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Box Truck Driver Charged After 94-Year-Old Dies Days After Head-On Virginia Crash: Police Box Truck Driver Charged After 94-Year-Old Dies Days After Head-On Virginia Crash: Police
Box Truck Driver Charged After 94-Year-Old Dies Days After Head-On Virginia Crash: Police A crash that began with a box truck driver trying to avoid a stopped vehicle has now turned deadly. The victim, a 94-year-old Manassas Park man, died two days after a head-on collision in Prince William County, where police have now charged the driver of a box truck with reckless driving. The crash happened around 7:15 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at the intersection of Nokesville Road and Fauquier Drive in Nokesville, according to Prince William County police. Investigators said Corey Latel Heflin, 38, of Springfield, was driving a 2021 Freightliner M2 northbound on Nokesville Road when he fa…

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by Zak Failla
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Mercedes Driver Dies After Slamming Into Tree In Early-Morning Maryland Crash: Police Mercedes Driver Dies After Slamming Into Tree In Early-Morning Maryland Crash: Police
Mercedes Driver Dies After Slamming Into Tree In Early-Morning Maryland Crash: Police A violent crash involving a Mercedes ended with one driver dead before sunrise in Maryland. Montgomery County police are investigating the fatal single-vehicle wreck, which happened around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, along New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring. Investigators say the driver of a 2010 Mercedes lost control in the 11800 block of New Hampshire Avenue, striking the center median before crashing head-on into a tree. The force of the impact left the driver critically injured. Fire and rescue crews rushed the adult man to an area hospital, where he later died. Police have no…

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by Zak Failla
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She Grew Up There. So Did Her Mom. Now A Maryland Daughter Is Fighting To Save Their Home She Grew Up There. So Did Her Mom. Now A Maryland Daughter Is Fighting To Save Their Home
She Grew Up There. So Did Her Mom. Now A Maryland Daughter Is Fighting To Save Their Home A Maryland daughter is refusing to let her family's story end with a foreclosure notice. Severna Park native Marie Jane Machin is racing to save the only home her family has ever known in Anne Arundel County as she rallies community support to help her parents avoid a move late in life. Machin launched a GoFundMe on behalf of her family that has quickly taken off as friends and loved ones hope to keep the house where she grew up, as well as the place her mother called home, from slipping away. "My parents are my favorite people in this world," Machin wrote in a heartfelt plea that has…

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by Zak Failla
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ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole
ICE Pursuit Ends In NJ Crash, Downs Utility Pole A man fleeing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents crashed into a parked SUV and snapped a utility pole in Teaneck on Sunday morning, July 26, leaving one driver trapped inside a vehicle surrounded by live wires for about an hour, police said. View this post on Instagram Teaneck police responded to the intersection of Queen Anne Road and Walraven Drive at approximately 11:21 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle had struck a utility pole, according to a department release. One of the callers identified themselve…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DC AAU Basketball Coach, Five Players Arrested During Florida Tournament Theft Case: Sheriff DC AAU Basketball Coach, Five Players Arrested During Florida Tournament Theft Case: Sheriff
DC AAU Basketball Coach, Five Players Arrested During Florida Tournament Theft Case: Sheriff A late-night stop at 7-Eleven ended with a Washington, DC-area AAU basketball coach and five of his teenage players in handcuffs. The Run It Up travel basketball team was in Florida for the Puma NXTPro tournament when members of the team were arrested following an alleged theft at a Davenport convenience store, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Detectives said the group entered the 7-Eleven on Ronald Reagan Parkway at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, and concealed merchandise before attempting to leave without paying. Investigators said the stolen items included D…

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by Zak Failla
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'Everything Is Unsalvageable': Maryland Family Offers Update After Dog-Started House Fire 'Everything Is Unsalvageable': Maryland Family Offers Update After Dog-Started House Fire
'Everything Is Unsalvageable': Maryland Family Offers Update After Dog-Started House Fire They don't blame Bo. Nearly two weeks after a bizarre Maryland house fire made headlines when investigators determined the family dog accidentally turned on a toaster, Shannon and Chad Ellis are sharing what happened after the cameras left, describing the heartbreak of losing nearly everything, the miracle that saved one beloved pet, and why they hope other families learn from their experience. The Ellis family's Belcamp home was destroyed on Friday, July 10, while no one was home.  According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, Ring camera footage showed Bo jumping onto …

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Virginia Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff Wanted Virginia Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff
Wanted Virginia Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff If there was a wrong decision to make, deputies say Gordon Bruce made just about all of them. Stafford County deputies arrested the 60-year-old Fredericksburg man, after what started out as a midday hit-and-run rapidly spiraled into one long day for everyone involved. The chain of events unfolded around 4:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, along Stafford Lakes Parkway. Deputies say Gordon Bruce, 60, of Fredericksburg, rear-ended another driver before fleeing the scene and running a red light. It didn't get him very far. Responding deputies found Bruce's vehicle nearby with heavy front-end dam…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals
Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals Ashley Nicole Franklin made the US Marshals' Most Wanted list. Now, nearly a year after disappearing instead of reporting to prison, the Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter has been captured hundreds of miles from home. The 39-year-old was arrested on Thursday, July 23, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ending a months-long manhunt led by the US Marshals Service, according to federal authorities and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Franklin was convicted on Aug. 6, 2025, of first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and neg…

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by Zak Failla
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Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Virginia (Developing) A wrong-way drive through a red light ended in a deadly crash on a Virginia roadway overnight, police say. The fatal wreck happened around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 24, along Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, where investigators say a 26-year-old driver barreled through a red light before crossing into oncoming lanes and crashing into a parked highway safety truck. Byron Ezequiel Guerrero, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling westbound on Prince William Parkway near Minnieville Road when he continued through the red light, according to the Prince William…

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by Zak Failla
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Fast-Moving Electrical Fire Forces Maryland Family, Cat From Home In Middle Of The Night Fast-Moving Electrical Fire Forces Maryland Family, Cat From Home In Middle Of The Night
Fast-Moving Electrical Fire Forces Maryland Family, Cat From Home In Middle Of The Night A middle-of-the-night electrical fire forced two Maryland residents and their cat to flee their home with little time to spare. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:38 a.m. on Friday, July 24, to the 1100 block of Tiffany Road in Silver Spring, where they found flames burning on the first floor of a single-family home, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Crews quickly went to work attacking the fire, bringing it under control before it spread further through the house. The two adults living in the home escaped safely along with their cat.  No injuries were…

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by Zak Failla
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He Was Trusted To Help Children. Feds Say This Former EMT Preyed On Them Instead He Was Trusted To Help Children. Feds Say This Former EMT Preyed On Them Instead
He Was Trusted To Help Children. Feds Say This Former EMT Preyed On Them Instead A Maryland paramedic who preyed on young children he was tasked with assisting is facing years in prison, federal authorities announced. Lusby resident Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, 32, a former Harford County emergency medical technician, is facing serious charges for allegedly preying on young children through social media. According to the indictment, between August 2022 and April 2026, Bowman sexually exploited minors using his cellphone and an online social media application. He allegedly paid hundreds of dollars for sexually explicit images and videos of the minors, according to th…

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by Zak Failla
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Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (UPDATED) Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (UPDATED)
Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (Updated) The mystery has a heartbreaking answer. Remains found in a Maryland creek have been positively identified as a New Jersey pilot car driver who disappeared after crashing her vehicle and suffering a possible head injury last month, police confirmed on Thursday, July 27. Kimberly Gordon, 46, of Lopatcong, NJ, was driving a white 2024 Hyundai Elantra while working as a pilot car driver escorting an oversized load when she disappeared on June 21, NJ.com reports. She was last seen behind the Sky Zone trampoline park on Pulaski Highway in Rosedale, according to police in Baltimore …

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