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Smoke Grenade Hidden In Peanut Butter Jar Discovered At Airport, TSA Says Smoke Grenade Hidden In Peanut Butter Jar Discovered At Airport, TSA Says
Smoke Grenade Hidden In Peanut Butter Jar Discovered At Airport, TSA Says Transportation Security Administration officers found a sticky surprise when they discovered two live smoke grenades, including one inside a jar of peanut butter. The grenades were located inside a checked bag while being screened at Indianapolis International Airport, TSA said in a news release on Thursday, June 25. A supervisory officer and explosives specialist searched the bag and found the grenades. Airport police were called to the checked baggage area, but TSA said airport operations weren't affected. "With the concealment method used, we had concern about the in…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Maryland Murder Suspect Believed To Be Getting Help While On Run Nearly 6 Years, Police Say Maryland Murder Suspect Believed To Be Getting Help While On Run Nearly 6 Years, Police Say
Maryland Murder Suspect Believed To Be Getting Help While On Run Nearly 6 Years, Police Say Justice has been waiting nearly six years. So has the family of a 22-year-old Maryland man whose accused killer is still on the run, despite years of investigative work and now a growing federal manhunt. Prince George's County police are once again asking for the public's help in finding 34-year-old Dayvon Gordon, who is wanted in the October 2020 fatal shooting of Andre Lamont Cox Jr. in Landover. With Gordon still nowhere to be found, the US Marshals Service is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to his arrest. Cox was gunned down on Oct. 27, 2020, after offic…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Busted With Two Guns After Pair Shot At Place Of Worship In DC: MPD (UPDATED) Teen Busted With Two Guns After Pair Shot At Place Of Worship In DC: MPD (UPDATED)
Teen Busted With Two Guns After Pair Shot At Place Of Worship In DC: MPD (Updated) Not even a place of worship was sacred enough to avoid gun violence in the nation's capital. Two men were shot on the grounds of a Northeast DC church on Monday afternoon before police uncovered another alarming surprise inside the building: a teenage witness carrying two firearms in two backpacks. The violence was reported around 4:05 p.m. on June 29 in the Rosedale neighborhood near 17th and Gales streets, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers already in the area heard gunfire and rushed toward the scene, where bystanders directed them to a place of worship in the 700…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Nearly $170K In Auto Parts Seized At Virginia Port After Importer Used Fake ID, CBP Says Nearly $170K In Auto Parts Seized At Virginia Port After Importer Used Fake ID, CBP Says
Nearly $170K In Auto Parts Seized At Virginia Port After Importer Used Fake ID, CBP Says They didn't just ship car parts. Federal agents in Virginia say the importer tried to ship them under a fake identity. A shipment of nearly $170,000 worth of automotive struts and shock absorbers was seized after arriving at the Port of Norfolk from China, where investigators say the importer submitted fraudulent documents and false identification to conceal who was behind the shipment. The seizure stemmed from an enforcement action on Tuesday, June 23, by US Customs and Border Protection following an investigation into a container that arrived from Hong Kong. Norfolk CBP officers initiall…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Twin Planning Brother's Funeral After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On Maryland Highway Twin Planning Brother's Funeral After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On Maryland Highway
Twin Planning Brother's Funeral After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On Maryland Highway For 31 years, there were two of them. Now, one Maryland twin is left planning his brother's funeral after a devastating motorcycle crash claimed the life of 31-year-old Thomas Jozef O'Halloran in Howard County. The Ellicott City resident was killed around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28, when the 2008 Yamaha FZ1 he was riding left the eastbound lanes of Baltimore National Pike near Frederick Road, according to Howard County police.  He was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved. As investigators continue working to determine exactly wha…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Dave Portnoy Floats NYC Run As Mamdani Criticism Escalates Dave Portnoy Floats NYC Run As Mamdani Criticism Escalates
Dave Portnoy Floats NYC Run As Mamdani Criticism Escalates Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he is considering a run for office, telling FOX News' Jesse Watters that recent political developments in New York City have made him rethink staying out of politics. Portnoy made the comments during an interview promoting his "Cancel Me If You Can" press tour. The remarks come days after Portnoy sharply criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on X, when he accused Mamdani of "turning New York into a socialist/communist anti-American city" and criticized candidates Mamdani has endorsed, including Darializa Avila Chevalier, who won a Congressio…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Toddler Turns Blue, Nearly Chokes To Death At BWI Airport Before CBP Personnel Save His Life Toddler Turns Blue, Nearly Chokes To Death At BWI Airport Before CBP Personnel Save His Life
Toddler Turns Blue, Nearly Chokes To Death At BWI Airport Before CBP Personnel Save His Life His second birthday was suddenly in doubt. A toddler is expected to celebrate the milestone after four CBP personnel sprang into action when the child began choking and turned blue inside Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The frightening medical emergency unfolded inside the international arrivals area at BWI, where the child had just arrived from Germany with his US citizen mother and father, according to Customs and Border Protection. While the family waited in the primary inspection line, the toddler suddenly began seizing. An alert CBP officer immediately r…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Her 76th Birthday Became Her Last. Maryland Remembered For Lifetime Of Public Service Her 76th Birthday Became Her Last. Maryland Remembered For Lifetime Of Public Service
Her 76th Birthday Became Her Last. Maryland Remembered For Lifetime Of Public Service Marjorie Rothschild's 76th birthday was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, it became the day her family lost her. Now, the Potomac resident killed in a crash on Monday, June 22, inside a Montgomery County parking garage is being remembered by loved ones as a devoted public servant, doting grandmother, and equestrian enthusiast. Rothschild died after her 2016 Toyota RAV4 struck a cable barricade shortly after 5:30 p.m. at the entrance to a parking garage in the 11300 block of Woodglen Drive in North Bethesda. A passenger suffered significant but non-life-threatening injuries. Montgo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Threw Bleach At Man Who 'Stole' Her Bicycle During Virginia Dispute: Police Woman Threw Bleach At Man Who 'Stole' Her Bicycle During Virginia Dispute: Police
Woman Threw Bleach At Man Who 'Stole' Her Bicycle During Virginia Dispute: Police There are arguments. And then there's this one. A woman with no fixed address is accused of throwing a cup of bleach at a man during a predawn confrontation in Virginia after insisting he had stolen her bicycle, police said. The strange scene played out around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29, near Richmond Highway and Featherstone Road in Woodbridge, where police say 53-year-old Talia Marie Nesemeier approached a 50-year-old man with an accusation instead of a conversation. According to investigators from the Prince William County Police Department, Nesemeier claimed the victim had stole…

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by Zak Failla
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Alleged Nationwide Price-Fixing Scheme Ends With 53 Million Eggs Headed To Food Banks: DOJ Alleged Nationwide Price-Fixing Scheme Ends With 53 Million Eggs Headed To Food Banks: DOJ
Alleged Nationwide Price-Fixing Scheme Ends With 53 Million Eggs Headed To Food Banks: DOJ More than 53 million eggs are headed to food banks across the country after federal and state investigators uncovered an alleged scheme by some of the nation's largest egg producers to illegally manipulate prices, officials announced Tuesday, June 30. The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from 17 states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Hickman's Egg Ranch, and Versova/Centrum, while simultaneously reaching proposed settlements that, if approved by a federal court, would prohibit the companies from coordinating to inflate egg prices in the future. The b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
NJ Rep. Reveals Illness That Led To Monthslong Absence From Congress NJ Rep. Reveals Illness That Led To Monthslong Absence From Congress
NJ Rep. Reveals Illness That Led To Monthslong Absence From Congress Rep. Tom Kean, R-NJ, returned to Congress for the first time since March, revealing what had kept him out for so long. “Several months ago, due to health concerns, I entered the hospital for some testing,” Kean said in a speech on the House floor. “I was given the diagnosis of depression. Many people think it is feeling sad. It is so much more than that. It is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself." The congressman, who had missed more than 100 votes due to his previously unexplained absence, said it was hard to understand "how powerful this illness could be."…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Virginia Victim Told To Buy Gold Coins, Change Phone Number In Bizarre Month-Long Scam: Sheriff Virginia Victim Told To Buy Gold Coins, Change Phone Number In Bizarre Month-Long Scam: Sheriff
Virginia Victim Told To Buy Gold Coins, Change Phone Number In Bizarre Month-Long Scam: Sheriff They didn't ask for a gift card. They wanted gold. A new phone number. And more than a month of complete trust. A Virginia resident spent weeks following the orders of scammers who claimed they were investigating an international crime ring, convincing the woman that her identity had been hijacked to open bank accounts used by organized criminals around the world, authorities said. The bizarre scheme finally came apart in Stafford County after one last instruction: Change your phone number. That unexpected move caught the attention of the victim's family, who quickly realized something wa…

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by Zak Failla