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Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal Celebrates Chain's 89th Birthday: What You Can Get Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal Celebrates Chain's 89th Birthday: What You Can Get
Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal Celebrates Chain's 89th Birthday: What You Can Get Krispy Kreme is offering customers a special deal to celebrate its 89th birthday. The doughnut chain will sell a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for 89 cents on Friday, July 17. Customers must buy any dozen at the regular price to receive the discounted dozen at participating US shops. The deal is limited to two discounted dozens for orders placed in shops or drive-thrus, while online pickup and delivery orders are limited to one discounted dozen. "Every Krispy Kreme birthday is really a celebration of our fans," said chief brand and product officer Alison Holder. "Offering Original G…

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by Chris Spiker
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Three Killed In Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash Involving Motorcycle Overnight: Police Three Killed In Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash Involving Motorcycle Overnight: Police
Three Killed In Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash Involving Motorcycle Overnight: Police Three people lost their lives in a single crash. A Maryland motorcyclist and two people in another vehicle were killed late Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash that shut down a major Prince George's County roadway for hours. The incident was reported around 11:25 p.m. on July 14 at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Metzerott Road in Adelphi. Prince George's County police said the collision involved a motorcycle and two other vehicles. Police said the motorcyclist and two people in a second vehicle were all pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been released…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
WATCH: Flames Burst Through Roof Of Maryland Home As 55 Firefighters Rush In WATCH: Flames Burst Through Roof Of Maryland Home As 55 Firefighters Rush In
Watch: Flames Burst Through Roof Of Maryland Home As 55 Firefighters Rush In Flames ripped through a single-family home in Maryland on Tuesday evening, bursting through the roof and swallowing much of the front of the house before dozens of firefighters finally got the upper hand. More than 55 Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service firefighters were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. to the 18700 block of Calypso Place in Gaithersburg after neighbors spotted the blaze and called 911. By the time crews arrived, the home was already fully involved. Thick black smoke towered above the neighborhood as flames shot through the roofline and poured from the front of the house, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Southern Maryland Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (PHOTOS) Southern Maryland Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (PHOTOS)
Southern Maryland Commercial Building Fire Traced To Lithium-Ion Batteries (Photos) A fire sparked by lithium-ion batteries tore through part of a commercial building in Maryland on Monday night before firefighters knocked it down in minutes, preventing what could have been a much larger disaster. Volunteer firefighters were dispatched shortly after 9 p.m. on July 13, to the 4000 block of Ray Drive in La Plata after flames were reported shooting from the roof of a commercial building, according to the Charles County Volunteer Fire & EMS Department. Crews arrived to find fire burning in the rear of the building and immediately launched an aggressive interior attack as a…

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by Zak Failla
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Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming
Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming A stunning spectacle is beginning to stir just as the summer night sky offers a timely assist. The moon turns new on Tuesday, July 14, creating dark conditions as Earth enters the outer edge of the Perseid meteor shower's debris stream, according to Space.com. A few early streaks could become visible that night. The shower's formal activity period runs from Friday, July 17, through Monday, Aug. 24, the International Meteor Organization said. Rates will begin to rise slowly over the coming weeks. The main event is expected overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13. That afte…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries. Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police. Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Killed In Police Shooting At Bus Stop Identified As AG Probe Continues (UPDATED) Maryland Man Killed In Police Shooting At Bus Stop Identified As AG Probe Continues (UPDATED)
Maryland Man Killed In Police Shooting At Bus Stop Identified As AG Probe Continues (Updated) What started as a report of an armed man at a Maryland bus stop ended with a Rockville man's death after a lengthy encounter with police. The man killed in Sunday's police shooting in Montgomery County has been identified as 46-year-old Elliott Powers, as the Maryland Attorney General's Office released new details about the fatal confrontation in Gaithersburg. The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, at a bus stop in the 9600 block of Lost Knife Road, where Montgomery County and Gaithersburg police officers responded to reports of a man with what appeared to be a handgun. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
See What's Left Of A 60-Foot Boat After Massive Maryland Marina Fire (PHOTOS) See What's Left Of A 60-Foot Boat After Massive Maryland Marina Fire (PHOTOS)
See What's Left Of A 60-Foot Boat After Massive Maryland Marina Fire (Photos) If you were anywhere near Kent Island Monday afternoon, you probably saw the smoke before you knew where it was coming from. A towering column of thick black smoke rose over Maryland's Eastern Shore after a 60-foot boat caught fire at a marina, filling the sky above Grasonville and drawing firefighters from across the area. The fire broke out shortly after 4 p.m. on July 13, at Safe Harbor Narrows Point Marina, where crews arrived to find the vessel already engulfed. The boat fire in Maryland. Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department Photos from the scene show flames tearing through t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Groped Woman, Then Showed Her Obscene Material Inside Virginia Walmart: Police Man Groped Woman, Then Showed Her Obscene Material Inside Virginia Walmart: Police
Man Groped Woman, Then Showed Her Obscene Material Inside Virginia Walmart: Police A routine shopping trip took a disturbing turn inside a Virginia Walmart. Prince William County police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside the Manassas store before pulling out his phone and showing her obscene material during the encounter. The investigation stems from an incident reported to have happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 11, at the Walmart on Liberia Avenue. Police said the victim, a 51-year-old woman, was shopping when she was approached by an unknown man. During the encounter, investigators allege the man inappropriately touched the woma…

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by Zak Failla
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Pilot Killed After Plane Crashes Near Shannon Airport In Virginia Identified (UPDATED) Pilot Killed After Plane Crashes Near Shannon Airport In Virginia Identified (UPDATED)
Pilot Killed After Plane Crashes Near Shannon Airport In Virginia Identified (Updated) A routine morning flight ended in tragedy in Virginia. State police have identified the pilot killed when a single-engine plane crashed near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County late Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, near the airport off Tidewater Trail, where emergency crews flooded the area and authorities urged motorists to avoid the scene as first responders worked. The scene of the crash in Fredericksburg. Virginia State Police Virginia State Police said Rowland A. Babcock Jr., 78, of Ruther Glen, was the only person aboard the aircraft.…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Boy Airlifted After Tree Branch Shatters Skull, Breaks Spine During Backyard Play Virginia Boy Airlifted After Tree Branch Shatters Skull, Breaks Spine During Backyard Play
Virginia Boy Airlifted After Tree Branch Shatters Skull, Breaks Spine During Backyard Play He wasn't climbing the tree. He was just playing beneath it. That's when a massive tree branch came crashing down, striking 5-year-old Declan Amburgey in the head and turning an ordinary afternoon in his Virginia backyard into a fight for recovery. The accident happened on Wednesday, July 8, when the force of the falling branch left Declan unconscious and unresponsive, according to a fundraiser launched on behalf of his family. His mother, Michelle, called 911. Within minutes, Declan was airlifted to a trauma center. Doctors discovered two skull fractures, a severe hematoma, compression …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Left Deadly Maryland Crash, Then Returned Minutes Later: Police Driver Left Deadly Maryland Crash, Then Returned Minutes Later: Police
Driver Left Deadly Maryland Crash, Then Returned Minutes Later: Police A Maryland pedestrian was struck and killed while attempting to cross Liberty Road in Baltimore County early Tuesday morning, and police say the driver initially left the scene before returning a short time later. The crash happened around 4:45 a.m. on July 14 near the intersection of Liberty and Old Court roads. When officers arrived, they found 60-year-old John Bates Sr. suffering from life-threatening injuries. Bates was flown to an area hospital, where he later died, according to Baltimore County Police. A preliminary investigation determined Bates was attempting to cross Liberty Road…

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by Zak Failla