Acres Nursing facility in La Plata. La Plata Volunteer Fi…
Husband Dies One Week After Propane-Fueled Maryland Home Explosion Killed His Wife Husband Dies One Week After Propane-Fueled Maryland Home Explosion Killed His Wife
Husband Dies One Week After Propane-Fueled Maryland Home Explosion Killed His Wife A devastating Maryland home explosion has now claimed both husband and wife. Stanley Synowczynski, 75, died Thursday night, Aug. 27, from injuries suffered in the Aug. 20 explosion at his Green Holly Drive home in Annapolis, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department announced Friday. His wife, Linda Synowczynski, died the day of the explosion. Stanley was critically injured in the blast and hospitalized. His death marks the second fatality from the explosion, fire officials said. Investigators previously determined that Stanley accidentally cut a propane line while working on the home's HVA…
About 90 Americans Among 1,300 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Near Nepal-China Border About 90 Americans Among 1,300 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Near Nepal-China Border
About 90 Americans Among 1,300 Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Near Nepal-China Border A desperate search for survivors is intensifying after a wall of water and debris tore through Himalayan communities, leaving families around the world waiting for answers. About 90 Americans are now among more than 1,300 people unaccounted for near the Nepal-China border, according to the US State Department and multiple reports. Three Americans have been rescued. Among those missing are Rekha Shashidharan, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter, Rashi Shashidharan, from New York, CNN reports. A family member reportedly spoke with the pair about an hour before the catastrophic flooding…
CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States, DC CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States, DC
CDC Map Shows Massive Cyclospora Surge Across 48 States, DC A foodborne parasite surge that has already sickened thousands of Americans is still growing as health officials investigate several potential sources. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 17,180 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the US have been reported since Friday, May 1.  Cases have now been identified in 48 states and Washington, DC, according to data updated Tuesday, Aug. 25. The only states not reporting cases are Delaware and Hawaii. That compares with 1,180 cases reported during the entire period from May 1 through Aug. 31 of last year. …
TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal
TV Favorite Busy Philipps Opens Up About Major Health Ordeal A familiar television star is opening up about a frightening medical ordeal that unfolded largely outside the public eye. Busy Philipps revealed she was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor after a full-body MRI detected a mass before she developed obvious symptoms, she told People in an exclusive interview published Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 2.6-centimeter tumor was identified as a grade 2 oligodendroglioma, a slow-growing form of brain cancer. The 47-year-old Philipps underwent a roughly five-hour operation Monday, March 2, to remove the tumor from her frontal lobe. She later needed…
Cause Of Death Released For Shelley Fabares, TV Sitcom Star Cause Of Death Released For Shelley Fabares, TV Sitcom Star
Cause Of Death Released For Shelley Fabares, TV Sitcom Star The cause of death has been revealed for a television favorite whose career stretched from teenage sitcom stardom to movies, music, and a second hit series decades later. Shelley Fabares died of pneumonia, her family told People in a report published Thursday, Aug. 27. She was 82. Fabares died Saturday, Aug. 22, in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones. Her death was announced the following day publicly. She had previously been diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis and underwent a liver transplant in 2000, People noted. Original report - Shelley Fabares Dies: TV Sitcom Favorite Also S…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death A former local television news anchor whose career included several stations across the country has admitted to a crime that could keep her behind bars for decades. Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 21, to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. Mock faces a presumptive life sentence with eligibility for parole after 25 years.  Her sentencing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5.  The killing happened Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at the Wichita, Kansas, home Mock share…
Toilet Paper, Household Staples Face Possible Price Hikes: What To Know Toilet Paper, Household Staples Face Possible Price Hikes: What To Know
Toilet Paper, Household Staples Face Possible Price Hikes: What To Know The cost of everyday household necessities could soon take another hit as a widening trade fight puts deeply connected US-Canada supply chains under pressure. New tariffs between the two countries are targeting hundreds of products, including paper goods, appliances, cosmetics, food, and other staples. The latest escalation came after Canada announced Tuesday, Aug. 25, that it will impose counter-tariffs ranging from 15 to 50 percent on $27.6 billion in US goods beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8.  The Canadian government said its response follows new US tariffs of 50 percent on $27.6 billion …
Apple's Biggest iPhone Change In Years Nears: What To Know About Launch Apple's Biggest iPhone Change In Years Nears: What To Know About Launch
Apple's Biggest iPhone Change In Years Nears: What To Know About Launch Apple's long-rumored entry into a fast-growing corner of the smartphone market appears to be only weeks away. The tech giant is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone during its September launch event, according to multiple reports. Bloomberg has reported that the device remains on track to debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.  The event will be held at 1 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Sept. 9. The foldable has widely been called the iPhone Ultra or iPhone Fold, though Apple has not confirmed the final name. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has said “Ultra” is widely used interna…
Measles Alert: Infected Person Visited Four Virginia Businesses While Contagious Measles Alert: Infected Person Visited Four Virginia Businesses While Contagious
Measles Alert: Infected Person Visited Four Virginia Businesses While Contagious Measles is back on Virginia's radar. State health officials issued a warning on Thursday, Aug. 27, after learning that a person with a confirmed case traveled through Reston while infectious on Sunday, Aug. 16, potentially exposing people at four businesses. The infected person lives outside Virginia, according to the Department of Health, which is working to identify and notify anyone who may have been exposed. The potential exposure sites are: Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, on Sunday, Aug. 16; MOTW Coffee and Pastries, 11830 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, on Sunda…
Nacho Car: Taco Bell Carjacker Yanks Out Driver, Runs Down Two In Maryland, Police Say Nacho Car: Taco Bell Carjacker Yanks Out Driver, Runs Down Two In Maryland, Police Say
Nacho Car: Taco Bell Carjacker Yanks Out Driver, Runs Down Two In Maryland, Police Say A Taco Bell run went completely off the rails in Maryland when an erratic man allegedly dragged a driver from his car and ran down two people during his getaway. The chaos unfolded at around 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Taco Bell in the 6600 block of Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police said the suspect and his ex-girlfriend had gotten a ride to the restaurant when he began acting erratically. Then things escalated. The man got out of the vehicle and approached a 2009 Toyota Corolla sitting in the Taco Bell drive-thru l…
Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds
Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds A Maryland man who forced women into prostitution across several East Coast states is facing life in prison. Brandon Sartor, 33, a Prince George's County native, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the Department of Justice. Between December 2024 and April 2025, prosecutors say that Sartor used physical violence, threats, sexual assault, and the withholding of drugs to compel two women to engage in repeated commercial sex acts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. His …
Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff
Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff A repeat offender is back behind bars after being busted on fresh child pornography charges in Virginia. Keynin Burgess, 24, used Snapchat to prey on victims between the ages of 11 and 17 over several months, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Now, investigators fear there could be more victims. According to investigators, the agency received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a man who was meeting young girls on social media and soliciting them for nude photos. If the girls refused, it is alleged Burgess would then threat…
Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting
Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting Calling himself "pervteach" online wasn't exactly subtle for a Virginia elementary school teacher caught in an undercover child solicitation sting. One year after Antonio Geno Ford was arrested at Lovettsville Elementary School, the 29-year-old Leesburg man was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Loudoun County Circuit Court to 16 years and eight months in prison. And it was his choice of Snapchat username that caught plenty of attention in court. "Pervteach." In January 2025, Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives in Florida were conducting an undercover sting on Snapchat, posing as a 1…
He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody
He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody The international escape is over for a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Maryland and leaving the country the same day he reported her missing. Columbia resident Arjun Sharma, 26, is in custody in India nearly eight months after investigators say he killed 27-year-old Ellicott City resident Nikitha Godishala, the Howard County Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. International authorities notified Howard County police that Sharma had been captured, according to the department. He is expected to be extradited to the US, though police said there is no timeline yet for …
DNA Links Maryland Cop To Rape Of Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff DNA Links Maryland Cop To Rape Of Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff
DNA Links Maryland Cop To Rape Of Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff A Baltimore police officer tasked with giving a Harford County woman an escort home is facing multiple counts of rape, authorities announced. Officer Daniel Oxendine found himself on the wrong side of the jail cell following an investigation into an alleged on-duty sexual assault involving an Edgewood woman that was launched in June. On June 3, detectives were called to a local hospital to meet with a woman in the emergency department who reported that she had been sexually assaulted, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. It was later determined that Oxendine, a Balti…
DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say
DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say Four University of Maryland students got an unwanted introduction to a stranger Wednesday night, police say. University of Maryland Police were called at approximately 8:19 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after a man allegedly exposed himself in the area of Norwich Road in College Park, according to the department. And police say it wasn't just one student who encountered him. There were four victims. All four UMD students, according to investigators. Officers responding to the report began searching the area and soon located a suspect nearby in the 4500 block of College Avenue. Police ident…
Ashley Bynum Remembered As Family Steps Up For Young Son Malachi With 'Shares, Prayers' Ashley Bynum Remembered As Family Steps Up For Young Son Malachi With 'Shares, Prayers'
Ashley Bynum Remembered As Family Steps Up For Young Son Malachi With 'Shares, Prayers' A DC family is trying to hold together a little boy's world after his life changed in an instant. Ashley Bynum died unexpectedly this week, leaving behind her son, Malachi, as loved ones mourn her sudden loss and step up for the boy who now has to grow up without his mother. Her sister, Troya Bynum, announced Ashley's death while launching a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and support Malachi in the days ahead. "I am creating this fundraiser with a very heavy heart after the unexpected loss of my beloved sister, Ashley," she wrote. "Ashley was deeply loved by our family, and he…