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Winter Outlook Warns Of Complicated Pattern: Farmers' Almanac Predicts 'Heavy, Wet Snow' Winter Outlook Warns Of Complicated Pattern: Farmers' Almanac Predicts 'Heavy, Wet Snow'
Winter Outlook Warns Of Complicated Pattern: Farmers' Almanac Predicts 'Heavy, Wet Snow' A newly released long-range forecast is offering an early look at a winter that could prove especially tricky across the Northeast. The Farmers' Almanac says the 2026-27 season may bring sharp weather contrasts nationwide, with an unpredictable mix of precipitation expected across the Northeast. "The Northeast may face one of the season’s most complicated winter patterns," the Farmers' Almanac said. The outlook calls for a mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow, with the type of precipitation varying depending on storm tracks and temperatures. "Coastal communities could receive more …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Rod Stewart Abruptly Cancels Remaining North American Shows Rod Stewart Abruptly Cancels Remaining North American Shows
Rod Stewart Abruptly Cancels Remaining North American Shows Rod Stewart is stepping away from the stage for now, scrapping the remaining North American dates of his farewell tour. The 81-year-old singer canceled his upcoming performances after successfully undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure, his representatives announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Doctors advised Stewart to take four weeks off to recuperate and regain full fitness before performing again, according to People. A coronary stent is a small tube placed inside a narrowed or blocked artery to help keep it open. Stewart had been scheduled to continue his “One Last Time” tour through ear…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports
Bomb Squad Called For ‘Suspicious Device’ Near DC Firehouse That Was Actually Sex Toy: Reports That suspicious device wasn't quite what DC's bomb squad may have been expecting. A police response outside a Tenleytown firehouse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, took an unexpected turn when the item that sparked concern was determined to be a sex toy, according to multiple reports citing a Metropolitan Police Department incident report. The incident began shortly after 7 a.m. behind DC Fire and EMS Engine 20 in the 4300 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, FOX 5 reported. According to the MPD incident report, a person approached a fire department employee and left behind a blue-and-black electronic devi…

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by Zak Failla
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Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds
Smash, Hack, Gone: Prince William County 'Chop Shop' Could Steal Your Car In Under 30 Seconds They apparently didn't need all 60 seconds. A covert Virginia chop shop where investigators say a thief could smash a window, reprogram an ignition and disappear with a stolen vehicle in under 30 seconds has been shut down, Prince William County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Inside, detectives say they found the makings of a sophisticated operation: stolen cars, forged registrations, altered vehicle identification numbers, fake state inspections, multiple safes and vehicles being stripped for parts. One Infiniti Q50 didn't fare particularly well. Photos released by police show t…

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by Zak Failla
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Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service
Tornado Touches Down In Maryland After Waterspout Spins Ashore: National Weather Service Mother Nature took Maryland for a brief spin. A waterspout that formed over the Patapsco River came ashore and turned into an EF-0 tornado at the Port of Baltimore at approximately 4:39 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, before cutting a two-mile path into Dundalk, according to a National Weather Service damage survey released on Wednesday. And while it was brief, the twister left its mark. The tornado packed estimated peak winds of 65 mph, grew as wide as 90 yards, and stayed on the ground for approximately six minutes before dissipating in Baltimore County at 4:45 p.m., forecasters said. No injur…

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by Zak Failla
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Best Family Trip Ever? Man Goes To Visit Relatives, Comes Home $1 Million Richer Best Family Trip Ever? Man Goes To Visit Relatives, Comes Home $1 Million Richer
Best Family Trip Ever? Man Goes To Visit Relatives, Comes Home $1 Million Richer Cory Choquette had one hell of a family trip. The Maryland man was hundreds of miles from home when he cashed in big on a Massachusetts Lottery scratcher. Choquette came home a newly-minted millionaire. The Mechanicsville man was visiting family up north when he picked up a 100X scratcher from Valero on North Main Street in Palmer. Good call. The ticket was worth a seven-figure jackpot. Choquette claimed the million-dollar prize at Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester, authorities announced this week. He opted against taking the full prize through an annuity and i…

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by Zak Failla
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Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection Near Virginia Border (DEVELOPING) Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection Near Virginia Border (DEVELOPING)
Five Hurt After 3 Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection Near Virginia Border (Developing) Five people were hurt when an afternoon drive went sideways at a busy Maryland intersection. The three-vehicle crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, near Woodfield Road and Midcounty Highway in Gaithersburg, where Montgomery County police and fire crews were called to the scene. Five patients suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to preliminary information released by police. The crash caused delays in the area as first responders worked the scene, and drivers were advised to steer clear and find another way around. Police have not said what led to the col…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings
Fire Chief, Deputy, Gospel Singer: Virginia Mourns ‘One In A Million’ Larry Snellings Larry Snellings spent much of his life answering the call for others. In the end, the longtime Virginia public servant was home with the woman he loved. Snellings, a former Stafford County fire chief, deputy sheriff, Fire Marshal's Office K-9 officer and career Firefighter/EMT, died at his Spotsylvania home early on Sunday, Aug. 9, following a long battle with cancer. He was 68. His wife, Carol Duke-Snellings, was holding him. "I lost my best friend yesterday. On my birthday," she wrote the following day in an online tribute. "Larry died in my arms at 4:15 yesterday morning with me tell…

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by Zak Failla
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Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post
Love Triangle Turns Ugly: Woman Convicted After Tagging Rival In Explicit Facebook Post Danielle Peaks didn't just post the intimate image. She tagged the woman in it. A jury in Prince George's County convicted Peaks of revenge porn after prosecutors said she harassed and sexually exploited a woman with whom she shared a romantic partner, the state's attorney's office announced on Wednesday. Peaks obtained a screenshot from a video showing the victim's intimate parts, prosecutors said. Then she took it to Facebook. Peaks posted the screenshot on the social media platform and tagged the victim in the post. The case ultimately went before a jury, which found Peaks gu…

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by Zak Failla
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Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
Gotti Grandson Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said. Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records. Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments. But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Woodbridge Teen Among 4 Arrested After Drug Deal Erupts Into Wild Escape: Sheriff Woodbridge Teen Among 4 Arrested After Drug Deal Erupts Into Wild Escape: Sheriff
Woodbridge Teen Among 4 Arrested After Drug Deal Erupts Into Wild Escape: Sheriff Four people came to Culpeper County expecting to make a drug deal. They wound up running from deputies, crashing into vehicles and, for two of them, hiding in a restaurant bathroom with a police K9 closing in. The wild sequence played out on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Dominion Square Shopping Center after Culpeper County Sheriff's Office deputies arranged what the four suspects allegedly believed would be a drug deal. What they didn't know was who was waiting on the other end. No drugs. Deputies. According to the sheriff's office, the investigation began with a short conversation that quic…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports
Sailors Try To Jump Overboard Amid Aircraft Carrier's Lengthy Iran War Deployment: Reports Several sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly tried to jump overboard, fueling concerns about a mental health crisis in the aircraft carrier's ninth month of deployment during the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attempts were reported by the Navy Times and the Stars and Stripes military news outlets on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The USS Abraham Lincoln left its home port of San Diego on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines for what was initially expected to be a Pacific deployment. The aircraft carrier was later redirected to the Middl…

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by Chris Spiker