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Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border
Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near Pa-md Border A search is underway after a kayaker disappeared in the Susquehanna River near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border Sunday evening, Aug. 2, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the area of Rock Run Landing in Port Deposit at approximately 6:25 p.m. after receiving reports that a man had capsized while kayaking in the Susquehanna River. The man did not resurface after the kayak overturned, Maryland Natural Resources Police told wmar2news. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Cecil County emergency crews and the Robert Fulton Fire Company in Lancaster County, Pennsylva…

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by Jillian Pikora
Weather
Soaking Rain, Severe Storm Set To Slam Northeast: Updated Timing Soaking Rain, Severe Storm Set To Slam Northeast: Updated Timing
Soaking Rain, Severe Storm Set To Slam Northeast: Updated Timing A moisture-laden storm will soon settle over the Northeast, raising the threat of flooded roads and travel disruptions. Click here for a new, updated story -Drenching Downpours Sweep Across Northeast: See Latest Storm Rainfall Projections Monday, Aug. 3, will be the day of the main impact. Widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected along the I-95 corridor and across interior areas from Virginia to Massachusetts. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has identified a Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk for Monday. Rainfall rates could reach 2 to 3 inches per hour i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (UPDATED) Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (UPDATED)
Gunman Who Killed Relative Near Maryland Border Captured After Manhunt: Police (Updated) He didn't stay on the run for long. Virginia homicide detectives have arrested the 23-year-old man accused of gunning down his family member inside a Woodbridge apartment complex last week, ending a nearly weeklong manhunt. Thomas Lynwood Brown, of Triangle, was taken into custody on Sunday, Aug. 2, by members of the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a location on Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, according to Prince William County police. Brown is accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Ricardo Xavier Haley, of Gainesville, during a family dispute around 9:12 p.m. on Monday, July 27, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Firefighter Hurt As Flames Tear Through Massive Virginia Home (Developing) The back of the house is almost unrecognizable. In Arlington, firefighters spent more than an hour battling a destructive blaze at a home in the 4400 block of 33rd Road North Sunday afternoon, leaving behind blown-out windows, smoke-blackened walls and one injured firefighter. Fire crews were dispatched shortly before 1:30 p.m., prompting officials to urge drivers to avoid the neighborhood as a heavy emergency response converged on the scene. By 2:28 p.m., Arlington County Fire and EMS announced the fire had been extinguished. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with non-life-threaten…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Johns Hopkins Researcher Detained By ICE At BWI Released In Texas, Returning To Maryland Johns Hopkins Researcher Detained By ICE At BWI Released In Texas, Returning To Maryland
Johns Hopkins Researcher Detained By ICE At BWI Released In Texas, Returning To Maryland She never made it onto her flight. Now, it's her coworkers making the trip. Dr.. Fatima Ameaka, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, has been released from federal custody and is on her way back to Baltimore, loved ones say. The update came over the weekend from the organizer of a GoFundMe launched by Ameaka's coworkers just hours after her detention. "I am writing with wonderful news!" organizer Sarah F. wrote. "Fatima was released from a detention f…

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by Zak Failla
News
Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis
Maryland Officer, Marine Veteran Faces Biggest Battle Yet After Stage 3 Cancer Diagnosis Some battles can't be won with a badge. In Maryland, US Park Police Officer Andre Lassiter is facing the toughest fight of his life as he undergoes chemotherapy for stage 3 cancer that has spread to his lungs. The husband and father of four has spent much of his adult life serving others.  After more than nine years in the US Marine Corps, where he held leadership roles as an infantry team leader, infantry squad leader and career planner, Lassiter joined the US Park Police in June 2023. He also earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mount St. Mary's University last…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning
Gunfire Erupts At Maryland Car Meetup As Police Issue Blunt Warning Another overnight car meetup in Maryland ended with gunfire. A woman was shot during an illegal gathering in Landover early Sunday, Aug. 2, prompting Prince George's County police to once again warn that the increasingly popular events continue to put lives at risk. The victim walked into the University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital around 3:51 a.m. with a gunshot wound, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. As officers investigated, they learned the shooting happened during a car meetup in the 2300 block of Beaver Road. Police responded to the scene, interviewe…

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by Zak Failla
News
Full Ransom Notes Released: Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea In Missing Mom Case Full Ransom Notes Released: Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea In Missing Mom Case
Full Ransom Notes Released: Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea In Missing Mom Case A family’s six-month nightmare has led to a new plea directed at the person who may hold the answer. NBC “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie appealed for help on Saturday, Aug. 1, as her family marked six months since her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken from her home near Tucson, Arizona. “Six months ago, someone took her out of her bed in the dead of night. We have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since,” Guthrie wrote in the Instagram post. The appeal followed the Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s release of two ransom notes on Fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Potentially Deadly Contamination Concern Triggers Nationwide Medication Recall Potentially Deadly Contamination Concern Triggers Nationwide Medication Recall
Potentially Deadly Contamination Concern Triggers Nationwide Medication Recall A medication intended to help some of the most vulnerable patients may carry a potentially deadly contamination risk. Sunny Pharmtech Inc. voluntarily recalled three lots of Cyclophosphamide for Injection, USP, nationwide on Friday, July 24. Particulate matter found in the medication was identified as steel, according to the company announcement posted on the US Food and Drug Administration website. Cyclophosphamide is administered intravenously to treat several cancers and other serious conditions. The company warned that patients receiving contaminated medication face a reasonable proba…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide Sparked By Parasite Outbreak Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide Sparked By Parasite Outbreak
Popular Fast-Food Chain Offering Deep Discounts Amid Sales Slide Sparked By Parasite Outbreak A fast-food heavyweight is reaching for throwback prices after a health scare sent customers heading for the exits. Taco Bell has rolled out a series of $1, lettuce-free promotions after US same-store sales fell two percent from mid-June through Monday, July 27, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, July 30. Customer visits fell by nearly 30 percent at the height of the decline in mid-July. The limited promotions included $1 Enchiritos on Wednesday, July 22, and $1 Mexican Pizzas on Tuesday, July 28. Neither item is served with lettuce. The discounts followed federal findings conn…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Netflix’s August Schedule Brings Fresh Releases, Major Farewells Netflix’s August Schedule Brings Fresh Releases, Major Farewells
Netflix’s August Schedule Brings Fresh Releases, Major Farewells Netflix is closing out summer with final adventures, dark mysteries, workplace chaos, and a deep bench of familiar favorites. The August rollout begins Saturday, Aug. 1, with a large collection of licensed movies, according to the full release calendar published by Tom’s Guide. The opening-day additions include “The Fast and the Furious,” “Fast Five,” “Furious 7,” “Clueless,” “Field of Dreams,” “Minions,” “Nightcrawler,” “Selma,” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Netflix’s first major original movie of the month arrives Friday, Aug. 7. “The Last House” stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as parent…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Vincent Pastore Found Dead: Beloved Actor Starred On 'The Sopranos' Vincent Pastore Found Dead: Beloved Actor Starred On 'The Sopranos'
Vincent Pastore Found Dead: Beloved Actor Starred On 'The Sopranos' A familiar face from one of television's greatest dramas has died after a career filled with tough guys, comic turns, and one unforgettable betrayal. Deadline reported on Saturday, Aug. 1, that Vincent Pastore, best known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's "The Sopranos," was found dead at his Bronx residence. He was 80. A neighbor discovered Pastore after he had not been heard from for three days, according to Deadline. Authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. A cause of death had not been released. Pastore appeared throughout the first two seaso…

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by Joe Lombardi