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Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Maryland: Police Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Maryland: Police
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Maryland: Police A 74-year-old woman who was airlifted to a Maryland trauma center with critical injuries after a suspected repeat DUI driver crashed into the truck she was riding in has died later, authorities announced. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, police in Anne Arundel County say Edgewater resident Joseph Henry Illig Jr., 63, was involved in a crash on Mitchells Chance Road near Hamlet Club Drive. Investigators say a 2020 Chevrolet pickup truck crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2015 Ford pickup traveling in the opposite direction. Mary Elizabeth Cox, 74, a passenger of the For…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night
Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night Check your tickets!  Tuesday was a fortuitous night for several Maryland Lottery players who won five-figure prizes playing Bonus Match 5 and Mega Millions tickets across the state. In all, four tickets with prizes between $10,000 and $50,000 - good for $110,000 total - were sold in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties. The winning Bonus Match 5 ticket was sold at Weis Markets on Solomons Road in Edgewater with the winning numbers: 04-13-19-30-31 and a Bonus Ball that was 12. Winning tickets for Mega Millions were sold at:  Wawa in the 10200 block of…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At 24-7 Tobacco & Grocery In Maryland Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At 24-7 Tobacco & Grocery In Maryland
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At 24-7 Tobacco & Grocery In Maryland One lucky Lottery player has a $50,000 hole burning in their pocket after winning a third-tier prize on Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Officials say that the five-figure winner was sold at 24-7 Tobacco & Grocery on Mayo Road in Edgewater, the biggest win out of nearly thousands of others who can claim prizes beginning at $4.  The winning numbers for the drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 7 were 06-19-35-47-57 with a Powerball of 09. It marks the 37th third-tier winner sold in Maryland so far in 2024. The winner will now have 182 days to claim their prize. "Lottery officials encoura…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD A Calvert County woman had to "keep calm and carry on" after winning big on a Maryland Lottery ticket. The lucky Southern Maryland lotto player had to keep her cool after purchasing a top-prize winning "$100,000 Ca$h" instant ticket while out running errands with her daughter in Anne Arundel County. She says that the two made a pit-stop at 7-Eleven in Edgewater to pick up snacks, and her daughter, who often purchases pairs of scratch-offs for her mother, bought a soda for herself and two $30 "$100,000 Ca$h" instant tickets for her mom. When the daughter returned to the car, she handed…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On MD Crash Days After Birthday Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On MD Crash Days After Birthday
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On MD Crash Days After Birthday A beloved biker who recently celebrated her 34th birthday in Anne Arundel County was killed in a crash on Sunday night while riding in Galesville, according to police. Glen Burnie resident Jennifer Lynn McDermott has been identified as the victim killed at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of Muddy Creek Road when she struck a pick-up truck head-on while attempting to pass another driver. Police say that McDermott was driving a 2022 Yamaha motorcycle south on the road when she attempted to pass another vehicle and was hit by a 2004 Toyota Tacoma begin driven by a 46-year-old Edgewa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect Extradited From El Salvador For Fatal 2020 Shooting In MD Shooting Suspect Extradited From El Salvador For Fatal 2020 Shooting In MD
Shooting Suspect Extradited From El Salvador For Fatal 2020 Shooting In MD Years after a fatal shooting in Anne Arundel County, police say that a wanted suspect is back in the country and facing a host of criminal charges in Maryland. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 25, formerly of Crownsville, has been taken into custody for his alleged role in a November 2020 shooting that left Annapolis resident Ronal Alcidis Maldonado Quijada, 52, dead and a 28-year-old hospitalized, authorities announced on Monday, May 15. According to police, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, officers were called to Brick Church Road in Edgewater to investigate a reported shooting, which was a targ…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Hit-Run Elderly Pick-Up Truck Driver At Large In Maryland Knife-Wielding Hit-Run Elderly Pick-Up Truck Driver At Large In Maryland
Knife-Wielding Hit-Run Elderly Pick-Up Truck Driver At Large In Maryland A man accused of side-swiping a car before threatening a victim at knife-point is on the loose, authorities say. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8 in the area of Mill Swamp Road and Muddy Creek Road in Edgewater, according to Anne Arundel County police. Investigation revealed that two pickup trucks were traveling in opposite directions on Mill Swamp Road, and as they passed each other, the driver's side rear-view mirrors on each truck struck each other.  After the collision, both vehicles stopped and one of the drivers got out of their truck and displayed a knif…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland Road-Rage Suspect Wanted After Tailgating, Cutting Victim With Knife Maryland Road-Rage Suspect Wanted After Tailgating, Cutting Victim With Knife
Maryland Road-Rage Suspect Wanted After Tailgating, Cutting Victim With Knife Police are on the lookout for a suspect who attacked a victim with a knife during a road rage incident in Edgewater, authorities say. The incident happened in the area of Hillside Avenue and Central Avenue East on Saturday, Nov. 12, around 8 p.m., according to Anne Arundel County police. Investigation revealed that a suspect was tailgating the victim in a light-colored small vehicle, described as a Mini-Cooper or similar style "wagon". The victim pulled over on Central Avenue at Hillside Avenue and exchanged words with the suspect, who then approached the victim's vehicle and pulled him fro…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Arrested After Exposing Herself To Children While Passing Out Halloween Candy Maryland Woman Arrested After Exposing Herself To Children While Passing Out Halloween Candy
Maryland Woman Arrested After Exposing Herself To Children While Passing Out Halloween Candy A woman has been arrested after hurling obscenities and exposing herself to children while passing out candy over Halloween in Edgewater, authorities say. Witnesses reported Wendee Kaczorek, 45, for indecent exposure around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31 after she exposed herself during trick-or-treating activities in the 3600 block of 2nd Avenue, according to Anne Arundel County police. Officers arrived to find Kaczorek standing near the roadway in front of the residence and approached and detained her without incident. The suspect was charged accordingly.

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Breaks Out Shotgun, Shoots Victim During Altercation, Police Say Maryland Man Breaks Out Shotgun, Shoots Victim During Altercation, Police Say
Maryland Man Breaks Out Shotgun, Shoots Victim During Altercation, Police Say Police in Maryland apprehended a shotgun-wielding suspect who allegedly shot his victim during a disagreement in Anne Arundel County, according to officials. Edgewater resident Jeffrey Hysan was arrested by members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 following a reported shooting in the 300 block of Wilmer Place. Upon arrival, police said that officers were able to immediately detain two suspects in front of the home, where they found a victim lying inside with a gunshot wound. Officers rendered aid to the shooting victim until para…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Mobile Doughnut Joint Blondie's Opens Brick And Mortar Baltimore Store Mobile Doughnut Joint Blondie's Opens Brick And Mortar Baltimore Store
Mobile Doughnut Joint Blondie's Opens Brick And Mortar Baltimore Store A popular doughnut business will open its first brick and mortar storefront this summer in Edgewater, reports Baltimore Magazine. Blondie's Doughnuts owner Michelle Diggs hopes the 8 Mayo Road location will allow the business to flex signature recipes, she tells the magazine. Blondie's touts itself as a mobile bakery that specializes in brioche-style doughnuts. A food trailer affectionately dubbed Sassafras goes stops in locations across Maryland each week.  Door-to-door delivery is offered in Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Calvert County, Di…

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by Annie DeVoe