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After A Falling Tree Crushed His Truck, Maryland Man Faces Long Road To Recovery
Hunter Young is the kind of guy everyone roots for — quick with a smile, always ready to lend a hand, and as one friend put it, “truly a treasure.”
Now, a stunned Maryland community is rallying around him after a freak crash left the popular local in critical condition.
During the latest round of storms to hit the region, on Wednesday, July 2, Young was behind the wheel of his work truck when a tree suddenly fell, crushing the cab on the driver’s side, according to his family and friends.
He had to be airlifted to Shock Trauma, where he underwent a four-hour surgery on the back of hi…
DC Woman Crushed By Large Tree Limb During Hike In Shenandoah National Park, Family Says
A relaxing hike turned into a fight for her life.
District resident Theresa Puhr is recovering in the ICU after a tree limb fell on her during a sudden thunderstorm in Shenandoah National Park, according to her family.
The accident happened on June 19, 2025, as the DC native and her husband, Steven Wagner, were finishing up a hike, friends said. They were less than a mile from their car when the storm swept in.
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“Within seconds of the storm sweeping in, a large tree limb fell down on Theresa, badly injuring her,” Kaley Wagner wrote on a GoFundMe campaign titled…
Hagerstown Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police
A Maryland police officer who was shot in the face, head, and arm during a domestic violence barricade has been identified as K9 Officer Langley Dean, a 19-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, authorities said.
Dean was critically injured Thursday, June 12, when Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, allegedly fired a 20-gauge shotgun at close range during a standoff on Forrest Drive, according to new information released by HPD on Friday, June 13.
During a post-arrest search of the home, detectives and members of the Western Maryland Regional Crime Lab recovered the shotgun used in the …
‘I Saved Us’: Mechanicsville Girl, 13, Calls 911 After Crash, Fights Through Pain To Come Home
Lilly should have died.
Instead, the 13-year-old Maryland girl dialed 911, saved her cousin’s life, and lived to fight through unimaginable pain — broken bones, surgery scars, and trauma most adults couldn’t bear — all with her mother refusing to leave her side.
“She said, ‘Mommy, I saved me and Megan Rowley’s life.’ Girl, yes you did.”
Those were the powerful words from the mother of 13-year-old Lilly, a Mechanicsville girl who’s become a symbol of strength across Southern Maryland following a horrific crash earlier this month.
Lilly was the passenger in the car when they were stru…
Fans, Family, Celebrities Rally Around Piano Man Billy Joel After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
He’s got a way about him. Now, the world wants him to know exactly what that means to them.
Billy Joel announced last week that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a progressive neurological disorder. The 76-year-old canceled his remaining tour date, saying the illness had led to “problems with hearing, vision, and balance,” according to an Instagram post shared Friday, May 23. Doctors advised him to take time to recover.
In the days since, fans have flooded social media with well-wishes, memories, and heartfelt thank-yous for the Piano Man.
His ex-wife, supermodel an…
Manalapan Man Diagnosed With Cancer Months Before Marrying High School Sweetheart
Dan Reale, a Manalapan native, was just two months away from marrying his high school sweetheart, Ally, when he was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, according to a fundraiser set up to support him.
Reale, who works for the Secret Service, had major surgery to remove and reconstruct a significant portion of his tongue and remove lymph modes in his neck. Next month, Reale will undergo daily radiation treatments in Philadelphia.
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"Dan is on a long road to recovery, and…
Huntington MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To Suffolk County: DA
An alleged MS-13 gang member who had been on the run for more than a year is back on Long Island, accused in a brutal kidnapping and stabbing of a 15-year-old boy.
Josue Zepeda-Padilla, age 28, of Huntington Station, was extradited from North Carolina and arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 8, stemming from a brutal 2024 gang attack at the abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood.
The teen victim was lured to the Huntington Train Station on the morning of Jan. 6, 2024, by a group of alleged members and associates of the MS-13 Huntington Criminal Locates Salvatrucha,…
Torrington Officer Dies After Yearlong Battle With Cancer: 'Always Had A Smile On His Face'
Loved ones say Nicholas Lettieri gave everything he had to his role as a Torrington police sergeant — even while battling pancreatic cancer. Now, the community is coming together to repay that debt to his family after his death last week.
Lettieri, 34, of Southington, died Saturday, April 5, at Hartford Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Meghan, and their 2-year-old son, Finn. Both were at his bedside — along with members of his Torrington police family — when he passed.
In a traditional show of mourning and respect, the Torrington Police Department has draped black and purple bunt…
'I Came Back To Life': First-Ever Triple Organ Transplant On LI Performed At Manhasset Hospital
In a historic medical milestone, a Long Island hospital successfully completed its first heart, liver, and kidney transplant on a single patient—giving a 47-year-old Queens man a miraculous second chance at life.
The groundbreaking surgery took place at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset on Saturday, Feb. 8, when Sergio Arias Cestoni, of Hollis, underwent a grueling 14-hour operation to receive three life-saving organs from the same donor.
Cestoni, who had long battled ischemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes, and cirrhosis, was admitted to the hospital in November 2024 when his f…
