ICE Touted 1,300+ Arrests Across The Region; Elected Officials Says Numbers Tell Another Story ICE Touted 1,300+ Arrests Across The Region; Elected Officials Says Numbers Tell Another Story
ICE Touted 1,300+ Arrests Across The Region; Elected Officials Says Numbers Tell Another Story Maryland isn't buying the federal government's sales pitch for its latest immigration crackdown. Gov. Wes Moore fired back at the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, Aug. 25, after federal officials touted more than 1,300 arrests during a sweeping two-week ICE operation across Maryland and Virginia. Moore's issue isn't with taking violent offenders off the streets. It's who else is getting swept up. DHS officials have recently conducted mass deportation operations in Maryland without notifying state officials.Deploying untrained, unqualified, and unaccountable agents to swe…
Maryland Woman Stole DC Grandma's Money, Spent It On Designer Shoes, Football Tickets, Feds Say Maryland Woman Stole DC Grandma's Money, Spent It On Designer Shoes, Football Tickets, Feds Say
Maryland Woman Stole DC Grandma's Money, Spent It On Designer Shoes, Football Tickets, Feds Say It took a federal jury less than five hours to find a Maryland woman guilty of taking advantage of her elderly grandmother. Cordova resident Linda Laird, 62, was found guilty of her role in an elaborate scheme to abuse her position as the co-guardian and co-conservator of what prosecutors described as an 81-year-old vulnerable adult. According to court documents, in November 2017, Laird, her late father, James Blizzard, and her late mother, Joyce Blizzard, were appointed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to look after Laird's grandmother and estate. At the time, Laird’s gra…
Cause Of Death Revealed For American Legend, Worldwide Superstar Dolly Parton Cause Of Death Revealed For American Legend, Worldwide Superstar Dolly Parton
Cause Of Death Revealed For American Legend, Worldwide Superstar Dolly Parton New details have emerged about what claimed the life of one of America’s most beloved entertainment figures. Dolly Parton died Tuesday, Aug. 25, after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives confirmed, according to People. The country music legend was 80. Parton died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by loved ones. Her nephew Bryan Seaver had announced her death earlier Tuesday in a video posted to Parton’s Instagram account, but the initial announcement did not identify a cause. View this post on Instagram Parton had dea…
Girls Under 4 Among Victims In Files Found In Maryland Man's Gmail, Prosecutors Say Girls Under 4 Among Victims In Files Found In Maryland Man's Gmail, Prosecutors Say
Girls Under 4 Among Victims In Files Found In Maryland Man's Gmail, Prosecutors Say They weren't just files sitting in a Maryland man's Gmail account. Behind them were real children, including two who hadn't even reached kindergarten. Christopher Willard Clendenin, 38, of Davidsonville, was sentenced in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to 35 years in prison, with all but 10 1/2 years suspended, months after a jury convicted him of seven counts of possession of child pornography. But as Clendenin learned his fate, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess revealed disturbing new details about two of the children depicted in files prosecutors said he possessed.…
Nobody Was Shot, But Maryland Apartment Fight Still Led To 8 Attempted Murder Charges Nobody Was Shot, But Maryland Apartment Fight Still Led To 8 Attempted Murder Charges
Nobody Was Shot, But Maryland Apartment Fight Still Led To 8 Attempted Murder Charges A fight on an apartment landing in Maryland came one trigger pull away from ending very differently, authorities say. Deputies were called to the Milestone Apartments on Oak Tree Lane in Williamsport around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, after a disturbance ended with a gunshot, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. By the time they arrived, the bullet had hit brick, but nobody had been struck. Investigators say the trouble started with a verbal confrontation on a third-floor landing involving Timothy Blake Miller, 34, and another man. Words turned physical. During the figh…
Passing Truck Snags Wires, Sends Pole Crashing Onto Fairfax Ambulance During Rescue (PHOTOS) Passing Truck Snags Wires, Sends Pole Crashing Onto Fairfax Ambulance During Rescue (PHOTOS)
Passing Truck Snags Wires, Sends Pole Crashing Onto Fairfax Ambulance During Rescue (Photos) One crash somehow turned into another while Virginia firefighters were trying to rescue a trapped driver. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called to Bracknell Drive and Baron Cameron Avenue in Reston shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, where two vehicles had crashed, and one slammed into a utility pole. One person was trapped inside. Firefighters went to work getting the occupant out, but the damaged pole had left electrical wires hanging over the roadway. Then things got weird. While crews were still working the crash, a passing truck caught the dangling wires, accord…
She Fought For Her Life For 5 Days After Maryland Shooting, Then Came Tragic Update She Fought For Her Life For 5 Days After Maryland Shooting, Then Came Tragic Update
She Fought For Her Life For 5 Days After Maryland Shooting, Then Came Tragic Update A Maryland woman who had been fighting for her life since being shot last week died from her injuries on Tuesday, Aug. 25, police announced. Shawanda Alston, 38, of Bowie, was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon at a local hospital, according to the Bowie Police Department. She had been hospitalized in critical condition since Thursday, Aug. 20, when officers were called to the 8500 block of Myrtle Avenue around 4:20 p.m. for reports of gunfire. Officers arrived to find Alston suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was rushed to the hospital. Police recovered a Sig Sauer .38…
New Storm System Nears DMV After Pleasant Stretch: Latest Timing New Storm System Nears DMV After Pleasant Stretch: Latest Timing
New Storm System Nears DMV After Pleasant Stretch: Latest Timing A stretch of crisp, comfortable weather across the Northeast will give way to a more unsettled pattern later this week. Click here for a new, updated story: Potent Storm System Nears Northeast With Damaging Winds, Flooding Risk Wednesday, Aug, 26 will remain dry for most of the region, with temperatures around 80 degrees and light winds, according to the National Weather Service. The change becomes more noticeable Thursday, Aug. 27, as warmer, more humid air returns and a frontal boundary approaches.  The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center outlook calls for cloud…
National Night Out Tip Leads Fairfax County Police To Suspect With Stolen AR-15 In Reston: FCPD National Night Out Tip Leads Fairfax County Police To Suspect With Stolen AR-15 In Reston: FCPD
National Night Out Tip Leads Fairfax County Police To Suspect With Stolen AR-15 In Reston: Fcpd This year's "National Night Out" led to a major arrest for one department in Northern Virginia. Junior Gonzales-Coello, 31, who has no fixed address, is now facing 18 criminal charges after being busted with a stolen gun after members of the Fairfax County Police Department were tipped off at the annual community event. Detectives from the department's Criminal Investigations Division (CID) attended NNO events throughout Reston on Tuesday, Aug. 4.  After speaking with a detective at one of the events, a community member later provided video showing a man entering an unlocked vehicle. …
AI 'Intruder' Sent Cops Racing To Maryland Home, Now Prankster Has Very Real $1K Bill AI 'Intruder' Sent Cops Racing To Maryland Home, Now Prankster Has Very Real $1K Bill
AI 'Intruder' Sent Cops Racing To Maryland Home, Now Prankster Has Very Real $1K Bill The machine couldn't get Moesha Gardener out of this one. The 28-year-old North Bethesda resident agreed on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to pay $1,000 to the Montgomery County Police Department to resolve charges stemming from the AI-generated home invasion prank that sent officers racing to her home last fall, prosecutors announced. The agreement was reached in Montgomery County Circuit Court before Judge Rachel McGuckian, according to the State's Attorney's Office. Gardener has 90 days to make the payment. Once the money is transferred, prosecutors said the state will dismiss charges of making…
Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report
Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report A New York City journalist who says she grew up with Lindsay Clancy is going viral after cameras caught her smiling and winking from the courtroom during the Massachusetts mother's triple-murder trial. Brittany Romano, a Wallingford, CT, native, was seated in the courtroom gallery wearing a green dress and Vanity Fair media credentials on Monday, Aug. 24, when a live Court TV camera panned toward her. The moment quickly spread across social media, drawing backlash from viewers. Romano later said she was laughing because of her personal connection to Clancy and that the two had looked at eac…
School Bus Driver Dies After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Maryland (UPDATED) School Bus Driver Dies After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Maryland (UPDATED)
School Bus Driver Dies After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Maryland (Updated) A routine Tuesday afternoon took a deadly turn on a Maryland roadway. A school bus driver died after crashing into a utility pole near Central Avenue and Route 355 in Montgomery County shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, police said. First responders were called to the area at approximately 3:04 p.m. following reports of the crash. There were no students on board the bus when it struck the pole, according to police. Less than an hour later, investigators confirmed that the driver had been pronounced dead. Police said the death is being handled as a medical emergency. The driver's i…