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Six Displaced By Fast-Moving Fire That Tore Through Converted Maryland Apartment House Six Displaced By Fast-Moving Fire That Tore Through Converted Maryland Apartment House
Six Displaced By Fast-Moving Fire That Tore Through Converted Maryland Apartment House A pair of firefighters were injured and six people living in an apartment building in Washington County have been displaced by an early morning two-alarm fire, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday morning to South Main Street in Boonsboro, where a fire broke out in a two-story residence that had been converted into a five-unit apartment house. According to the Fire Marshal's Office, the fire started in a downstairs apartment where two people were living. Both were able to escape, but one suffered minor injuries. The occupant inside the unit where the f…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Harford County Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Harford County
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Harford County The National Weather Service has released snowfall totals for the DMV in this week's storm. In Maryland, Sabillasville which appears to have gotten the most amount of snow: 8.5 inches on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the NWS said. In Virginia, Gavel Springs in Frederick County got about 4.5 inches. Here's the breakdown by county: BALTIMORE Lineboro: 3.5 inches Bentley Springs: 3 Owings Mills: 1 Pikesville: 0.4  CARROLL Millers: 4.7 Manchester: 4.3 Taneytown: 4 Westminster: 2 Uniontown: 1.1 CECIL Elkton: 3.0  Rising Sun: 1  Port Deposit 1 FREDERICK Sabilla…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Loaf Of Bread Leads To Load Of Cash For $100K Maryland Lottery Winner Loaf Of Bread Leads To Load Of Cash For $100K Maryland Lottery Winner
Loaf Of Bread Leads To Load Of Cash For $100K Maryland Lottery Winner A Frederick County grandfather went to the store for a loaf of bread, and he came home with a load of cash after taking his chances playing a Maryland Lottery scratcher. What started as a routine trip to the grocery store for the Frederick County man led to a six-figure windfall when he picked up a top-prize winning "Snow Globes 7s" ticket worth $100,000, Lottery officials announced.  The regular Lottery player was back in the Winner's Circle on Friday to claim what he described as the biggest prize of his life after turning the $10 ticket into a small fortune. According to the winner…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says
Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says A dog was killed in Maryland when a fast-moving blaze broke out in a Washington County trailer, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Late on Sunday, Oct. 9, members of the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department responded to Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro, when a resident living in the trailer reported a fire in the area of the front porch steps. It took a team of more than five dozen firefighters just 10 minutes to get the flames under control, but not before it caused $30,000 ($20,000 to the structure, $10,000 to its contents) in damage. A dog also died during the fire,…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Maryland Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Maryland
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Maryland Seen her? An alert has been issued by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as authorities attempt to locate a teen reported missing out of Boonsboro who is known to frequent Montgomery County. Washington County resident Skylar Paige, 16, was last seen on Sunday, July 17, according to authorities, when she was wearing a black Flying Aces hoodie, and black sweatpants. Paige was described as being approximately 5-foot-6, weighing 130 pounds with blonde hair and brown eyes. Officials noted that her hair has blue and orange highlights. Anyone with information regar…

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by Zak Failla