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BMW Driver Charged With DWI After Fiery I-495 Crash Leaves Motorist Dead: State Police BMW Driver Charged With DWI After Fiery I-495 Crash Leaves Motorist Dead: State Police
BMW Driver Charged With DWI After Fiery I-495 Crash Leaves Motorist Dead: State Police A motorist was killed in a fiery crash on I-495 in Fairfax County early on Sunday, Aug. 16, and Virginia State Police say the driver of the other vehicle has now been charged with driving while intoxicated. The crash happened at approximately 2:20 a.m. on the northbound side of the Capital Beltway, south of Braddock Road. When the responding trooper reached the scene, a Toyota Camry was on fire. Nearby was a white BMW with heavy front-end damage, police said. The driver of the Camry died at the scene. Police had not identified the victim as of Sunday morning as investigators worked to no…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Here's Where Threat For Flooding, Damaging Winds Is Highest As Storm Hits East Coast Here's Where Threat For Flooding, Damaging Winds Is Highest As Storm Hits East Coast
Here's Where Threat For Flooding, Damaging Winds Is Highest As Storm Hits East Coast A quiet weekend finale could turn dangerous as a potent storm system barrels east with flooding downpours and damaging winds. Clouds and humidity will increase across the Northeast on Sunday, Aug. 16, as the system and an approaching front move out of the Ohio Valley, according to the National Weather Service. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to advance from the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England during the afternoon and evening. The greatest severe-storm threat extends across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, according to AccuWeather. Storms could produce localized wind gust…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Rare iPhone Security Warning Reaches Users In 110 Countries: What To Check Rare iPhone Security Warning Reaches Users In 110 Countries: What To Check
Rare iPhone Security Warning Reaches Users In 110 Countries: What To Check A warning that appears on some iPhones signals a rare and potentially serious digital threat targeting carefully selected users. Apple sent high-confidence threat notifications to targeted users in 110 countries on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to multiple reports, including The Hacker News and Malwarebytes. The alerts warn that Apple detected activity consistent with an individually targeted mercenary spyware attack. Receiving one does not establish that an iPhone was successfully compromised. However, Apple says the notification should be taken seriously because its findings are based on …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Simple Fitness Test Could Offer Clue About Life Expectancy In Older Adults Simple Fitness Test Could Offer Clue About Life Expectancy In Older Adults
Simple Fitness Test Could Offer Clue About Life Expectancy In Older Adults How well an older adult performs on a few simple physical tests could offer an important clue about longevity. A large study published Monday, Aug. 10, in JAMA Network Open evaluated measures of balance, agility, lower-body strength, and cardiovascular fitness in adults aged 65 and older. Researchers found these physical factors were strongly associated with mortality risk during a seven-year follow-up period. Researchers analyzed 13,423 adults in Taiwan who completed standardized physical fitness assessments between 2015 and 2016. Their results were linked to national health records, allow…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Severe Burns Spark Huge Recall Of Popular Tabletop Fire Pits Severe Burns Spark Huge Recall Of Popular Tabletop Fire Pits
Severe Burns Spark Huge Recall Of Popular Tabletop Fire Pits Nearly 49,000 tabletop fire pits are being recalled after two people suffered serious burns, officials said. Southern Telecom issued the recall for about 48,700 Brookstone-branded Tabletop Fire Pits, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. The fire pits can cause uncontrolled pool fires and flames jetting from fuel containers, creating a risk of serious or deadly burns. Brooklyn, New York-based Southern Telecom has received two reports of flame jetting and flames escaping from the concrete container. Two people suffered second- and third-degree burns, acc…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
New Expedition For Amelia Earhart's Plane Targets Mysterious Object: 'Something Is There' New Expedition For Amelia Earhart's Plane Targets Mysterious Object: 'Something Is There'
New Expedition For Amelia Earhart's Plane Targets Mysterious Object: 'Something Is There' One of aviation's greatest mysteries could finally get a new answer. Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute are leading an expedition to investigate an object researchers believe could be Amelia Earhart's long-lost airplane. The trailblazing pilot and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared on Friday, July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world. A 16-person team will travel in October to examine the "Taraia Object," an object seen in satellite imagery sitting in a lagoon on Nikumaroro, a remote Pacific island between Hawaii and Australia. "Someth…

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by Chris Spiker
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Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Virginia Woman Twice, Police Say Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Virginia Woman Twice, Police Say
Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Virginia Woman Twice, Police Say A Maryland man accused of making a habit of creeping where he shouldn't be has landed himself behind bars. Landon Anthony Taylor, 42, was arrested in Rockville on Friday, Aug. 14, following a pair of alleged late-night peeping incidents outside a woman's home in the Franconia area of Fairfax County, police announced on Saturday. According to investigators, Taylor's alleged window-watching first came to their attention at around 10:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, when officers were called to the 5900 block of Coverdale Way, where a woman reported spotting a man peeping through her window. But ap…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Teen Chased Armed Robber For Stolen Backpack Before Deadly DC Shooting, Feds Say Teen Chased Armed Robber For Stolen Backpack Before Deadly DC Shooting, Feds Say
Teen Chased Armed Robber For Stolen Backpack Before Deadly DC Shooting, Feds Say A stolen backpack turned into a death sentence for a 17-year-old Maryland-area teen. Jermaine Durbin was near the entrance to the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station in Northeast DC at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, when Javier Montgomery robbed him at gunpoint, according to federal prosecutors. Durbin wanted his backpack back. The 17-year-old followed Montgomery, who ultimately shot and killed him, prosecutors said. Now, more than 10 months after Durbin was found dying on Rhode Island Avenue, Montgomery has admitted to the killing and a string of armed sexual assaults tar…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Who Started DC Bar Fight, Pulled Gun On Rival Learns Prison Fate: Feds Maryland Man Who Started DC Bar Fight, Pulled Gun On Rival Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Maryland Man Who Started DC Bar Fight, Pulled Gun On Rival Learns Prison Fate: Feds A Maryland man who pulled out a gun and killed his rival during a bar fight he was losing in DC is set to spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Montgomery Village native Robert Lowe, 42, was convicted by a Superior Court jury in DC in connection with the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Kenneth Goins in April 2024. This week, the convicted felon was sentenced to 21 years in prison for second-degree murder while armed and other offenses. According to the government’s evidence presented at trial, shortly after 1 a.m. on April 27, 2024, Lowe and Goins were inside Desperados Bur…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Kindergarten Was Weeks Away Before Gunfire Killed 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl Kindergarten Was Weeks Away Before Gunfire Killed 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl
Kindergarten Was Weeks Away Before Gunfire Killed 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl Na’Ryah Adams should have been picking out school clothes and getting ready for kindergarten. Instead, a Maryland family is planning a funeral for the 5-year-old after gunfire tore through their home before dawn on Tuesday, Aug. 11, killing a little girl remembered for her contagious smile, karaoke sessions, and excitement about making new friends. Adams was sleeping beside her mother, Mia, and Mia’s fiancé when their home in the 3900 block of Ocean Gateway in Linkwood was targeted in what a GoFundMe campaign organized for the family described as a drive-by shooting. Mia tried to protect h…

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by Zak Failla
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He Became A US Citizen While Abusing His Stepdaughter, Feds Say Now DOJ Wants It Back He Became A US Citizen While Abusing His Stepdaughter, Feds Say Now DOJ Wants It Back
He Became A US Citizen While Abusing His Stepdaughter, Feds Say Now DOJ Wants It Back Jimmy Aguero's past may cost him his future as a US citizen. Federal officials are seeking to strip the 51-year-old Peruvian native of his citizenship after a Maryland jury convicted him of sexually abusing his minor stepdaughter, conduct the government says he concealed while going through the naturalization process. And the timeline is damning. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Aguero repeatedly sexually abused his stepdaughter between 2013 and 2015. In 2014, while the abuse was occurring, Aguero applied to become a naturalized US citizen, ICE said. On that applicati…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Man Admits To Beating 2-Year-Old Boy To Death In Attacks Caught On Video In DC: Feds Man Admits To Beating 2-Year-Old Boy To Death In Attacks Caught On Video In DC: Feds
Man Admits To Beating 2-Year-Old Boy To Death In Attacks Caught On Video In DC: Feds A 27-year-old man is facing a lengthy prison stay after admitting to his role in the violent death of his toddler in 2022, federal authorities announced on Friday. District resident Dasean Matthews, 27, pleaded guilty to beating 2-year-old Mars Jones, causing his death in October 2022. On Oct. 13, 2022, prosecutors say the boy's mother and Matthews, who was her romantic partner, drove to a Dunkin Donuts location shortly before noon. While inside the business, video evidence shows Matthews striking the young child with a closed fist in the upper body, causing Mars to fall and slam against a…

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by Zak Failla