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Bus Carrying 38 Children Crashes, Sending Nine To Hospital In Virginia Bus Carrying 38 Children Crashes, Sending Nine To Hospital In Virginia
Bus Carrying 38 Children Crashes, Sending Nine To Hospital In Virginia A summer outing took an unexpected turn in Virginia when a bus carrying dozens of children crashed on Wednesday morning. The collision happened shortly before 10 a.m. on July 15 at the intersection of John Marshall Highway and Zulla Road in Fauquier County, where firefighters and paramedics responded to a reported crash involving a school bus. When crews arrived, they found the bus was transporting 38 children from Fauquier Community Child Care to a scheduled daily activity, according to Fauquier County Fire Rescue officials. Eight children and one adult were taken to Fauquier Hospital by …

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Business
Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Small Business Sits Inside Unsafe 10-Story Tower Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Small Business Sits Inside Unsafe 10-Story Tower
Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Small Business Sits Inside Unsafe 10-Story Tower Shelby Benard didn't just lose access to her workplace. She lost access to her livelihood. The Maryland small business owner has spent the past week unable to enter her wax salon after Anne Arundel County declared the 10-story Empire Towers office building in Glen Burnie unsafe following a structural emergency that forced the evacuation of roughly 100 people. Now, with every piece of equipment, supply, chair, and decoration still trapped inside, Benard says she's scrambling to rebuild from scratch while trying to keep her business alive. "My income depends entirely on being able to serve …

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Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War'
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' The Pentagon is adding a new annual health check for much of the active-duty force, framing it as a matter of combat readiness. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a video posted to X on Wednesday, July 15, that active-duty service members age 30 and older will receive annual testosterone deficiency screenings. Troops under 30 may volunteer for the testing. The screenings will be incorporated into the military's existing Periodic Health Assessment. Service members whose results show a deficiency may be offered testosterone replacement therapy. Treatment will remain optional, the 46…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Girl Killed In Accidental Maryland Shooting Identified By Police 7-Year-Old Girl Killed In Accidental Maryland Shooting Identified By Police
7-Year-Old Girl Killed In Accidental Maryland Shooting Identified By Police Maryland investigators have identified the young girl who died after an accidental shooting inside a Baltimore County home as homicide detectives continue working to piece together exactly what happened. Baltimore County police were called around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, to the 7800 block of Selgrave Road in Milford Mill for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found Alayah Terrell, 7, suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died. Police identified Alayah on Wednesday as detectives with the department's Homicide Unit c…

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Maryland Teen Preparing For College After Losing Father Begins Rebuilding After Family Tragedy Maryland Teen Preparing For College After Losing Father Begins Rebuilding After Family Tragedy
Maryland Teen Preparing For College After Losing Father Begins Rebuilding After Family Tragedy Harley Jones should have spent this summer getting ready for college.  Instead, the Maryland high school graduate is rebuilding her life with help from friends, teammates, and strangers after loved ones say she survived an alleged attempt on her life by her own mother. Jones, 18, graduated in June and is preparing to begin classes at Salisbury University this fall.  Harley Jones GoFundMe But those plans were upended on the morning of June 29, when she escaped an alleged attack, called 911, and survived, according to a fundraiser launched on her behalf. Orga…

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Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply
Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply You could soon play a game of Monopoly that's larger than life with a $2 million prize on the line. Netflix has greenlit "Monopoly," a competition series that will pit 12 contestants against each other in an enormous version of the classic board game. The streaming giant announced that it's looking for potential competitors to take part in the show, which will debut in fall 2027. Applications are now open for people hoping to become one of the 12 players selected for the series. To apply, you must upload a one-minute video explaining why you want to be on the show, along with…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Maryland Murder Mystery Ends With Two Arrested One Year Later In Baltimore: Police Maryland Murder Mystery Ends With Two Arrested One Year Later In Baltimore: Police
Maryland Murder Mystery Ends With Two Arrested One Year Later In Baltimore: Police A Maryland homicide investigation that stretched more than a year has ended with two murder arrests in Baltimore. Kahree Fowlkes, 23, and Kamal Godwin, 22, were taken into custody and charged in connection with the July 2025 murder of Sir Bryant Alston, according to the Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday, July 15. The case dates back to shortly before 1 a.m. on June 30, 2025, when officers responded to the 1100 block of East Preston Street for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found Alston suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he fou…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Who Died After Becoming Unresponsive While Handcuffed Identified (UPDATED) Maryland Man Who Died After Becoming Unresponsive While Handcuffed Identified (UPDATED)
Maryland Man Who Died After Becoming Unresponsive While Handcuffed Identified (Updated) For two weeks, he was known only as the driver who became unresponsive while handcuffed after a crash. Now, Maryland investigators have put a name to the case. Michael MacDougall, 40, of Frederick, was identified Wednesday, July 15, by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as the man who died after a late-night crash in Greenbelt that led to an independent investigation. The Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division also identified the involved Greenbelt Police officer as Tyler Fahey, a four-year veteran assigned to the Patrol Division. The incident unfolded around 10 p.m. on…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know
Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know That milky haze spreading across the sky may soon become more than an eerie sight. Click here for a new, updated story - Hazardous Haze: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires is drifting across the Midwest and Northeast, posing a risk of poor air quality in heavily populated areas on Wednesday, July 15. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre listed 835 active fires on Tuesday, July 14. The country had recorded 3,472 fires this year, burning more than 4.7 million acres. The US National Weather Service Eastern Region Headqu…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police A 2-year-old New Jersey girl, her mother, and her grandfather pilot were killed in a small plane crash just after taking off from the Adirondack Regional Airport in New York this week. Guiliana Hillgrube, her 33-year-old mother Gabriella, and her 70-year-old grandfather Gabriele Jasper, were identified on Wednesday, July 15 as the victims of the crash two days prior, according to New York State Police. Jasper, a Brick Township-based spine doctor and Toms River resident, was piloting the plane, police said. Hillgrube and her daughter, of Forked River, were passengers. Less than two week…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data A young star system has surrendered a giant secret that it spent more than a decade hiding in plain sight. Astronomers announced on Wednesday, July 15, that they had discovered Beta Pictoris d, a cold gas giant orbiting a star about 63 light-years from Earth, according to Scientific American. The planet is estimated to have two to four times Jupiter’s mass. It is only slightly larger than Jupiter, despite its far greater mass. Two research teams detected the world independently while studying Beta Pictoris, a young star already known to host two giant planets and a sprawling disk of debris…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why
AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why AT&T wireless customers are about to pay more in monthly fees. The company will increase its Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee from $3.99 to $4.99 per line on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to its website. AT&T said the fee helps cover expenses associated with exchanging communications with other providers, as well as cell site rent and maintenance costs. The fee also covers some government charges imposed on AT&T. The charge is also related to wireless tower mandates, state consumer privacy laws, public rights-of-way acquisition, and federal privacy requ…

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by Chris Spiker