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Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia 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
News
Commanders' Jamin Davis Had Virginia Reckless Driving Plea Rejected: Here's What Happens Next Commanders' Jamin Davis Had Virginia Reckless Driving Plea Rejected: Here's What Happens Next
Commanders' Jamin Davis Had Virginia Reckless Driving Plea Rejected: Here's What Happens Next Washington Commanders’ linebacker Jamin Davis will have a few more weeks to shore up his defense after a judge rejected his revised plea for alleged recklessly driving in Loudoun County. The Commanders' first round pick in 2021 is accused of driving 114 mph in a 45 mph zone on Loudoun County Parkway near Evergreen Ridge Drive, just outside Leesburg, in March 2022. The 24-year-old linebacker, who is famously passionate about NASCAR, was convicted in May of reckless driving and sentenced to 30 days in jail, which he appealed. Davis was scheduled to make his next court appearance last we…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says
Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says A murder suspect who was accidentally released from a Virginia prison is back in police custody, authorities announced. Stone Colburn, 25, was apprehended in Georgia by the Pooler Police Department in Chatham County following his release from prison for allegedly stabbing his brother’s girlfriend to death and wounding her 9-month-old in 2021, officials said. Stone Colburn was arrested late this evening by the Pooler Police Department in Chatham County, GA. More information on his arrest will be released when available. — Loudoun County Sheriff (@LoudounSheriff) October 8, 2022 Colburn…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
OOPS: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison OOPS: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison
Oops: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison Loudoun County police are searching for a man, who was charged with murder, after his recent release from prison, officials said. Stone Colburn, 25, was behind bars for stabbing his brother's girlfriend to death and severely wounding her nine-month-old  in 2021, according to the Loudoun County Times. He was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on Oct. 6, 2022, due to a paperwork error, but new charges came to light the following morning, the website said. Colburn is now wanted, though his original charges were dismissed, for concealment of a dead body, according to …

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region
Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Police agencies in Virginia are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a teen girl who has been reported missing by friends and family in Loudoun County. An alert was issued by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 28, regarding 13-year-old Hailey Delgado Lopez, who was reported missing from her family's Ashburn home. Lopez was reported missing by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 27 after leaving her family’s home on Dodge Terrace on her own accord, police said. Officials noted that she may be traveling to Waynesboro in Virginia, where she has ties to the area. Th…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Girls Believed To Be Together Reported Missing By Families In Region Teen Girls Believed To Be Together Reported Missing By Families In Region
Teen Girls Believed To Be Together Reported Missing By Families In Region Seen them? An alert has been issued by law enforcement agencies in Virginia as they attempt to locate a pair of teen girls believed to be together who have been reported missing. The families of Gabriella “Gabby” Benitez and Adriana Membreno, both 14, were reported missing in Loudoun County after last being seen in the overnight hours of Tuesday, Sept. 20, according to police. Both teens are believed to be together after going missing from their Ashburn homes. Benitez was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen weari…

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by Zak Failla
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Supreme Court Allows Grand Jury Probe In Loudoun County School Sexual Assaults Supreme Court Allows Grand Jury Probe In Loudoun County School Sexual Assaults
Supreme Court Allows Grand Jury Probe In Loudoun County School Sexual Assaults The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected an attempt by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a Grand Jury investigation connected to the handling of two sexual assaults, confirms officials.  The court's decision will allow an investigation to continue into the handling of the sexual assaults in the two Loudoun County schools last year, states Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.  "The Loudoun County School Board has tried to block our Grand Jury investigation on what happened last year in the sexual assaults that made national headlines last year for all the wrong reasons", sa…

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by Annie DeVoe
Real Estate
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Google and Microsoft have a new neighbor in Prince William County. Reports said Amazon recently purchased nearly 60 acres of land to in Gainesville for nearly $90 million.  BizJournal announced earlier this week that Amazon Web Services had purchased the land at 5845 Wellington Road for $87.8 million. The report said AWS purchased the same-sized lot next door for $52.4 million last year.  Amazon has not commented on its plans for that location, but it adds to the company's holdings in northern Virginia.  The land is in the county's Data Center Opportunity Overlay District. T…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Police Rule Virginia Deaths Murder-Suicide Police Rule Virginia Deaths Murder-Suicide
Police Rule Virginia Deaths Murder-Suicide The deaths of two parents found dead at an Ashburn home have been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities announced. John Sharmoukh, 45, and Mariam A. Farouk Kamal, 31, were found dead at their home on Old Line Terrace just before 9:30 on Tuesday, May 24, authorities in Loudoun County said. Though, investigators have not said who was the aggressor in the slayings.  Reports say detectives found the body of Sharmoukh on the the front lawn of the house. He apparently jumped from a third story window while on fire, Fox 5 reported. A neighbor rushed over with a fire extinguisher …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
MURDER: Girlfriend Wanted For Killing Boyfriend Arrested After Landing At Dulles Airport MURDER: Girlfriend Wanted For Killing Boyfriend Arrested After Landing At Dulles Airport
Murder: Girlfriend Wanted For Killing Boyfriend Arrested After Landing At Dulles Airport A 23-year-old Prince George's woman, who fled the country after allegedly murdering her boyfriend in 2021, was arrested at Dulles International Airport. after her flight landed, according to authorities and NBC4. Norma Rivas-Villacorta, of Riverdale, is accused fatally shooting 20-year-old Kayshaun Daly, also of Riverdale, in the 6700 block of Oakland Avenue on May 22, 2021, Prince George's County Police said.  Rivas-Villacorta allegedly left the country in the days after the murder. She was eventually arrested on Sunday, May 15, police said. The motive for the murder remains unde…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Virginia Teens Nabbed In Maryland For Stealing Car, Leading Police Chase: Police Virginia Teens Nabbed In Maryland For Stealing Car, Leading Police Chase: Police
Virginia Teens Nabbed In Maryland For Stealing Car, Leading Police Chase: Police Two teenagers who fled from police in a stolen vehicle from Virginia have been arrested in Montgomery County, say authorities. The teens stole the car from Loudoun County and were caught after a police pursuit in Silver Spring that ended near Sherwood Forest Drive, according to the Montgomery County Police.  A juvenile female passenger remained in the vehicle and was taken into custody, say officials. The driver was arrested with the assistance of other officers and a K9 unit.  Both teens were transported to be interviewed and the driver was charged with multiple motor …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Construction Barges Carrying Excavator Break Loose, Float Down Potomac River Construction Barges Carrying Excavator Break Loose, Float Down Potomac River
Construction Barges Carrying Excavator Break Loose, Float Down Potomac River Barges carrying construction equipment including an excavator broke loose and began floating down the Potomac River Mother's Day, authorities said. There was some concern that the barges would impact area bridges between Maryland and Virginia before they got stuck in Harper's Ferry, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Never a routine day in #Loudoun. LCSO has been coordinating w/ MD authorities after two barges became loose in the Potomac River & there was concern they could impact area bridges. At this time the barges are no longer moving down river & remain static in Har…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Virginia Woman, 65, Killed In Loudoun County Car Crash: Sheriff's Office Virginia Woman, 65, Killed In Loudoun County Car Crash: Sheriff's Office
Virginia Woman, 65, Killed In Loudoun County Car Crash: Sheriff's Office An Ashburn woman has died in a recent Loudoun County car crash, authorities said.  Deborah Michel, 65, was killed in a crash that happened at the intersection of Windmill Drive and Claiborne Parkway in Ashburn around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that occurred this morning at the intersection of... Posted by Loudoun County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, May 5, 2022 Initial investigation revealed Michel was traveling west on Windmill Drive when she struck another vehi…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
'Unimaginable': Beloved Leesburg Brewer Believed Murdered By 21-Year-Old Son 'Unimaginable': Beloved Leesburg Brewer Believed Murdered By 21-Year-Old Son
'Unimaginable': Beloved Leesburg Brewer Believed Murdered By 21-Year-Old Son A 21-year-old man has been charged in the death of his father, a beloved brewer in Loudoun County, authorities said. Schuyler Lake was charged with second-degree murder after his dad, Dean Lake, was found dead with trauma to his upper body around 7:30 a.m. at a home on South King Street on Saturday, April 30, local police announced Sunday morning. The younger Lake was found after an hours-long manhunt Saturday afternoon near Russell Branch Parkway SE and Battlefield Parkway SE, police said. The cause of death was not immediately known. No other persons of interest in this investi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'Unimaginable': Beloved Leesburg Brewer Believed Murdered By 21-Year-Old Son 'Unimaginable': Beloved Leesburg Brewer Believed Murdered By 21-Year-Old Son
'Unimaginable': Beloved Leesburg Brewer Believed Murdered By 21-Year-Old Son A 21-year-old man has been charged in the death of his father, a beloved brewer in Loudoun County, authorities said. Schuyler Lake was charged with second-degree murder after his dad, Dean Lake, was found dead with trauma to his upper body around 7:30 a.m. at a home on South King Street on Saturday, April 30, local police announced Sunday morning. The younger Lake was found after an hours-long manhunt Saturday afternoon near Russell Branch Parkway SE and Battlefield Parkway SE, police said. The cause of death was not immediately known. No other persons of interest in this investi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Fender Bender Shooting Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Fender Bender Shooting
Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Fender Bender Shooting The 29-year-old man accused of attempted murder in a shooting over a fender bender dispute in Silver Spring has been taken into custody, authorities confirmed. John Tomlinson was identified as the suspect in a shooting that occurred near Thayer Avenue and Mayor Lane just before 2:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, the Montgomery County Police Department said. According to police, Tomlinson saw his friend physically fighting with an impaired driver who hit his car parked on Mayor Lane. Tomlinson then retrieved a handgun from another vehicle and was caught on video surveillance footage firing …

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by Valerie Musson