He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness
He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness He knew he was lost. So he stopped walking and waited for someone to find him. That help came from above in Fauquier County late Tuesday night, Sept. 29, when a sheriff's deputy used a drone and thermal imaging to spot a missing 65-year-old man sitting in a heavily wooded area hours after he left home for a walk. The search began around 10 p.m. on Mountjoy Road in Marshall after a relative reported the man missing, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. He had last been seen while it was still daylight. The man was enrolled in the sheriff's office's Project Lifesaver program, …

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83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In PA Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police 83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In PA Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police 83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In PA Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police
83-Year-Old Woman Seriously Hurt In PA Hit-Run; Maryland Driver Charged: Police An 83-year-old woman was seriously injured when a pickup truck struck her and fled in Pennsylvania, leading police to a Maryland driver hours later, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The crash happened in the 100 block of South Reading Road in Ephrata at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to Ephrata Police. The woman was walking south along South Reading Road when a dark-colored pickup truck traveling in the same direction struck her, police said. The driver continued from the scene without stopping, according to police. The Lancaster County Crash Team respon…
Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say
Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Maryland Woman, Police Say The driver of a Jeep took off after fatally striking a woman in Maryland, but there was one problem: Someone saw it happen. The 62-year-old woman was struck at approximately 7:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, near Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill, Montgomery County police officials said. The driver didn't stick around. Instead, police say the Jeep Wrangler left the scene while the woman was suffering from serious injuries in the roadway. But a witness to the crash was able to give responding officers both a description of the Jeep and its license plate. Officers arriving at th…
DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit
DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit The gloves are off in Maryland. The masks, according to federal officials, are staying on. The US Department of Justice sued the state on Thursday, Oct. 1, the same day Maryland's new restrictions on masks and identification for federal law enforcement officers took effect. And DOJ left little ambiguity about what happens next. "Federal law enforcement agents and officers cannot and will not comply with the Challenged Laws," attorneys wrote in the 25-page complaint filed in US District Court in Maryland. The lawsuit names Maryland, Attorney General Anthony Brown, the Maryland Police Train…
Justice For Honesty: Gunman Admits Killing 3-Year-Old In Family's Parked Car Justice For Honesty: Gunman Admits Killing 3-Year-Old In Family's Parked Car Justice For Honesty: Gunman Admits Killing 3-Year-Old In Family's Parked Car
Justice For Honesty: Gunman Admits Killing 3-Year-Old In Family's Parked Car More than a year after 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle was shot in the head while sitting in a car with her family in DC, the man who pulled the trigger has admitted to killing her. Charles Rucker, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 1 to first-degree murder while armed and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the July 2025 shooting, according to federal prosecutors. Under the plea agreement, Rucker is expected to spend 35 years behind bars. Honesty had spent the Fourth of July with her family at cookouts and watching fireworks before they returned to Southeast DC…

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MD Retirement Costs Revealed In New Nationwide Ranking Retirees in several Northeast states face some of the highest costs in the country, according to a new study. Retirement Living released its 2026 list of the most affordable states to retire, comparing all 50 states based on housing costs, everyday expenses, and tax-friendliness. The study looked at median rent for a one-bedroom home, median home sale prices, grocery spending, gas prices, and average Medicare Advantage premiums. Researchers also considered whether states tax Social Security benefits, along with income and property tax rates. "Affordability plays a major role in retire…

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Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police
Woman May Not Know She Was Scammed In Maryland As Nationwide Gold Scam Hits $6.5M: PA Police Scammers posing as federal agents have stolen approximately $6.5 million from victims across the country, Pennsylvania State Police said. Investigators have now identified an 87-year-old woman who reported handing over $1.5 million in gold. The newly identified victim, from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, confirmed meeting a suspect traveling in the Honda linked to the investigation on Friday, Aug. 28, according to an update shared on Thursday, Oct. 1. Police announced the $6.5 million nationwide total on Friday, Sept. 25, identifying victims in Maryland and Washington State. The latest update…

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Payouts Begin In $2.5B Amazon Settlement: See Who Qualifies Amazon Prime customers could start getting settlement money as millions of additional consumers become eligible for automatic refunds. Amazon began issuing the expanded payments on Thursday, Oct. 1, under the $2.5 billion settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission in September 2025, USA Today reported. The online retailer was required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and refund up to $1.5 billion to consumers. Amazon was accused of enrolling millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly making it difficult for customers to cancel. More than…

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Payouts Begin In $2.5B Amazon Settlement: See Who Qualifies Amazon Prime customers could start getting settlement money as millions of additional consumers become eligible for automatic refunds. Amazon began issuing the expanded payments on Thursday, Oct. 1, under the $2.5 billion settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission in September 2025, USA Today reported. The online retailer was required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and refund up to $1.5 billion to consumers. Amazon was accused of enrolling millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent and knowingly making it difficult for customers to cancel. More than…

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Ex-Disney Star Names Actor Who Dumped For Not Being 'Famous Enough': 'Hollywood Is Brutal' Ex-Disney Star Names Actor Who Dumped For Not Being 'Famous Enough': 'Hollywood Is Brutal' Ex-Disney Star Names Actor Who Dumped For Not Being 'Famous Enough': 'Hollywood Is Brutal'
Ex-Disney Star Names Actor Who Dumped For Not Being 'Famous Enough': 'Hollywood Is Brutal' Connecticut native Christy Carlson Romano says her teenage romance with a co-star ended after his team decided she "wasn't famous enough" for him.  The Milford-born former Disney star, 42, shared the claim on Instagram on Wednesday, Sept. 30. She has been making several major admissions on social media ahead of her memoir’s Oct. 6 release. The book, “Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star,” explores her childhood fame and struggles with addiction. In one such story, the now 42-year-old Romano said she dated her "Cadet Kelly" co-star Shawn Ashmore when she was 1…