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$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries $40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries A former cemetery manager admitted stealing more than $40,000 from one of the Capital Region's most historic landmarks and spending some of the money on trips to Las Vegas, Walt Disney World, and other personal expenses, prosecutors announced. David Eslinger, 58, of Fort Edward, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Identity Theft in the First Degree before Albany County Judge Roger McDonough on Thursday, March 27, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. An investigation found Eslinger, who served as general manager of Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Weather
Arrival Of Unsettled Stretch Will Bring New Strong Storm System Arrival Of Unsettled Stretch Will Bring New Strong Storm System
Arrival Of Unsettled Stretch Will Bring New Strong Storm System A pleasant start to the week is about to take a stormier turn. Click here for a new, updated story - Damaging Winds, Downpours Threaten Northeast As Storm System Nears: Updated Track, Timing Unsettled weather will begin to return on Wednesday, June 17, as humidity increases. Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will be possible, especially farther west, the National Weather Service said. A stronger storm threat is expected Thursday, June 18, as a new cold front moves through the region. AccuWeather says the severe thunderstorm risk will shift east into the Ohio Valley an…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Two Teachers Injured, Student Detained After Maryland Elementary School Assault: Sheriff Two Teachers Injured, Student Detained After Maryland Elementary School Assault: Sheriff
Two Teachers Injured, Student Detained After Maryland Elementary School Assault: Sheriff Two teachers were injured and a student was taken into custody after an assault at a Maryland elementary school on Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Deputies responded to Roye-Williams Elementary School in Havre de Grace after a student assaulted two teachers, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office, leaving two with injuries. No students were hurt. Investigators say the incident happened at the school on June 16, and the student was quickly detained.  Officials have not released the student's age or identified the teachers involved. The Harford County Sheriff's Off…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Virginia Legal Weed Sales Set To Spark Up In 2027 Under New Cannabis Deal Virginia Legal Weed Sales Set To Spark Up In 2027 Under New Cannabis Deal
Virginia Legal Weed Sales Set To Spark Up In 2027 Under New Cannabis Deal Virginia’s long-stalled legal marijuana market may finally be ready to light up. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Sen. Lashrecse Aird, and Del. Paul Krizek announced a new agreement on Tuesday, June 16, that would create a legal, regulated adult-use retail cannabis market in Virginia, with sales set to begin on July 1, 2027. The deal, reached through the state budget process, would complete a years-long effort that began in 2020, when Virginia started moving toward legalization. Adult possession has been legal in Virginia for years. Retail sales have not. That left a hazy middle ground: legal to …

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Flying Out Of DCA? Airport Warns Of Runway Closures, Ground Stops During America 250 Events Flying Out Of DCA? Airport Warns Of Runway Closures, Ground Stops During America 250 Events
Flying Out Of DCA? Airport Warns Of Runway Closures, Ground Stops During America 250 Events The skies over Washington are about to get crowded, and travelers at Reagan National Airport could feel it. Flight schedules at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) will be adjusted throughout the summer as America 250 celebrations bring military flyovers, parachute jumps, fireworks, and other aerial events to downtown DC, airport officials announced Tuesday, June 16. The biggest disruption is expected during Independence Day festivities. On Thursday, July 3, no flights are scheduled at DCA for several hours during the early afternoon to accommodate aerial rehearsals and perform…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For US Travelers Over Popular Activity In Bahamas: Here's Why Alert Issued For US Travelers Over Popular Activity In Bahamas: Here's Why
Alert Issued For US Travelers Over Popular Activity In Bahamas: Here's Why The federal government is warning US travelers to avoid renting jet skis in The Bahamas. The US Embassy in Nassau issued a security alert on Monday, June 15. The warning comes after several American women said they were sexually assaulted by jet ski operators in recent years. Two American women reported sexual assaults so far in 2026, along with two more reports in 2025 and three in 2024. "Some victims reported that male jet ski operators sexually assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from the small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and …

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Shows Up At Victim's Hospital, Sparks I-95 Pursuit Through Northern Virginia: Police Wanted Man Shows Up At Victim's Hospital, Sparks I-95 Pursuit Through Northern Virginia: Police
Wanted Man Shows Up At Victim's Hospital, Sparks I-95 Pursuit Through Northern Virginia: Police A wild domestic dispute in Northern Virginia spiraled into an abduction and police pursuit down I-95 after a 34-year-old man assaulted and robbed a family member, officials say. Tariq Kamal Rasheed, 34, is facing a host of charges following a strange series of events that started in Woodbridge and ended with a canceled chase in Springfield, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, June 15, officers were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in the 14900 block of Feeder Lane in Woodbridge involving a woman who was assaulted, abducted,…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Virginia Baby Giraffes Found Safe After Mystery That Sent Zoo Manager To Jail Missing Virginia Baby Giraffes Found Safe After Mystery That Sent Zoo Manager To Jail
Missing Virginia Baby Giraffes Found Safe After Mystery That Sent Zoo Manager To Jail The baby giraffes are safe. More than a year after two giraffe calves mysteriously disappeared from Virginia's controversial Natural Bridge Zoo, which touched off a statewide search, inspired a new law, and helped send a zoo manager to jail, officials say the animals have finally been found. The calves are now receiving specialized care at a professional facility, according to Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones' office. For anyone who lost track of this bizarre saga, yes, we're talking about the same missing giraffes. The ones nobody could seem to find. The ones at the center of a court…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Chick-Fil-A Dethroned As Nation's Top Fast-Food Chain After 11 Years: See Who's No. 1 Chick-Fil-A Dethroned As Nation's Top Fast-Food Chain After 11 Years: See Who's No. 1
Chick-Fil-A Dethroned As Nation's Top Fast-Food Chain After 11 Years: See Who's No. 1 A sandwich chain born on the Jersey Shore has knocked Chick-fil-A off its perch as the best fast-food chain in the country, according to a new survey. Jersey Mike's Subs was the No. 1 quick-service restaurant in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual ACSI Restaurant and Food Delivery Study. The Manasquan, New Jersey-based company posted a score of 84 in its first appearance on the rankings, ending Chick-fil-A's 11-year reign. The top spot is a major milestone for the chain that started as Mike's Subs in 1958. At 17 years old, founder and CEO Peter Ca…

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by Chris Spiker
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MISSING: 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Vanishes After Leaving For School, Sheriff Says MISSING: 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Vanishes After Leaving For School, Sheriff Says
Missing: 13-Year-Old Maryland Girl Vanishes After Leaving For School, Sheriff Says A 13-year-old girl walked out the door for school in Maryland on Wednesday morning and never came home. Now, the Harford County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help finding Celine Blizzard, who has been missing since approximately 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Investigators say Blizzard was last seen leaving for school in Edgewood and has not returned. The teenager is considered a runaway, according to the sheriff's office, but her whereabouts remain unknown. She was last seen wearing a short-sleeve white T-shirt and black shorts with white stripes. As the search continue…

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by Zak Failla
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Of All The Cars To Pull Over, This Police Impersonator Picked A Real Cop: Officials Of All The Cars To Pull Over, This Police Impersonator Picked A Real Cop: Officials
Of All The Cars To Pull Over, This Police Impersonator Picked A Real Cop: Officials Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr. picked the wrong person on the wrong night. The 42-year-old California resident is facing charges for impersonating a police officer after attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a Montgomery County Police officer. Truth is stranger than fiction. Pinkney's bad night started around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, June 15, when an officer assigned to the 2nd District Special Assignment Team was driving an unmarked police cruiser during a detail in Silver Spring. Enter: Pinkney. Pinkney, who was driving a Ford Taurus, approached the officer’s cruiser from the rear, acti…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
E-Scooter Rider Dies After Being Hit By Driver Traveling Same Direction: Police E-Scooter Rider Dies After Being Hit By Driver Traveling Same Direction: Police
E-Scooter Rider Dies After Being Hit By Driver Traveling Same Direction: Police Police have identified the 43-year-old man who died after being struck while riding an e-scooter in Maryland. Scott Tippett was struck and killed late Monday night by a driver who shared his lane, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. At around 10:25 p.m. on June 15, officers were called to the 8100 block of Old Branch Avenue in Clinton, where there was a reported crash involving a car and an electric scooter. Investigators say that Tippett and the driver were traveling in the same direction along the roadway when, "for reasons under investigation," the driver struck t…

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by Zak Failla