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'Lucky Us' Turned Into A Nightmare For Maryland Family After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion 'Lucky Us' Turned Into A Nightmare For Maryland Family After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion
'Lucky Us' Turned Into A Nightmare For Maryland Family After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion Lucky them? What was supposed to be a Fourth of July on the water has become months of recovery. Nearly a week after a boat exploded at a Cecil County marina, a Maryland family at the center of the blast is beginning what loved ones describe as a long physical and emotional road to recovery while the community rallies around them. The explosion was reported just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, where emergency crews responded after a roughly 32-foot boat exploded while tied to the dock. The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said nine …

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by Zak Failla
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Trooper Hit Trying To Stop Wrong-Way Driver In I-95 Express Lanes: State Police (UPDATED) Trooper Hit Trying To Stop Wrong-Way Driver In I-95 Express Lanes: State Police (UPDATED)
Trooper Hit Trying To Stop Wrong-Way Driver In I-95 Express Lanes: State Police (Updated) A Virginia State Police trooper was struck while trying to intercept a wrong-way driver barreling along I-95, ending a dangerous pursuit that also left another driver caught in the crossfire. The chaos began around 7:37 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, when Virginia State Police received reports of a driver traveling north in the southbound I-95 Express Lanes near Route 294 in Prince William County. A trooper located the vehicle after it continued into Fairfax County along I-395. Rather than wait for the driver to come to him, the trooper entered the interstate north of the driver's location in …

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by Zak Failla
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Boyfriend Convicted After Maryland Woman Found Wrapped In Plastic, Encased In Concrete Boyfriend Convicted After Maryland Woman Found Wrapped In Plastic, Encased In Concrete
Boyfriend Convicted After Maryland Woman Found Wrapped In Plastic, Encased In Concrete Sherron Turner wasn't just murdered. Police found the 44-year-old woman's body wrapped in plastic and partially encased in concrete inside a Maryland apartment she shared with her boyfriend. More than a year later, Michael McClanahan was convicted of her murder in Suitland, the Prince George's County State's Attorney announced Thursday. McClanahan, 38, was convicted of second-degree murder and disposing of a body in an unauthorized place in connection with the grisly April 2025 killing. The case began when officers conducted a welfare check at the couple’s home in the 2300 block of Ewing …

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Fugitives' Luck Runs Out After Officer Recognizes Wanted Man, K-9 Finds Drugs: Police Virginia Fugitives' Luck Runs Out After Officer Recognizes Wanted Man, K-9 Finds Drugs: Police
Virginia Fugitives' Luck Runs Out After Officer Recognizes Wanted Man, K-9 Finds Drugs: Police He never made it out of the parking lot. A Virginia fugitive's attempt to slip away ended in handcuffs after a Fredericksburg police officer recognized him on sight, setting off a traffic stop that also landed the department another wanted man and a cache of illegal drugs. The arrests happened Wednesday, July 2, after Officer Sheffield spotted two men acting suspiciously in the 300 block of Amaret Street in Fredericksburg, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. One of the men was Damien Stewart, whom Sheffield immediately recognized as being wanted on active warrants out of Spo…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Firefighter Remembered For Infectious Smile, Positivity After Sudden Death Virginia Firefighter Remembered For Infectious Smile, Positivity After Sudden Death
Virginia Firefighter Remembered For Infectious Smile, Positivity After Sudden Death He was the firefighter everyone wanted to work with. Whether the shift had been long or the day had gone sideways, fellow firefighters say Larry Wright always found a way to make it better. Now, the Arlington County Fire Department and firehouses across Northern Virginia are mourning Wright, who died Thursday, July 9, following a medical emergency. Wright joined the Arlington County Fire Department on Oct. 29, 2018, as a member of Recruit Class 76. During nearly eight years with the department, he served the Arlington community with what colleagues described as dedication, compassion, and …

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by Zak Failla
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Firefighter Hurt As Massive Overnight Maryland House Fire Sends Flames Through Roof Firefighter Hurt As Massive Overnight Maryland House Fire Sends Flames Through Roof
Firefighter Hurt As Massive Overnight Maryland House Fire Sends Flames Through Roof The flames were already punching through the roof by the time firefighters arrived. A massive house fire tore through a Maryland home overnight, leaving one resident displaced and sending a firefighter to the hospital before the blaze was finally brought under control. Firefighters were called shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, to the 10900 block of Trafton Drive in Kettering, where crews found a two-story single-family home with heavy fire showing through the roof, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. The fire in Prince George's County. Prince George…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Captured In Maryland Murder Case As Police Continue Hunt For Second Suspect (UPDATED) Woman Captured In Maryland Murder Case As Police Continue Hunt For Second Suspect (UPDATED)
Woman Captured In Maryland Murder Case As Police Continue Hunt For Second Suspect (Updated) One of the two people accused of a deadly holiday weekend shooting in Maryland is now in custody. A Hagerstown woman wanted in the killing of 30-year-old Dalonte Dametrius Young was arrested without incident on Thursday, July 9, while the second murder suspect remains at large, police announced. Cierra Candice Bryant, 39, was taken into custody in Hagerstown by members of the Hagerstown Police Department with assistance from the Washington County Special Response Team, according to investigators. Young was found suffering from a gunshot wound around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, in the firs…

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by Zak Failla
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Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says
Cruise Ship Hairstylist Sexually Abused Women During 'Massages,' FBI Says A cruise ship hairstylist was arrested after he was accused of sexually abusing passengers during fake "massages," authorities said. Pranit Narayan Pawar, 26, was charged with two counts of abusive sexual contact, the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said in a news release on Monday, July 6. The Indian national was arrested when the Brilliant Lady docked in Seattle on Thursday, July 2. According to a federal complaint, the assaults happened during a Virgin Voyages cruise to Alaska on Friday, June 26. Pawar was hired to provide hair ca…

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by Chris Spiker
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Already Jailed, Same Maryland Armed Robbery Suspects Now Charged In Neighboring County: Police Already Jailed, Same Maryland Armed Robbery Suspects Now Charged In Neighboring County: Police
Already Jailed, Same Maryland Armed Robbery Suspects Now Charged In Neighboring County: Police The arrests weren't the end of the story. Less than a week after Baltimore County police announced the arrests of two men accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies targeting business owners, investigators in neighboring Howard County say the same suspects are now facing even more charges tied to another series of violent holdups. Howard County police announced on Wednesday, July 8, that 28-year-old Timothy Evans Jr. and 29-year-old Diamante Gilliam have been charged in three armed robberies that occurred in June in Ellicott City and West Friendship. According to investigators, th…

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by Zak Failla
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Second Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Murder Of Maryland Father After Mistrial: Prosecutors Second Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Murder Of Maryland Father After Mistrial: Prosecutors
Second Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Murder Of Maryland Father After Mistrial: Prosecutors The first trial ended without a verdict. The second left little doubt. A Prince George's County jury has convicted a Temple Hills man in the 2024 murder of Suitland father Brian Michael Speaks, bringing an end to a case that prosecutors had to try twice after the first proceedings ended in a mistrial. Francis Xavier Holmes Jr., 31, was found guilty Wednesday, July 8, of first-degree murder, use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, and illegal possession of a firearm following a disqualifying conviction, Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson announced. Holme…

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by Zak Failla
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Caught On Camera: Suspect Climbs Into DC Ambulance, Steals Equipment While Crew Treats Patient Caught On Camera: Suspect Climbs Into DC Ambulance, Steals Equipment While Crew Treats Patient
Caught On Camera: Suspect Climbs Into DC Ambulance, Steals Equipment While Crew Treats Patient While paramedics were inside helping someone in need, police say a thief was helping himself. Police in the nation's capital are searching for a man accused of climbing into an unattended DC Fire and EMS ambulance in Northeast Washington and stealing equipment while crews were responding to an emergency call. The theft happened around 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, in the Unit block of K Street NE. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, firefighters and paramedics had responded to a call and were inside a nearby location assisting a patient when the suspect entered the unoccupied …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Virginia Officer Accused Of Turning Patrol Ride Into Rape Faces Life In Prison: Feds Former Virginia Officer Accused Of Turning Patrol Ride Into Rape Faces Life In Prison: Feds
Former Virginia Officer Accused Of Turning Patrol Ride Into Rape Faces Life In Prison: Feds She thought she was getting a ride back to her hotel. Instead, federal prosecutors say a police officer in Virginia turned off his body camera, took her inside her room, and raped her while on duty. Former Newport News Police Officer Raheem Massiah Askew was indicted on Wednesday, July 8, by a federal grand jury on a charge of deprivation of rights under color of law stemming from the alleged March 14 assault, according to the US Attorney's Office. Investigators say Askew and another Newport News officer, along with firefighters and EMTs, responded that night to a report of a woman lying o…

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by Zak Failla