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New Windsor 12-Year-Old Advances To National Spelling Bee Finals
A young Hudson Valley student could soon be a national champion.
Orange County resident YY Liang, age 12, of New Windsor, is one of eight kids who made it through five rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, advancing to the Thursday, May 30 finals, which will be shown live on iON television at 8 p.m.
Four of the Elite 8 are from California and Texas (two from each state), and the others are from California, Colorado, North Carolina, and Florida.
Liange is a nationally-ranked junior tennis player who enjoys video games and has a talent for drawing.
A seventh-grader, …
Stafford Dad, 34, Dies Weeks After Crash Returning From Work, Campaign Says
A 34-year-old Northern Virginia man has died weeks after suffering serious injuries in a crash on his way home from work, loved ones say.
Dominique Battle, of Stafford, was returning home from work when he suffered a broken femur, broken ankle, and serious head trauma Thursday, April 4, according to a GoFundMe campaign that had been launched for his recovery.
Dominique's obituary said he died at the Capital Caring Advance Home Care & Hospice Center in Aldie, VA, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Details in the crash were not immediately available.
He is survived by his parents, Lynn D. Coo…
5 Arrested For Baltimore County Home Break-Ins Part Of ‘South American Theft Group,’ Police Say
Five members of an organized crime ring were arrested in Baltimore County in connection with a string of local home break-ins and several more across the country, authorities said.
The following suspects were charged with first-degree burglary and other burglary-related offenses, Baltimore County Police said Tuesday, March 12:
Gabriel Matamala-Ponce, 20
Crisosto-Araya, 21
Jorge Gatica-Vergara, 22
Luis Oyanedel-Valenzuela, 23
Gabriel Miranda-Gonzalez, 27
Their arrests came during a burglary investigation at a home on the 2300 block of Tufton Springs Ln. around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3.…
District Man Faces Life In Prison For Kidnapping, Repeatedly Raping Maryland Woman: Feds
A District man has been convicted of the kidnapping, robbery, and repeated rapes of a Maryland woman years ago, federal authorities announced on Wednesday.
Mark A. Blue, 34, was found guilty of the December 2018 assault of a woman who they targeted as she walked home from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Prince George's County.
The woman was abducted while walking from the Naylor Road Metro Station in Temple Hills Wikimedia Commons/Ben Schumin
Prosecutors say that Blue and a second man, Nick Savoy, forced her into a car, threatened to kill her, covered her eyes with her own shirt so she…
Kingston Man Admits 'Straw Purchasing' Guns, US Attorney Says
A Hudson Valley man pled guilty to conspiring with others to unlawfully obtain firearms from a licensed dealer by allegedly making false statements, also known as “straw purchasing” firearms.
Ulster County resident Oryin McLeod, age 23, of Kingston, admitted on Wednesday, Feb. 14, that he entered into an agreement with Rylan Peterson, a native of Kingston then serving in the Marine Corps at a base in North Carolina, for Peterson to acquire six semi-automatic handguns on behalf of McLeod and others, according to US Attorney for the Northern District of New York Carla Freeman.
According to co…
Shoplifting Couple Swiped $158K In Merch From Stores Across DMV: Police
A couple accused of stealing more than $158,000 from retails stores across the DMV and North Carolina has been arrested.
Roxana Dumitru, 29, and Ionut-Robert Ionescu, 30, both of Laurel, MD, are accused of stealing approximately $6,400 worth of merchandise from the Ulta store on Village Market Boulevard in Leesburg Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2023, Leesburg police said.
The two were identified as suspects and subsequently linked to additional shoplifting incidents in Maryland and North Carolina, local police said. It's believed they swiped more than $158,000 from multiple stores, author…
Ostrich, Prairie Dogs Among 100 Animals Confiscated From Hoarder's North Bellmore Home: Police
A Long Island man is facing dozens of violations after authorities confiscated enough exotic animals to rival Doctor Dolittle.
Federal, state, and local investigators descended on the man’s North Bellmore home on Tuesday night, Jan. 23, following a complaint from Humane Long Island.
The search, led by the Nassau County SPCA, turned up 100 hoarded animals inside his basement and backyard, according to the organization.
Among them were a South American ostrich, an endangered Tiger Salamander, a Giant African snail, an opossum, and two prairie dogs.
Officers also found a Sulcata tortoise, se…