Zero Visibility, Hoarder Conditions: Firefighter Rescues Resident Trapped In Burning Basement Zero Visibility, Hoarder Conditions: Firefighter Rescues Resident Trapped In Burning Basement
Zero Visibility, Hoarder Conditions: Firefighter Rescues Resident Trapped In Burning Basement A Maryland firefighter disappeared into a smoke-filled basement with zero visibility and came back out carrying the resident trapped inside. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, crews were called to a one-story rancher on Brooks Road in Bel Air, where there were reports of a fire that broke out, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. While en route, members of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company were alerted that there was someone trapped inside the burning home. Engine 313 arrived and found the fire burning in the basement as firefighters stretched a hose line and made t…
'Rest Easy, Mason': Virginia Firefighter, 24, Dies In Off-Duty Lake Drowning 'Rest Easy, Mason': Virginia Firefighter, 24, Dies In Off-Duty Lake Drowning
'Rest Easy, Mason': Virginia Firefighter, 24, Dies In Off-Duty Lake Drowning A young Virginia firefighter who spent his life helping others died unexpectedly. Spotsylvania County Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management confirmed on Friday, Aug. 14, that Firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel died in what the department described as an off-duty drowning incident at Lake Anna. "It is with a very heavy heart that we share the passing of Firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel, who tragically died in an off-duty drowning incident at Lake Anna," the department said. "Mason was only 24 years old." Those who knew Fercovic-Ortegel remembered more than the uniform. Justin Edward Pyk…
Divers Make Tragic Discovery After 24-Year-Old Disappears In Lake Anna Divers Make Tragic Discovery After 24-Year-Old Disappears In Lake Anna
Divers Make Tragic Discovery After 24-Year-Old Disappears In Lake Anna A night on the water ended in tragedy at one of Virginia's most popular lakes. Divers recovered the body of a 24-year-old man from Lake Anna late Thursday, Aug. 13, hours after he disappeared in the water near Seay Point Road in Spotsylvania County, officials announced. The first call came in at 7:40 p.m. Louisa County 911 alerted Spotsylvania emergency dispatchers after receiving a call from someone who said the man had been boating with them before entering the lake and failing to return. Spotsylvania Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management crews were dispatched three minute…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets
Toddler's Death Prompts Urgent Warning Over Children's Playsets Federal safety officials are warning parents to stop using a children's slide playset after it was linked to a toddler's death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the alert for Model WPX-4 Indoor and Outdoor Slide Playsets on Thursday, Aug. 13. The manufacturer, Wenzhou Yidian Amusement Equipment Co., Ltd. of China, hasn't agreed to a recall, the agency said. The warning comes after a 17-month-old child died when they became trapped in the playset, according to the CPSC. The playsets contain several openings where a child's torso can fit through but their head can't, cr…
Airport Emergency: United Flight Abruptly Aborts Takeoff As Crews Rush To Runway Airport Emergency: United Flight Abruptly Aborts Takeoff As Crews Rush To Runway
Airport Emergency: United Flight Abruptly Aborts Takeoff As Crews Rush To Runway Passengers expecting a routine departure instead found themselves stopped on the runway as emergency crews converged around their jet. United Airlines Flight 455 aborted takeoff at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after two main landing gear tires blew on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to multiple reports. The Boeing 737-900 was bound for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with 161 passengers and six crew members, ABC News reported. The aircraft was accelerating along the runway at about 115 mph when the tires failed around 1:45 p.m. The pilots rejected the takeoff and brought the …
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department. Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said. Wagner was la…
Falling Blades Prompt Huge Recall Of Ceiling Fans Sold At Home Depot Falling Blades Prompt Huge Recall Of Ceiling Fans Sold At Home Depot
Falling Blades Prompt Huge Recall Of Ceiling Fans Sold At Home Depot A popular ceiling fan is being recalled after reports of blades breaking and separating from the motor, officials said. Youngo Limited is recalling about 9,460 Hampton Bay Halwin 52-inch Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling Fans, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The recall was issued because the fan blades can separate from the motor flywheel. The recall covers fans with model numbers AK396H-MBK and AK396H-BN. The fans have an adjustable white LED light, come in matte black or brushed nickel finishes, and include a remote. Youngo has received 11 reports of fan blade…
Krispy Kreme's Newest Doughnuts Celebrate 30 Years Of Pokémon: How To Catch 'Em All Krispy Kreme's Newest Doughnuts Celebrate 30 Years Of Pokémon: How To Catch 'Em All
Krispy Kreme's Newest Doughnuts Celebrate 30 Years Of Pokémon: How To Catch 'Em All Krispy Kreme, I choose you! The popular chain is celebrating Pokémon's 30th anniversary with a new doughnut collection, Krispy Kreme announced in a news release on Thursday, Aug. 13. The limited-time Pokémon Doughnut Collection will arrive at participating shops nationwide beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18. The lineup includes five Pokémon-inspired doughnuts, along with a Poké Ball treat. "We had so much fun bringing the world of Pokémon to life through doughnuts in a way only Krispy Kreme can," said chief brand and product officer Alison Holder. "From Pokémon-inspired creatio…
Family Feud Goes Up In Flames As West Virginia Man Faces Maryland Arson Charges: Fire Marshal Family Feud Goes Up In Flames As West Virginia Man Faces Maryland Arson Charges: Fire Marshal
Family Feud Goes Up In Flames As West Virginia Man Faces Maryland Arson Charges: Fire Marshal A family dispute in Maryland landed a 43-year-old West Virginia man behind bars after intentionally sparking a blaze, authorities announced late on Thursday night. Things apparently got a little Care-less during the family feud. Chad Edward Care, of Hedgesville, was served a criminal summons on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County following an investigation by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The investigation dates back to approximately 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, when Deputy State Fire Marshals and accelerant-detection K9 Quinn were called to investig…
Those Safes From The Virginia Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside Those Safes From The Virginia Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside
Those Safes From The Virginia Chop Shop? Police Just Revealed What Was Inside Turns out the stolen cars were only part of the inventory. Prince William County police peeled back another layer of a sprawling Virginia chop shop investigation on Thursday, Aug. 13, revealing cocaine, THC products, scales and DMV documents recovered as detectives dismantled the operation. And those safes police teased a day earlier? They weren't giving up their secrets willingly. New photos released in "CHOP SHOP | Part 2" show investigators using heavy-duty tools to rip into one of four safes seized from the residence. Once they got inside, detectives found THC products they said were…
He Was 17 When Morgan State Homecoming Erupted In Gunfire; Now He Knows His Fate He Was 17 When Morgan State Homecoming Erupted In Gunfire; Now He Knows His Fate
He Was 17 When Morgan State Homecoming Erupted In Gunfire; Now He Knows His Fate He was 17 when bullets started flying at a Maryland homecoming celebration. Now 20, Marquis Brown will be pushing 100 if he ever finishes the sentence handed down in Baltimore for his role in the mass shooting that wounded five people at Morgan State University nearly three years ago. Brown, a District resident, was sentenced to 85 years in prison after being convicted in May of five counts of attempted second-degree murder and related offenses. It was the latest chapter in a case that began with chaos on Morgan State's campus on Oct. 3, 2023. That night, students were spilling out of a c…