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33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention 33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention
33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention Richeline Anisso Fung may be the hardest-working employee in the federal government. The Florida woman who used to live in Maryland admitted that she claimed to work 33 hours a day while earning money from multiple agencies during her time in the DC area, according to the US Attorney's Office. Richeline Anisso Fung, 46, now of Pembroke Pines, Florida, pleaded guilty to making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims while working as a full-time employee for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. According to court documents, Fung was a full-t…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ
Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ "KingDaddy89" is heading to prison. A 40-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison after traveling into DC with a phone loaded with child pornography, federal authorities announced. Largo resident Marshall Day, also known by his moniker and "Mike LeRoy," pleaded guilty in March to one count of transportation of child pornography after investigators say he walked into a sting while expecting to meet a 9-year-old girl for sex. According to court documents, Day logged onto a fetish website on Oct. 8, 2025, and attempted to arrange a sexual encounter. During an …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says A sexual assault reported nearly six months ago has now been linked to a second attack in Virginia. The search is on for 30-year-old Spotsylvania resident Cesar Mario Torres Juarez after investigators connected the March 12 rape of a massage therapy worker to a similar attack reported on Sunday, Aug. 31 in Fredericksburg, authorities announced. The first victim told Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office investigators that she was working at a massage therapy business in the 5000 block of Plank Road when she was forcibly raped. Detectives collected physical and photographic evidence at the s…

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by Zak Failla
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Milk Recalled Nationwide Over Potential Spoilage: What To Know Milk Recalled Nationwide Over Potential Spoilage: What To Know
Milk Recalled Nationwide Over Potential Spoilage: What To Know A nationwide milk recall is underway after consumers reported troubling changes to the product and its packaging. Horizon Organic Dairy voluntarily recalled more than 53,000 cases distributed across the US because the contents may spoil prematurely, according to the FDA and the company. The recall remains ongoing. The affected product is Horizon Organic shelf-stable 1 percent chocolate milk sold in 8-ounce cartons. It was packaged in 12-count and 18-count boxes. Horizon said consumers complained that some packages appeared bloated. The contents could also have an unpleasant taste, odor, or…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye 'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye
'Second Home' Closing: Beloved Maryland Coffee Shop's Team Faces Heartbreaking Goodbye The coffee was never really the point. For nearly seven years, a Maryland coffee shop has offered something harder to find than a good cup of joe: a place where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could work, grow, belong, and be seen for what they could do. Now, that chapter is coming to an end. Bitty & Beau's Coffee is set to close its downtown Annapolis location on Sunday, Sept. 13, leaving behind a team that supporters say turned the City Dock shop into far more than another stop for caffeine. Since opening in February 2020, it has become a second home for many…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police
Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police The explosives that helped trigger 64 felony charges in Maryland earlier this year allegedly came with some expert guidance. Now, a former Prince George's County Sheriff's Office K-9 handler is accused of providing both. Micah Y. Sam, 51, of Brandywine, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after Anne Arundel County fire investigators linked him to an explosives investigation that began months earlier at a home in the 1200 block of Blackwalnut Lane in Annapolis. Investigators allege Sam supplied explosive materials to Lee Scott Wygal Ralston, 37, along with information and technical guidance…

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by Zak Failla
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Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (UPDATED) Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (UPDATED)
Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (Updated) The man killed in a three-vehicle Maryland crash has been identified. Blake Greenwell, 24, of Waldorf, died in the collision at Indian Head Highway and Palmer Road in Fort Washington shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Prince George’s County Police said in an update Thursday. Greenwell was driving one of two sedans that were heading north on Indian Head Highway as an SUV traveled south toward the intersection, according to the preliminary investigation. For reasons that remain under investigation, all three vehicles collided at the intersection. Greenwell died at the scene. H…

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by Zak Failla
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Nazi-Like Halloween Costume Pulled From Amazon, Target, Walmart Nazi-Like Halloween Costume Pulled From Amazon, Target, Walmart
Nazi-Like Halloween Costume Pulled From Amazon, Target, Walmart Several major retailers removed a Halloween costume from their websites because it resembled uniforms worn by Nazi soldiers. Amazon, Target, and Walmart have pulled the "German Army Soldier Adult Costume," which was sold by Orion Costumes. The costume included a jacket, trousers with attached boot covers, a belt, and a hat, with many online noting that the outfit is similar to German military uniforms from World War II. While listings for the costume still appeared in Google search results as of press time, the individual pages were no longer available. "We expect all i…

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by Chris Spiker
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Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn
Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn A father and daughter who followed the same career path found themselves sharing something else this week: a radio frequency at Washington Dulles International Airport. The two pilots crossed paths while preparing for separate flights out of the Virginia airport, turning an otherwise ordinary exchange with air traffic control into 45 seconds of family banter that Dulles later shared online. POV: You run into your dad at work. It was a @United family reunion on the runway this week. pic.twitter.com/IATAg4jzrf — Dulles Airport (IAD) (@Dulles_Airport) September 3, 2026 It started with jus…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police
Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police A 32-year-old man is back in custody after his victim died days after a violent assault in Maryland, police say. Jaylin James McConnaughey was initially arrested on Friday, Aug. 28, in Howard County after he allegedly struck Lanham resident Tevin Jarrett Sesker during an altercation. According to the Howard County Police Department, the two knew each other and were in the 8800 block of Greenwood Place when the assault took place, causing Sesker to strike his head. Sesker was transported to Shock Trauma in critical condition. McConnaughey was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond. Then t…

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by Zak Failla
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Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter ‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter Óscar Ávalos had a way of making even the dirtiest job a good time. The Northern Virginia painter was constantly sharing the latest photos and videos of his college-age daughter and kindergarten-age son, one of the small things friends are remembering after Ávalos was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 2. To the people who worked alongside him, Ávalos was “Little Oscar,” an "exceptional" painter whose personality could turn a grimy home renovation into something that felt more like an episode of HGTV. “He had a happy crew because everyone was happy in Oscar's presence,” Carolyn Wixs…

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by Zak Failla