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Dinner Decisions Are Complicated, New Survey Reveals Dinner Decisions Are Complicated, New Survey Reveals
Dinner Decisions Are Complicated, New Survey Reveals Figuring out dinner can feel like its own full-time side quest. A new survey of 2,000 adults found that the average respondent spends nearly 16 minutes a day deciding what to have for dinner, according to Talker Research. That adds up to more than an hour and a half each week, or about four full days a year. The survey, conducted by Talker Research for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, examined the daily “dinner decisions” Americans make and what makes a meal feel worth the wait. For many, food is also a mood boost. More than half of respondents, 58 percent, said splurging on a lav…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Unending Trauma': Savannah Guthrie Describes 'Months Of Agony' Since Mom's Disappearance 'Unending Trauma': Savannah Guthrie Describes 'Months Of Agony' Since Mom's Disappearance
'Unending Trauma': Savannah Guthrie Describes 'Months Of Agony' Since Mom's Disappearance For Savannah Guthrie’s family, every day has become another unanswered question. The NBC "Today" co-anchor spoke publicly through a statement as the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, reached the 5-month mark, KOLD News 13 in Tucson reported. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, Feb. 1. "It is five months of agony and unending trauma for our family," the statement said. "There is not a moment that goes by that we aren’t actively trying to find our mom. We thank the people of Tucson for holding her in their hearts, as …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police
Maryland Man Held Woman Against Her Will Before 11-Hour Armed Standoff: State Police She got out. He refused to. The confrontation stretched from late Sunday night into Monday morning in Snow Hill, where Maryland State Police say Robert Keith Anderson, 49, barricaded himself inside a home after an alleged domestic assault that left troopers trying for nearly half a day to get him to surrender. It started just before 10:45 p.m. on July 5, when a woman managed to escape the home on W. Market Street and call 911. She told investigators Anderson had physically restrained her inside the residence. Before she got away, he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to harm her. B…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Highlight Virginia City's Wild Fourth Of July DUIs (PHOTOS) Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Highlight Virginia City's Wild Fourth Of July DUIs (PHOTOS)
Wrong-Way Driver, Car Into Building Highlight Virginia City's Wild Fourth Of July DUIs (Photos) One driver went the wrong way down a city street. Another slammed into a building. Those were just two of the dangerous DUI arrests Fredericksburg Police say they made during the Fourth of July holiday, with separate crashes ending in handcuffs just hours apart. The first happened on Saturday, July 4, when Officer McAfee spotted a Kia minivan traveling the wrong way on Princess Anne Street near Lafayette Boulevard. Police said the driver ignored the officer's attempt to stop and continued driving the wrong way before finally pulling over in the 800 block of Princess Anne Street. Following…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Intersection That Left Others Hurt: Police DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Intersection That Left Others Hurt: Police
DC Driver Killed In Overnight Maryland Crash At Busy Intersection That Left Others Hurt: Police Anthony Butler never made it home on Monday morning. A Maryland crash claimed the life of a DC driver early on July 6, after two vehicles collided at a Prince George's County intersection, police said. The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the Tuxedo area near Cheverly, where officers responded to the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Creston Street for a reported two-vehicle collision. Investigators identified the driver who died as Butler, 40. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, the preliminary investigation indicates the two vehicles collided at the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fake Cop Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says Fake Cop Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Fake Cop Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says A Maryland man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after kidnapping her in Waldorf is facing similar charges in Anne Arundel County, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Silver Spring resident Bryan Neal Gordon, 27, is facing criminal charges in Southern Maryland following an investigation into a harrowing incident late last month. Investigators say that around 10:30 p.m. on June 28, a woman arranged to meet Gordon in the 2200 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf. Once inside his vehicle, it is alleged that Gordon falsely claimed to be a police officer, handcuffed h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Fled US After 2014 Hit-And-Run Arrested 12 Years Later At Dulles Airport, Police Say Man Who Fled US After 2014 Hit-And-Run Arrested 12 Years Later At Dulles Airport, Police Say
Man Who Fled US After 2014 Hit-And-Run Arrested 12 Years Later At Dulles Airport, Police Say He disappeared before he could face a judge. More than a decade after police say he struck a woman with his car, fled the scene, skipped court, and left the country, a Herndon man is finally back in custody after being arrested at Dulles International Airport. Enda Browne, 43, was arrested after the US Marshals Service located him at Dulles Airport, Fairfax County Police announced on Monday, July 6. The arrest closes a 12-year chapter that began on Nov. 16, 2014, when officers were called around 6:30 p.m. to the intersection of Reston Parkway and Spectrum Center Drive in Reston for reports…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Woman Walks Away From Crash, Refuses Blood Draw After Third DUI: Sheriff Virginia Woman Walks Away From Crash, Refuses Blood Draw After Third DUI: Sheriff
Virginia Woman Walks Away From Crash, Refuses Blood Draw After Third DUI: Sheriff She tried to leave the crash behind. Instead, deputies say they found a Virginia woman walking down the road moments after wrecking her vehicle, only to discover she was allegedly impaired, carrying suspected drugs, and facing her third DUI offense. The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, in the 1600 block of Poplar Road in Stafford County, where deputies responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a driver who had walked away from the scene. Deputies found 41-year-old Stafford resident Tameca Dorsey walking along nearby Donovan Lane and confirmed she had been…

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by Zak Failla
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Doctors Saved Maryland Boy's Eye, But Not His Sight After Freak Lawnmower Accident Doctors Saved Maryland Boy's Eye, But Not His Sight After Freak Lawnmower Accident
Doctors Saved Maryland Boy's Eye, But Not His Sight After Freak Lawnmower Accident It happened in an instant. A Maryland boy is facing a long and uncertain recovery after a projectile launched by a lawnmower struck him in the face, leaving him without vision in his right eye and sending him into emergency surgery. Family and friends say Greyson Wathen was rushed to Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute after the accident, where surgeons worked to save both his eye and repair a severe facial injury. They saved it. But despite the successful surgery, Greyson no longer has sight in his right eye, according to a GoFundMe created to support his family. Greyson Wathen …

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by Zak Failla
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Public Funeral Set For PA Trooper Killed During NY Truck Inspection; Mass. Driver Charged Public Funeral Set For PA Trooper Killed During NY Truck Inspection; Mass. Driver Charged
Public Funeral Set For PA Trooper Killed During NY Truck Inspection; Mass. Driver Charged Pennsylvania State Police have announced funeral arrangements for Trooper First Class Michael E. Pahira Jr., the veteran trooper who was killed while inspecting a tractor-trailer driven by a New York trucker after investigators say a Massachusetts truck driver crashed onto the shoulder of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. Public visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, at North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School, 15 Academy Lane in Ashland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 6. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial services will be…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teen Identified As Victim In Fatal Virginia Shooting; Gunman At Large: Police (UPDATED) Teen Identified As Victim In Fatal Virginia Shooting; Gunman At Large: Police (UPDATED)
Teen Identified As Victim In Fatal Virginia Shooting; Gunman At Large: Police (Updated) It didn't end with the shooting. Prince William County police are searching for a suspect who fled on foot after a 16-year-old was gunned down in a Woodbridge parking lot late Sunday night, July 5. Officers were called around 10:12 p.m. to the 16700 block of Blackjack Oak Lane, where they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said. Officers immediately began lifesaving efforts before the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Investigators said a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting was seen leaving the area moments after…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Virginia Guest Inside Chantilly Home On Fourth Of July: Sheriff Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Virginia Guest Inside Chantilly Home On Fourth Of July: Sheriff
Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Virginia Guest Inside Chantilly Home On Fourth Of July: Sheriff What started as a Fourth of July celebration ended with a man dead inside a home. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a home in the 43000 block of Helmsdale Terrace in Chantilly around 1:52 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, after receiving reports of a shooting inside the residence. When they arrived, deputies found 33-year-old Brandon Fadden, of Centreville, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hours later, investigators announced the arrest of Joshua Soroko, 31, of Chantilly, in connection with the fatal shooting. According to the sheriff's of…

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by Zak Failla