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Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say
Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say One carjacker was taken into custody and a second was able to escape after going after a patron at an Anne Arundel County gas station, according to police. Laketa Terrell Johnson, 44, who has no fixed address, is facing charges following a skirmish that played out at Exxon in Linthicum, though his cohort was able to escape from responding officers. At around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the gas station on Camp Mead Road South, where there was a reported fight that had just taken place. According to police, Johnson a…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Here's When Air Quality Will Improve — But It's Going To Get Worse First, Forecasters Say Here's When Air Quality Will Improve — But It's Going To Get Worse First, Forecasters Say
Here's When Air Quality Will Improve — But It's Going To Get Worse First, Forecasters Say The air quality in the Northeast could get worse before it gets better, meteorologists say. (Click here for the updated smoke forecast). A red air quality alert (unhealthy) was issued across Washington, DC and most of Maryland, while parts of Virginia were in the orange (unhealthy for certain groups) and yellow (moderate) zones due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires being pushed into the area. The question on everyone's mind now: When will air quality improve? According to Weather.com, possibly as soon as this weekend. The region is expected to see a change in weather pattern, which is …

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by Zak Failla
News
Here's What We Know About Wednesday's Explosion At Baltimore Waste Water Plant Here's What We Know About Wednesday's Explosion At Baltimore Waste Water Plant
Here's What We Know About Wednesday's Explosion At Baltimore Waste Water Plant An explosion at a Baltimore County wastewater treatment plant sparked a two-alarm fire late Wednesday morning, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The incident heavily damaged a building at the Back River Waste Water Treatment plant, but did not interrupt operations, according to Baltimore County officials. Crews were first called to the scene around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, for reports of a building fire and explosion.  Upon arrival, the fire was located in a large industrial building used by Baltimore City contractor, Synagro, which converts waste into pellets for agricultural…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Facing Life Sentence For Killing Man During 2020 Dice Game Maryland Man Facing Life Sentence For Killing Man During 2020 Dice Game
Maryland Man Facing Life Sentence For Killing Man During 2020 Dice Game A Baltimore City jury returned a guilty verdict for a man who fatally shot another man during a dice game in the Shipley Hill neighborhood two years ago, the State Attorney’s Office said. Danjuan McBride faces life in prison, plus 35 years, for the first-degree murder of Tavonte Briggs, the office said on Wednesday, March 23. McBride approached Briggs during a dice game on 300 South Franklintown Road at approximately 12:40 p.m. on July 25, 2020, the office said. McBride then started shooting Briggs and even chased him while Briggs tried to run away. McBride kept shooting until Briggs…

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by David Cifarelli