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Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen In Virginia As Police Fear More Victims Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen In Virginia As Police Fear More Victims
Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen In Virginia As Police Fear More Victims A Virginia man who volunteered with youth at a church is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a teen girl in his care multiple times. Jeremy Mishler, 42, is in custody following an investigation into sex offenses as the Arlington County Police Department searches for possible additional victims, authorities announced on Monday, July 6. On June 5, detectives launched a criminal investigation after receiving a tip that Mishler had inappropriate contact with a teen he knew on several occasions in May 2026. According to officials, Mishler is known to have previously volunteered…

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by Zak Failla
News
'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up 'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up
'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up A Maryland teenager is facing the unimaginable after losing both of his parents in the span of about a year, leaving family members to rally around him as they help him navigate a future forever changed. Ryan Aigner lost his father, Robert, last year.  Now, after the recent death of his mother, Roblyn Aigner, relatives have stepped in to care for him while trying to provide the stability every child deserves. Ryan Aigner GoFundMe As family members grieve two heartbreaking losses, they're also hoping the community that has already surrounded them with love can help ease som…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women At Dollar Tree, Then Fought Family Member: Police Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women At Dollar Tree, Then Fought Family Member: Police
Virginia Man Secretly Filmed Women At Dollar Tree, Then Fought Family Member: Police What started as a shopping trip inside a Virginia Dollar Tree ended with two women allegedly being secretly filmed, a confrontation in the aisle, and a man's arrest. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, inside the Dollar Tree on Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, where Prince William County police say Pedro Alvarado, 58, was using his phone to secretly record two women, ages 19 and 21, as they shopped. According to investigators, one of the women alerted a family member, who immediately confronted the suspect. Police said the encounter quickly turned physical. The suspect al…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Police Activity Shuts Down All Northbound Lanes Of MD-295 In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Police Activity Shuts Down All Northbound Lanes Of MD-295 In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Police Activity Shuts Down All Northbound Lanes Of MD-295 In Maryland (Developing) Drivers are hitting a wall on one of Maryland's busiest highways Monday afternoon. All northbound lanes of MD-295 have been shut down in Anne Arundel County as police investigate an active incident near MD-175, triggering major delays for commuters. The closure was reported around 1:24 p.m. Monday, July 6, on northbound MD-295 at the MD-175 interchange, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Traffic cameras showed vehicles backed up for miles as all three northbound travel lanes were closed. The northbound exit ramp at MD-175 was also shut down, along with both shoulders,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pair On The Run After Man Gunned Down During Holiday Weekend In Maryland: Police Pair On The Run After Man Gunned Down During Holiday Weekend In Maryland: Police
Pair On The Run After Man Gunned Down During Holiday Weekend In Maryland: Police A deadly downtown shooting that shattered the early morning quiet in Maryland has now turned into a manhunt. Two Hagerstown residents are wanted on murder charges after police identified them as suspects in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man over the holiday weekend. Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department were called around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, to the first block of East Antietam Street, where they found Dalonte Dametrius Young suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Young, 30, of Hagerstown, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives with the department's Crimina…

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by Zak Failla
News
19-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Jeep Slams Into Tree In Early Morning Crash, Sheriff Says 19-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Jeep Slams Into Tree In Early Morning Crash, Sheriff Says
19-Year-Old Virginia Man Killed After Jeep Slams Into Tree In Early Morning Crash, Sheriff Says The Fourth of July weekend ended in tragedy for one Virginia family before most people were even awake. Spotsylvania resident Carter Ajello, 19, was killed early Sunday morning after the Jeep he was driving left Ridge Road and crashed into a tree, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies and Spotsylvania Fire Rescue crews were called to the 6000 block of Ridge Road around 5:45 a.m. on July 5, where they found Ajello's heavily damaged 2009 Jeep Cherokee wrapped around a tree. He died at the scene. Investigators believe Ajello was the only person in the SUV when it left the roadway for r…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Microsoft Laying Off Nearly 5K Workers: Here's Why Microsoft Laying Off Nearly 5K Workers: Here's Why
Microsoft Laying Off Nearly 5K Workers: Here's Why Microsoft is laying off about 4,800 workers worldwide amid massive cuts at Xbox. The company announced the layoffs in employee messages on Monday, July 6. The cuts represent about 2.1% of Microsoft's global workforce, with most of the layoffs affecting the company's Commercial and Xbox organizations. Xbox plans to eliminate about 3,200 jobs through fiscal year 2027, including approximately 1,600 positions on Monday. The cuts will ultimately affect about one-fifth of the gaming division's workforce, CNBC reported. In her letter, CEO Asha Sharma called the layoffs "the most significant restr…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
'You Never Missed A Beat': Maryland Father Honre McDade Jr. Remembered After Fatal Crash 'You Never Missed A Beat': Maryland Father Honre McDade Jr. Remembered After Fatal Crash
'You Never Missed A Beat': Maryland Father Honre McDade Jr. Remembered After Fatal Crash A Maryland community is mourning the loss of Honre Dexter McDade Jr., a 23-year-old Bowie father remembered by loved ones as a devoted dad whose life revolved around his young son, Truce. McDade was killed shortly after 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when a 2015 Audi he was driving left the northbound lanes of Crain Highway near Rosaryville Road in Prince George's County and struck a utility pole, according to Maryland State Police.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. In the days since his death, family members have filled social media with photos showing McDade and his son t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey VIDEO: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey
Video: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey Harrowing footage shows the moment the roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club collapsed on 27 people, including shoppers, in New Jersey on Monday, July 6 (scroll for footage). At 11:16 a.m., emergency responded to the roof collapse at the BJ's in Ocean Township at 1904 Route 35, Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Sorrentino and Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. There were 27 people inside the building when the collapse occurred, Sorrentino and Golden said. Two people were partially trapped but freed themselves and safely exited the building, authorities said. No injuries were rep…

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by Sam Barron
News
Alleged World Cup Bomb Threat Lands Repeat Offender Back Behind Bars, Records Show Alleged World Cup Bomb Threat Lands Repeat Offender Back Behind Bars, Records Show
Alleged World Cup Bomb Threat Lands Repeat Offender Back Behind Bars, Records Show A 26-year-old man with a history of cyber harassment, bomb threats, and terroristic threats is facing new charges after police charged him with making a terroristic threat during the World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. An alert was issued for Amar Ramkissoon, who made the threat during the Norway-Brazil World Cup match at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, July 5, in East Rutherford, law enforcement sources say. The specifics were unclear as of press time.  Ramkissoon was charged with second-degree terroristic threats occurring during a state of emergency and second-degree false public…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says
NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says A 75-year-old South Jersey skating coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a minor in the 1990s, authorities announced Monday, July 6. The victim, now in her late 40s, told the United States Center for SafeSport that Ralph Marinelli, of Ventnor, sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old and he was 40 years old while he was her personal skating coach at Young's Skating Center in Mays Landing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman said she was groomed and sexually abused by Marinelli from 1992 through 1995, authorities said. Evidence collected by polic…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
Trump Says Restraining Order Needed For World Leader Trump Says Restraining Order Needed For World Leader
Trump Says Restraining Order Needed For World Leader A diplomatic feud that was already tense has taken another public turn. President Donald Trump shared a meme-style image on Truth Social on Sunday, July 5, aimed at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, days before NATO leaders gather in Ankara, Turkey. The image shows Meloni smiling while looking up at Trump. Text across the top says, "RESTRAINING ORDER NEEDED." Trump shared the post on Truth Social without additional written comment. The jab follows weeks of public tension between Trump and Meloni, who had once positioned herself as a bridge between Washington and European leaders. Da…

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by Joe Lombardi