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Linganore High School Put On 'Hold' Status During HazMat Investigation In Frederick County Linganore High School Put On 'Hold' Status During HazMat Investigation In Frederick County
Linganore High School Put On 'Hold' Status During HazMat Investigation In Frederick County The school year got off to an unusual spot for some students and staff in Frederick County. Some school officials in Frederick received an unexpected scare on Thursday morning during a HazMat investigation.  At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Aug. 29, Frederick County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to Linganore High School after reports of an unknown substance that was found in a bathroom. HazMat teams responded to the building, though the school was temporarily placed on a "hold" status to keep the hallways clear while the substance was tested. On Thursday afternoon, official…

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Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney
Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney The Maryland man who admitted to a motel rape earlier this year in Harford County, was handed a heavy prison term that exceeds the state's sentencing guidelines, prosecutors announced. In February, Whiteford resident Earl Samuel Jones, 44, pleaded guilty to the first-degree rape of a 36-year-old woman at a Red Roof Inn in Aberdeen in September 2022.  According to the state's attorney's office, on Sept. 12, 2022, police were called to the motel when a woman reported being asleep in a room when she was awoken by a naked man she did not know after her boyfriend left the door open to use t…

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Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen Employee In Maryland Released On $100K Bond, Police Say Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen Employee In Maryland Released On $100K Bond, Police Say
Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Teen Employee In Maryland Released On $100K Bond, Police Say A 54-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a teen boy who worked for him in Howard County has been released from custody on Tuesday, police say.  Ellicott City resident Joshua Duerk was charged last week for allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old in his home earlier this month, according to officials. A spokesperson from the Howard County Police Department said that the boy was allegedly abused on Friday, Aug. 16, and the agency was notified the following day, leading to an investigation that resulted in Duerk's arrest a week later. Duerk was charged with sexual abuse of a mi…

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Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Maryland Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Maryland
Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Maryland Four suspects are facing hundreds of charges for their alleged roles in a string of commercial burglaries and attempted burglaries of gun stores in Maryland, authorities announced on Tuesday. Between December 2023 and March 2024, officials say that the group is connected to at least 10 incidents in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, and Baltimore counties. Those charged:  Cy'juan Hemsley, 19, of District Heights, who was charged with 200 counts;  Mahkiya McQuinn-Woodley, 20, of Baltimore, who was charged with 189 counts; A 17-year-old from Temple Hills who was charged with 199 count…

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Train Derailment In Maryland Under Investigation 24 Hours Later Train Derailment In Maryland Under Investigation 24 Hours Later
Train Derailment In Maryland Under Investigation 24 Hours Later First responders in Washington County had their hands full on Sunday following a multi-car train derailment that remains under investigation a day later.  According to fire officials, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department were called to the 300 block of South Burhans Boulevard, where there was a reported derailment. In total, nine cars wound up off the tracks. From Hagerstown Fire Department: “At 3:30pm, units from HFD were alerted to the area of the 300 block of South Burhans... Posted by Hagerstown Police Department on Sund…

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Owners Admit Fault For Fire At Long Island Rental That Killed Maryland Sisters Owners Admit Fault For Fire At Long Island Rental That Killed Maryland Sisters
Owners Admit Fault For Fire At Long Island Rental That Killed Maryland Sisters A husband and wife from Long Island admitted fault after a fire killed two Maryland sisters staying at their vacation rental. Peter Miller, age 56, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal negligent homicide, and Pamela Miller, age 55, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 26. It came two years after sisters Lindsay Wiener, age 19, and Jillian Wiener, age 21, both of Potomac, Maryland, died in a fire at the couple’s Noyac rental home in August 2022. Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation Killed In Hamptons House Fire According to prosecutors, …

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First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Maryland This Year First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Maryland This Year
First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Maryland This Year The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in 2024. On Monday, an alert was issued by the agency advising that an adult living in the Baltimore metro region of Maryland has tested positive for the virus and is recovering from the infection. West Nile virus infections have been rare in Maryland, with the state recording four cases in 2021 and just single cases in 2020 and 2022. That number rose to seven in 2023. "We are in the season when the West Nile virus can spread in Maryland,” Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Dr. Nilesh Kalyanar…

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Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Decades Later Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Decades Later
Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Decades Later Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Maryland. Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor, now 63, was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found on Metropolitan Church Road near Route 227 after she was killed 45 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff He was convicted in July by a jury after just two hours of deliberation following a nine-day trial. "This case occurred more tha…

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Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Maryland: Prosecutors Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Maryland: Prosecutors
Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Maryland: Prosecutors The teenager in the country illegally who killed a 20-year-old woman who was found unconscious on the floor of her bedroom by her boyfriend bound at the wrists and with a phone charging court wrapped around her neck copped to the crime, authorities announced. Walter Javier Martinez, now 19, who is a confirmed member of MS-13 pleaded guilty to murder this week in Harford County in connection to the July 2022 murder of Kayla Hamilton, whose body was found three days after her 20th birthday. According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, on July 27, 2022, both the victim's boyfrien…

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Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Weapons, Eluding Charges For Group In Frederick: Police Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Weapons, Eluding Charges For Group In Frederick: Police
Traffic Stop Of Teen Leads To Weapons, Eluding Charges For Group In Frederick: Police A group of suspects put police through their paces in Frederick County during a short-lived pursuit early on Thursday afternoon.  There were no shortage of charges for a trio who did their best, but weren't quick enough to avoid their arrests on weapon, burglary, and other charges. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick County Police Department, at around 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 22, officers on patrol attempted to stop a 19-year-old driver in the area of Madison Street and Carrollton Street, though Anthony Lee Ferguson, Jr. continued on before stopping near the intersection of Logan…

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Father Who Left Gun Out That Led Toddler's Maryland Death Admits To Manslaughter: Prosecutors Father Who Left Gun Out That Led Toddler's Maryland Death Admits To Manslaughter: Prosecutors
Father Who Left Gun Out That Led Toddler's Maryland Death Admits To Manslaughter: Prosecutors A father whose toddler suffered a fatal gunshot wound in December pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other offenses for leaving an unsecured weapon in their Baltimore home, according to the state's attorney's office on Friday. Christopher Gamble has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but 10 years suspended, with the first five without the possibility of parole in connection to the death of 2-year-old Charlee Gamble. On Dec. 17, Gamble dropped his daughter off at Sinai Hospital, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, leaving her with the staff before driving away. L…

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Man Accused Of Murdering Grandmother, Granddaughter In Maryland: Police Man Accused Of Murdering Grandmother, Granddaughter In Maryland: Police
Man Accused Of Murdering Grandmother, Granddaughter In Maryland: Police A man has been arrested weeks after a woman and her granddaughter were killed in Baltimore County. Bryan Cherry, 36, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the deaths of Iona Sellers, 75, and Autumn Harvey, 29, in Middle River last month, authorities announced on Thursday. The two were found by police with traumatic injuries shortly before 10 a.m. on July 7 in the unit block of Taos Circle during a welfare check. Cherry was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Want breaking news in the DMV as it …

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