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Rounds Of Rain, Thunderstorms Head East: What To Expect, When
A quiet late-summer break will not last long as a more unsettled pattern begins taking shape.
The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms will reach New England from Sunday evening, Aug. 30, into Monday, Aug. 31, as a front expands east from the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
Additional disturbances moving along the northern edge of a sprawling heat dome could produce several rounds of rain and thunderstorms from Tuesday, Sept. 1, into Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center.
The storms will not arrive everywhere at once.
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Khat's Going On? Nearly 2,400 Pounds Seized In Wild Run Of Busts At Dulles, BWI Airports
At this point, khat smugglers seem determined to keep DMV airport officers busy.
Another 764 pounds of the leafy stimulant turned up in passenger luggage at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday, Aug. 20, leading to two arrests and pushing a remarkable recent run of seizures at Dulles and BWI to nearly 2,400 pounds, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
CBP officers assigned to Dulles International Airport discovered 764 pounds of khat, a controlled substance, in the suitcases of two men arriving from overseas.
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This time, two men allegedly arrived separate…
Father Supplied Son With Fentanyl Before $1.7M Maryland Drug Bust, Feds Say
Like father, like son, federal prosecutors say.
A Maryland father and son are facing federal charges after a months-long fentanyl investigation culminated on Thursday, Aug. 27, with searches that allegedly turned up approximately $1.7 million worth of drugs, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Rashad Deondre Hicks, 36, of Largo, and his father, Lawrence Alonzo Hicks, 62, of District Heights, were arrested following an investigation that prosecutors say began in January.
Investigators initially set their sights on the younger Hicks, who authorities believed was moving large quantities of…
17 Years, Thousands Of Videos: Virginia Man Admits Secretly Filming Kids In Bathroom, Feds Say
For nearly two decades, children inside a Virginia home had no idea they were being watched.
Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, of Woodbridge, admitted in federal court on Thursday, Aug. 27, that he secretly recorded minors inside his bathroom for years, ultimately creating thousands of videos, according to federal prosecutors.
Crocker, a former employee of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children and possession of child sexual abuse material.
The hidden recordings dated back to at least March 2008.
According to court…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Admits To Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local television news anchor whose career included several stations across the country has admitted to a crime that could keep her behind bars for decades.
Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 21, to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. Mock faces a presumptive life sentence with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
Her sentencing is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 5.
The killing happened Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at the Wichita, Kansas, home Mock share…
