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Virginia Man Tried To Get Ex Arrested After Threatening To Kill Her, FBI Agent, Feds Say Virginia Man Tried To Get Ex Arrested After Threatening To Kill Her, FBI Agent, Feds Say
Virginia Man Tried To Get Ex Arrested After Threatening To Kill Her, FBI Agent, Feds Say He didn't stop at threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. Federal prosecutors say a Virginia man also threatened to murder her boyfriend, target her family, and even an FBI agent before trying to convince his own relatives in law enforcement to have her falsely arrested. Norfolk resident Christopher Martin Herr, 33, admitted in federal court on Thursday, July 23, that he attempted to tamper with a witness after months of allegedly terrorizing the woman while he was under investigation. According to court records, it began on May 3, 2025. Herr repeatedly called his then-ex-girlfriend, ident…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Apple Launching New Payment Service With Klarna As Prices Rise: Reports Apple Launching New Payment Service With Klarna As Prices Rise: Reports
Apple Launching New Payment Service With Klarna As Prices Rise: Reports You could soon lease an Apple device through a new subscription-style program as the tech giant looks to offer more payment options amid rising prices, according to a report. The company plans to launch a device leasing service called Apple Upgrade on Tuesday, July 28, Bloomberg reported. The program will initially be available in the US through Apple stores and online. Apple is partnering with buy-now-pay-later service Klarna to finance the leases, sources told Bloomberg. The company plans to promote Apple Upgrade as a way to get lower monthly payments than its current financing …

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Illegal Immigrant Charged In Death, Sexual Assault Of 2-Year-Old Virginia Girl: ICE Illegal Immigrant Charged In Death, Sexual Assault Of 2-Year-Old Virginia Girl: ICE
Illegal Immigrant Charged In Death, Sexual Assault Of 2-Year-Old Virginia Girl: ICE A 2-year-old girl never made it out of the hospital. Now, weeks later, the investigators have charged a 29-year-old Mexican national with sexually assaulting her in a case that has drawn national attention. The investigation began on the Fourth of July, when the child's mother arrived at the Goochland County Sheriff's Office around 3:10 p.m. after driving from a home on Owens Creek Road in Louisa County with the unresponsive girl. Deputies began life-saving efforts until paramedics arrived to rush the child to St. Mary's Hospital, where she later was pronounced dead, according to the Louis…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
One Month After His 37th Birthday, DC Area Man Mark Davis's Life Ended At A Bus Stop One Month After His 37th Birthday, DC Area Man Mark Davis's Life Ended At A Bus Stop
One Month After His 37th Birthday, DC Area Man Mark Davis's Life Ended At A Bus Stop One month after celebrating his 37th birthday, Mark Davis was gone. The longtime DC-area resident, whose life stretched between Washington and Largo, was struck and killed while waiting at a Metrobus stop on Tuesday, July 14, leaving behind a grieving family determined to make sure he's remembered for the life he lived, not simply the way it ended. Davis was standing at the bus stop at Southern Avenue and Suitland Road in Southeast DC when he was hit by a pickup truck, according to his family. "He was a human being with a story, a personality, and people who loved him," loved ones wrote in…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Allergy Medication Recall Tied To Heartburn Drug Contamination Risk, FDA Says Allergy Medication Recall Tied To Heartburn Drug Contamination Risk, FDA Says
Allergy Medication Recall Tied To Heartburn Drug Contamination Risk, FDA Says An allergy medication found in cabinets across the country may contain something that was never supposed to be in the bottle. Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling four lots of cetirizine hydrochloride 5 mg tablets because of potential cross-contamination with ranitidine, an acid-reducing medication used to treat heartburn and other conditions. The company announced the nationwide recall in a notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration this week. The FDA posts company recall announcements as a public service and does not endorse the product or company. The recal…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
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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by Zak Failla
Politics
'Not ICE': Montgomery Police Push Back After Maryland SWAT Raid Sparks Rumors 'Not ICE': Montgomery Police Push Back After Maryland SWAT Raid Sparks Rumors
'Not ICE': Montgomery Police Push Back After Maryland SWAT Raid Sparks Rumors An early morning SWAT operation in Maryland quickly fueled speculation online that federal immigration agents were carrying out an ICE raid. Montgomery County police say that's not what happened. Members of the Montgomery County Police Department's SWAT team executed a search warrant Thursday, July 23, at a home in the 15300 block of Graaf Place in Burtonsville as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. As photos and reports from the scene began circulating on social media, rumors spread claiming the operation was tied to immigration enforcement. By late Thursday morning, the departmen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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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by Zak Failla
News
Maryland Woman Faces Possible Limb Loss After Motorcycle Crash As Recovery Battle Begins Maryland Woman Faces Possible Limb Loss After Motorcycle Crash As Recovery Battle Begins
Maryland Woman Faces Possible Limb Loss After Motorcycle Crash As Recovery Battle Begins Her toughest ride is just beginning. A Maryland woman remains hospitalized and faces the possibility of losing a limb after a devastating motorcycle crash.  Friends say multiple surgeries still lie ahead before her long road to recovery can truly begin. District Heights resident Nakima Williams remains in the hospital as doctors continue treating the severe injuries she suffered in the crash.  Fellow rider Gerald Glover, who spoke with Williams this week, said she is scheduled to undergo two more surgeries and still faces "a long road ahead." According to friends, Williams is b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
VA Megachurch Pastor Sent Explicit Images To Teen He Met While Preaching In PA: State Police VA Megachurch Pastor Sent Explicit Images To Teen He Met While Preaching In PA: State Police
VA Megachurch Pastor Sent Explicit Images To Teen He Met While Preaching In PA: State Police A nationally known Virginia megachurch pastor who has preached across the United States is accused of sending explicit images to a Pennsylvania teenager he met while preaching at the boy's church, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  Kenneth Kevin Baldwin, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia, was charged with two felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor, one felony count of corruption of minors, three misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure, and six misdemeanor counts of open lewdness, state police announced Thursday, July 23.  The investigation began May 2, 2026, after the York…

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by Jillian Pikora