After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery
After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery Todd Hand has spent nearly three decades showing up for other people. Now they're showing up for him. The longtime US Park Police sergeant, who has spent roughly 25 years on a motorcycle, is facing a long recovery after suffering serious traumatic injuries in the line of duty in Virginia last week. For Hand, the motorcycle has always meant more than getting from one assignment to another. Over the years, he has ridden in countless escorts and motorcades, helping grant wishes for children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, welcoming veterans home on Honor Flights and supporting families th…

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1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED) 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED) 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED)
1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (Updated) The emergency water situation that had 1.9 million Maryland customers scrambling to conserve has stabilized, but they are not in the clear yet. WSSC Water said at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that its Potomac Water Filtration Plant is producing water again and replenishing the distribution system after a power outage disrupted operations a day earlier. Power to the plant is now adequate, according to the utility, though crews are still working around the clock on critical electrical repairs. The plant is operating under a temporary internal electrical configuration while crews work t…
Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind
Gone 30 Hours, Kayakers Found Frantically Waving From Potomac River Duck Blind For 30 hours, there was no sign of two kayakers who disappeared on the Potomac River in Maryland. Then, finally, someone started waving. The two missing kayakers were spotted late Thursday night, Sept. 24, frantically trying to get the attention of a rescue crew from a duck blind on Craney Island, just north of Potomac Heights in Charles County, according to the Charles County Volunteer Fire/EMS Association. It was the break rescuers had been waiting for. The search had stretched for more than a day by the time a five-member crew from the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department was calle…
Veteran, Championship Coach Brian Parham, UMD Fixture, Dies At 57 After Sudden Diagnosis Veteran, Championship Coach Brian Parham, UMD Fixture, Dies At 57 After Sudden Diagnosis Veteran, Championship Coach Brian Parham, UMD Fixture, Dies At 57 After Sudden Diagnosis
Veteran, Championship Coach Brian Parham, UMD Fixture, Dies At 57 After Sudden Diagnosis For more than 25 years, Brian Patrick Parham was one of the people quietly looking out for others. Then everything changed in a matter of weeks. The Maryland military veteran, championship coach, husband and father from Waldorf died on Wednesday, Sept. 23, following what the University of Maryland Police Department described as a "very brief but courageous battle" with a recently diagnosed illness. Parham was 57. His father-in-law, Michael McNair, said Parham died from cancer, leaving behind his wife, Traci, and children who knew him far differently than the thousands of people who crossed…
One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING)
One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (Developing) A two-vehicle crash turned deadly on a busy Maryland roadway on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the 4400 block of Branch Avenue in Temple Hills at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, where two vehicles had collided, according to Prince George’s County Police. One of the drivers, a man whose name has not been released, was rushed to an area hospital, where he died a short time later. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured. Investigators with the department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit remained at the scene Wednesday afternoon working to determine wha…

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10 Virginia Dogs Escaped Chains, Neglect: Now They Need Somewhere To Call Home 10 Virginia Dogs Escaped Chains, Neglect: Now They Need Somewhere To Call Home 10 Virginia Dogs Escaped Chains, Neglect: Now They Need Somewhere To Call Home
10 Virginia Dogs Escaped Chains, Neglect: Now They Need Somewhere To Call Home For some of them, the good life started with something as simple as coming inside. Ten dogs rescued from chains, outdoor pens, abandonment and neglect in Virginia are now getting that chance, and PETA is looking for families willing to make it permanent. The dogs were brought to PETA's Norfolk headquarters following a weeklong relief effort in and around Galax, where fieldworkers teamed with the Twin County Humane Society. Some had spent much of their lives tethered outside. Others were abandoned or came from homes where their owners could no longer properly care for them. Now they're lea…

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Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare
Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare The masked man behind a bizarre scare at a Maryland college campus now has a name, a mugshot and a lengthy list of charges. District resident Christopher Alongzo Garner, 40, was being held without bond after his arrest on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following a morning of alarming calls at the University of Maryland in College Park. It started around 9:24 a.m., when Prince George's County dispatchers alerted campus police to a white Dodge van being driven aggressively through the area. The driver was masked. And witnesses thought he had a rifle. More calls followed as the van made its way onto ca…

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Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Nearly 30,000 Cadillac SUVs are being recalled because a power window problem can cause someone to get pinched, federal regulators said. General Motors issued the recall for 29,347 Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, Sept. 24. The recall affects certain 2025 through 2027 models. The issue involves the front windows when they're closed with the key fob's express-up function, according to the NHTSA. The windows may fail to detect an obstruction and automatically reverse during the final 13 millimeters of upwa…

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Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall
Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Nearly 30,000 Cadillac SUVs are being recalled because a power window problem can cause someone to get pinched, federal regulators said. General Motors issued the recall for 29,347 Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, Sept. 24. The recall affects certain 2025 through 2027 models. The issue involves the front windows when they're closed with the key fob's express-up function, according to the NHTSA. The windows may fail to detect an obstruction and automatically reverse during the final 13 millimeters of upwa…

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TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports
TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports Transportation Security Administration agents checking boarding passes and identification won't be allowed to sit while working at checkpoints nationwide, according to reports. TSA is removing chairs from travel document checker podiums at airport security entrances, CNN reported on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The change has already started at most commercial airports, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents TSA screeners. The union said it learned about the decision from its members and criticized the move as a "disregard for workers' rights and safe…