Two months after gunfire erupted at Par 4 Bar & Grill in Temperanceville, Virginia, authorities are still piecing together what happened that chaotic night — and they’re asking the public for help identifying three individuals who were there when the shooting went down.

On April 19, just before 1:45 a.m., someone opened fire inside the bar, leaving one man dead and four others wounded in what turned into a sprawling investigation with multiple suspects and a growing list of questions. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office has already arrested Skylor Depree Crippen on second-degree murder charges after he was treated for his own gunshot wound, and they’ve been searching for a second suspect, Terry Thomas Bragg, Jr. But on Wednesday, June 3, police made a public appeal for help identifying three people photographed inside the bar that night — individuals they believe may have witnessed crucial details or have information that could help close the case.

The specifics of what sparked the violence remain unclear from the public record, but the fact that authorities are still hunting for witnesses suggests the investigation is far from wrapped up. Bar shootings often happen in a blur — chaotic, sudden, difficult for anyone present to fully process — which means someone in that crowd may have seen something they didn’t realize was important. The three individuals police want to speak with could hold a key piece of the puzzle.

If you were at Par 4 Bar & Grill that night or recognize any of the three people in the photos released by the Sheriff’s Office, the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is asking you to come forward. You can reach them at 757-787-1131 or 757-824-5666. Even a small detail — a face, a conversation, something you noticed — could make a difference in bringing closure to a family that lost someone and to a community still processing what happened in their own backyard.

Maryland just made it a lot harder to talk your way out of a speeding ticket — and more importantly, to keep speeding after you’ve already been caught.

Senate Bill 366, officially known as the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program, transforms how the state handles drivers with repeat speeding violations. Starting October 1, 2026, anyone whose license gets suspended or revoked due to habitual speeding won’t be able to simply wait it out and get back on the road. Instead, they’ll have to enroll in a program that uses GPS and sensor technology to physically prevent their vehicle from exceeding posted speed limits. Think of it as the speeding equivalent of an Ignition Interlock Device for DUI offenders — except this one’s watching your speedometer, not your breath.

Here’s the catch: drivers won’t get their licenses back until they complete the monitoring requirement. It’s not optional, it’s not negotiable, and it’s not going anywhere soon. The pilot program is set to run through June 30, 2031, giving Maryland five years to test whether the technology actually makes roads safer. The full rollout won’t happen until October 1, 2027, so there’s still time for early kinks to be worked out — though if you’re caught speeding repeatedly, you’ll be among the guinea pigs.

The logic is straightforward: if your car literally won’t let you speed, you can’t speed. It removes the temptation, the judgment call, the split-second decision to blow past a school zone at 15 over. For some drivers, that’s a lifesaver. For repeat violators, it’s a dose of reality they probably deserve. The technology isn’t new — it exists in vehicles across Europe and has proven effective at reducing dangerous driving — but this marks Maryland’s first serious attempt to use it as a punishment and rehabilitation tool.

Whether you see this as smart enforcement or Big Brother overreach likely depends on how many speeding tickets you’ve already collected. Either way, come October, Maryland’s roads are about to get a whole lot less hospitable to speed demons.

When you’re sipping a drink at one of Ocean City’s most iconic beach bars, the last thing you expect is a plane to touch down a few feet away. But that’s exactly what happened this afternoon when a SeaRey made an emergency landing in Assawoman Bay right behind Seacrets around 2:15 p.m.

The aircraft—a single-engine seaplane designed to operate on water—lost one of its stabilizing floats mid-flight, forcing the pilot to make a quick decision: ditch it in the bay or risk a worse outcome. They chose wisely. The SeaRey stayed afloat despite the mechanical failure, and more importantly, everyone onboard walked away without injury. In aviation terms, that’s about as close to a perfect emergency landing as you can get.

What makes this story particularly Ocean City is the location. Seacrets isn’t just any bar—it’s a legendary waterfront spot that’s been a summer staple for locals and tourists alike. Imagine being poolside or on the deck when a plane suddenly appears on the water nearby. It’s the kind of “you had to be there” moment that’ll be retold at that same bar for years.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police and the U.S. Coast Guard have taken over the investigation and recovery operation. While the SeaRey may have been designed for water landings, losing a float mid-flight definitely wasn’t part of the plan. Both agencies will be looking into what caused the equipment failure and how to safely retrieve the aircraft.

This incident is a reminder that even in a laid-back beach town where unexpected things happen all summer long, nature—and mechanical failures—can still catch everyone off guard. Fortunately, quick thinking and a calm landing spot meant this story ends with relief instead of tragedy.

Most people don’t think about what happens when you pile manure high enough and let it sit long enough—but farmers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore learned a costly lesson this past Saturday. Spontaneous combustion turned a routine morning into a disaster when flames erupted inside a 100-foot-by 50-foot outbuilding used to store poultry manure in Ridgely, Caroline County.

The fire, discovered around 7:30am along Oakland Road, spread quickly enough to damage surrounding farm equipment before firefighters contained it in about an hour. The Maryland State Fire Marshal pinpointed spontaneous combustion as the culprit—a phenomenon that happens when organic material like manure generates internal heat without an external ignition source. The damage bill: roughly $100,000. The silver lining? No one was hurt.

Spontaneous combustion in manure storage isn’t some rare fluke. It’s a real, documented hazard in poultry farming, where decomposition and moisture create the perfect conditions for internal temperatures to spike dangerously high. Most farmers know to watch for it, but accidents still happen—sometimes because conditions align in unexpected ways, sometimes because prevention takes constant vigilance. For a family farm already managing livestock, weather, equipment, and a thousand other variables, one oversight can mean a six-figure loss in minutes.

The incident serves as a sharp reminder that agriculture’s risks extend well beyond what shows up in weather forecasts or feed prices. Farm safety isn’t just about machinery guards and proper training—it’s about understanding the hidden chemistry happening in your own storage buildings. For operations across the Eastern Shore, where poultry farming is a backbone industry, this fire is a cautionary tale worth paying attention to.

A routine overdose call in Wicomico County turned into one of the largest gun seizures in recent regional memory—and it’s raising serious questions about how someone with a documented nine-year cocaine addiction managed to amass an arsenal that would make a gun range jealous.

On Thursday, May 1st, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence on Laurel Drive, just south of Salisbury, and recovered more than 50 firearms. But here’s where it gets wild: many of those guns weren’t purchased through traditional channels. Deputies seized two 3D printers along with the weapons, suggesting that at least some of the arsenal was manufactured right there in the home using additive manufacturing technology.

The whole thing started Tuesday evening when deputies responded to the home for a reported overdose. When they arrived, they found a man in his early 30s experiencing what Sheriff Mike Lewis described as a drug-induced episode. The man admitted to being a cocaine addict for nine years and confessed to recent cocaine use. While officers were there, they noticed something hard to miss: dozens upon dozens of guns scattered throughout the property.

That observation led to the search warrant signed off by a judge. Lewis was blunt about what he found deeply troubling: Here’s a self-admitted, active cocaine addict with access to this much firepower—and apparently falsified records to get some of it. Maryland’s gun purchase forms require buyers to swear under oath that they’re not habitually addicted to drugs or alcohol. This guy’s possession of the weapons violates that requirement in nearly every way imaginable.

The investigation is still ongoing, and no charges have been filed yet. The suspect didn’t answer the door when deputies knocked, forcing them to break it down to execute the warrant. The Sheriff’s Office hasn’t disclosed what motivated this particular stockpile or whether there were plans to sell any of the weapons. What remains clear is that a significant threat to public safety—whether intentional or not—has been removed from circulation, at least for now.

The rise of 3D-printed firearms represents a new frontier in gun regulation conversations, one that law enforcement is still figuring out how to address. This case shows it’s not just a theoretical concern anymore in the Mid-Atlantic.

Maryland just pulled the trigger on one of the most aggressive drug-pricing moves in the nation, and it’s putting the brakes on Ozempic costs in a way that could reshape healthcare affordability across the state.

Here’s the headline: the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board has capped Ozempic at $274 for a 30-day supply for government employees right now. For context, without insurance, this drug runs over $1,000 a month. The cap goes statewide in 2028, meaning everyone in Maryland—not just public workers—gets relief in roughly two years.

The pressure was real. School districts were hemorrhaging money. Ben Schmitt of the Howard County Education Association laid it out plainly: they were facing a $10 million increase in healthcare premiums just from GLP-1 medications. That’s not abstract budget talk—that’s money that could’ve gone to classrooms instead of pharmaceutical companies. Some districts straight-up removed the drugs from their insurance plans entirely, leaving patients without coverage for weight loss and diabetes treatment.

Catherine Kirk Robins of Healthcare for All says the savings will be substantial. Government entities are looking at $5.8 million in annual savings once this kicks in. When the cap hits the broader population in 2028, the state estimates around $164 million in yearly savings on Ozempic alone. That’s real money trickling back into insurance premiums and taxpayer coffers.

What makes this especially interesting is the ripple effect Schmitt mentions: better pricing leverage in negotiations. Once Maryland sets a ceiling, drugmakers may have to rethink their pricing across the board. It could restore access for people who lost coverage when their plans dropped the drug entirely.

Ozempic is only the second drug the board has targeted for price caps, which means this is still early innings. The board is asking Marylanders to weigh in on which medications are hitting hardest—a chance for patients to shape what gets tackled next. If you’ve been priced out of a medication, this is your moment to speak up.