Hagerstown, MD
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Teen Tosses Burning Marine Flare Under Table At Hagerstown Five Guys, Sending Families Fleeing Teen Tosses Burning Marine Flare Under Table At Hagerstown Five Guys, Sending Families Fleeing Teen Tosses Burning Marine Flare Under Table At Hagerstown Five Guys, Sending Families Fleeing
Teen Tosses Burning Marine Flare Under Table At Hagerstown Five Guys, Sending Families Fleeing Families enjoying dinner at a Maryland Five Guys were sent scrambling when a teen allegedly threw a burning marine flare into the restaurant, sending it beneath a table where children and adults were eating, officials say. The frightening incident unfolded at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Five Guys restaurant at 18007 Garland Groh Boulevard in Hagerstown, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say the teen threw the lit flare into the occupied restaurant, where it landed beneath a table as customers were eating their evening meals. The u…

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by Zak Failla
Greenbelt, MD
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Suspicious Letter Forces Evacuation Of Congressman Steny Hoyer's Greenbelt Office Suspicious Letter Forces Evacuation Of Congressman Steny Hoyer's Greenbelt Office Suspicious Letter Forces Evacuation Of Congressman Steny Hoyer's Greenbelt Office
Suspicious Letter Forces Evacuation Of Congressman Steny Hoyer's Greenbelt Office Another congressional office in Maryland was evacuated after receiving a suspicious letter, part of a growing wave of similar incidents targeting public officials across the country. Rep. Steny Hoyer confirmed on Monday, Oct. 19, that his district office in Greenbelt received a potentially hazardous letter, prompting an evacuation and a response from law enforcement. "Today, my district office in Greenbelt, Maryland, received a suspicious letter similar to those received by public officials across the country," Hoyer said in a statement posted to social media. View this…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Baltimore Vintage Shop Owner Working 100-Hour Weeks Fights To Reopen After $15K Burglary Baltimore Vintage Shop Owner Working 100-Hour Weeks Fights To Reopen After $15K Burglary Baltimore Vintage Shop Owner Working 100-Hour Weeks Fights To Reopen After $15K Burglary
Baltimore Vintage Shop Owner Working 100-Hour Weeks Fights To Reopen After $15K Burglary A Maryland shop owner who pours up to 100 hours a week into his vintage clothing store is fighting to reopen after burglars smashed their way in and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise. MJ Broderick, the owner of Retrospect Vintage in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood, estimates that thieves stole as much as $15,000 in merchandise from his small shop on South Charles Street, leaving him scrambling to reopen. Sweatshorts? Gone. Most of his jackets? Gone. Ravens gear? Gone just as football season is heating up.  Broderick said the burglars also stole most of his hats, but were…

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by Zak Failla
Milford Mill, MD
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Teen, 16, Charged As Adult In Milford Mill Rape Case, Police Say Teen, 16, Charged As Adult In Milford Mill Rape Case, Police Say Teen, 16, Charged As Adult In Milford Mill Rape Case, Police Say
Teen, 16, Charged As Adult In Milford Mill Rape Case, Police Say A 16-year-old boy is facing adult charges in connection with a sexual assault in Maryland that prompted police to release surveillance photos in hopes of identifying a suspect. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department's Special Victims Unit announced on Monday, Oct. 19, that they arrested the teen in connection with the Wednesday, Oct. 7 assault in the Milford Mill area. Police previously released surveillance images of a person they were attempting to identify on Friday, Oct. 9, two days after the reported assault, and asked the public for help identifying him as part of the …

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
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$12,500 Down, $1M To Go: Frederick Man Still Racing Toward NASCAR Jackpot $12,500 Down, $1M To Go: Frederick Man Still Racing Toward NASCAR Jackpot $12,500 Down, $1M To Go: Frederick Man Still Racing Toward NASCAR Jackpot
$12,500 Down, $1M To Go: Frederick Man Still Racing Toward NASCAR Jackpot A Maryland man is racing toward a potential million-dollar payday as NASCAR's championship weekend approaches, and he's already collected $12,500 without ever getting behind the wheel. Frederick resident Jeffely Pargo is among just 10 people nationwide still in contention for the $1 million grand prize in NASCAR Powerball's "The Chase," a lottery promotion that could put him in Victory Lane during the sport's championship weekend in November. Pargo survived another round of eliminations on Sunday, Oct. 18, when his name was announced during the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway, earn…

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by Zak Failla
Northampton, MA
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Cheddar Cheese Recall Issued Over Potentially Serious Health Risk Cheddar Cheese Recall Issued Over Potentially Serious Health Risk Cheddar Cheese Recall Issued Over Potentially Serious Health Risk
Cheddar Cheese Recall Issued Over Potentially Serious Health Risk A food-safety alert is urging shoppers to inspect their refrigerator before serving a popular cheese product. Family Farmstead Dairy, based in the upstate New York town of Worcester, is recalling a specific lot of its Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese because it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.  The FDA posted the company's announcement on its website. The recalled product was sent to grocers in NY, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The company said it may have reached other states through downstream distributors. Consumers sho…

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by Joe Lombardi
Waldorf, MD
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27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Waldorf Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal 27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Waldorf Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal 27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Waldorf Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal
27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Waldorf Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal An entire fleet of commercial vehicles went up in flames behind a Maryland building occupied by Verizon, sending a wall of fire and thick smoke into the night sky. The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 Industrial Park Drive in Waldorf, where firefighters arrived to find more than two dozen utility vehicles burning beneath an awning attached to the building. By the time the flames were brought under control, 27 commercial vehicles had been damaged or destroyed, with investigators estimating the total loss at $3.8 million, according to the Maryland State Fire Marsha…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
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Northeast's Most Expensive ZIP Codes Revealed In New National Study Northeast's Most Expensive ZIP Codes Revealed In New National Study Northeast's Most Expensive ZIP Codes Revealed In New National Study
Northeast's Most Expensive ZIP Codes Revealed In New National Study One of the Northeast's wealthiest regions is climbing the ranks of the nation's most expensive places to buy a home, according to a new study. PropertyShark released its 2026 list of the nation's 100 most expensive ZIP codes by median home sale prices. The real estate data website's report showed the New York City metropolitan area claiming a record 25% of the rankings. The NYC region had 31 ZIP codes on the list, tying California's Bay Area for the most ZIP codes in the rankings. New York state had 20 ZIP codes in the rankings, up from 15 in 2025. The Hamptons dominated New York…

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by Chris Spiker
Lexington Park, MD
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Wife Grabbed Gun, Husband Pulled Trigger: Lexington Park Couple Convicted Of Murder Wife Grabbed Gun, Husband Pulled Trigger: Lexington Park Couple Convicted Of Murder Wife Grabbed Gun, Husband Pulled Trigger: Lexington Park Couple Convicted Of Murder
Wife Grabbed Gun, Husband Pulled Trigger: Lexington Park Couple Convicted Of Murder Giving someone a ride to work shouldn't cost a person their life, but that's exactly what happened to a Maryland man who found himself trapped in a driveway with an increasingly hostile husband and wife. Now, nearly a year after the deadly confrontation in Lexington Park, David Scott Jones, 59, and his wife, Djhonna Mari Jones, 47, have both been convicted of first-degree murder for their roles in the Oct. 27, 2025, shooting. The victim had arrived at the couple's home to pick up someone for work, and everything appeared routine until another vehicle pulled in behind him as he was backing o…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Marine, Cop, Congressional Hopeful: Maryland Veteran Now Fighting For His Life In Florida Marine, Cop, Congressional Hopeful: Maryland Veteran Now Fighting For His Life In Florida Marine, Cop, Congressional Hopeful: Maryland Veteran Now Fighting For His Life In Florida
Marine, Cop, Congressional Hopeful: Maryland Veteran Now Fighting For His Life In Florida Tony "Rome" Emanuel has spent much of his life on the front lines, and not always in uniform. From serving in the Marines to decades protecting Maryland communities, Emanuel's career eventually took him to the US Virgin Islands, where he traded police work for gun violence prevention and even set his sights on Congress. A proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Emanuel's commitment to brotherhood and service has followed him throughout his life, including a distinguished career in the military and more than 30 years policing in his community. That included time with the Montgomery Coun…

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by Zak Failla
Jessup, MD
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New Video Shows Aftermath Of Fatal Jessup Police Chase: ' Why'd You Have To Hit Me?' New Video Shows Aftermath Of Fatal Jessup Police Chase: ' Why'd You Have To Hit Me?' New Video Shows Aftermath Of Fatal Jessup Police Chase: ' Why'd You Have To Hit Me?'
New Video Shows Aftermath Of Fatal Jessup Police Chase: ' Why'd You Have To Hit Me?' The Attorney General's Office has released new video showing the police pursuit that preceded a fatal crash in Maryland last month. Anthony Bowers Jr., 20, of Baltimore, was identified as the person who died following a Sunday, Sept. 6 crash in Jessup, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division. The incident began at approximately 2:17 a.m., when the Infiniti struck an occupied, parked Howard County Police cruiser in the 7100 block of Montevideo Road and fled. The beginning of the pursuit in Maryland. Maryland OAG PFC Amir Parker pursued the Infi…

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by Zak Failla
Sterling, VA
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BWI's Longest Runway Reopens After $83.8M Overhaul Ahead Of Holiday Travel Rush BWI's Longest Runway Reopens After $83.8M Overhaul Ahead Of Holiday Travel Rush BWI's Longest Runway Reopens After $83.8M Overhaul Ahead Of Holiday Travel Rush
BWI's Longest Runway Reopens After $83.8M Overhaul Ahead Of Holiday Travel Rush It took nearly three months and more than $83 million, but Maryland's busiest airport finally has its longest runway back. The massive makeover at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport came to an end on Thursday, Oct. 15, when Runway 10-28 reopened to air traffic after undergoing a complete rehabilitation that began in the heart of summer. And it didn't take long for the freshly paved runway to get its first visitor. At 2:24 p.m., Southwest Airlines Flight 716 touched down from West Palm Beach, Florida, becoming the first aircraft to use the runway since construction…

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by Zak Failla