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Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (PHOTOS) Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (PHOTOS)
Woman Rushes Back For Cat As 3-Alarm Fire Destroys Maryland Home After Storm Outage (Photos) She made it out. Then she went back for the cat. A Maryland woman narrowly escaped a fast-moving three-alarm house fire on Sunday after racing back inside her smoke-filled home to search for her pet, only to be forced back out as flames consumed the house. The fire broke out shortly after 4:20 p.m. on July 5, inside a home in the 3700 block of Hilltop Drive in Joppa, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The three-alarm fire in Harford County. Office Of The Maryland State Fire Marshal Investigators said the family's neighborhood had lost power during Saturday'…

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by Zak Failla
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Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (VIDEO) Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (VIDEO)
Massive 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Sherwin-Williams Warehouse In Maryland (Video) The flames just kept growing. So did the response. A Baltimore warehouse fire exploded into a massive four-alarm battle Saturday night, sending firefighters from across the city into an hours-long fight against towering flames and thick smoke pouring from a Sherwin-Williams facility. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Sherwin-Williams warehouse in the 1600 block of Filbert Street in the city's Brooklyn neighborhood, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. What began as a routine dispatch quickly escalated. Within minutes, the incident was upgraded to a work…

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by Zak Failla
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Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia
Fireworks Spark $1.2M House Fire, Damage 3 Homes On Fourth Of July In Virginia A Virginia family's Fourth of July celebration ended in devastation after improperly discarded legal fireworks sparked a massive house fire that caused nearly $1.2 million in damage, destroyed much of one home, and spread to two neighboring houses, fire investigators said. The fire broke out just after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at a home in the 20900 block of Deer Run Way in Ashburn, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire in the garage that had already pushed through the roof of the single-family home. The fire in…

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Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (PHOTOS) Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (PHOTOS)
Two Women Die In Maryland House Fire As Firefighters Search Amid Roof Collapse (Photos) A Maryland house fire turned deadly before dawn Sunday after firefighters rushed into a burning home, knowing there was a chance someone was still trapped inside. When crews arrived at a split-level home in the 2400 block of Harmon Road in Silver Spring shortly before 4:20 a.m. on July 5, flames were already tearing through the second floor and punching through the roof, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. With no occupants outside, firefighters immediately launched an aggressive search of the home despite rapidly deteriorating conditions. Inside, they found two women.&…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead,  fugitive warrants were iss…

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by Jillian Pikora
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9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (PHOTOS) 9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (PHOTOS)
9 Hurt, 4 Airlifted To Burn Centers After Fourth Of July Boat Explosion In Maryland (Photos) A Fourth of July afternoon on the water turned into chaos in Maryland when a boat suddenly exploded, sending nine people to the hospital and forcing four victims to be airlifted to regional burn centers. The explosion happened just after 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, where emergency crews rushed to the waterfront after multiple 911 callers reported that an approximately 32-foot-long boat had exploded while tied up at the dock. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, seven of the injured were aboard the vessel, while two others …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Family Comes Home To Ashes After July 4 Firebomb Attack: Officials Maryland Family Comes Home To Ashes After July 4 Firebomb Attack: Officials
Maryland Family Comes Home To Ashes After July 4 Firebomb Attack: Officials Everything they owned was gone before the sun came up. A Maryland family returned to unimaginable devastation after investigators say someone threw a flaming gasoline container onto the front porch of their home, turning it into a raging overnight fire that destroyed nearly everything inside. The attack was reported around 1:30 a.m. on the Fourth of July, at a home in the 4300 block of Cooper Road in Whiteford, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators say home surveillance cameras captured an unknown suspect approaching the house, throwing a flaming gasoline con…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (DEVELOPING) Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (DEVELOPING)
Maryland EMT Removed As Child Exploitation Probe Expands Across Fire/EMS Stations (Developing) The investigation didn't end with an arrest. A Maryland EMT has been removed from a Harford County fire company after his arrest in a child exploitation investigation that officials say involved multiple Fire/EMS stations across the county. Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, 32, of Lusby, was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, by Maryland State Police and charged with six counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. State police said the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched the investigation in November 2025 into the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor. In…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Posed As Women To Steal Private Boudoir Photos, State Police Say Maryland Man Posed As Women To Steal Private Boudoir Photos, State Police Say
Maryland Man Posed As Women To Steal Private Boudoir Photos, State Police Say He wasn't looking for dates. Police say he was shopping for boudoir photos. Maryland investigators say an Allegany County man spent months posing as women online so he could sneak into strangers' private boudoir galleries, a bizarre identity theft scheme that ended with a conviction and 16 criminal charges across two separate cases. Mathew Mark Schartiger, 39, was sentenced this week after Maryland State Police said their investigation uncovered fake email accounts, stolen identities, and unauthorized copies of victims' intimate photographs. The investigation began in March after troopers …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman In Wheelchair Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Fairfax County: Police Woman In Wheelchair Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Fairfax County: Police
Woman In Wheelchair Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Truck In Fairfax County: Police A Virginia woman who was using a mobility device died after she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a roadway in Fairfax County, police said. The fatal crash happened around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Dart Drive in Hybla Valley, according to Fairfax County Police. Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives said the driver of a 2026 Ford F-250 was turning right from Dart Drive onto northbound Richmond Highway when the truck struck the woman as she crossed Dart Drive from north to south in her mobility device. She was rushed to a nearby hospi…

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Dulles Beagle Kicked So Hard He Went Airborne Still Catching Smugglers A Year Later Dulles Beagle Kicked So Hard He Went Airborne Still Catching Smugglers A Year Later
Dulles Beagle Kicked So Hard He Went Airborne Still Catching Smugglers A Year Later You can't keep a good beagle down. A Virginia detector dog who was kicked so hard by an international traveler at Dulles Airport that he went airborne has made a full recovery and is back doing what he does best, catching smugglers one sniff at a time. One year after the shocking assault, Freddie, the 6-year-old US Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector beagle stationed at the Sterling airport, is thriving and still protecting America's food supply. In fact, Freddie celebrated a milestone this week. On Tuesday, June 30, the veteran beagle recorded his 200th agriculture detecti…

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Kids In Back, Drugs, Gun Up Front: Virginia Traffic Stop Ends In Felony Arrest, Sheriff Says Kids In Back, Drugs, Gun Up Front: Virginia Traffic Stop Ends In Felony Arrest, Sheriff Says
Kids In Back, Drugs, Gun Up Front: Virginia Traffic Stop Ends In Felony Arrest, Sheriff Says Deputies in Virginia say a convicted felon was driving through Spotsylvania County with multiple narcotics, a firearm, and two young children inside his SUV before a routine traffic stop brought everything to a halt. William Maynard, 35, of Louisa, was arrested late on Sunday, June 28, by members of the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office after he was spotted driving with a suspended license in the 10100 block of Patriot Highway. Maynard couldn't legally drive away. And no one else in the vehicle could either. With no licensed driver available to take the SUV, deputies prepared to tow it an…

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