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Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murdering Baltimore Police Officer: State's Attorney
One of the shooters convicted of murdering Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley and Justin Johnson will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the opportunity to be released, State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Thursday. Travon Shaw was sentenced on March 28 to life in prison without the possibility of parole - plus 20 years - for the fatal ambush-style attack that left both victims dead in 2021. "Today's sentencing of Travon Shaw ensures that he will never be able to commit another ruthless act of violence in our city ever again," Bates said in a statement. "Officer Ke…
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Dive Operations, Vehicle Recovery Paused At Key Bridge Due To Hazardous Conditions: Officials
Crews continue to work around the clock to contain possibly hazardous materials that were spilled during the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The US Coast Guard issued an update on Thursday afternoon after dive operations and vehicle recovery efforts were temporarily paused due to the hazardous conditions caused by the wreckage and debris. NTSBgov According to the Baltimore County Police Department, the agency remains on the water to help secure the area around the collapse site, where there were 56 containers of hazardous materials onboard the Dali. Officials said that those container…
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Twins
! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog
Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, Phyllis, are now parents to twin baby groundhogs, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced on Wednesday, March 27. "The babies are currently in with mom and dad at the zoo that is located at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, and can be viewed thru the viewing window!" the club stated in the release. Our excitement continues with a short video of our new arrivals! Phil and Phyllis were not far from these little ones in... Posted by Punxsutawney Phil on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 The names of the babies were not released. Phil predi…
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Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner…
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Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…
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6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard
The search for six missing construction workers in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has become a recovery effort, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday night, March 26. UPDATE: Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse The Brawner Builders employees are presumed dead after they were sent plunging into the Patapsco River at 1:30 a.m., when one of the bridge's beams was struck by a container ship that had lost power, officials previously said. Miguel Luna, 49, is one of the men missing, his wife María del Carmen Castellón told our sister station Telemundo... …
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Repeat Offender Gets Prison Term Five Times Maryland Sentencing Guideline: State's Attorney
A Maryland man who ran afoul of the law one too many times was sentenced to a prison term five times longer than the traditional guidelines for illegal possession of weapons in Harford County in front of a child, the state's attorney's office announced this week. William Quinton Yourman, 34, was sentenced to 46 years in prison, with all but 40 suspended after being found guilty earlier this year by a jury on multiple charges for illegal possession of weapons. According to officials, prosecutors "argued that the facts surrounding the case, (Yourman's) violent tendencies, and the fact that th…
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Rebuild Of Baltimore Bridge Will Be Federally-Funded, Biden Says Amid Search For 6 Workers
President Joe Biden has vowed to "move heaven and earth" to assist the people of Maryland following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning. Shockwaves were sent across the country on Tuesday, March 26, when America awoke to the news that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed, and was deemed a mass casualty event. NTSBgov Biden told Maryland Gov. Wes Moore that he and the federal government "will move heaven and earth to reopen the port and reopen the bridge as soon as possible." The rebuild is expected to be a "multi-year effor…
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Drone Flight Restrictions In Place Following Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
A series of flight restrictions have been put in place for drone pilots by the Federal Aviation Administration as crews carry out rescue efforts following the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, March 26. RELATED: 2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse The restrictions surround five nautical miles of the Baltimore Vortac and have an altitude up to and including 2000 feet MSL, or “mean sea level.” See the map below from the FAA: Drone pilots: The FAA has flight restrictions in place around the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Do not interfere wit…
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‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA
A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in "90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” who was extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals — has had one of his convictions dismissed due to contact between a juror and witness, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Friday, March 23, 2024. Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44 of Carlisle, PA, had been convicted on Feb. 1, 2024, in a domestic violence case from Jan. 7, 2021, but the charges were dismissed and the case was vacate…
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Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Grocery Store
Maryland Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $50,000 winner was sold at a Baltimore grocery store. Lottery officials announced that there was a five-figure prize-winning "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold at Giant on Merritt Boulevard in Baltimore for the Thursday, March 21 drawing. The winning numbers were: 14, 16, 19, 20 and 37 with a "Bonus Ball" of 24. This marks the ninth top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket sold so far in 2024. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place. The player has 182 day…
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Maryland Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds
A 42-year-old Maryland woman is facing life in prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life for sexually abusing the 8-year-old child of what federal prosecutors described as a "close family friend." Griselda Martinez-Moz was convicted on Thursday on multiple counts of first-degree child sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances following a seven-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Prosecutors say that "on two occasions in 2015 and 2016, Martinez-Moz sexually abused a child who was eight years old at the time. A close friend of …
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Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police
A 15-year-old girl was killed in a Maryland townhouse fire Wednesday night, while two other victims were injured, police announced. The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded to the blaze on the 11500 block of Shell Flower Lane in Columbia around 7:30 p.m. March 20. Crews found heavy flames coming from the second story and brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The HCDFRS confirmed Thursday morning that Katie Chase, 15, had died in the fire, and its cause was accidental. Two others, meanwhile, were taken to the hospital for evaluation. The family was …
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Winner
: Powerball Ticket Good For $1 Million Sold In Maryland
Who’s the lucky winner? A Powerball ticket worth a whopping $1 million was sold at a Maryland Royal Farms store for the Monday, March 18 drawing, officials said. The player only missed the $645 million estimated jackpot annuity by one ball. The winning numbers were: 10, 17, 20, 39 and 44; the Powerball was 16 and the Power Play multiplier was x3. The lucky second-tier winning ticket was purchased at Royal Farms on York Road in North Baltimore. The Powerball jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity of $687 million for the Wednesday, March 20 drawing with an es…
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NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard
A nearly 60-foot rocket scheduled to launch later this week in Virginia could be visible along the Eastern Seaboard. Rocket Lab's Electron, a 59-foot rocket weighing 28,000 pounds, is set to blast off from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 2:40 a.m. Thursday, March 21, with a four-hour launch window running through 6:30 a.m., NASA said. It's beginning to feel a lot like...launch week! We’re targeting no earlier than 2:40 a.m. EDT, March 21 to launch #NROL123 'Live and Let Fly' on Electron for the @NatReconOfc from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spacep…
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Maryland Firefighter Reported Missing Near State Park Found Dead In Maryland, Police Say
A firefighter in Maryland who was reported missing last week was found dead, authorities in Harford County confirmed. Friends and family reported David Starr missing on Thursday March 14 after he was last seen in the 600 block of Erie Street with the intention of heading to the area of Susquehanna State Park. It is with deep regret that the Officers and Members of the Susquehanna Hose Company announce the passing of firefighter... Posted by Susquehanna Hose Company on Monday, March 18, 2024 The search for Starr lasted days, until Sunday afternoon, when the Havre de Grace Poli…
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Man Killed In Maryland Street Racing Crash: State Police
A 56-year-old man was killed in a street racing crash in Maryland before dawn on Sunday, March 17, state police said. It happened on Interstate 795 North and McDonogh Road in Owings Mills shortly before 4:50 a.m. Leo Anthony Brooks Jr., of Reisterstown, was driving a 2017 Mercedes “believed to be engaged in a street race with an unidentified vehicle” when he lost control while speeding and hit a northbound Jeep Liberty, police said. Brooks was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jeep driver was not involved in the race and was unharmed. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highwa…
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Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC
A District man who couldn't last a week after his ex-girlfriend gave him a second chance is facing prison time after violently attempting to control her. Barrington Hart, 36, was convicted on a host of charges in DC after he was in a romantic relationship with a woman, broke up, then reunited for four days, during which he terrorized her last summer, according to authorities. Prosecutors say that Hart and the woman got into an argument on July 27, 2023, when he accused her of cheating on him and demanded to look through her phone, which she refused. "He became angry, retrieved a black…
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Injured Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter
A Maryland State Police helicopter was required on Friday to rescue a hiker who got hurt and needed a save in Frederick County. On March 15, a 23-year-old needed aerial rescue after becoming injured while climbing at Chimney Rock, officials said. First responders from Thurmont and other nearby agencies responded to the area to help the hiker until the helicopter arrived to the area. A paramedic was lowered to the area, secured the hiker on a board, the two were hoisted to the helicopter and flown to Meritus Medical Center for treatment and evaluation of undisclosed injurie…
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Trained Boxer Admits To Beating Smaller Victim To Death During Fight Outside Maryland Eatery
A Wheaton man has pleaded guilty to murder after an argument led to a deadly bar fight outside a Montgomery County restaurant in 2021, the State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday afternoon. Nickolis Williams, 33, admitted to his role in a dispute that rapidly escalated at the Odalis Restaurant on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring that resulted in the death of 29-year-old Darcel Cole, who was hospitalized for months and later died from his injuries. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 18, 2021, Cole and friends were at the eatery when Williams arrived and the two got into an argument, with…
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Port Of Baltimore Employee ‘Follows Intuition’ To Win $50K In Lottery Scratch-Off
A Port of Baltimore worker won $50,000 in a lottery scratch-off after making his purchase in honor of his late sister. Allen Lindemon was in the backyard of his Dundalk home with his dog when he glanced up and saw a cloud that looked like the angel on the headstone for his sister, who died last summer. When Allen stopped by Quick Mart on Wise Avenue in Dundalk on Monday, March 11, he was ready to try his luck with a Powerball ticket when he remembered the touching cloud and thought it might be a sign to opt for scratch-offs. “I never pick up scratch-offs,” Allen told lottery officials. “I …
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Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds
A previously convicted sex offender is facing up to 50 years in prison following a three-day trial for attempting to coerce teen girls sexual activities, authorities announced. Werth was convicted of two counts of production of child pornography and for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, as well as committing a crime involving a minor by a registered sex offender. According to prosecutors, between January and June 2021, Werth persuaded, enticed, and coerced two underage girls to engage in sexually explicit conduct by producing child porn that was then…
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Somalian Goes To Prison For Threatening To Assassinate Biden, Trump If They Ran For Reelection
A Somalian man living in Pennsylvania threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, and now he's in a Pennsylvania Prison, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on March 15, 2024. Mohamed Farah, 34, who was living in Cumberland County, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday, March 13. Following his release, the Court has also imposed a three-year term of probation. "The indictment alleges that in January 2022, Farah, who is a citizen of Somalia, threatened to ass…
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Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Admits To Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney
Kaedon Holland - also known as drill rapper "Baby K" - has admitted to the premeditated school bus attack that took Prince George's County by storm, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced on Thursday. The 16-year-old pleaded guilty on March 14 to murder and weapons charges following the botched attack on another teenager when his gun malfunctioned on the bus as he sought to kill him. In May 2023, Holland and two other teens "stormed onto a school bus and attacked a student," prosecutors said. Holland then pointed a gun at the teen and pulled the trigger three times, though it malf…
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53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials
Another major drug bust has been made at Washington Dulles International Airport after US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 53 pounds of pot from a Charles County woman's checked baggage. Sydney Lewis, 33, of Bryans City, is the latest traveler to be busted attempting to traffic drugs through the area after she was caught trying to pull a fast one on officers at the airport earlier this week, officials said. According to investigators, while inspecting bags heading onto a Paris-bound flight, officers found the vacuum-sealed bags loaded with marijuana in a pair of…
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Border Patrol Officers Intercept 32-Pound Load Of Pot Heading To London Through BWI Airport
Border patrol officers intercepted a 32-pound load of pot that was heading to London through BWI airport in late February. CBP officers said in a Wednesday, March 13 release that the load was smuggled through along with a 22-year-old California woman heading to London on Sunday, Feb. 25. It was found in a suitcase that was being loaded onto the Reykjavik, Iceland-bound flight. The traveler had follow-on travel to London. CBP officers identified the passenger using her baggage tag and met her at the departure gate. Officers then took both the passenger and her suitcase to CBP’s inspection …
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Man Who Used Instagram To Traffic Illegal Guns To Felons In DMV Gets Prison Time
A Colorado man who took to social media to traffic weapons throughout the DMV region without a license will spend years in prison after admitting to gun charges last year, federal authorities announced. Demarco Diggs, 26, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after using Instagram and other means to intentionally sell illegal guns online - largely to convicted felons who were prohibited from purchasing weapons through any other means. Prosecutors say that between September 2021 and September 2023, police recovered six guns in the region that were later determined to have been purc…
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'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon
In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what Space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute duration expected beginning…
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Woman Killed, Man Injured In Montgomery County 2-Car Crash: Police
A 77-year-old woman from Montgomery County was killed and a man taken to the hospital following a two-car crash Monday afternoon, March 11, police said. It happened at the intersection of Layhill Road and Bel Pre Road shortly before 2:35 p.m. Maria Perdomo, of Silver Spring, was making a left turn from northbound Layhill Road onto westbound Bel Pre Road in a red 2013 Subaru Outback when she collided with a black 2019 Tesla Model Y that was heading southbound on Layhill Road. Perdomo was pronounced dead at the scene, while the man driving the Tesla was taken to a nearby hospital for tr…
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Hagerstown Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
A carjacker from Maryland who targeted high-end vehicles throughout the DMV region will spend years in prison for a series of incidents, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed carjackings and an attempt that was thwarted back in 2022. According to his guilty plea, between May 15, 2022, and June 1, 2022, Guardado-Eagle and a second suspect carjacked four victims at gunpoint - all BMWs - and attempted a fifth, though the victim would not surrender…
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Tipsters Lead Police To Woman Accused Of Exploiting, Sex Trafficking Minor In Maryland: Feds
A 24-year-old Maryland woman is facing federal charges following her arrest for sexual offenses involving a child in Maryland after state police released photos of her and tipsters stepped up, authorities announced. Capitol Hills resident Verena May Mathis was indicted this week for crimes that include the sexual exploitation of a child and for sex trafficking the minor, according to prosecutors on Thursday. According to the two-count indictment, on Dec. 5, 2020, Mathis produced sexually explicit images of a minor victim and used the juvenile to engage in a commercial sex act, "in rec…
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