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These Beagles Could Change Dog Ownership For Millions With Allergies These Beagles Could Change Dog Ownership For Millions With Allergies
These Beagles Could Change Dog Ownership For Millions With Allergies Two beagles are making history after scientists said they created the first genetically edited dogs without the major protein responsible for most canine allergies. New York-based Kindred Companion Sciences unveiled the two female dogs named Alfie and Bailey on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The beagles were born in September 2024 after researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to eliminate Can f 1, the primary dog allergen.  Kindred's findings were published in a peer-reviewed study in The CRISPR Journal. The company said researchers didn't detect Can f 1 prote…

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Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash
Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash A Maryland family's trip to North Carolina became every parent's nightmare after a crash left two young children fighting for their lives. Ashley Hildebrandt was driving with the couple's three children on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to visit family when their vehicle hydroplaned, left the roadway, and crashed into a tree, according to loved ones raising money to help the family. In a matter of seconds, a summer trip turned into days of surgeries, intensive care, and an agonizing wait inside a hospital hundreds of miles from home. Ashley and the couple's oldest son, Bryson, have since been released a…

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Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH
Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH A dog's discovery has prompted a rabies warning in Virginia after a bat found in Suffolk tested positive for the deadly virus. The bat was found in the 300 block of Turlington Road in Suffolk and collected after a dog located the dead animal, according to the Suffolk Health Department on Tuesday, Aug. 4.  Animal Control responded, recovered the bat, and testing later confirmed it was infected with rabies. While human rabies cases are rare, the virus is almost always fatal once symptoms develop. Health officials say the disease spreads when saliva from an infected animal enters the bod…

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Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case As Mosquito Spreads Virus Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case As Mosquito Spreads Virus
Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case As Mosquito Spreads Virus A mosquito bite in Northern Virginia has health officials watching closely. Virginia has confirmed its first documented case of locally acquired dengue virus, marking a milestone state health officials say is rare but important, even as they stress the overall risk to the public remains low. The Virginia Department of Health announced that a Northern Virginia resident contracted dengue despite having no known travel outside Virginia before becoming sick. The investigation, conducted with the Fairfax County and Loudoun County health departments, found the patient had been in close proximity…

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Who Is He? Police Renew Search For 2002 John Doe Found Decomposing In Virginia Woods Who Is He? Police Renew Search For 2002 John Doe Found Decomposing In Virginia Woods
Who Is He? Police Renew Search For 2002 John Doe Found Decomposing In Virginia Woods He walked into the woods carrying little more than the clothes on his back. More than two decades later, no one has figured out who he was. Prince William County detectives are asking the public to take another look at one of the area's oldest unsolved mysteries, hoping someone recognizes the face, the clothing, or even the small everyday items found alongside an unidentified man whose remains were discovered on July 29, 2002, behind a commercial business in the 8100 block of Sudley Road in Manassas. The case has remained frozen in time for 23 years. Investigators said the decomposed rema…

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He Bought The Last Scratch-Off Left. It Was Worth $1 Million He Bought The Last Scratch-Off Left. It Was Worth $1 Million
He Bought The Last Scratch-Off Left. It Was Worth $1 Million Talk about leaving nothing behind. A Maryland mechanic became an instant millionaire after buying the very last scratch-off ticket left in a vending machine, turning a split-second decision into a $1 million payday. The Cecil County man, who now jokingly goes by "Mr. Money Bags," wasn't even planning to buy that particular ticket. He had just picked up his children from the babysitter and stopped at the Royal Farms on Perryville Road in Perryville when something caught his eye. The customer in front of him had been loading up on Triple Red 777s scratch-offs. By the time it was his turn, …

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Were You At This Maryland ER? Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure Were You At This Maryland ER? Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure
Were You At This Maryland ER? Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure A new Maryland measles case has prompted a public health alert after officials said people may have been exposed inside a hospital emergency department on the Eastern Shore. The Maryland Department of Health announced Tuesday, Aug. 4, that a Maryland resident tested positive for measles after potentially exposing others at the ChristianaCare Union Hospital Emergency Department in Elkton. Anyone who was inside the emergency department at 106 Bow St. between 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, may have been exposed, health officials said. State health officials are conducting contact tr…

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Kids In Stolen Kia Linked To Deadly Crash At Maryland Intersection, Police Say (UPDATED) Kids In Stolen Kia Linked To Deadly Crash At Maryland Intersection, Police Say (UPDATED)
Kids In Stolen Kia Linked To Deadly Crash At Maryland Intersection, Police Say (Updated) A stolen car. Four children inside. One innocent driver never made it home. Maryland investigators say the violent Germantown crash that triggered a mass casualty response Tuesday morning began with a stolen Kia carrying juveniles as young as 12 before it slammed into another vehicle at one of Montgomery County's busiest intersections. The crash happened around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road, where Montgomery County police and fire crews found a white Kia Optima and a blue Toyota Matrix with catastrophic damage. The crash in Montgomery County. T…

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Dump Truck Rolls Onto Side, Shuts Down Busy Virginia Intersection Before Rush Hour (PHOTOS) Dump Truck Rolls Onto Side, Shuts Down Busy Virginia Intersection Before Rush Hour (PHOTOS)
Dump Truck Rolls Onto Side, Shuts Down Busy Virginia Intersection Before Rush Hour (Photos) A morning commute came to a grinding halt when a dump truck rolled onto its side at a busy Virginia intersection, spilling its load across the roadway. The crash happened around 7:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the intersection of James Madison Highway and Remington Road in Culpeper County, where emergency crews found an overturned dump truck and a passenger vehicle involved in the collision. Photos from the scene show the bright yellow truck lying on its side with its load dumped onto the shoulder, while deputies, firefighters and rescue crews worked around the wreckage. The dump truck…

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Maryland Preserves Another Farm As Protected Farmland Tops 43,000 Acres Maryland Preserves Another Farm As Protected Farmland Tops 43,000 Acres
Maryland Preserves Another Farm As Protected Farmland Tops 43,000 Acres Some things aren't meant to disappear. Maryland has permanently preserved another piece of its agricultural landscape after a 69-acre farm in Washington County was protected through a state conservation program, pushing the county's total preserved farmland beyond 43,000 acres. The 69.32-acre crop farm on Park Hall Road in Rohrersville was permanently preserved through the Maryland Agricultural Resource-Based Industries Corporation's Next Generation Farmland Acquisition Program, county officials announced Monday, Aug. 3, after the conservation easement was finalized late last month. The pr…

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Johns Hopkins Researcher Detained By ICE At BWI Released In Texas, Returning To Maryland Johns Hopkins Researcher Detained By ICE At BWI Released In Texas, Returning To Maryland
Johns Hopkins Researcher Detained By ICE At BWI Released In Texas, Returning To Maryland She never made it onto her flight. Now, it's her coworkers making the trip. Dr.. Fatima Ameaka, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, has been released from federal custody and is on her way back to Baltimore, loved ones say. The update came over the weekend from the organizer of a GoFundMe launched by Ameaka's coworkers just hours after her detention. "I am writing with wonderful news!" organizer Sarah F. wrote. "Fatima was released from a detention f…

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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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