Silver Spring, MD
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'90s Alt-Rockers Sponge Robbed Of Guitars After Silver Spring Concert: 'It Happened Again' '90s Alt-Rockers Sponge Robbed Of Guitars After Silver Spring Concert: 'It Happened Again' '90s Alt-Rockers Sponge Robbed Of Guitars After Silver Spring Concert: 'It Happened Again'
'90s Alt-Rockers Sponge Robbed Of Guitars After Silver Spring Concert: 'It Happened Again' A popular '90s rock band is scrambling to replace several stolen guitars after thieves targeted its equipment following a concert in Maryland, marking what the musicians say is the second time they've been victimized. Detroit-based alternative rock band Sponge, best known for its hits "Plowed" and "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)," reported the theft on Wednesday, Oct. 21, after performing with Candlebox at The Fillmore Silver Spring. "It happened again, we got robbed!!!" the band posted on Facebook. According to published reports, the guitars were stolen from a trailer outside a Holiday…

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by Zak Failla
Beltsville, MD
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Massive Beltsville Industrial Park Changes Hands In Deal Backed By $37M In Financing Massive Beltsville Industrial Park Changes Hands In Deal Backed By $37M In Financing Massive Beltsville Industrial Park Changes Hands In Deal Backed By $37M In Financing
Massive Beltsville Industrial Park Changes Hands In Deal Backed By $37M In Financing A sprawling Maryland industrial complex spanning six buildings and more than 275,000 square feet has changed hands in a deal backed by $37 million in financing. Ammendale Technology Park in Beltsville was acquired by Miami-based Adler Real Estate Partners, with commercial real estate firm JLL announcing on Thursday, Oct. 22, that it arranged the financing for the purchase. The 31-acre property is already 96% leased, with 24 tenants operating businesses ranging from technology and distribution to light manufacturing and other services, according to JLL. Built in 1985 and 1986, the complex i…

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by Zak Failla
Hyattsville, MD
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MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds
MS-13 Gang Leader On Terror Watchlist Arrested In Maryland After Years On ICE's Radar: Feds A high-ranking MS-13 gang leader on the Justice Department's terrorist watchlist was arrested in Maryland after previously being encountered by federal agents during a homicide investigation in Texas, according to immigration officials. Franklin Ariel Espinal-Cabrera, 29, a Salvadoran national known as "Inconforme," was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Hyattsville, the agency announced. ICE identified Espinal-Cabrera as the "First Word Leader" of the Coronado Locos Salvatruchos clique of MS-13, a transnational gang designated as a foreign terrorist organi…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Baltimore Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police Baltimore Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police Baltimore Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police
Baltimore Assault Victim Dies Five Days After Attack As Suspect Faces Upgraded Charges: Police A 38-year-old Baltimore man accused of attacking another man in Maryland is facing potentially upgraded charges after the victim died in the hospital five days later, authorities announced. Eric Clayton Cooke was arrested without incident on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 4900 block of Hamilton Avenue in Baltimore, according to police. Investigators said Cooke was wanted in connection with an aggravated assault involving 34-year-old Breon Turner in the 1900 block of Ramsey Street on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Turner was hospitalized following the attack but died on Monday, Oct. 19, police said. Cooke …

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
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Waldorf Man Stole Nearly $200K In Checks, Had USPS Master Key Investigators Can't Explain Waldorf Man Stole Nearly $200K In Checks, Had USPS Master Key Investigators Can't Explain Waldorf Man Stole Nearly $200K In Checks, Had USPS Master Key Investigators Can't Explain
Waldorf Man Stole Nearly $200K In Checks, Had USPS Master Key Investigators Can't Explain Nearly $200,000 in stolen checks. $30,000 in cash. A mysterious master key capable of unlocking secured mailboxes across Maryland. That's what investigators uncovered while building a case against a Waldorf man who targeted mailboxes in Montgomery County, leading to a guilty plea and prison sentence nearly four years after the thefts began. Dominque James Miles, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit identity fraud involving more than $100,000 and was sentenced to eight years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Wed…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
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Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall
Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall Oysters harvested from a Virginia river have been identified as the likely source of a Salmonella outbreak spanning 12 states, triggering a widespread recall and an emergency shutdown of shellfish harvesting. The oysters came from the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County, where Little Wicomico Oyster Company collected the affected shellfish between Sept. 18 and Oct. 8, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Federal health officials are investigating a cluster of 27 Salmonella Telelkebir infections across 12 states, with oysters from the Virginia waterway emerging as a pot…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
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Maryland Family Turns Son's Fatal Hit-And-Run Into Mission To Save Lives In His Memory Maryland Family Turns Son's Fatal Hit-And-Run Into Mission To Save Lives In His Memory Maryland Family Turns Son's Fatal Hit-And-Run Into Mission To Save Lives In His Memory
Maryland Family Turns Son's Fatal Hit-And-Run Into Mission To Save Lives In His Memory Dakota Grimsby's family is determined to make sure his death in a Maryland hit-and-run crash leads to something that could save another life. In the wake of the Sept. 20 crash that killed the 27-year-old in Poolesville, his parents, Joseph Grimsby and Dina Vulpis, have established the Dakota Grimsby Memorial Traffic Safety Fund to help protect pedestrians and improve safety throughout the community. The family is working directly with the Town of Poolesville to establish a dedicated municipal fund that will support traffic safety measures, with a particular emphasis on increasing police pre…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
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CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings
CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings Thousands of elementary and middle schools across the Northeast have been evaluated in new rankings that highlight the top-performing public schools in each state. U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Elementary and Middle Schools Rankings on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The 2027 list evaluated about 46,000 public elementary schools and more than 24,000 middle schools nationwide based on reading and math achievement. The report highlights schools where students performed well on state assessments while accounting for student backgrounds.  U.S. News said its updated methodol…

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by Chris Spiker
Hyattsville, MD
Obituaries
7-Year-Old Left Without Mom After Hyattsville Murder-Suicide As Family Fights To Bring Her Home 7-Year-Old Left Without Mom After Hyattsville Murder-Suicide As Family Fights To Bring Her Home 7-Year-Old Left Without Mom After Hyattsville Murder-Suicide As Family Fights To Bring Her Home
7-Year-Old Left Without Mom After Hyattsville Murder-Suicide As Family Fights To Bring Her Home A 7-year-old girl has been left without her mother following a suspected murder-suicide in Maryland. Now her family is seeking help to bring her body home to Guatemala so she can be laid to rest. Maury Cecilia Carías García, 29, was found dead inside her van in Hyattsville on Wednesday, Oct. 14, one day after her family reported her missing, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to a parking lot in the 2000 block of University Boulevard around 12:20 p.m., where they discovered Carías García suffering from traumatic injuries inside the vehicle. She wa…

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by Zak Failla
Carlisle, PA
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Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure. The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Towson, MD
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Baltimore Named Third Least Safe City In America As Maryland Neighbor Ranks Among Safest Baltimore Named Third Least Safe City In America As Maryland Neighbor Ranks Among Safest Baltimore Named Third Least Safe City In America As Maryland Neighbor Ranks Among Safest
Baltimore Named Third Least Safe City In America As Maryland Neighbor Ranks Among Safest Only two cities in America are considered less safe than Baltimore, according to a new nationwide ranking. Charm City finished 180th out of 182 cities in WalletHub's 2026 ranking of the safest cities in America, placing the Maryland city third from the bottom in a study that examined everything from crime and traffic deaths to financial security and natural disasters. The city earned an overall safety score of just 36.70 out of 100, finishing ahead of only Baton Rouge, which ranked 181st, and New Orleans, which came in dead last. Baltimore's struggles extended beyond its overall ranking. …

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe Plans New CT Locations In Major Northeast Expansion Tropical Smoothie Cafe Plans New CT Locations In Major Northeast Expansion Tropical Smoothie Cafe Plans New CT Locations In Major Northeast Expansion
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Plans New CT Locations In Major Northeast Expansion Tropical Smoothie Cafe is expanding across the Northeast with plans to open 40 new restaurants in New York and Connecticut. The fast-casual restaurant chain announced a new development agreement with franchisee Aurify Kingstar in a news release on Monday, Oct. 19. The deal will bring new locations to the Albany area, Westchester County, The Bronx, and western Connecticut. The first new cafe is expected to open in early 2027, but specific locations and opening dates haven't been announced. "New York and Connecticut represent tremendous growth opportunities for Tropical Smoothie Cafe and ref…

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by Chris Spiker