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'Everything Is Unsalvageable': Maryland Family Offers Update After Dog-Started House Fire 'Everything Is Unsalvageable': Maryland Family Offers Update After Dog-Started House Fire
'Everything Is Unsalvageable': Maryland Family Offers Update After Dog-Started House Fire They don't blame Bo. Nearly two weeks after a bizarre Maryland house fire made headlines when investigators determined the family dog accidentally turned on a toaster, Shannon and Chad Ellis are sharing what happened after the cameras left, describing the heartbreak of losing nearly everything, the miracle that saved one beloved pet, and why they hope other families learn from their experience. The Ellis family's Belcamp home was destroyed on Friday, July 10, while no one was home.  According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, Ring camera footage showed Bo jumping onto …

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by Zak Failla
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Fredericksburg Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff Fredericksburg Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff
Fredericksburg Driver Busted After Hit-Run Reveals Open Booze, Ignition Interlock: Sheriff If there was a wrong decision to make, deputies say Gordon Bruce made just about all of them. Stafford County deputies arrested the 60-year-old Fredericksburg man, after what started out as a midday hit-and-run rapidly spiraled into one long day for everyone involved. The chain of events unfolded around 4:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, along Stafford Lakes Parkway. Deputies say Gordon Bruce, 60, of Fredericksburg, rear-ended another driver before fleeing the scene and running a red light. It didn't get him very far. Responding deputies found Bruce's vehicle nearby with heavy front-end dam…

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Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals
Maryland Mom Who Fled Before 100-Year Sentence In Baby's Death Case Captured: US Marshals Ashley Nicole Franklin made the US Marshals' Most Wanted list. Now, nearly a year after disappearing instead of reporting to prison, the Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter has been captured hundreds of miles from home. The 39-year-old was arrested on Thursday, July 23, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, ending a months-long manhunt led by the US Marshals Service, according to federal authorities and the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Franklin was convicted on Aug. 6, 2025, of first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and neg…

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Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Wrong-Way Driver Killed After Running Red Light, Slamming Into Truck In Virginia (Developing) A wrong-way drive through a red light ended in a deadly crash on a Virginia roadway overnight, police say. The fatal wreck happened around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 24, along Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, where investigators say a 26-year-old driver barreled through a red light before crossing into oncoming lanes and crashing into a parked highway safety truck. Byron Ezequiel Guerrero, of Woodbridge, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Nissan Altima traveling westbound on Prince William Parkway near Minnieville Road when he continued through the red light, according to the Prince William…

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Fast-Moving Electrical Fire Forces Maryland Family, Cat From Home In Middle Of The Night Fast-Moving Electrical Fire Forces Maryland Family, Cat From Home In Middle Of The Night
Fast-Moving Electrical Fire Forces Maryland Family, Cat From Home In Middle Of The Night A middle-of-the-night electrical fire forced two Maryland residents and their cat to flee their home with little time to spare. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:38 a.m. on Friday, July 24, to the 1100 block of Tiffany Road in Silver Spring, where they found flames burning on the first floor of a single-family home, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Crews quickly went to work attacking the fire, bringing it under control before it spread further through the house. The two adults living in the home escaped safely along with their cat.  No injuries were…

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He Was Trusted To Help Children. Feds Say This Former EMT Preyed On Them Instead He Was Trusted To Help Children. Feds Say This Former EMT Preyed On Them Instead
He Was Trusted To Help Children. Feds Say This Former EMT Preyed On Them Instead A Maryland paramedic who preyed on young children he was tasked with assisting is facing years in prison, federal authorities announced. Lusby resident Jurel Daquone Leo Bowman, 32, a former Harford County emergency medical technician, is facing serious charges for allegedly preying on young children through social media. According to the indictment, between August 2022 and April 2026, Bowman sexually exploited minors using his cellphone and an online social media application. He allegedly paid hundreds of dollars for sexually explicit images and videos of the minors, according to th…

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Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (UPDATED) Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (UPDATED)
Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (Updated) The mystery has a heartbreaking answer. Remains found in a Maryland creek have been positively identified as a New Jersey pilot car driver who disappeared after crashing her vehicle and suffering a possible head injury last month, police confirmed on Thursday, July 27. Kimberly Gordon, 46, of Lopatcong, NJ, was driving a white 2024 Hyundai Elantra while working as a pilot car driver escorting an oversized load when she disappeared on June 21, NJ.com reports. She was last seen behind the Sky Zone trampoline park on Pulaski Highway in Rosedale, according to police in Baltimore …

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DC Firefighter Airlifted After Being Struck By Ladder Truck At Fire Scene (DEVELOPING) DC Firefighter Airlifted After Being Struck By Ladder Truck At Fire Scene (DEVELOPING)
DC Firefighter Airlifted After Being Struck By Ladder Truck At Fire Scene (Developing) One emergency turned into another. A DC firefighter was seriously injured after being struck by a ladder truck while crews battled a structure fire in Southwest Thursday afternoon, prompting a helicopter flight to a trauma center. The incident happened around 1:49 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, after DC Fire and EMS crews responded to the unit block of Galveston Street SW for a reported structure fire. While operating at the scene, the firefighter was struck by a ladder truck, according to DC Fire and EMS. The firefighter was treated at the scene before being airlifted to an area trauma cente…

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Mom, 2 Daughters Watch In Horror As Man Exposes Himself At Maryland 7-Eleven: Sheriff Mom, 2 Daughters Watch In Horror As Man Exposes Himself At Maryland 7-Eleven: Sheriff
Mom, 2 Daughters Watch In Horror As Man Exposes Himself At Maryland 7-Eleven: Sheriff There was already a hole in his pants. Deputies in Maryland say a 67-year-old man used it to expose himself to a mother and her two young daughters sitting inside their vehicle outside a 7-Eleven. The incident happened on Thursday, July 23, at the 7-Eleven on Old Town Road in Huntingtown, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. The woman told deputies she and her daughters were parked outside the store when they noticed a man standing directly in front of their vehicle. Investigators identified him as Nathan Olando Jones, 67, who has no fixed address. According to the sheriff's…

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Six Ounces Of Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun Uncovered By K9 During Traffic Stop: Police Six Ounces Of Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun Uncovered By K9 During Traffic Stop: Police
Six Ounces Of Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun Uncovered By K9 During Traffic Stop: Police Crystal meth. A loaded handgun. Thousands in cash. What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland quickly turned into a major drug bust on Wednesday night, police said. The seizure happened around 7:47 p.m. on  July 22, when an Aberdeen police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near Route 22 and Old Post Road. During the stop, circumstances led the officer to call in the Harford County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit.  After the police dog alerted to the vehicle, officers searched it and recovered approximately:  Six ounces of suspected crystal methamphetamin…

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DEVELOPING: Worker Rescued After Falling From Penthouse Ledge At DC High-Rise (PHOTOS) DEVELOPING: Worker Rescued After Falling From Penthouse Ledge At DC High-Rise (PHOTOS)
Developing: Worker Rescued After Falling From Penthouse Ledge At DC High-Rise (Photos) Firefighters rushed to the 1100 block of 15th Street NW late Thursday morning, July 23, after a maintenance worker fell a short distance from a railing or ledge on the penthouse level of a downtown high-rise, according to DC Fire and EMS. The adult man was conscious and alert when crews reached him. Twitter/@dcfireems Because of the building's location and the height involved, members of Rescue Squad 1 and Tower 3 launched a technical high-angle rescue, securing the worker in a Stokes basket before carefully carrying him down an internal stairwell. Photos from the scene show firefighters…

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Driver Admits To Deadly Rollover Crash That Killed Elderly Woman Coming Home From Church Driver Admits To Deadly Rollover Crash That Killed Elderly Woman Coming Home From Church
Driver Admits To Deadly Rollover Crash That Killed Elderly Woman Coming Home From Church She admitted it. A Maryland driver who prosecutors say tore through morning rush-hour traffic at more than double the speed limit before triggering a crash that killed an 85-year-old woman has pleaded guilty. Jesica Argueta, 23, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court to her role in the August 2025 crash that claimed the life of Josephine Gieske and seriously injured another victim. The deadly crash was reportedly shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, at the intersection of Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in Silver Spring. According to prose…

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