Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland
Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland A Maryland police department is mourning one of its own after a longtime captain died while on duty. Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson died on Monday, Sept. 21, while serving with the Cambridge Police Department, where he spent more than 27 years protecting the community. Hinson, who also served as the department's deputy chief, leaves behind a wife and five children. “It is with profound sadness that the Cambridge Police Department announces the passing of Captain Ronald ‘Shane’ Hinson,” the department said in announcing his death. Police did not disclose the circumstances surrounding Hinson’s…

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Accused Family Killer Fled Virginia, Made It To Pennsylvania Before Capture: Sheriff (UPDATED) Accused Family Killer Fled Virginia, Made It To Pennsylvania Before Capture: Sheriff (UPDATED) Accused Family Killer Fled Virginia, Made It To Pennsylvania Before Capture: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Accused Family Killer Fled Virginia, Made It To Pennsylvania Before Capture: Sheriff (Updated) A man accused of killing a family member in Virginia was on the run for only a few hours before a three-state manhunt caught up with him, authorities say. Roger Bradford, 60, of Aldie, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, after 54-year-old Lisa Bradford was found dead earlier that day in Loudoun County. Deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 12:10 p.m. to the 24000 block of Quimby Oaks Place in Aldie to investigate reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Lisa Bradford dead at the scene. Roger Bradford …
Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life
Father's Early Morning Rent Demand Ends With Seven Deadly Gunshots, Son In Prison For Life A man who violently murdered his father over a rent dispute in Maryland before fleeing the state and going on the run will spend the rest of his life in prison. Ja'Bril Walters, 33, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of gunning down his father during an early morning argument in February 2025, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. The argument that led to the murder began with a Facebook message sent at 3:58 a.m. on Feb. 22, 2025. Prosecutors say Walters' father demanded that his son start paying his fair share of the rent…
Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Virginia Parking Lot: Police Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Virginia Parking Lot: Police Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Virginia Parking Lot: Police
Driver Kept Going After Gunman Riddled Car With Bullets In Virginia Parking Lot: Police A hail of gunfire wasn't enough to immediately stop a critically wounded driver in Virginia. The man was driving through a parking lot in Groveton shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 when a gunman on foot opened fire, pumping multiple rounds into his vehicle, according to Fairfax County Police. Several bullets tore through the driver's side of the vehicle, which was left with shattered glass and a cluster of bullet holes. The driver was hit multiple times. But he kept going. Police say the wounded man continued driving through the parking lot before crashing into two unoccupied vehicle…
'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff 'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff 'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff
'Poison Gas,' Eye-Gouging Threats Target Maryland School That Doesn't Exist: Sheriff A pair of bomb threats made by two people targeting a nonexistent school in Maryland prompted an overnight investigation and delayed classes on Tuesday morning. Late on Sept. 21, the Fruitland Police Department received two separate bomb threat calls through its non-emergency dispatch line from the same phone number, though two distinct voices were heard on the other end, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. The callers referenced "Fruitland Elementary School" and made threats involving "poison gas" and "gauging their eyes out," according to the sheriff's office. There was on…

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From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop
From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop No more packing up when the season ends for one Virginia chocolatier who spent years waiting for a kitchen to call her own. The Chocolate Palette has officially opened its permanent home at 212A Loudoun St. SE in downtown Leesburg, where owner Cheryl June is serving up European-style sipping chocolates, handcrafted desserts and the Danish pancakes that helped launch her business eight years ago. The town celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Sept. 17. For June, getting there took a much longer route. A military wife and mother, June developed her love of baking while l…

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Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…

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National Coffee Day 2026: Where Free Cups, Special Deals Are Brewing Cafés, restaurants, and retailers are celebrating National Coffee Day with plenty of freebies and deals! National Coffee Day in 2026 falls on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular drinks in the US. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking dates to the middle of the 15th century at Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen, according to National Day Calendar. Monks roasted coffee seeds and brewed coffee using methods similar to those used today. Yemeni traders brought coffee from Ethiopia and began cultivating it in Yemen. Coffee later spread to Euro…

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National Coffee Day 2026: Where Free Cups, Special Deals Are Brewing Cafés, restaurants, and retailers are celebrating National Coffee Day with plenty of freebies and deals! National Coffee Day in 2026 falls on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular drinks in the US. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking dates to the middle of the 15th century at Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen, according to National Day Calendar. Monks roasted coffee seeds and brewed coffee using methods similar to those used today. Yemeni traders brought coffee from Ethiopia and began cultivating it in Yemen. Coffee later spread to Euro…

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Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers
Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers A university community is mourning as investigators seek answers about two student deaths. The University of Mississippi, known as Ole Miss, confirmed the deaths Tuesday, Sept. 22. The students’ identities have not been publicly released, and authorities have not confirmed either cause of death. The Lafayette County Coroner’s Office said both students died Monday, Sept. 21, according to WTVA. The university said its police department remains in contact with local and state law enforcement. “The university is heartbroken by the loss of two students and extends our condolences to their famil…