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Former NSA Contractor Sentenced to 13 Months for Time and Attendance Fraud
BALTIMORE, MD – U.S. District Court Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Jacky Lynn McComber of Elkridge, Maryland, to thirteen months in federal prison and ordered her to pay $176,913 in…
Can you ‘Trump-proof’ NATO? As Biden falters, Europeans look to safeguard the military alliance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Growing skepticism about President Joe Biden’s reelection chances has European leaders heading to the NATO summit in Washington confronting the prospect that the military alliance’s most prominent critic, Donald Trump, may return to power over its mightiest military. NATO — made up of 32...
From Hagerstown to the MET: Playing Jesus shows 10-year-old she 'can be anything with God'
Gabby Tennor’s face beams when she talks about her recent stint with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Gabby, 10, of Hagerstown, had the opportunity of a lifetime when she was cast to play Jesus in the MET’s production of “El Niño” by American composer John Adams.
Tobacco Hut to open in Annandale
Tobacco Hut is expected to open at 7221 Little River Turnpike in Annandale by the end of the month. The store is already stocked, and a cedar case for cigars is under construction. Tobacco Hut carries vape products, hookahs, e-cigarettes, CBD products, kratom, and related items. The store was first...
Holiday week travelers say road and airport traffic "nothing out of the ordinary"
BALTIMORE -- Nearly 1.5 million Marylanders were projected to travel for the nine days surrounding the Independence Day holiday.For the first time, AAA has expanded its forecast to include all of the Fourth of July week plus the Saturday before and Sunday after the holiday."We are seeing record numbers since the pandemic," said Christopher Murgia, TSA's Federal Security Director for Maryland. "We've seen three of the busiest days that have made the top 10 of TSA history for the 22 years we have been in existence, so it is a very extremely busy time period for us."TSA officials at BWI said...
NHRA legend John Force moved from neuro intensive care, healing from traumatic brain injury will be ‘long and difficult’
NHRA legend John Force has been moved from the neuro-intensive care unit as he continues the "long and difficult" road to recovery following a catastrophic crash at the PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals.
Revercomb, Sorenson earn top boys lax honors
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia High School League announces its 2024 Class 4 all-state boys lacrosse team. E.C. Glass senior attackman Robert Sorenson is the Class 4 Player of the Year, and Salem (Salem) head coach George Revercomb is the Class 4 Coach of the Year. Sorenson, a 5′8″,...
Warner building support among Democratic senators to push Biden out
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), an influential centrist who is close with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), is working to gather support among Democratic senators to ask President Biden to drop his reelection bid, according to two sources familiar with the effort. Warner is concerned Biden could perform so badly in November that he risks…
Ceremony held at Natural Bridge marking 250th anniversary of purchase
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation held a ceremony today marking the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Natural Bridge, an awe-inspiring natural rock formation in Rockbridge County.
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