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'This Was My Business And My Home': Daycare, House Destroyed By Fast-Moving Virginia Fire 'This Was My Business And My Home': Daycare, House Destroyed By Fast-Moving Virginia Fire
'This Was My Business And My Home': Daycare, House Destroyed By Fast-Moving Virginia Fire It wasn't just a house. It was more than a home. A Virginia family escaped an overnight fire alive, but the flames left them without their Fairfax County home and destroyed the home daycare business that Shawnda Metivier spent years building inside it. The fire broke out just after 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, in the 8900 block of Jandell Road in Lorton. As Daily Voice previously reported, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the single-family home before launching an aggressive attack that quickly brought the flames under control. No one was …

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by Zak Failla
News
Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight At 3,000 Feet Near JFK, Pilot Says Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight At 3,000 Feet Near JFK, Pilot Says
Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight At 3,000 Feet Near JFK, Pilot Says A drone collided with a JetBlue flight landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday morning, June 29, according to the aircraft’s pilot. The pilot alerted air traffic controllers at JFK of the collision around 7:15 a.m. at about 3,000 feet in the air, according to audio obtained by WABC. “We collided with a drone back there in the turn as we were coming to ASALT, just wanted to pass to you,” the pilot said, according to WABC reporting. “You said you collided?” the controller responded. “Yup, it hit us, right above the cockpit,” the pilot confirmed. However, the pilot said f…

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by Joe Wilkinson
News
Maryland Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds Maryland Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds
Maryland Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds Millions vanished. Now the man prosecutors say helped move the money is headed to federal prison. A Maryland man who admitted helping oversee an $11 million money laundering conspiracy tied to business email scams and COVID-19 fraud has been sentenced to more than nine years behind bars. Yahya Sowe, 42, of College Park, was sentenced to 114 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a large, multi-member money laundering conspiracy, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland and Homeland Security Investigations. Federal prosecutors said Sowe …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Officer Shot In Head, Neck On Maryland Trail Faces Grueling Recovery, Family Says Police Officer Shot In Head, Neck On Maryland Trail Faces Grueling Recovery, Family Says
Police Officer Shot In Head, Neck On Maryland Trail Faces Grueling Recovery, Family Says Sometimes, surviving is only the beginning. A Maryland police officer who was shot while chasing an armed suspect along a Baltimore County trail earlier this month is now battling a spinal cord injury as he begins what his family says will be a long and difficult recovery. Officer Paul Catalfamo, 22, of the Baltimore County Police Department, was critically wounded on Sunday, June 7, while responding to an indecent exposure call along the Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail in Pikesville. Until now, officials had released few details about the extent of his injuries. According to a fundraiser …

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Former NFL Superstar RB, 39, Reveals ALS Diagnosis: 'I Chose To Fight' Former NFL Superstar RB, 39, Reveals ALS Diagnosis: 'I Chose To Fight'
Former NFL Superstar RB, 39, Reveals ALS Diagnosis: 'I Chose To Fight' A former football superstar, once known as one of the NFL's most explosive running backs, said he was diagnosed with ALS. Chris Johnson revealed the diagnosis in an interview that aired on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday, June 29. The three-time Pro Bowl rusher's disease has progressed so quickly that he can only speak through a speech device triggered by his eye movements. Known to many football fans as "CJ2K," Johnson rose to stardom soon after the Tennessee Titans selected him in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. The East Carolina University product rushed…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Woman Solves Her Own Hit-And-Run Case By Telling Deputy Everything, Sheriff Says Woman Solves Her Own Hit-And-Run Case By Telling Deputy Everything, Sheriff Says
Woman Solves Her Own Hit-And-Run Case By Telling Deputy Everything, Sheriff Says Sometimes, they make it easy. A Virginia woman accused of fleeing a rear-end crash was caught moments later after a deputy spotted her allegedly texting behind the wheel, leading to a DUI arrest, authorities said. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday night, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to a hit-and-run reported on Warrenton Road after a woman rear-ended a driver and fled the area. Bealeton resident Kristina Cole did not get far. Shortly after the crash, investigators say that a deputy spotted Cole texting and driving, leading to a traffic stop. According to offi…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Clock Ticking On Public Comments For Controversial Maryland ICE Detention Center Clock Ticking On Public Comments For Controversial Maryland ICE Detention Center
Clock Ticking On Public Comments For Controversial Maryland ICE Detention Center Time is running out for Maryland residents hoping to weigh in on a proposed 1,500-bed ICE detention center that has sparked months of controversy in Washington County. The federal public comment period on the Department of Homeland Security's plan to convert an 825,000-square-foot warehouse near Williamsport into an immigration detention center closes at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. Ahead of the deadline, Hagerstown Rapid Response and Washington County Indivisible say their campaign has generated more than 3,000 public comments opposing the project, which organizers believe represents on…

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by Zak Failla
News
Crocodile Drags 28-Year-Old Out To Sea, Kills Him At Resort Popular With Americans Crocodile Drags 28-Year-Old Out To Sea, Kills Him At Resort Popular With Americans
Crocodile Drags 28-Year-Old Out To Sea, Kills Him At Resort Popular With Americans A beach visit at a popular vacation spot turned into a deadly attack. A 28-year-old man was killed by a crocodile near the Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa in Mexico on Friday evening, June 26, ABC News reported, citing Jalisco state authorities. The attack happened around 6 p.m. local time on Marina Vallarta Beach, in front of the resort on the Pacific coast. Puerto Vallarta (marked in red) is a popular resort city located on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Google Maps The victim was reportedly from Mexico and was in Puerto Vallarta for work. His identity has not been released. Au…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Major Air Bag Safety Concern Sparks Massive Land Rover Recall: What To Know Major Air Bag Safety Concern Sparks Massive Land Rover Recall: What To Know
Major Air Bag Safety Concern Sparks Massive Land Rover Recall: What To Know More than 250,000 Land Rover SUVs are being recalled because corrosion could prevent the driver's air bag from deploying in a crash. Jaguar Land Rover North America issued the recall for about 250,857 vehicles, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Friday, June 12. The affected SUVs include 2020-2026 Land Rover Defenders, 2021-2026 Land Rover Discoverys, and 2022-2026 Land Rover Range Rovers. The problem involves the driver's air bag clockspring connector, which may develop fretting corrosion over time. The corrosion can increase electrical resis…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Gunned Down At Langley Park Community Center In Broad Daylight: Police 16-Year-Old Gunned Down At Langley Park Community Center In Broad Daylight: Police
16-Year-Old Gunned Down At Langley Park Community Center In Broad Daylight: Police A 16-year-old was gunned down at a popular community hotspot in Maryland in the middle of the day, police say. Silver Spring native Angel Guzman has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was shot and killed at the Langley Park Community Center on Friday afternoon. At around 1:30 p.m. on June 26, officers were called to investigate reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of Merrimac Drive. Upon arrival, they found Guzman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say they do not believe it was a ra…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
WATCH: First Responders Form Human Chain To Rescue Driver From Sinking Virginia Car WATCH: First Responders Form Human Chain To Rescue Driver From Sinking Virginia Car
Watch: First Responders Form Human Chain To Rescue Driver From Sinking Virginia Car Sometimes, it takes a village. First responders in Northern Virginia formed a human chain to rescue a driver who crash-landed into a pond in Fairfax County, officials say. Late on Sunday afternoon, members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue and Police departments worked together on a bold rescue mission as a car slowly descended into the pond. The scene of the crash in Fairfax County. Fairfax County Police "It's going down, it's going down," they could be heard shouting as the car slowly sank deeper into the water. Bodycam footage of the rescue can be viewed here. Driver re…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Bang' Heard Before Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Maryland Shed Blaze, Fire Marshal Says 'Bang' Heard Before Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Maryland Shed Blaze, Fire Marshal Says
'Bang' Heard Before Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks Maryland Shed Blaze, Fire Marshal Says It started with a bang. A Maryland homeowner says a lithium-ion battery charging inside a shed exploded before flames tore through the structure and spread to a nearby RV and boat in Cecil County. The fire broke out shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at a property in the 500 block of Conowingo Road in Conowingo, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the owner had placed a lithium-ion battery for a power tool on its charger.  Within about 10 minutes, he heard a loud "bang." When he went to investigate, the owner found flames burning …

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by Zak Failla