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MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say
Two MS-13 gangsters have been charged with murdering a Long Island teenager and sending another man to his death in Maryland, authorities said.
Edwin Chavez Garay, 25, and Jairo Diaz Gamez, 27, were arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Central Islip federal court, the Justice Department said.
The two men first killed Miguel Garcia Moran, a 15-year-old Brentwood High School student, on Feb. 19, 2016, according to investigators. Garcia Moran exchanged a series of text messages with a man identified as “Alexander” about smoking weed in the woods, authorities said.
Two people named “Edwin” and “Jairo”…
Maryland Children Fighting For Their Lives After North Carolina Crash
A Maryland family's trip to North Carolina became every parent's nightmare after a crash left two young children fighting for their lives.
Ashley Hildebrandt was driving with the couple's three children on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to visit family when their vehicle hydroplaned, left the roadway, and crashed into a tree, according to loved ones raising money to help the family.
In a matter of seconds, a summer trip turned into days of surgeries, intensive care, and an agonizing wait inside a hospital hundreds of miles from home.
Ashley and the couple's oldest son, Bryson, have since been released a…
Wmata Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds
It wasn't just one fake claim.
Federal prosecutors say a WMATA train operator built a years-long insurance fraud scheme by recruiting coworkers, forging doctors' names and cashing in on injuries that never happened.
Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 4, to 24 months in federal prison after orchestrating a four-year plot that defrauded AFLAC of more than $362,000, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
Prosecutors say Shropshire, who worked as a train operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, recruited fellow …
Stormy Stretch To Bring Drenching Downpours, Flood Threat To Northeast: Timing
A mostly calm start will not last long, with a moisture-loaded pattern poised to turn the Northeast unsettled.
Wednesday, Aug. 5, will be partly sunny and mainly dry. Only isolated afternoon or evening storms are expected, with highs generally in the low to upper 80s.
Storm chances rise Thursday, Aug. 6, as warmer, more humid air spreads north along the East Coast. Highs will reach the mid- to upper 80s, with some interior locations nearing 90 degrees.
A strengthening area of high pressure near Bermuda will help draw moisture northward, according to AccuWeather.
A northward surge o…
