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Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Tornadoes, Damaging Winds Possible As Severe Storms Take Aim At DC, Maryland, Virginia: NWS
Enjoy the quiet while it lasts.
A muggy Thursday could take a nasty turn across DC, Maryland and Virginia as the afternoon wears on, with severe storms threatening to bring damaging winds, hail, flooding and even a few tornadoes into the evening, forecasters say.
The timing isn't ideal.
Storms are expected to begin firing during the afternoon before becoming more widespread through roughly 4 to 6 p.m., putting parts of the Baltimore-Washington corridor in the crosshairs around the evening commute, according to the National Weather Service.
Much of the region east of the Blue Ridge is unde…
Khat's Going On? 1,600 Pounds Seized At BWI, Dulles In Wild Four-Day Run
Apparently, BWI wasn't the only airport getting buried in khat.
After federal officers seized more than 1,250 pounds of the illegal stimulant at the Maryland airport in back-to-back busts, another massive load surfaced one day later and about 60 miles away.
This time, someone wound up behind bars.
New York native Mohamed Diawara, 25, arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport on a flight from Paris on Friday, Aug. 14, when US Customs and Border Protection officers sent him for a secondary inspection, federal officials announced on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Then they opened his luggage.
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A Maryland Cop Helped Make Fake Car Thefts Look Real, Now Comes The Price
A Maryland cop who helped turn police reports into props for an insurance fraud scheme is trading his badge for a prison jumpsuit.
Michael Anthony Owen Jr., 37, of Accokeek, was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Greenbelt to six months in federal prison for falsifying records while serving as a Prince George's County Police officer, federal prosecutors announced.
And prison won't be the end of it.
US District Judge Lydia Griggsby also sentenced Owen to two years of supervised release, with the first six months to be served on home detention, and ordered him to pay $17,585 in restitution.…
MD Ranked Among Most Fun States, New Study Finds: Here's Why
The Northeast has some of the most fun states in the country, but several others landed near the bottom of a new ranking.
WalletHub released its 2026 list of the Most Fun States in America on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The study compared all 50 states across 26 metrics of entertainment, recreation, and nightlife, including restaurants, amusement parks, movie theaters, national park access, music festivals, bars, casinos, and recreation spending.
The personal finance website split the study into two main categories: entertainment and recreation, which made up 80% of the score, and nightlife, which ac…
Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say
Tainted Love?
A DC couple who ran an alleged drug trafficking operation from their apartment in the nation's capital is facing charges, federal authorities announced.
Katie Shameka Williams, 33, and Kenneth Darnell Smith Jr., 32, have been arrested for allegedly running their drug distribution operation in the Congress Heights neighborhood.
In March, officials say an investigation was launched into a narcotics distribution operation based in the 1600 block of Savannah Street SE.
Over the course of several months, investigators say they documented at least nine instances of crack cocaine a…
