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Latest Labor Day Weekend Outlook: Here's What To Expect
A holiday-weekend reset is coming after days of heat, humidity, and powerful thunderstorms.
The National Weather Service expects cooler, drier air to settle in through the holiday weekend. Saturday, Sept. 5, should be mostly sunny, with highs around 80 degrees.
Sunday, Sept. 6, will be cooler, with highs generally in the mid-70s.
New England will also turn mainly dry and pleasant. An isolated shower cannot be ruled out Saturday, but widespread rain is not expected. Beach conditions could become dangerous on Sunday and Labor Day due to an increased risk of rip currents.
The National …
Army Vet 'Red Beard' Dies In Crash Before November Wedding: 'Damn Good Man, Good Soldier'
A new chapter was just beginning for Derek Volkmer and his family in Maryland.
The Glen Burnie Army veteran was preparing to marry his fiancée, Jen, in November, while building a life with two young children, Jae and Jax, who friends say adored the man they called Dad.
Instead, the family is mourning “Red Beard.”
Volkmer, 40, was killed on Thursday, Sept. 3, while working as a tractor-trailer driver in Virginia, according to friends and Virginia State Police.
The fatal crash happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. on I-95 in Stafford County, where a tractor-trailer ran off the roadway, struck …
Pregnant Woman, 24, Dies After Hair Gets Tangled In Go-Kart: 'Unforgettable Personality'
A pregnant woman and her unborn son died after her hair was tangled in a go-kart, according to reports.
Baylee Olivia Johnson died from her injuries at a hospital in Florence, South Carolina, on Monday, Aug. 31. The 24-year-old's hair became caught in a sprocket on the go-kart on Sunday, Aug. 23, according to the Sumter County Coroner.
Johnson was 15 weeks pregnant when the incident happened, her family told WIS News 10. She and her boyfriend had recently learned they were expecting a baby boy and planned to name him Johnny.
According to her family, Johnson had also rec…
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 …
