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Maryland Teen's Robbery Plot Turned Into Attempted Murder, Prosecutors Say Maryland Teen's Robbery Plot Turned Into Attempted Murder, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Teen's Robbery Plot Turned Into Attempted Murder, Prosecutors Say It was supposed to be a robbery. Instead, prosecutors say it became an attempted murder that nearly claimed a young woman's life. A Calvert County judge has sentenced Jasier Isai Aparicio, 16, of Lusby, to life in prison with all but 18 years suspended for shooting a woman in the back during a planned robbery in Southern Maryland. The sentence was handed down this week by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee, more than a year after the violent attack in the White Sands community of Lusby. According to prosecutors, Aparicio conspired with two other people to rob 24-year-old …

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Teen Hurt After Gun Suddenly Goes Off Inside Maryland Apartment, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Hurt After Gun Suddenly Goes Off Inside Maryland Apartment, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Hurt After Gun Suddenly Goes Off Inside Maryland Apartment, Police Say (Developing) What first appeared to be a shooting quickly took a different turn. Maryland investigators say a teenage boy was accidentally shot inside an apartment in Glenarden on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, and is expected to survive. Prince George's County Police said the shooting happened inside an apartment in the 3000 block of Roland Kenner Loop, where officers responded after reports of a shooting at the Glenarden Hills Apartments. The preliminary investigation indicates a firearm was accidentally discharged, striking the teen, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The vict…

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New Round Of Storms With Heavy Rain, Flash Flood Threat Near Northeast: Updated Timing New Round Of Storms With Heavy Rain, Flash Flood Threat Near Northeast: Updated Timing
New Round Of Storms With Heavy Rain, Flash Flood Threat Near Northeast: Updated Timing A surge of moisture will fuel rounds of storms with drenchingdownpours and possible flash flooding. Warmer, more humid air will spread north along the East Coast on Thursday, Aug. 6, triggering storm activity. Highs will reach the mid- to upper 80s, with some interior locations nearing 90 degrees. A strengthening area of high pressure near Bermuda will help draw moisture northward, according to AccuWeather. A northward surge of moisture is expected to trigger showers, thunderstorms, and localized flash flooding across parts of the Northeast. AccuWeather The National W…

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Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks As Rabies Concerns Grow Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks As Rabies Concerns Grow
Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks As Rabies Concerns Grow It happened again. Maryland officials have shut down additional areas of Cunningham Falls State Park after a second person in less than two weeks was attacked by a beaver, raising new concerns about a possible rabies outbreak around Hunting Creek Lake. The latest attack happened around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, when a 19-year-old fisherman was bitten on the ankle in the South Beach Day Use Area, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The man drove himself to Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown for treatment. Natural Resources Police said they will interview him a…

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Justice Finally Catches Up 9 Years After Killing Of Off-Duty DC Metro Sergeant In Maryland Justice Finally Catches Up 9 Years After Killing Of Off-Duty DC Metro Sergeant In Maryland
Justice Finally Catches Up 9 Years After Killing Of Off-Duty DC Metro Sergeant In Maryland Justice took nearly nine years to catch up with the man who gunned down an off-duty DC Metro Police sergeant as he sat in his car on a Baltimore street. Dion Thompson was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to life in prison plus 33 years after being convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy and related charges in the November 2017 killing of Sgt. Tony Mason Jr., Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced. Mason, a husband, father and veteran Metropolitan Police Department sergeant, had just finished a night out with a woman he had been dating for about a month when the ambush unfolde…

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Allegiant Adds Premium Seating As Airlines Push More Upscale Options Allegiant Adds Premium Seating As Airlines Push More Upscale Options
Allegiant Adds Premium Seating As Airlines Push More Upscale Options Allegiant Air is adding first-class seats to some planes as the budget carrier expands its premium options. The Las Vegas-based airline will introduce Allegiant First on select planes beginning in spring 2027, the company announced in a news release. The new cabin will include eight seats arranged two-by-two at the front of the plane. Each seat will have a five-inch recline, calf rests, an adjustable headrest, and more legroom with a 37-inch seat pitch. Allegiant also plans to offer upgraded amenities and service for passengers in the cabin. Allegiant First passengers will receive pri…

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Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds An infant formula can wasn't filled with baby formula in Virginia. It was packed with individually wrapped plastic baggies of cocaine, according to federal prosecutors, and that discovery helped send a career criminal to prison for more than 15 years. David Earl McDaniel, 54, was sentenced in federal court to 188 months behind bars after admitting to drug trafficking and firearms charges, the US Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The case dates back to February 2024, when investigators searched McDaniel's Farmville home after being tipped off that he was selling drugs. Insi…

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New Report Ranks DC-Area Cities Among America's Riskiest Places To Drive New Report Ranks DC-Area Cities Among America's Riskiest Places To Drive
New Report Ranks Dc-area Cities Among America's Riskiest Places To Drive If your commute through the DMV feels like a daily test of survival, you're not imagining it. Washington, DC, and Baltimore ranked among the three worst cities in America for drivers in a new national survey, with several Virginia cities also landing near the bottom of the list. According to the 2026 America's Best Drivers Report, DC ranked No. 199 out of the nation's 200 largest cities, while Baltimore came in at No. 198.  Only Boston ranked worse. The report found the average driver in Washington goes just 4.24 years between collisions, while Baltimore drivers average 4.49 years. N…

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Perez Hilton's Family Responds After Disturbing Self-Harm Livestream Perez Hilton's Family Responds After Disturbing Self-Harm Livestream
Perez Hilton's Family Responds After Disturbing Self-Harm Livestream Perez Hilton's family says the celebrity blogger is receiving medical care after he appeared to engage in self-harm during a graphic TikTok livestream. The update was posted on Hilton's website on Wednesday, Aug. 5. It came one day after deputies responded to his Miami-area home following reports of someone "livestreaming acts of self-harm on social media," NBC News reported. The livestream, which TikTok later removed, appeared to show Hilton covered in blood with visible cuts and holding what appeared to be a knife. Viewers pleaded with him and tried to get enough information to …

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Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash
Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash A Maryland family's trip to North Carolina became every parent's nightmare after a crash left two young children fighting for their lives. Ashley Hildebrandt was driving with the couple's three children on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to visit family when their vehicle hydroplaned, left the roadway, and crashed into a tree, according to loved ones raising money to help the family. In a matter of seconds, a summer trip turned into days of surgeries, intensive care, and an agonizing wait inside a hospital hundreds of miles from home. Ashley and the couple's oldest son, Bryson, have since been released a…

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Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say
Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say Smoke was already pouring from the townhouse by the time firefighters arrived. Virginia fire crews rushed to the 9600 block of Eaton Woods Place in Lorton just after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, where they found smoke billowing from the rear of a middle-of-row townhouse and immediately launched an aggressive attack, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. Crews arrived to find smoke showing from the back of the two-story home and its first-floor balcony before moving quickly to knock down the flames and search the residence. Everyone inside had already made it out safely …

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These Beagles Could Change Dog Ownership For Millions With Allergies These Beagles Could Change Dog Ownership For Millions With Allergies
These Beagles Could Change Dog Ownership For Millions With Allergies Two beagles are making history after scientists said they created the first genetically edited dogs without the major protein responsible for most canine allergies. New York-based Kindred Companion Sciences unveiled the two female dogs named Alfie and Bailey on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The beagles were born in September 2024 after researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to eliminate Can f 1, the primary dog allergen.  Kindred's findings were published in a peer-reviewed study in The CRISPR Journal. The company said researchers didn't detect Can f 1 prote…

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Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police
Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police What started as a shoplifting turned into a weapons probe. A Fairfax man is accused of pulling a handgun on a Shell gas station employee in Woodbridge after the worker tried to stop an alleged shoplifting incident Monday afternoon, according to Prince William County police. The confrontation happened around 2:08 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Shell station in the 4110 block of Dale Boulevard. Police said an unidentified woman entered the store, concealed several items, and walked outside to a vehicle where Justin Denzel Gore, 31, was waiting. An employee followed the woman to the vehicle and…

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He Left For Work, Never Came Home: Virginia Father Of Five Killed In Maryland Crash Identified He Left For Work, Never Came Home: Virginia Father Of Five Killed In Maryland Crash Identified
He Left For Work, Never Came Home: Virginia Father Of Five Killed In Maryland Crash Identified He kissed his family goodbye, headed to work, and never made it home. Maryland investigators have identified the man killed in Tuesday morning's Germantown crash as 58-year-old William Vance "Vance" Payne II, a Virginia husband and father of five whose death has left a family, school community, and friends reeling. The deadly collision happened around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road in Germantown, where Montgomery County police and firefighters responded to what quickly became a mass casualty incident. Payne was driving a 2007 Toyota …

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Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says
Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says The argument was over in seconds. Then a man came back with a loaded sawed-off shotgun. Maryland detectives conducting an unrelated investigation in Waldorf early on Friday, July 31, watched the confrontation escalate before stepping in as the armed suspect allegedly pointed the shotgun at a woman near the 3000 block of Gallery Place, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said Perrie Stephon Wilson, 40, of Waldorf, walked into an apartment building during the dispute, returned carrying the shotgun, and raised it toward the woman as she stood beside a passenger vehi…

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US Raises Travel Caution For Popular European Destination US Raises Travel Caution For Popular European Destination
US Raises Travel Caution For Popular European Destination A trans-Atlantic favorite known for medieval squares, canals, and world-famous cuisine now comes with heightened federal caution. The State Department issued a Level Two travel advisory for Belgium on Thursday, July 23, urging Americans to exercise increased caution because of crime, terrorism, and unrest. Level Two is the second step in the federal government’s four-tier system. It sits above Level One, which calls for normal precautions, but below Level Three, which advises travelers to reconsider a trip. Level Four warns Americans not to travel. The State Department said petty crime is …

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Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH
Dog's Discovery Leads To Rabies Alert After Bat Tests Positive In Virginia: VDH A dog's discovery has prompted a rabies warning in Virginia after a bat found in Suffolk tested positive for the deadly virus. The bat was found in the 300 block of Turlington Road in Suffolk and collected after a dog located the dead animal, according to the Suffolk Health Department on Tuesday, Aug. 4.  Animal Control responded, recovered the bat, and testing later confirmed it was infected with rabies. While human rabies cases are rare, the virus is almost always fatal once symptoms develop. Health officials say the disease spreads when saliva from an infected animal enters the bod…

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13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police 13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police
13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police A family argument ended with a gunshot. Prince William County police say a 13-year-old Woodbridge boy is now facing felony charges after he allegedly shot his 18-year-old female relative during a domestic dispute inside a home on Lebourget Court late on Sunday night. Officers were called to the 15500 block of Lebourget Court around 10:36 p.m. on Aug. 2, where detectives say a verbal argument between the two family members escalated inside the home. According to investigators, the boy went into the home, retrieved a firearm, confronted the woman, and fired a single round. The bullet grazed…

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WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds
Wmata Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds It wasn't just one fake claim. Federal prosecutors say a WMATA train operator built a years-long insurance fraud scheme by recruiting coworkers, forging doctors' names and cashing in on injuries that never happened. Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 4, to 24 months in federal prison after orchestrating a four-year plot that defrauded AFLAC of more than $362,000, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Shropshire, who worked as a train operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, recruited fellow …

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Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case As Mosquito Spreads Virus Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case As Mosquito Spreads Virus
Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case As Mosquito Spreads Virus A mosquito bite in Northern Virginia has health officials watching closely. Virginia has confirmed its first documented case of locally acquired dengue virus, marking a milestone state health officials say is rare but important, even as they stress the overall risk to the public remains low. The Virginia Department of Health announced that a Northern Virginia resident contracted dengue despite having no known travel outside Virginia before becoming sick. The investigation, conducted with the Fairfax County and Loudoun County health departments, found the patient had been in close proximity…

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Walgreens Closing Dozens Of Pharmacies In 2026: Here's Where, Why Walgreens Closing Dozens Of Pharmacies In 2026: Here's Where, Why
Walgreens Closing Dozens Of Pharmacies In 2026: Here's Where, Why Walgreens is planning to close dozens of stores in 2026 as the pharmacy chain reshapes its nationwide footprint, according to reports. The company now expects to shutter fewer than 100 locations in 2026, Inc. reported. That's down from earlier internal projections of as many as 700 closures. Walgreens originally announced in October 2024 that it planned to close about 1,200 underperforming stores over three years. The company expected to cut around 500 locations during the first year of the turnaround effort. The closures slowed down after private equity firm Sycamore Partners ac…

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Do You Recognize Him? Police In Virginia Need Help Solving 23-Year Mystery Near Maryland Border Do You Recognize Him? Police In Virginia Need Help Solving 23-Year Mystery Near Maryland Border
Do You Recognize Him? Police In Virginia Need Help Solving 23-Year Mystery Near Maryland Border He walked into the woods carrying little more than the clothes on his back. More than two decades later, no one has figured out who he was. Prince William County detectives are asking the public to take another look at one of the area's oldest unsolved mysteries, hoping someone recognizes the face, the clothing, or even the small everyday items found alongside an unidentified man whose remains were discovered on July 29, 2002, behind a commercial business in the 8100 block of Sudley Road in Manassas. The case has remained frozen in time for 23 years. Investigators said the decomposed rema…

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Charging Bison Chases Child In Terrifying Yellowstone Incident: Video Charging Bison Chases Child In Terrifying Yellowstone Incident: Video
Charging Bison Chases Child In Terrifying Yellowstone Incident: Video A peaceful wildlife sighting turned into another heart-pounding close call at Yellowstone National Park. A viral video recorded Tuesday, July 28, shows a bison briefly chasing a child after a group walked toward the grazing animal near a park boardwalk. No injuries were reported. The child began running when the bison turned toward the group, triggering a brief chase. Witnesses can be heard shouting warnings as the child races along the boardwalk and reaches safety. The footage was recorded by park visitor Brittany Peteler, according to 6abc Philadelphia, which published a Storyful r…

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Chipotle Pulls Key Ingredient Amid Illness Outbreak Investigation Chipotle Pulls Key Ingredient Amid Illness Outbreak Investigation
Chipotle Pulls Key Ingredient Amid Illness Outbreak Investigation Chipotle has removed jalapeños from its restaurants across the US after the pepper was identified as a possible source of a Salmonella outbreak. The restaurant chain announced the move in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The decision comes as a Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 110 people in Minnesota. Chipotle uses jalapeños in several menu items like guacamole, pico de gallo, and chili-corn salsa. "As part of our established health and safety protocols, upon learning of a potential outbreak, we immediately initiated our ingredient traceability system and were able to identify j…

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Disturbing Online Broadcast Prompts Emergency Response At Media Personality's Home Disturbing Online Broadcast Prompts Emergency Response At Media Personality's Home
Disturbing Online Broadcast Prompts Emergency Response At Media Personality's Home A disturbing online broadcast prompted an urgent response and left a prominent media personality hospitalized. Perez Hilton, 48, was taken to a Miami-area hospital after deputies responded to his home on Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to multiple reports. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls from viewers who said Hilton appeared to harm himself during a TikTok livestream. Deputies confirmed that the celebrity blogger was alone inside the home. They used crisis intervention techniques to de-escalate the situation before paramedics transported him to the hospital, accordin…

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A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging
A Diet Darling May Be Working Against Healthy Aging One of nutrition’s loudest messages may have the formula for a longer, healthier life flipped backward. A sweeping scientific review published in Cell Press Blue finds that eating less protein consistently extends lifespan and improves metabolic health in laboratory models, including yeast, fruit flies, and rodents. The human evidence is far thinner. No study has shown that protein restriction extends a person’s lifespan. Short-term human trials have, however, found improvements in blood sugar, insulin sensitivity, and body fat, according to the review. The findings raise a provocative qu…

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Ariana Grande Breaks Silence About Decision To Step Back From Public Life Ariana Grande Breaks Silence About Decision To Step Back From Public Life
Ariana Grande Breaks Silence About Decision To Step Back From Public Life Ariana Grande is setting the record straight about a major decision that will reshape her next chapter. The 33-year-old singer addressed fans during an "Eternal Sunshine Tour" concert at Chicago’s United Center on Monday, Aug. 3, saying her plan to step back from public-facing work was deliberate and made well before it became public. “The announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing," Grande told the crowd. "It is something that I had decided to plan." She noted that she made the plan “quietly, a long time ago.” Grande also reassured fans that outside negati…

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These Grocery Staples Under Scrutiny As Parasite Cases Linked To Lettuce Climb These Grocery Staples Under Scrutiny As Parasite Cases Linked To Lettuce Climb
These Grocery Staples Under Scrutiny As Parasite Cases Linked To Lettuce Climb The produce aisle may hold more questions than answers as investigators chase the sources of a massive parasite surge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday, Aug. 3, that a nine-state Cyclospora outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce recalled by Taylor Farms de Mexico. The Food and Drug Administration traced the cluster to shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants. The nine-state outbreak had caused at least 1,947 illnesses and 98 hospitalizations as of Friday, July 24. However, that outbreak represents only part of the nationwide surge. The North Carolina D…

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Hollywood Star Back Home After Nearly Four Months In Hospital Hollywood Star Back Home After Nearly Four Months In Hospital
Hollywood Star Back Home After Nearly Four Months In Hospital A beloved television star has reached a hopeful turning point after a long and closely watched health ordeal. Christina Applegate, 54, is back home following a nearly four-month hospital stay in Los Angeles, TMZ reported in an exclusive on Monday, Aug. 3. The outlet reported that Applegate was discharged and doing well. She had been hospitalized since late March. The reason for the extended stay remains unknown. Parade reported that her representatives have not disclosed what condition required treatment. Applegate has publicly battled multiple sclerosis, or MS, since announcing her diagn…

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Seat Belt Issues Trigger Massive Recall Of 1.5M+ Ram Pickups Seat Belt Issues Trigger Massive Recall Of 1.5M+ Ram Pickups
Seat Belt Issues Trigger Massive Recall Of 1.5M+ Ram Pickups More than 1.5 million Ram trucks are being recalled worldwide because of a seat belt problem that can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Stellantis is recalling about 1,271,294 Ram 1500 pickups in the US from the model years 2019 through 2026, the company announced. The recall also affects about 156,138 trucks in Canada, 15,088 in Mexico, and 74,084 in other markets outside North America. The anchors for the second-row center or driver-side seat belt buckles may not have been properly attached to the truck's body structure. Some customers have reported that the buck…

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WATCH: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes WATCH: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes
Watch: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes A wall of flames. Thick black smoke. Then an all-out fight to keep an entire apartment building from going up. More than 150 firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze Tuesday afternoon in Southeast DC after fire tore through the roof of an occupied apartment building, forcing dozens of residents, including 16 children, from their homes. The fire broke out around 2:18 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at an apartment building in the 5300 block of E Street SE, where crews quickly found flames racing through the upper floors and roof. Update: 2 Alarm Fire 5300 Block of E Street SE2nd alarm was ca…

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