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DMV Artists Featured In Forbes' '30 Under 30' For 2024 DMV Artists Featured In Forbes' '30 Under 30' For 2024
DMV Artists Featured In Forbes' '30 Under 30' For 2024 Artists with ties to the DMV were well represented on Forbes latest "30 Under 30" list for 2024. The "Arts & Style" section of the prestigious annual ranking is chock full of young artists who once called Maryland or Virginia home. A self-taught shutterbug, 2020 Towson University graduate Jacob Webster, who has become something of a photographer to the stars, was celebrated by Intersect Magazine as "your favorite celebrity photographer in 2023," and now made Forbes' list.  "So honored and humbled to be recognized," he posted on Instagram. "Thank you God for the abundance of opport…
Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD
Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD The man wanted for killing 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere has a lengthy criminal history that includes an attempted murder, arson, and rape that happened earlier this month, police in Baltimore confirmed. A fresh alert was issued for Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, who is wanted in Baltimore on a murder charge for allegedly killing LaPere, a promising young entrepreneur who was honored in Forbes annual “30 Under 30” list.” Her body was found in an apartment this week in the 300 block of West Franklin Street suffering from blunt force trauma, and on Wednesday, police say that Billingsley is …
Pava LaPere, Tech CEO Who Made Forbes' '30 Under 30,' Found Dead In Maryland; Suspect At Large Pava LaPere, Tech CEO Who Made Forbes' '30 Under 30,' Found Dead In Maryland; Suspect At Large
Pava LaPere, Tech CEO Who Made Forbes' '30 Under 30,' Found Dead In Maryland; Suspect At Large The death of 26-year-old CEO Pava LaPere in Baltimore is being investigated as a homicide and the police are honing in on a possibly dangerous suspect. Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, who has racked up a lengthy rap sheet over the years, is on the lam and faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing the EcoMap Technologies CEO, who was featured in Forbes "30 Under 30" for her "social impact."  View this post on Instagram A post shared by EcoMap Technologies (@ecomaptech) Her body was found in an apartment in the 300 block of West Fra…
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights Bad driving in Maryland is nothing new, but a recently released video truly shows how many narrow calls there have been in some areas. To celebrate “Stop on Red Week,” the Howard County Police Department released a two minute video depicting several cases where reckless drivers sped through red lights, forcing others to take evasive measures or even stop in the intersection to avoid being struck. This week is the @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek & @HCPDNews is once again REMINDING #HoCoMD to #StopforRedLights. In this quick video, HCPD shows just a sample of some of the close-call inci…
Here's Where CT Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers Here's Where CT Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers
Here's Where CT Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers With a rise in road rage, most drivers are afraid to look sideways, but a new survey finds drivers in Connecticut rank low for episodes of confrontational encounters. The survey, conducted by Forbes, took a look at all 50 states ranking them from the highest number of road rage incidents -- Utah -- to the lowest, North Dakota. Connecticut ranked at No. 35.  The survey also found that more than one in five drivers has seen someone cause an accident due to road rage and 23 percent of drivers know of someone that has been injured in a road rage incident, Forbes said. Connecticut sco…
Seven Maryland Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America Seven Maryland Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America
Seven Maryland Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America Seven Maryland residents were named to the Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America. The nation's wealthiest citizens are worth $4 trillion — $500 billion less than last year, Forbes said. The minimum net worth required to make the list also fell for the first time since the Great Recession, by $200 million, to $2.7 billion. The wealthiest man in the world is Elon Musk, who is worth $251 billion, and the second wealthiest is Jeff Bezos, who is worth $151 billion. Fortunes were calculated on Sept. 2 using stock prices and exchange rates. The Maryland residents who made the lis…