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Virginia Firefighter Remembered For Infectious Smile, Positivity After Sudden Death
He was the firefighter everyone wanted to work with.
Whether the shift had been long or the day had gone sideways, fellow firefighters say Larry Wright always found a way to make it better.
Now, the Arlington County Fire Department and firehouses across Northern Virginia are mourning Wright, who died Thursday, July 9, following a medical emergency.
Wright joined the Arlington County Fire Department on Oct. 29, 2018, as a member of Recruit Class 76. During nearly eight years with the department, he served the Arlington community with what colleagues described as dedication, compassion, and …
Man Who Shot Driver, Dumped Body In Maryland Woods Faces Life Without Parole
He thought he was giving three people a ride.
Instead, prosecutors say Delondre Sawyer was shot in the back of the head while he was behind the wheel, stripped naked, dragged into the woods, and left to die.
A Maryland jury has now convicted the man prosecutors say pulled the trigger.
Quinnton Eric Brown, 39, of no known address, was found guilty Wednesday, July 8, following an eight-day trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court of murder and now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the state's attorney's office.
The killing unfolded in the early morning hou…
Nurse Who Pocketed $1.25M In Fake Vaccine Scheme Hit With Record Fine
A Long Island nurse who admitted to faking more than 150 child vaccines was fined $544,000 by the state, officials announced Thursday, July 9.
Julie DeVuono’s fine is the largest in the New York Department of Health’s 125-year history, the agency said.
DeVuono, 53, pleaded guilty to criminal charges in June 2024, in which she agreed to complete community service, forfeit $1.2 million in criminal proceeds, and give up her professional licenses.
Between 2019 and 2022, DeVuono lied about giving 162 children various vaccines, including for chickenpox, measles, hepatitis, tetanus, and COVID-19,…
2.5M Eye Drop Bottles Recalled Over 'Foreign Substance,' FDA Says
More than 2.5 million bottles of a prescription eye drop are being recalled nationwide because they may contain a foreign substance.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. voluntarily recalled 2,530,182 bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension, USP, 1%, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report. The recall affects 5 mL, 10 mL, and 15 mL bottles distributed across the US.
According to the FDA, the eye drops were recalled because of the "presence of a foreign substance."
"Prednisolone is a steroid medicine that is used to relieve the redness, itching, and swelling cause…
