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$750K Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Damages Two Others In Overnight Blaze $750K Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Damages Two Others In Overnight Blaze
$750K Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Damages Two Others In Overnight Blaze A raging two-alarm fire tore through a Cambridge townhome overnight, leaving the home destroyed and causing significant damage to its neighbors, fire officials said. Firefighters were called to the 400 block of Wood Duck Drive just before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, after a neighbor reported the blaze, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. More than 50 firefighters from departments in Dorchester and Talbot counties rushed to the scene, where flames had engulfed a two-story, wood-framed townhome, officials said. Crews battled the fire for an hour and a half befor…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Maryland Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Maryland
Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Maryland Two teens have been arrested for their alleged roles in the murder of a popular 26-year-old father who was gunned down in Southern Maryland earlier this month. Jo’Mir Omar Norman, 18 and Brian Jermaine Wongus, Jr. 15, both of Cambridge have been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of Virgil Simms last weekend in Dorchester County.  According to Maryland State Police, at around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, officers from the Cambridge Police Department responded to the area of Pine Street and Dunns Court to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they foun…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police ID 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Cambridge Maryland State Police ID 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Cambridge
Maryland State Police ID 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Cambridge A 26-year-old man affectionately known as "Porky" has been identified by police as the man gunned down in Southern Maryland overnight. Cambridge resident Virgil Simms was pronounced dead at the scene by Maryland State Police investigators on Sunday night in the 600 block of Pine Street, officials say. Members of the Cambridge Police Department were called to the scene of the shooting, where they found Simms suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. It is with a heavy heart that I post this video. My heartfelt condolences to Virgil Simms-Porky’s family. Today I ask... Posted by United 4C Str…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Co-Worker At Maryland Gas Station Airlifted To Hospital: State Police Man Shot By Co-Worker At Maryland Gas Station Airlifted To Hospital: State Police
Man Shot By Co-Worker At Maryland Gas Station Airlifted To Hospital: State Police A man who shot his co-worker at a Maryland gas station before attempting to flee in a work van has been apprehended and charged with attempted murder, state police say. Antonio Lamont Bolden, 36, is behind bars following a reported shooting at a Talbot County gas station that left a 29-year-old man hospitalized days later. Investigators say that first responders were called shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the 4100 block of Ocean Gateway in Trappe, where they found 29-year-old Salisbury resident Aigner Smith suffering from gunshot wounds to his arm and face. He was airlifted to a…

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by Zak Failla
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Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a million dollars in damage was caused when a butcher shop fire spread to a home of a vacant home that has stood for more than a century in Maryland, officials say. First responders were called shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to the 5000 block of Stone Boundary Road in Cambridge, where the owner of a butcher shop reported a fire that rapidly spread to nearby structures. According to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal, the fire originated inside the Dorchester County butcher shop while the owner was working inside, and embers landed on the cedar shingles of the vacan…

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by Zak Failla
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Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date
Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date The men have arrived. Joan Vassos, a 61-year-old Maryland grandmother will soon star as the first-ever leading lady on ABC's "The Golden Bachelorette." And producers have released the names of her suitors. Some of them are local to the Northeast, including 62-year-old Charles L, a retired financial analyst from Philadelphia; 64-year-old Christopher, a contractor from West Babylon, NY; 60-year-old Ken, a property management treasurer from Peabody, MA; 63-year-old Pablo, a retired UN agency director from Cambridge, MD; 62-year-old Thomas, and an FDNY chief from New York, NY. Introducin…

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