Missing Maryland Father, 24, Found Dead In Cuyahoga River Days After Disappearing In Cleveland Missing Maryland Father, 24, Found Dead In Cuyahoga River Days After Disappearing In Cleveland Missing Maryland Father, 24, Found Dead In Cuyahoga River Days After Disappearing In Cleveland
Missing Maryland Father, 24, Found Dead In Cuyahoga River Days After Disappearing In Cleveland What started as a trip to Ohio for a Steelers game ended with a young Baltimore County father dead and his Maryland family grieving.  Officials confirmed late on Wednesday that the person who was pulled from the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was 24-year-old Phoenix Phillips, who was reported missing on Friday, Oct. 2, after attending the Browns game downtown. On Wednesday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office listed Phillips on its log. Phillips had last been seen in the 1400 block of W. 10th Street in Cleveland. Details about his disapearance have not been released. Hours …

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Maryland Teen Tried To Kill Rival Gang Member Before Bullet Hit Nursing Home: Prosecutors Maryland Teen Tried To Kill Rival Gang Member Before Bullet Hit Nursing Home: Prosecutors Maryland Teen Tried To Kill Rival Gang Member Before Bullet Hit Nursing Home: Prosecutors
Maryland Teen Tried To Kill Rival Gang Member Before Bullet Hit Nursing Home: Prosecutors Bryant Brown-Clark's criminal past and poor history on probation landed the 19-year-old back in prison over a purported gang dispute. Salisbury resident Bryant Brown-Clark received the maximum sentence following a delayed court appearance following an October 2025 shooting involving a nursing home, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors say the shooting appears to have been Brown-Clark's attempt to kill a member of a rival gang. Wicomico County Sheriff's deputies were called to the area of Mohawk Avenue in Salisbury on Oct. 16, 2025, following reports of gu…
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FaceTime Drug Display Comes Back To Haunt DC Man After Feds Raid Apartment: DOJ A FaceTime call may have led federal authorities straight to an illegal immigrant's DC stash house. Moussa Konte, 32, a Senegalese citizen, is facing federal charges after a June FaceTime call led to the discovery of kilogram-sized quantities of suspected narcotics, according to the US Attorney's Office. That call ultimately led investigators to his one-bedroom DC apartment, where law enforcement executed a search warrant at around 6 a.m. on Aug. 25. Inside, investigators found three bags of blue pills stamped “M30” weighing a combined 739.37 grams that were suspected of containing fentany…
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Fight Erupts At Maryland Girls Flag Football Game A girls’ flag football game between two Maryland high schools ended with police being called after a postgame dispute escalated into a fight that sent one person to the hospital, school officials said. The incident unfolded on Monday, Oct. 5, following the game between Poolesville and Clarksburg high schools at Poolesville High School, according to a joint statement released by administrators from both schools. Officials said disrespectful behavior involving students and adults began after the game and escalated in the parking lot. There was taunting and arguing before the situation tu…
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Thermal Drone Tracks Down Driver Hiding In Woods After Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says (Video) Royce Hall fought the law, and the law won. The 22-year-old Remington resident did his best to avoid arrest in Virginia after fleeing from a crash, but the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office was able to quickly catch up to him with an assist from technology. Last week, deputies were called to investigate a two-vehicle crash on the Warrenton Eastern Bypass near Meetze Road. Upon arrival, they found one car flipped over, with its occupants uninjured. The other was on the shoulder of the road, abandoned. That's when a deputy retrieved the unmanned aerial system from his cruiser and began search…

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Loudoun Builds Something New With County's First Dedicated LEGO Store In Leesburg Loudoun Builds Something New With County's First Dedicated LEGO Store In Leesburg Loudoun Builds Something New With County's First Dedicated LEGO Store In Leesburg
Loudoun Builds Something New With County's First Dedicated Lego Store In Leesburg That tub of LEGO collecting dust in a Virginia basement might have another build left in it. Bricks & Minifigs has opened at 210-B Fort Evans Road in Leesburg, giving Loudoun County its first store dedicated to LEGO sets and collectibles and a new home for everything from forgotten bricks to hard-to-find treasures. And yes, they'll take some of that old LEGO off your hands. The locally owned shop buys, sells and trades new and pre-owned sets, minifigures and bulk bricks, allowing customers to bring in collections for an evaluation and written offer before choosing cash or store credit.…

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Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…

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Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey More than half of Americans fear inflation could "ruin Christmas" as shoppers prepare for another tight holiday season, according to a new survey. About 52% of Americans said inflation is going to ruin Christmas, according to a WalletHub survey released on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The personal finance website's findings come as some shoppers get an early start on holiday gift buying. The survey also arrives as inflation remains stubbornly high at 3.4% as of August, well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. A major factor behind inflation is soaring gasoline and energy prices due to&nb…

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Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey
Americans Changing Christmas Shopping Habits Amid Inflation: New Survey More than half of Americans fear inflation could "ruin Christmas" as shoppers prepare for another tight holiday season, according to a new survey. About 52% of Americans said inflation is going to ruin Christmas, according to a WalletHub survey released on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The personal finance website's findings come as some shoppers get an early start on holiday gift buying. The survey also arrives as inflation remains stubbornly high at 3.4% as of August, well above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. A major factor behind inflation is soaring gasoline and energy prices due to&nb…

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5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges 5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges
5-Year-Old Found Naked In Road; PA Grandma In Viral Zip-Tie Child Case Faces New Charges A Pennsylvania grandmother whose old Facebook post about escaping zip ties resurfaced after her 5-year-old autistic grandson was found naked on a road has been hit with new felony charges — and two more family members are now accused in the case, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, and the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, have each been charged with felony conspiracy to obstruct a child abuse case, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lebanon County Detective Bureau announced. Scott Schaffner, 59, and Cathy Schaffner, 62, have also been charged with fel…