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Penn State Senior Killed In Apparent Phone Robbery Steps From South Philly Home Penn State Senior Killed In Apparent Phone Robbery Steps From South Philly Home
Penn State Senior Killed In Apparent Phone Robbery Steps From South Philly Home A Penn State senior weeks away from graduation was shot and killed while walking home just steps from his South Philadelphia house during an apparent cellphone robbery early Saturday morning, police and family members said. William J. "Billy" Schmidt, 22, was walking home when he was shot on the 1900 block of Durfor Street at approximately 1:32 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, according to Philadelphia police. Officers from the city's 1st District responded to a report of a person with a gun and found Schmidt lying in the roadway suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. He was tr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Cause Of Death Released For 'Ted Lasso,' 'Buffy' Actor Anthony Head, 72 Cause Of Death Released For 'Ted Lasso,' 'Buffy' Actor Anthony Head, 72
Cause Of Death Released For 'Ted Lasso,' 'Buffy' Actor Anthony Head, 72 A familiar face from two beloved TV worlds is being remembered by fans across generations. Anthony Head, the British actor known for "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Ted Lasso," and "Merlin," died after complications from pneumonia, according to multiple reports on Friday, June 5. NBC News reported that Head’s family confirmed his death. BBC News also reported that his daughters, Emily Head and Daisy Head, said he died surrounded by family. He was 72. Head was best known to many US viewers as Rupert Giles, the librarian, Watcher, and mentor to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy Summers in "Buffy T…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
New iPhone Update Targets Charging Issue: What To Know New iPhone Update Targets Charging Issue: What To Know
New iPhone Update Targets Charging Issue: What To Know A small iPhone update could make a big difference for some users. Apple has just released iOS 26.5.1, a targeted software update for select newer iPhone models. The update fixes a wired charging issue affecting iPhone Air and iPhone 17 models when the battery is nearly drained, according to Apple’s iOS 26 release notes. Apple’s security release page says iOS 26.5.1 is available for all iPhone 17 models and iPhone Air. The company also says the update has no published CVE entries, meaning Apple did not list any security vulnerabilities fixed in the release. MacRumors reported that the upda…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Parents Share Heartbreak After Missing 20-Year-Old Found Dead During Family Vacation In Japan Parents Share Heartbreak After Missing 20-Year-Old Found Dead During Family Vacation In Japan
Parents Share Heartbreak After Missing 20-Year-Old Found Dead During Family Vacation In Japan A search that stretched across continents is now giving way to grief. The family of James "Weston" Higginbotham, the 20-year-old US college student found dead in Japan, shared its heartbreak in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 6. "Our family is heartbroken to share that Weston was found deceased by a volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto," parents Nancy and Keith Higginbotham wrote. "The grief we feel is impossible to put into words. "We are forever grateful for the time we had with our sweet, precious Weston, but cannot begin to understand what lif…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
MD Among Top 20 In Nation's Highest Income Rankings, New Study Says: Here's Why MD Among Top 20 In Nation's Highest Income Rankings, New Study Says: Here's Why
MD Among Top 20 In Nation's Highest Income Rankings, New Study Says: Here's Why Workers in many Northeast states earn some of the highest incomes in the country, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2026 list of the States Where People Have the Highest Income on Tuesday, June 2. The personal finance website compared all 50 states and Washington, DC, based on the average annual income of the top 5% and bottom 20% of earners, along with the median annual income for all residents. The report adjusted income figures for cost of living and examined how earnings compare across different income groups. "The highest-earning 10% of individuals in the United States …

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by Chris Spiker
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Most Americans Can't Afford Cheapest Seats At NBA Finals: Trump's Response? Most Americans Can't Afford Cheapest Seats At NBA Finals: Trump's Response?
Most Americans Can't Afford Cheapest Seats At NBA Finals: Trump's Response? It's not too late to see the New York Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, June 8. As long as you have $8,800 to spare, at a minimum. That's pocket change for President Donald Trump, who is expected to attend the game. When told that most Americans can't afford tickets to marquee sporting events, Trump offered a blunt response: "It's sort of semi-free to watch it on TV. That's the way life goes," said the president, who spent his Friday at a Wisconsin event for "some of the most loyal, hardworking patriots," farmers. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Fighting For Life After Truck Is Crushed In Maryland Crash (DEVELOPING) Driver Fighting For Life After Truck Is Crushed In Maryland Crash (DEVELOPING)
Driver Fighting For Life After Truck Is Crushed In Maryland Crash (Developing) A driver was critically injured Saturday morning after a violent crash left a box truck crushed beneath the rear of another truck in Prince George's County. Firefighters and rescue crews were called around 9:15 a.m. on June 6 to the 10900 block of Rhode Island Avenue in Beltsville, where multiple vehicles collided, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. When crews arrived, they found one person trapped inside a heavily damaged truck. Photos from the scene show the front of the vehicle mangled and partially wedged beneath the rear of another box truck. Rescuers worked…

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by Zak Failla
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Child Was Present When Virginia Man Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutors Child Was Present When Virginia Man Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutors
Child Was Present When Virginia Man Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutors A 49-year-old man will spend decades behind bars for sexually abusing a child under the age of 13 in Virginia, authorities announced. Aroldo Santos-Velasquez was sentenced in Loudoun County to the maximum term of 25 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a child in Leesburg, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney. In May 2024, prosecutors say the Leesburg Police Department received a report of sexual assault from the child's mother. During the subsequent investigation, it was determined that Santos-Velasquez had sexually molested an eight-year-old girl …

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
Virginia Shopping Center Home To Busy Harris Teeter Sells For $58 Million Virginia Shopping Center Home To Busy Harris Teeter Sells For $58 Million
Virginia Shopping Center Home To Busy Harris Teeter Sells For $58 Million The next time you stop at Harris Teeter for groceries or Starbucks for coffee at Barcroft Plaza, remember this: the Falls Church shopping center just sold for more than $58 million. JLL Capital Markets announced on Friday, June 5, that it arranged the $58.025 million sale of Barcroft Plaza, the busy retail center at Columbia Pike and Lincolnia Road, anchored by Harris Teeter. According to JLL, Federal Realty Investment Trust sold the 113,173-square-foot property to 11North Partners. JLL also arranged $35.95 million in acquisition financing through Bank of America. The nearly 10-acre shoppi…

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by Zak Failla
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Tiny Hitchhiker Rescued On I-395 By State Trooper During Late-Night Patrol (PHOTOS) Tiny Hitchhiker Rescued On I-395 By State Trooper During Late-Night Patrol (PHOTOS)
Tiny Hitchhiker Rescued On I-395 By State Trooper During Late-Night Patrol (Photos) A tiny black kitten found itself in one of the last places it should have been: dodging traffic on I-395 in Northern Virginia. Instead of becoming a tragic highway story, it got a fairy-tale ending. Virginia State Police say a passing motorist spotted the kitten near the King Street area of I-395 in Alexandria shortly before midnight on Friday, June 5, and called for help. At approximately 11:54 p.m., a trooper responded and safely rescued the estimated 4-week-old kitten from the interstate, according to police. The tiny feline was then transported to a nearby animal hospital, where it re…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Dies After Nitrous Tank Explodes Near Newly Purchased Race Car: Fire Marshal Maryland Man Dies After Nitrous Tank Explodes Near Newly Purchased Race Car: Fire Marshal
Maryland Man Dies After Nitrous Tank Explodes Near Newly Purchased Race Car: Fire Marshal What started as an exciting purchase ended in tragedy Friday night in Cecil County. Thomas Logue, 33, was critically injured when a nitrous oxide cylinder exploded near a recently purchased race car outside his Elkton home, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The blast happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. on June 5 at a residence on Walnut Grove Road. By the end of the night, Logue was dead. Investigators say the vehicle had recently been purchased for racing and was equipped with a nitrous oxide system designed to boost engine performance. At some point Friday night, …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Major Beer Brand Offering Free Pints To 'Work From Bar' During 2026 World Cup Major Beer Brand Offering Free Pints To 'Work From Bar' During 2026 World Cup
Major Beer Brand Offering Free Pints To 'Work From Bar' During 2026 World Cup Stella Artois is offering to pick up part of the bar tab for some soccer fans during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Anheuser-Busch announced Stella's "Work From Bar" promotion in a news release on Tuesday, June 2. The beer brand will put $100,000 of its "marketing budget" toward fans who buy a Stella Artois or Stella Artois 0.0 while watching the World Cup. Fans can take part from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during weekday FIFA World Cup 2026 matches. After purchasing a Stella, they can submit their receipt as an "expense report" on the brand's website. The promo comes as about 20 group-stage mat…

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by Chris Spiker