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Desperate search for missing Maryland mom, 32, and daughter, 2, as police fear 'mental health crisis'
A Maryland mother, 32, and her 2-year-old daughter went missing last week, having last been seen in the early evening of July 5. A desperate search is underway for the duo as details surrounding their disappearance remain scarce
VIDEO: Man attacked by teens in Southwest DC neighborhood
WASHINGTON - A video going viral on social media shows a man trying to run away from what appears to be teens harassing him in D.C.'s Buzzard Point neighborhood. Another angle shows one of the alleged attackers chasing after the victim then punching him on his side. D.C. police say...
Bowie police warn about increase in ‘jugging' robberies
Police in Bowie, Maryland, warned about an uptick in armed robberies at banks during the past two weeks with robbers stealing hundreds of dollars from customers. The Bowie Police Department says the trend is called “jugging,” where instead of robbers stealing money from inside a bank, they steal from customers leaving the bank and withdrawing cash from ATMs.
Prince George's Co. forms new police unit after recent crime surge
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — As of July 9, there have already been six murders for the month in Prince George’s County. That includes a barrage of dozens of shots fired by at least two people during a Fourth of July family block party in Temple Hills, Maryland. That gunfire claimed the life of 6-year-old Ahsan Payton. A feared summer crime surge is happening, even as the number of shootings is plummeting elsewhere in the state.
West Virginia Department Of Highways worker life-flighted after being struck by a truck while mowing on Interstate
A West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) employee and a motorist were life-flighted to the hospital after a pickup truck struck a WVDOH mower on Interstate 79 near the Stonewood and Nutter Fort exit.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Aerial treatments of black flies scheduled
SUMMERS COUNTY W.Va. - Public Notice: (WVDN) - The West Virginia Department of Agriculture will be conducting aerial treatments for biological suppression of black flies on the Greenbrier, New, and Bluestone rivers on Wednesday, July 17, weather, and water levels permitting. Based on weather and water levels, the treatments may potentially continue into Thursday, July 18. The post PUBLIC NOTICE: Aerial treatments of black flies scheduled appeared first on The Hinton News.
Pennsylvania man sentenced in Fayette County for bringing controlled substance into West Virginia
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced in Fayette County for bringing a controlled substance into West Virginia. According to Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti, Celester Vaughn, II, 62, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to one to ten years in prison for transporting a controlled substance into the state. The sentence […]
Booming travel occurred over holiday period in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Over 1.3 million transactions occurred on the West Virginia Turnpike during the holiday travel period. During the 11-day 4th of July holiday travel period, from Thursday, June 27, 2024, to Sunday, July 7, 2024, a total of 1,374,731 transactions took place at toll booths on the West Virginia Turnpike. Jeff Miller, […]
WVDA Encourages Landowners to Enroll in Invasive Insect Suppression Program
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) advises landowners to enroll in the Cooperative State-County-Landowner (CSCL) Lymantria dispar (spongy moth) Suppression Program to safeguard their forested acreage from the destructive impacts of the invasive Lymantria dispar. The registration period is open from July 1 to August 31, 2024. Commissioner of Agriculture […]
Daniel Edward Ryan Killed In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer
Daniel Edward Ryan, 41, of Ridgeley, was driving on Raven Rock Road shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 9, when police say he was involved in a one-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer. Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene by Frederick County paramedics, officials said. Following the crash, Maryland Route...
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