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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Shot During Massive Car Meet In Virginia Fighting For Life, Police Say (Developing) What started as a massive overnight car meet in Virginia ended with a teenager fighting for his life. Prince William County police are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy critically wounded early Saturday, Aug. 1, after gunfire erupted at a gathering in Woodbridge. Officers were notified of the shooting around 2:02 a.m. after the teen arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to police. Investigators determined the shooting had happened earlier in the 14100 block of Crossing Place, where a large car meet had drawn a crowd. By the time o…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal
Three Motorcycles Go Up In Flames After Overnight Blaze Erupts In Maryland Shed: Fire Marshal A fast-moving fire turned a backyard shed into an inferno before sunrise in Maryland. Firefighters were called to a property on Calvary Road in Churchville around 2:13 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, after flames broke out inside a wood-framed shed, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. By the time crews from the Level Volunteer Fire Company arrived, the Harford County structure was heavily involved in fire. About 25 firefighters brought the blaze under control in just 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading beyond the property. Investigators determined the fire started inside…

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'SinningPastor' Gets Fresh Prison Term After Trying To Lure '14-Year-Old' Again In VA: Feds 'SinningPastor' Gets Fresh Prison Term After Trying To Lure '14-Year-Old' Again In VA: Feds
'SinningPastor' Gets Fresh Prison Term After Trying To Lure '14-Year-Old' Again In VA: Feds There was nothing subtle about the name. In Virginia, prosecutors say a convicted child sex offender who went by the online handle "SinningPastor" was back looking for another child less than two years after getting out of federal prison. Now, Christopher Charles Collins, 40, of Hampton, is headed back behind bars. According to prosecutors, Collins was released from federal prison on Nov. 24, 2023, after serving time for a 2018 conviction involving possession of child sexual abuse material and attempting to transfer obscene material to someone under 16. Authorities say it didn't take long…

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Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Of US Marine Faces Third Deportation: ICE Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Of US Marine Faces Third Deportation: ICE
Illegal Immigrant Convicted In Fatal Maryland Hit-Run Of US Marine Faces Third Deportation: ICE The man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a young US Marine in Maryland is headed toward deportation once again after illegally returning to the United States not once, but twice, according to federal officials. Martin Martinez-Ballinas, 38, a Mexican national, was sentenced Friday, July 31, to 21 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior felony conviction, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced. The conviction traces back to a 2017 Montgomery County case in which Martinez-Ballinas was found guilty of a deadly automotive o…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police
Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting 13-Year-Old Near Kid's Play Area At Maryland Mall: Police A Friday night shopping trip turned into chaos in Maryland. A 17-year-old accused of opening fire inside Westfield Wheaton Mall has now been charged as an adult after police say a 13-year-old boy was shot near a busy children's play area as families scrambled for cover. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at the shopping center on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators identified the suspect as Diego Rafael Turcios Avalos, of Silver Spring. Before officers arrived, Montgomery County's Emergency Communications Center was fl…

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by Zak Failla
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Banana Ball Players Surprise Maryland Fans With Game Tickets At Busy Dunkin' Banana Ball Players Surprise Maryland Fans With Game Tickets At Busy Dunkin'
Banana Ball Players Surprise Maryland Fans With Game Tickets At Busy Dunkin' Baseball has never looked quite like this. Maryland got a taste of the viral phenomenon known as Banana Ball on Saturday, Aug. 1, when players from the Loco Beach Coconuts and Indianapolis Clowns traded gloves for coffee cups during a surprise stop at a Dunkin' in Bowie ahead of their sold-out showdown at Prince George's Stadium. Long before first pitch, the party had already started. Banana Ball fever hit Bowie as players surprised fans with tickets, autographs and plenty of laughs before Saturday night's game at Prince George's Stadium. Alliance Marketing Partners Players laughed…

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