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Deputies accused a Texas sheriff of corruption and dysfunction. Then came the mass shooting 07/09/2023 09:14am • COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass killer: white cowboy hat on his head, gold star pinned to his chest, white cross on his belt and a large pistol emblazoned with his name on his hip. For four days, Bumblebee, the Cookie Monster, you name it, Virginia man dresses in costumes to make people smile 07/09/2023 09:01am • PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — A woman balanced a toddler on her hip while standing on the porch of the Jump’n Jellybeans daycare on a recent Thursday morning. She stared at what was walking down the sidewalk on the other side of Portsmouth Boulevard. So did the toddler. Then he leaned forward, frantica Los Angeles police arrest suspect in apparent random shootings at 3 locations with 1 person wounded 07/09/2023 07:47am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following what appeared to be a series of random shootings that wounded one victim Saturday morning, a news report said. The suspect allegedly fired randomly at people in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights, with shootings reported between Nemechek passes Haley in overtime, holds off Hemric to win Atlanta NASCAR Xfinity race 07/08/2023 11:19pm • HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek passed Justin Haley at the start of overtime and held off Daniel Hemric to win the NASCAR’s Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday night for his third victory of the season. Haley, who led 80 laps, was in a position to lead a parade of City of Fairfax expands left turn lane at busy intersection to avoid crashes 07/08/2023 10:23pm • An additional left turn lane has been put in place for drivers at a busy Virginia, intersection — in hopes of helping motorists avoid potential collisions. The City of Fairfax announced Saturday that the second left turn lane at the Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place intersection is now accessib Crews continue to battle cargo ship blaze that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters 07/08/2023 09:40pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on Saturday continued to battle flames that have smoldered inside a cargo ship docked at the East Coast’s biggest port, days after the blaze claimed the lives of two New Jersey firefighters and injured five others. Newark firefighters Augusto “Augie” Acabou and NASCAR Craftsman Truck O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio Results 07/08/2023 07:10pm • Saturday At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio. Lap length: 2.26 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Corey Heim, Toyota, 67 laps, 56 points. 2. (10) Zane Smith, Ford, 67, 46. 3. (4) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 67, 46. 4. (35) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 67, 40. 5. (12) Ben Rhodes, Ford Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for murder of aspiring rapper from Triangle 07/08/2023 05:14pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Spotsylvania County man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison with 30 years suspended for the 2020 murder of his friend Brian T Sergio Pérez's poor run in qualifying continues at British Grand Prix 07/08/2023 03:18pm • SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Sergio Pérez has the quickest car in Formula One and can't make it count in qualifying. Pérez hasn't qualified in the top 10 for five grands prix in a row after placing 16th in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday — though he later moved up a place when Verstappen takes pole at British GP for fifth straight F1 race as McLaren goes 2nd and 3rd 07/08/2023 02:42pm • SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Lando Norris nearly delighted the British Grand Prix crowd with pole position. There was just one problem: Max Verstappen. “It’s always Max. He always ruins everything for everyone,” Norris joked after the Dutch driver beat his time for his fifth pole position in DC-area dermatologists: It may take more than sunscreen to keep your skin healthy this summer 07/08/2023 05:17am • Summertime means spending more time outdoors enjoying the warm weather — but local doctors are warning not to forget about one big thing to help you enjoy the sunshine. Dr. Randa Khoury, a dermatologist with Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, says the best way to avoid skin cancer, burning and spot As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions 07/08/2023 12:27am • MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses where it is aged have complemented the rural character of their neighborhoods, while providing job 2 men arrested in Texas shooting that killed 3 and injured 8 at a gathering after a July 4 festival 07/07/2023 10:19pm • DALLAS (AP) — Two men were arrested Friday in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as a crowd of hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July, police said. Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, were both taken into custody on mur Black-owned businesses swap successes, samples at Expo 07/07/2023 10:08pm • Inside Sandlot, an event space along Howard Road in Southeast D.C., cars pulled up and business owners poured out to set up tables with brightly colored banners, space for samples and business cards. They were setting up to take part in the Black Business Expo, an event organized by D.C. Mayor Mu Investigator with a metro Atlanta prosecutor's office shot in car by other motorist, police say 07/07/2023 10:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) — An investigator with a metro Atlanta county prosecutor's office was shot and wounded by another motorist while driving Friday evening, police said, and a widespread search was launched for the suspect using helicopters, canines and road patrols. Initial information indicated the in