Gaithersburg, MD
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Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut Eastbound ICC As Drivers Squeeze By On Shoulder In Montgomery County Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut Eastbound ICC As Drivers Squeeze By On Shoulder In Montgomery County Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut Eastbound ICC As Drivers Squeeze By On Shoulder In Montgomery County
Vehicle Fire, Debris Shut Eastbound ICC As Drivers Squeeze By On Shoulder In Montgomery County Drivers were squeezing past trouble on the shoulder of a busy Maryland highway Thursday afternoon. A vehicle fire shut down all three eastbound lanes of the Intercounty Connector past Layhill Road in Montgomery County shortly before noon on Sept. 17, according to Maryland transportation officials. The incident was reported at approximately 11:55 a.m. and involved one vehicle. As responders worked at the scene, MATOC reported debris in the roadway and warned that delays were building with all eastbound travel lanes blocked. Silver Spring, MD - Aerial of the scene of a reported vehicle f…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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UPDATE: 2 Stabbed At Westchester Community College, 2 Suspects Hospitalized UPDATE: 2 Stabbed At Westchester Community College, 2 Suspects Hospitalized UPDATE: 2 Stabbed At Westchester Community College, 2 Suspects Hospitalized
Update: 2 Stabbed At Westchester Community College, 2 Suspects Hospitalized UPDATE: Police have confirmed two people were stabbed during an incident at SUNY Westchester Community College — and two suspects were also injured. The incident was first reported at around 12:40 p.m., when Westchester County Police received calls saying three people had been stabbed at the Valhalla campus, the department said. Police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that two people were taken to Westchester Medical Center with stab wounds. One of them was seriously injured, police added.  Two suspects were taken into custody, and officers found a knife, according to County Poli…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Olive, NJ
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State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: NJSP State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: NJSP State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: NJSP
State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: Njsp A state trooper car was struck on Route 80 in Mount Olive Monday, Sept. 14, authorities said. At 755 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 80 west after a Nissan SUV lost directional control and struck the back of a marked Ford SUV troop vehicle and the side of an Infiniti car, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Non-life threatening injuries were reported, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Waldorf, MD
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Sunday Night Drive Ends In Tragedy For 41-Year-Old Charles County Man: Sheriff Sunday Night Drive Ends In Tragedy For 41-Year-Old Charles County Man: Sheriff Sunday Night Drive Ends In Tragedy For 41-Year-Old Charles County Man: Sheriff
Sunday Night Drive Ends In Tragedy For 41-Year-Old Charles County Man: Sheriff A Sunday night drive ended in tragedy for a 41-year-old man in Maryland. Daniel Corbett Wagner, of White Plains, was killed shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 when his vehicle went off Billingsley Road and struck a tree, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Officers were called to the 8400 block of Billingsley Road, where investigators determined Wagner had been traveling west when he left the roadway. Emergency crews responded, but Wagner was pronounced dead at the scene. He was alone in the vehicle. Investigators have not said what caused Wagner to leave the road,…

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by Zak Failla
Marlboro-Morganville, NJ
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Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor
Manchester Man Killed In Route 79 Marlboro Crash: Prosecutor An 80-year-old Manchester man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Marlboro Township on Friday, Sept. 11, authorities said. At 11:45 a.m., Marlboro police responded to Route 79 and Blossom Avenue after a 2002 Toyota Camry Solara driven by an 80-year-old man entered the opposite lane of travel and collided with a 2022 Ford F350 driven by a 52-year-old Port Monmouth man, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the Solara was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Randallstown, MD
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8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (PHOTOS) 8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (PHOTOS) 8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (PHOTOS)
8,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Erupts In Flames On Maryland Highway (Photos) A wall of flames lit up a Maryland highway overnight. A tanker hauling approximately 8,000 gallons of gasoline erupted in flames late Friday night, sending a massive column of fire into the sky above a Maryland highway. The tanker caught fire on I-795 near Westminster Pike in Reisterstown, prompting a large response from firefighters as flames engulfed the truck and forced the highway to close. The fire in Baltimore. White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company Photos from the scene show just how intense it got. Flames shot high above the tanker as thick black smoke poured into the night sk…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
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Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon
Man, 79, Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Mount Vernon A 79-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle in Westchester County.  The crash happened in the area of East Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon at around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, city officials confirmed on Thursday night, Sept. 10.  Emergency personnel responded to the scene and found the 79-year-old pedestrian injured. He was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, officials said.  His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.  The driver remained at the scene, according to the city. No other injuries were re…

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by Ben Crnic
Gaithersburg, MD
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Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home
Maryland Father Shields Trapped Son After Tree Comes Crashing Through Family's Kettering Home Adrenaline kicked in for a Maryland father who is being hailed as a hero after a tree crashed through their home, putting his family in danger. The lives of the Carter family changed forever during the recent round of storms that caused devastation shortly after midnight on Friday, Sept. 4, in Kettering. Prince George's County Fire and Rescue crews were called shortly after midnight to the 300 block of Wren Court when a tree crashed through a single-family home, leaving a child trapped inside. What first responders found upon arrival was equal parts unexpected and miraculous. Andrew Carte…

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by Zak Failla
Gloucester City, NJ
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Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police
Gloucester City Man Tried To Set Two People On Fire: Police A 39-year-old Gloucester City man was arrested and charged after he poured lighter fluid all over a house and two people on Thursday, Sept. 3, authorities said. At 1 a.m., officers responded to the residence, removed the victims secured a perimeter, evacuated the residents of the neighborhood, and requested the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) to respond, Gloucester City police said. At 2:36 a.m.,   Eugene Jackson exited the residence and was placed under arrest, police said. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder, attempted arson, arson, …

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by Sam Barron
Alexandria, VA
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Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (Developing) Cops flocked to an elementary school in Virginia after a shooting was reported Wednesday morning. Federal agents joined local and state authorities at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described as a "reported shooting incident." The emergency unfolded Wednesday morning at the Rosser Avenue school, prompting a massive law enforcement response and the evacuation of students and staff. By 10:30 a.m., the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said the incident had been "contained and secured" and …

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
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Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke
Fire Breaks Out At Sanitation Business In Westchester, Fills Building With Smoke An early morning fire broke out inside a Westchester County sanitation business, filling a large commercial building with heavy smoke and bringing several fire departments to the scene.  The blaze was reported at C.R.P. Sanitation on Bay View Road in Cortlandt Manor on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Continental Village Fire Department.  Firefighters were dispatched to the business and arrived to find a pile of rubbish burning inside the garage area of the building. Heavy smoke had spread throughout the structure, fire officials said.  Crews soon put out the flames b…

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by Ben Crnic
Pottstown, PA
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Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Upper Pottsgrove Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting NJ Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…

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by Jillian Pikora