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Driver and passenger escape injury in car accident

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

Two students of the American University narrowly escaped serious injury in a car accident yesterday afternoon. The accident took place on the corner of Blue Waters main road, in front of the Cedar Grove Primary School.The vehicle was traveling west around the corner in front...

Police make multiple weekend arrests

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

Over the weekend the police said they conducted a number of operations that resulted in the arrests of several people for varying offenses.On Friday, police officers attached to the narcotics department executed a search warrant on the property of Bob Swirk of Bolans and...

Food Delivery in Demand During COVID

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

With social distancing the new norm, consumers are clamoring to have takeout food delivered. Third-party delivery services are partnering with businesses large and small.Offering delivery can help restaurants mitigate costs during this period of disruption and also ease the return to normal working conditions...

Federal agents seize over 1500 fake COVID-19 vaccine cards

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more fake COVID-19 vaccination cards last week, the latest seizure in a city where the agency says thousands of counterfeit cards have been found across the country this year.The agency said in a statement that officers found...

New COVID Variant Cases Rise

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

More than 270 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in County in the last 24 hours, causing concern from doctors about where we’re headed in this pandemic.Wednesday afternoon, Baptist said between their hospitals, 106 people are hospitalized with the virus, 12 of them on...

Scam of the Week: Exploiting COVID-19

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

Cybercriminals rely on trickery and emotional reactions to bypass your security. A recent phishing email is a great example of how the bad guys try to catch you off guard. It has a generic subject line such as “COVID-19 Notification” and includes many grammatical...

18-Wheeler Accident on Town Road

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

A fiery 18-wheeler crash has closed part of Town Road Wednesday morning.Video from Department of Transportation cameras showed firefighters battling flames that were shooting from an 18-wheeler in the northbound lanes.All northbound lanes between were still closed as of 9 a.m.So far it's unclear...

Local Crews Contain Wildfire

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

Fire crews with the City Fire Department are assisting with a massive wildfire burning in County. The fast-moving fire is approaching the outskirts of the Lake area, a popular vacation spot for many.Fire officials posted a video to the department's social media pages, showing hand...

Bicyclist dies after collision with car on South Road

Monday, August 30 by Jim Sherwood

Local police said a bicyclist died Thursday afternoon in a collision with a car on South Road.The crash occurred around 3 p.m. when a person driving a car was traveling eastbound on South Road, according to a police news release. The driver hit a...

Scam of the Week: Malware Phone Calls

Monday, August 23 by Jim Sherwood

A recent social engineering scam uses real people in a call center to trick you into downloading malware onto your computer. Here’s how the scam works:You receive an email claiming that your trial subscription to a publishing company will expire soon. The email states...