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One Closed Door Helped Contain $300K Maryland Fire Sparked By Smoking Materials
A closed door may have kept a $300,000 Maryland house fire from becoming even worse. The fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, inside the attached garage of a home on Briarwood Circle in Denton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say an occupant discovered the flames and closed the interior door connecting the garage to the home as the family escaped. That move made a difference. Fire officials credited the closed door with containing most of the damage to the garage before 25 members of the Denton Volunteer Fire Company brought the blaze under…
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: Senior Living Facility Worker Killed By Man Found Dead After Manhunt
Police in Maryland are investigating a reported murder-suicide involving an employee at a senior living facility and someone known to her. Baltimore resident Asia Natee Virginia Thomas, 27, has been identified by the Anne Arundel Police Department as the persona allegedly killed by Aberdeen native Deontae Tranell Bryant, 25, who later turned the gun on himself. According to the department, shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, officers were called to the Morningside House of Friendship in Hanover to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Thomas suffering fro…
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Teen Dies After Fleeing Crash, Jumping Over Capital Beltway Railing: State Police (
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The frightening fall from the Capital Beltway in Maryland turned fatal. An 18-year-old man died after plunging approximately 50 feet from I-495 onto Stoney Brook Drive in Kensington on Sunday night, Sept. 13, Maryland State Police confirmed on Monday. His name has not been released. Shortly after 7 p.m., troopers were called to a multi-vehicle crash on the Outer Loop past Georgia Avenue, where police say the teen had been driving a blue Ford Fusion. Investigators say the Fusion struck an unattended Chevrolet pickup truck that was being towed by a white tow truck. No injuries were reported…
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More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
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Man Suffers Traumatic Injuries In Fall From Capital Beltway In Maryland (
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A man was seriously injured after falling from the Capital Beltway in Maryland on Sunday night. Emergency crews were called at around 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 13 to the area of Stoneybrook Drive and Beach Drive in Kensington, beneath the I-495 overpass, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The man suffered a traumatic injury in the fall and was treated by paramedics at the scene. DC News Now reported that the victim was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. What led to the fall was not immediately clear. There were reports that the man had fled …
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Masked Gunman Sought On Same Virginia Block As Bizarre Balcony Burglary (
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Police are back on a familiar Virginia block, and this time they're looking for a masked gunman. Fairfax County Police were called to the 3500 block of Robert E. Lee Place in Groveton late Saturday morning, Sept. 12, where a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the department. As of shortly before noon, Fairfax County Police said detectives were heading to the scene, and officers were searching for a suspect described as a Hispanic man wearing a black ski mask and gray hoodie. Investigators bel…
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8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (
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A wall of flames lit up a Maryland highway overnight. A tanker hauling approximately 8,000 gallons of gasoline erupted in flames late Friday night, sending a massive column of fire into the sky above a Maryland highway. The tanker caught fire on I-795 near Westminster Pike in Reisterstown, prompting a large response from firefighters as flames engulfed the truck and forced the highway to close. The fire in Baltimore. White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company Photos from the scene show just how intense it got. Flames shot high above the tanker as thick black smoke poured into the night sk…
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Driver Charged, Truckers Identified After Oxygen Tank Explosion On I-81: State Police
The driver who caused the fiery crash that claimed the lives of two truckers on I-81 in Virginia is now facing charges, state police announced. Rockingham resident Mario A. Saldivar-Romaro, who was not hurt, was cited for reckless driving following the double fatal crash on Thursday night in Frederick County. At around 8:10 p.m. on Sept. 10, police say Saldivar-Romaro was attempting to enter the southbound lanes of I-81 and failed to yield to traffic. Saldivar-Romaro crossed two lanes and struck a tractor-trailer that was heading southbound on the interstate. The trac…
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Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag
Kelly Marcucci didn't exactly make it difficult for authorities to identify him after storming the field with a Palestinian flag at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, during the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Marcucci, 38, whose Facebook page says he's from Riverhead, NY, was wearing a jersey with his own name emblazoned across the back when he ran onto the field during the seventh inning of the Yankees-Mets Subway Series game, according to video from the stands and the NYPD. It didn't take security long to tackle Marcucci and take him into custody. The NY Post says the incident happened e…
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4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US
Four fully vaccinated Pennsylvanians have tested positive for measles — the first breakthrough cases identified during the state’s ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday, Sept. 12. The patients include three adults and one child from Centre, Jefferson, Lancaster, and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said during a live update. None was hospitalized. The cases are rare and account for less than 1 percent of Pennsylvania’s 676 confirmed measles infections this year, Bogen said. The statewide total now spans 37 counties and includes 124 hospitalizations …
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Small Fire, Big Charges: Woman Faces 6 Arson Counts After Neighbor's Porch Torched
A fire that caused relatively minor damage to a Maryland home in July has led to a lengthy list of charges months later. Amanda Lee Iliff-Williams, 33, of Cumberland, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 10, following an investigation into an incendiary fire set on the front porch of a home on the 400 block of East Fourth Street, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire was discovered by a neighbor shortly before midnight on July 9, officials said. The neighbor called 911 and began using water to extinguish the flames before Cumberland firefighters arrived. Investigators with the …
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Maryland Man Found Shot In Middle Of Road ID'd As Killer Remains At Large: Police (
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A Maryland gunman remains in the wind after leaving a 32-year-old man dying in the middle of the road. Rafael Jeremias Brewster, of Beltsville, has been identified as the man found shot at approximately 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the 1700 block of January Drive in White Oak, Montgomery County Police confirmed on Friday. Brewster was lying in the roadway with an apparent gunshot wound when officers and paramedics arrived. First responders attempted to save him, but Brewster was pronounced dead, police said. An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later det…
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