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Teen Found Shot In Maryland After Gunfire Breaks Out Blocks Away, Sheriff Says Teen Found Shot In Maryland After Gunfire Breaks Out Blocks Away, Sheriff Says
Teen Found Shot In Maryland After Gunfire Breaks Out Blocks Away, Sheriff Says A 19-year-old was injured in a Maryland neighborhood on Sunday night, but investigators say the gunfire likely erupted somewhere else. Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the 700 block of Court Square Drive in Edgewood at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. Deputies immediately began treating the 19-year-old until paramedics arrived and took over, according to the sheriff's office. He was taken to a Baltimore-area trauma center with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. But …

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by Zak Failla
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Hero Firefighter Revives Large Dog Saved From Burning Maryland Home Hero Firefighter Revives Large Dog Saved From Burning Maryland Home
Hero Firefighter Revives Large Dog Saved From Burning Maryland Home Two dogs were saved from a Maryland townhouse fire on Sunday, Aug. 16. Crews were dispatched to the 20100 block of Club Hill Drive in Germantown at approximately 5:17 p.m. after a neighbor spotted smoke coming from the middle-of-the-row townhouse, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Firefighters arrived to find a kitchen fire burning on the first floor with flames extending upstairs, prompting a response that ultimately brought approximately 50 firefighters to the scene. As crews worked through the home, they found both dogs inside and carried them to saf…

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by Zak Failla
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Shot Fired During Altercation Before Man Barricades Himself In Reston Home: Police (DEVELOPING) Shot Fired During Altercation Before Man Barricades Himself In Reston Home: Police (DEVELOPING)
Shot Fired During Altercation Before Man Barricades Himself In Reston Home: Police (Developing) A man was detained after an altercation involving gunfire turned into a barricade situation in Virginia, police said. Fairfax County Police officers were called to the 2200 block of Castle Rock Square in Reston on Monday, Aug. 17, where an investigation into the developing incident remained underway. According to police, the man was involved in an altercation before a firearm was discharged. He then retreated into a residence and refused to come out, prompting the barricade response. Officers ultimately detained the man, police announced shortly before noon. No hostages were inside the r…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Fights Off Bear During Solo Trail Run: How She Escaped Woman Fights Off Bear During Solo Trail Run: How She Escaped
Woman Fights Off Bear During Solo Trail Run: How She Escaped A woman managed to escape from a brown bear while running by herself on an Alaskan trail, according to wildlife officials. The attack happened near the Prospect Heights trailhead in Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 13, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said in a news release. The woman was trail running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail when she encountered the brown bear. Officials said the woman was injured in the attack but managed to deploy bear spray during the encounter. She then made it back to the trailhead on her own before being taken to a hospital with undiscl…

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by Chris Spiker
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Firefighter, 24, Leaves Behind Wife, 16-Month-Old 'Mini Me' After Lake Anna Drowning Firefighter, 24, Leaves Behind Wife, 16-Month-Old 'Mini Me' After Lake Anna Drowning
Firefighter, 24, Leaves Behind Wife, 16-Month-Old 'Mini Me' After Lake Anna Drowning Mason Fercovic-Ortegel spent his short life taking care of others. Now, the young Virginia firefighter's family is facing an uncertain future without him. The 24-year-old Spotsylvania County firefighter died in an off-duty drowning incident at Lake Anna on Thursday, Aug. 13, leaving behind his wife and their 16-month-old daughter. Behind the uniform, Ortegel was a husband and a young dad working to build a life for his family. And according to those now rallying around them, that family was the reason he worked so hard. "Mason Ortegel was known well for his service with the Spotsylvania C…

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NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…

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Three Stabbed Inside Maryland Home Before Officers Tase 'Erratic' Suspect: Police Three Stabbed Inside Maryland Home Before Officers Tase 'Erratic' Suspect: Police
Three Stabbed Inside Maryland Home Before Officers Tase 'Erratic' Suspect: Police A late-night disturbance in Maryland left three people stabbed and a man in handcuffs. Officers were called to the 400 block of Morningside Drive in Glen Burnie at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found a 38-year-old man inside a home displaying “erratic behavior,” according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Then they found the victims. Three people at the scene had suffered stab wounds, police said. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation before ultimately deploying Tasers to take the man into custody safely. All three victims were rushed to an…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorcyclist Killed In Pre-Dawn Maryland Crash Identified By Police As 36-Year-Old Man Motorcyclist Killed In Pre-Dawn Maryland Crash Identified By Police As 36-Year-Old Man
Motorcyclist Killed In Pre-Dawn Maryland Crash Identified By Police As 36-Year-Old Man A pre-dawn ride ended in tragedy on a Maryland road Sunday. Alonzo Bibines III, a 36-year-old Glenn Dale man, was riding west on Greenbelt Road shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, when he approached Aerospace Road in Lanham, according to Prince George's County Police. Coming the other way was a sedan. Investigators say the sedan was traveling east on Greenbelt Road when its driver began making a left turn onto Aerospace Road, putting the two vehicles on a collision course. Bibines struck the sedan and was thrown into the roadway, where officers found him when they arrived at approxi…

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by Zak Failla
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No Easy Way Out: Maryland Helicopter Called In After UTV Rider Crashes Deep In Virginia Woods No Easy Way Out: Maryland Helicopter Called In After UTV Rider Crashes Deep In Virginia Woods
No Easy Way Out: Maryland Helicopter Called In After UTV Rider Crashes Deep In Virginia Woods There was no easy way out after a UTV rider crashed deep in the Virginia woods. So rescuers called for backup. A Maryland State Police helicopter responded across state lines shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after the rider was injured in a rollover on a remote trail near Cove Campground in Frederick County, Virginia. Frederick County rescue crews made their way to the injured rider, but getting him back out presented another problem. The location was remote, according to state police. The extrication was expected to take time, but the rider's injuries made waiting for a lon…

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by Zak Failla
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Caught, Released, Caught Again: Accused Maryland Flasher's Freedom Doesn't Last Caught, Released, Caught Again: Accused Maryland Flasher's Freedom Doesn't Last
Caught, Released, Caught Again: Accused Maryland Flasher's Freedom Doesn't Last A medical situation gave an accused Maryland flasher a brief reprieve from justice. It didn't last long. Frederick Harris, 37, was arrested twice in a matter of hours after allegedly exposing himself to a woman at the Aberdeen Shopping Plaza, according to the Aberdeen Police Department. It started at approximately 10:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when officers were called to the shopping plaza for a reported indecent exposure. Police say a woman was sitting inside her vehicle when the Aberdeen resident exposed himself to her and committed a lewd act. By the time officers arrived, he was …

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by Zak Failla
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Flames Tower Over Trees As 100-Plus Vehicles Burn In Virginia (PHOTOS) Flames Tower Over Trees As 100-Plus Vehicles Burn In Virginia (PHOTOS)
Flames Tower Over Trees As 100-Plus Vehicles Burn In Virginia (Photos) This wasn't your average early-morning car fire in Virginia. Firefighters were called shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, to Pick-A-Part in the 9000 block of Patriot Highway in Spotsylvania County, where the initial report described flames towering above the trees. Crews got there about eight minutes later. What they found was massive. Stacks of demolished vehicles were engulfed, with the burning area estimated at roughly 150 feet by 150 feet and flames reaching about 20 feet high, according to the Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department. The Spotsylvania fire. Spotsylvan…

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