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A man died in a house fire in Brentwood, Maryland early Sunday morning, according to Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department. Firefighters responded to the 3400 block of Webster Street at 12:39 a.m. where they found the first floor of the duplex in flames. Crews worked around excessive storage conditions to extinguish the fire, […]
DOYLESTOWN, PA — The Bucks County Commissioners this week voted to extend its temporary burn ban through mid-December. The ban, which has been in effect since Oct. 27, prohibits open fires, including the incineration of garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper and other materials whether in burn barrels, fire rings or on the ground. The […]
Update: Route 22 has since reopened. WATCHUNG, NJ — A motor vehicle crash and debris spill is being reported on Route 22 East in Watchung on Friday morning. The crash is located near Terrill Road and has caused one left lane to close. Watchung Police sent out an alert on Friday around 6 a.m. warning […]
The bare details of a murder in Loudoun County, Virginia back in 1973 have come into a vivid three dimensions. A forensic artist has created a likeness of the victim in hopes it will help identify her. She’s no longer an abstract. She looks like she’s about to speak. Blood-stained scraps of fabric from the […]
A mother’s social media post has gone viral online after an incident at a Charles County elementary school on Friday that left a second grader in the hospital. In an Instagram post, a mother claimed her son was “hung” in the boys’ bathroom at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland. The post has […]
Scott County to certify votes in close House race The Scott County canvassing board is scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon to certify the results of last week’s election. The race for House District 54a could trigger an automatic recount as Democrat Brad Tabke is leading Republican Paul Aaron by just 14 votes. The results of […]
Last year’s runners up Glentoran advance to the final of the County Antrim Shield after a 2-0 victory over Ballymena United at the Oval. Source link
JACKSON, NJ — A Brick Township man has been charged with arson in connection with a 350-acre wildfire in the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area that threatened homes and forced evacuations, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday. Richard M. Shashaty, 37, also has been charged with a violation of the regulatory provisions relating to […]
This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter. CHICAGO — One Cook County judge was losing his bid to keep his job and two more were in peril as vote-counting continued after […]
The fast-moving Mountain fire forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed neighborhoods in the hilly communities of Ventura County. “We figured we were trapped,” one resident said. Source link