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Rick Springfield Says He Killed Man While Overseas To Perform For US Troops Rick Springfield Says He Killed Man While Overseas To Perform For US Troops
Rick Springfield Says He Killed Man While Overseas To Perform For US Troops Long before "Jessie's Girl" made him a rock star, Rick Springfield found himself in a situation worlds removed from a concert stage. Springfield, now 77, recalled the harrowing incident on the latest "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, describing how a trip to perform for troops during the Vietnam War put the teenage musician in the middle of an attack. Springfield toured Vietnam with the Australian band MPD Ltd. in 1968 and 1969, performing for troops while based around Saigon and Da Nang. He told Rogan the group spent about four months in the war zone. "We met these guys, and we really g…

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by Joe Lombardi
On Your Side
100+ Babies Hit Heads, Prompting Urgent Warning About Popular Bouncers 100+ Babies Hit Heads, Prompting Urgent Warning About Popular Bouncers
100+ Babies Hit Heads, Prompting Urgent Warning About Popular Bouncers Federal regulators are warning about a popular type of baby rocker chair after more than 100 infants hit their heads when the bouncers collapsed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning for about 14,200 Flyboss 3-in-1 Portable Baby Bouncer and Rocker Chairs on Thursday, Sept. 10. The bouncers can collapse while in use, creating a risk of impact injuries to infants. The CPSC has received 191 reports of the bouncers collapsing, with an infant's head striking the surface underneath the bouncer in 115 incidents. Adults "sought medical attention" for at least 20 ba…

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by Chris Spiker
Breaking News
Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist
Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist Andre Raquan Riggs left behind one hell of a Google history for investigators to follow, prosecutors say. Before a Maryland murder, investigators say he searched for his victim's address. Afterward, he looked up the value of a "1950 ten-dollar bill" like the collectible currency stolen from the Glen Burnie home. More than four years later, Riggs, 28, of Middle River, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to first-degree murder and using a firearm in a felony crime of violence in the killing of Matthew Ponder, 27. Ponder was killed during an overnig…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
MURDER-SUICIDE: Husband Kills Wife, Himself With 3 Children Inside Virginia Home: Police MURDER-SUICIDE: Husband Kills Wife, Himself With 3 Children Inside Virginia Home: Police
Murder-suicide: Husband Kills Wife, Himself With 3 Children Inside Virginia Home: Police Three children were inside a Northern Virginia home when a husband shot his wife, and then himself on Wednesday, police say. Brandon Brown and Lavinia Brown, both 31, have been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the two people found dead inside a Centreville home. First responders were called around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a family member advised there had been a shooting in their home in the 6300 block of Sharps Drive, according to PFC Ingrid Palencia. Officers are on scene of a death investigation in the 6300 block of Sharps Dr in Centreville. An adult…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
'We Love You Rylee': Maryland Teen Remembered After Unexpected Death At 17 'We Love You Rylee': Maryland Teen Remembered After Unexpected Death At 17
'We Love You Rylee': Maryland Teen Remembered After Unexpected Death At 17 Rylee Eutzy should have had a lot more growing up left to do. Instead, the Maryland teenager's family and friends are mourning her unexpected death at just 17, while a community that watched her grow up is quickly closing ranks around those she left behind. Eutzy, who had ties to the Rockville High School community, was remembered as a daughter, a proud sister and a friend. Photos shared following her death tell some of the rest. There is Eutzy as a little girl, smiling beside her family. Years later, holding an AAU medal with a wide grin. In another, she's dressed up and laughing alongsi…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Maryland Escapee Ditches Ankle Monitor, But Freedom Lasts Less Than An Hour, Sheriff Says Maryland Escapee Ditches Ankle Monitor, But Freedom Lasts Less Than An Hour, Sheriff Says
Maryland Escapee Ditches Ankle Monitor, But Freedom Lasts Less Than An Hour, Sheriff Says Robert Andrew Bloom did not make it far after escaping custody in Maryland. An alert was issued late Thursday afternoon by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office for the 40-year-old, who was wanted after escaping custody while personnel from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office were at the Orenda Center in Frederick. According to investigators, Bloom fled the facility on foot after seeing Carroll County sheriff's personnel. Bloom then removed his ankle monitor in the area of Buckeystown Pike and Manor Woods Road, prompting a massive search that ended on Sept. 10 when he was tracked down and …

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Elected Official Back Home After Heart Attack With Warning: 'Don't Ignore The Signs' Elected Official Back Home After Heart Attack With Warning: 'Don't Ignore The Signs'
Elected Official Back Home After Heart Attack With Warning: 'Don't Ignore The Signs' Will Jawando is back home in Maryland with a message for anyone who thinks a heart attack can't happen to them. The Montgomery County Councilmember and Democratic nominee for county executive returned home after suffering a heart attack during a pickup basketball game on Saturday, Sept. 5, and released his first message since leaving George Washington University Hospital on Thursday. "Now that I'm home, I just wanted to reach out quickly and say thank you," Jawando said. He thanked supporters for the prayers, cards, flowers and texts sent to him and his family during the health scare, as …

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Maryland Man Robbed Same Virginia Smoke Shop Twice In Days: 'Content Living Outside The Law' Maryland Man Robbed Same Virginia Smoke Shop Twice In Days: 'Content Living Outside The Law'
Maryland Man Robbed Same Virginia Smoke Shop Twice In Days: 'Content Living Outside The Law' A Baltimore man who crossed state lines twice in less than a week to rob the same smoke shop in Northern Virginia is heading to prison. James Allen Shore, 33, who prosecutors say has a lengthy criminal history, was given the max sentence following a pair of armed robberies, the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. Shore's crime spree began on March 14, 2025, when he traveled from Baltimore to a tobacco outlet on the border of Loudoun County and Maryland. Around 4 a.m. that morning, while wearing a mask, prosecutors say he took out a firearm, threatened two…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …

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by Joe Wilkinson
Breaking News
Mom's Boyfriend Convicted After Leading Cops To Murdered 3-Year-Old Girl Found In Suitcase Mom's Boyfriend Convicted After Leading Cops To Murdered 3-Year-Old Girl Found In Suitcase
Mom's Boyfriend Convicted After Leading Cops To Murdered 3-Year-Old Girl Found In Suitcase A Maryland man has been convicted for his role after his girlfriend murdered her 3-year-old daughter, and the girl's body was hidden in a suitcase inside a garbage pail. Cedrick Antoine Britten was found guilty following an 11-day trial stemming from the murder of Nola Dinkins by his girlfriend, Darrian Lynnelle Randle, in his North East home, the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office announced on Thursday. According to investigators, Randle initially sparked an AMBER Alert on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, when she falsely claimed that a man with a gun had kidnapped her daughter in Delaware. Th…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Stolen Identities Were Used To Move Nearly $300K In Goods Through Virginia, CBP Says Stolen Identities Were Used To Move Nearly $300K In Goods Through Virginia, CBP Says
Stolen Identities Were Used To Move Nearly $300K In Goods Through Virginia, CBP Says Someone apparently needed a whole lot of cooling off. More than 1,000 automotive radiators and hundreds of industrial-strength dehumidifiers were seized in Norfolk, Virginia, after federal officers say they discovered the shipments had been imported from China using stolen identities. The unusual haul included 1,043 automotive radiators and 420 high-capacity, 70-pint dehumidifiers, according to US Customs and Border Protection. Combined value: nearly $292,000. CBP officers first inspected the two shipments after they arrived in Norfolk in mid-August and quickly spotted discrepancies in th…

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by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Firebug Who Intentionally Set Massive Blaze That Killed Virginia Woman Convicted On All Counts Firebug Who Intentionally Set Massive Blaze That Killed Virginia Woman Convicted On All Counts
Firebug Who Intentionally Set Massive Blaze That Killed Virginia Woman Convicted On All Counts Jacob Bogatin may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of intentionally setting a massive fire in Virginia that killed a 36-year-old woman last year. Jacob Bogatin, 78, was convicted following a three-week jury trial of all counts, including first-degree felony murder, after sparking the October 2025 fire that killed Madelaine Akers on Riptide Square, according to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials said the flames spread rapidly, causing “multiple structural collapses” that prevented crews from entering the building. T…

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by Zak Failla