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Dog Rescued, Home Destroyed By Lightning Strike In Carroll County (PHOTOS) Dog Rescued, Home Destroyed By Lightning Strike In Carroll County (PHOTOS)
Dog Rescued, Home Destroyed By Lightning Strike In Carroll County (Photos) Mother Nature had bad intentions in Maryland over the weekend, but first responders were able to rescue a dog that found itself caught in a fire, officials say. A dog had to be rescued and treated in Carroll County on Saturday when a lightning strike caused a massive fire inside a Louisville Road residence in Finksburg. The Carroll County fire.Sykesville Fire Department via Twitter At around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, crews from multiple agencies were called to the home, which was fully engulfed by flames amid the Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was issued over the weekend in part…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police
Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police There was an “Angel’ in the air in more ways than one over the weekend as a Maryland State Police helicopter was called in to make a tricky rescue of a hiker and his dog in a West Virginia state park on Sunday night. A 27-year-old hiker and his dog, Angel, were exploring at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 9 at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park when they unexpectedly found themselves in a perilous position after falling into a potentially problematic cavern along the way off the main trail. The incident was reported on a cliff above the Shenandoah River in the area along the Loud…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff
Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff Investigators in Frederick County walked into a veritable dog graveyard over the weekend when they were called by neighbors to a Walkersville home for reports of dead and abused animals on the property. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Division of Animal Control responded to a call in the 8300 block of Water Street Road on Saturday, Feb. 11, where there were reports of malnourished and possibly dead dogs at the residence. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office, while searching the property, investigators found a fenced-in kennel with two …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal A Harford County homeowner was able to make a bold save of three dogs when a kitchen blaze broke out on Monday afternoon, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Officials say that at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, a Holly Drive resident in Aberdeen returned home, and before opening the front door, could hear the sound of smoke alarms going off. When she opened the door, a spokesperson for the fire marshal said that two dogs immediately ran out and the homeowner was able to crawl under the smoke inside the burning home and open a cage to get the third dog free before retr…

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by Zak Failla