'Proud Marylander' Claims $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Prize 'Proud Marylander' Claims $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Prize
'Proud Marylander' Claims $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Prize Retirement may be coming early for one lucky Maryland Lottery player. A Montgomery County player - who stressed anonymity and identified only as "Proud Marylander" - is feeling fortuitous after winning $4 million playing "Mega Millions on Friday. The winning ticket was sold at Lobby Shop on North Charles Street in Baltimore, which will also cash in with a $5,000 bonus.  According to Lottery officials, during the recent "Mega Millions" run, which ended when a ticket sold in Florida matched all the drawn numbers on Aug. 7 for a $1.58 billion jackpot, Maryland saw a total of 29 priz…
Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police
Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police A 60-year-old man was convicted of killing a man while he attempted to shoot his estranged wife in Maryland, authorities said on Monday, July 10. In Sept. 2021, Gary Savage drove from Tampa, FL to the Silver Spring home of his estranged wife, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said in a news release. Savage saw his wife and 44-year-old Whali Shabazz getting into a vehicle and proceeded to open fire, killing Shabazz, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said. The estranged wife, who was not named by prosecutors, was not injured. Evidence at the trial showed Savage kn…
'Sorry I Couldn't Save You': GF Of Drowned Ravens QB Ryan Mallet Pens Heartbreaking Tribute 'Sorry I Couldn't Save You': GF Of Drowned Ravens QB Ryan Mallet Pens Heartbreaking Tribute
'Sorry I Couldn't Save You': GF Of Drowned Ravens QB Ryan Mallet Pens Heartbreaking Tribute "I'm sorry I couldn't save you." That was just one heartbreaking line among many in a Facebook tribute posted by Madison Carter, who was dating former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett, when he drowned last week in Florida. "Nothing was ever about you, it was always about others," Carter wrote days after the 35-year-old athlete drowned in the Gulf of Mexico.  "Multiple times, I heard you say 'there are so many good people in this world,' and that statement alone shows what kind of person you were. Always looking for the good." First responders were called to the bea…
Ex-Ravens QB Ryan Mallett Drowns In Gulf Of Mexico, 35 Ex-Ravens QB Ryan Mallett Drowns In Gulf Of Mexico, 35
Ex-Ravens QB Ryan Mallett Drowns In Gulf Of Mexico, 35 Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning in Florida on Tuesday June 27, officials said. He was 35 years old. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department identified Mallett as the victim who drowned in the Gulf of Mexico. First responders were called to the beach behind 775 Gulf Shore Drive in Destin, FL, at 2:12 p.m., the sheriff's office said. "A group of people in the water near the second sandbar had reportedly been struggling to make their way back to shore," the statement reads. "One of the individuals, an adult male, went under and lifeguar…
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, had been on the run for a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss.  The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals.  Baltimore was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steel…
Vacation Turns Deadly For Maryland 'Supermom,' Daughter Killed In Florida Boating Accident Vacation Turns Deadly For Maryland 'Supermom,' Daughter Killed In Florida Boating Accident
Vacation Turns Deadly For Maryland 'Supermom,' Daughter Killed In Florida Boating Accident There is a hole in the hearts of a Maryland family who lost a beloved mother and daughter to a boating accident in Florida. Community support continues to swell for the friends and family of Heidi and Allison Lee, who were killed in a fatal boating accident on St. Andrews Bay earlier this month. The capsize happened weeks after Heidi Lee celebrated her 40th birthday and shortly before 13-year-old Allison Lee was set to begin eighth grade.  They leave behind husband and father Chong "Chris" Lee, daughter, sister Sophia Lee, and grandparents. Heidi was described by loved ones as a "Supermo…
17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway, Route 11 17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway, Route 11
17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway, Route 11 A Newville 17-year-old has been identified by his family following a deadly motorcycle crash involving a tractor-trailer at Ritner Highway and Route 11.  Drew Benfield was days away from graduating when his 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle "impacted with the trailer" of a 2017 Kenworth truck in the 3400 block of Ritner Highway onto Route 11 in West Pennsboro Township on Monday, May 8, 2023, around 12 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police.  Patrick Dowler of Hagerstown, MD was driving the truck. He was seatbelted and unharmed, PSP noted, adding that Benfield was also wearing h…
Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds
Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds An elaborate turtle smuggling and trafficking ring orchestrated by a Virginia man has been broken up, federal officials announced this week. Louisa resident Stanlee Fazi, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to trafficking turtles out of Fredericksburg in violation of the Lacey Act, according to the Department of Justice. As part of his guilty plea, Fazi admitted that between July 2017 and June 2020, he illegally collected eastern box turtles from the wild and sold them on at least 27 occasions to buyers across the country. The scheme involved Fazi collecting payments using Fa…
'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities 'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities
'Violent Murder' Turned Car Fire Leaves PA Man Dead In VA: Authorities A "violently murdered" York City 20-year-old man was pulled from a car fire in Virginia on Tuesday, April 18, and now he and his alleged killer have been identified, authorities announced in multiple releases on Tuesday, April 25.  Ethan Bert was identified by Bedford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Wes Nance a week after his remains were pulled from the burning vehicle found on Sandy Level Road, near the intersection with Goodview Road by the Bedford County Fire and Rescue at 12:45 a.m., as told to Daily Voice and reported by WDBJ. The suspect, 29-year-old Joseph Richard Walker, of Roanoke…
Silver Alert Issued For Elderly Man Reported Missing In Maryland Silver Alert Issued For Elderly Man Reported Missing In Maryland
Silver Alert Issued For Elderly Man Reported Missing In Maryland Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are asking the public to be on alert for a 75-year-old man who has been reported missing. A Silver Alert was issued by the Anne Arundel County Police Department regarding Ralph Carbone, who was last seen on Wednesday, April 19 in Glen Burnie. Officials say that Carbone left in a silver Toyota Camry with a Florida registration with the license place "VC8AH."  They noted that he forgot his cellphone and has not been heard from since he went missing. Anyone with inforamtion regarding Carbone or his whereabouts has been asked to contact police by call…
Former Official Gets Prison Time For Abusing Power, Stalking Exes In Baltimore Former Official Gets Prison Time For Abusing Power, Stalking Exes In Baltimore
Former Official Gets Prison Time For Abusing Power, Stalking Exes In Baltimore Embattled former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry will spend time behind bars with some of the people he helped put away for stalking former paramours and their friends, federal authorities announced. Chaudry, 43, was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty late last year to two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records. Between June 2009 and June 18, 2021, prosecutors say that Chaudry caused three grand jury subpoenas to be sent to a telecommunications…
Mushroom Farm Damaged By Fast-Moving $500K Cecil County Fire Mushroom Farm Damaged By Fast-Moving $500K Cecil County Fire
Mushroom Farm Damaged By Fast-Moving $500K Cecil County Fire Hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages were reported when a massive fire broke out at a large mushroom farm in Cecil county overnight. An employee at the West Coast Mushroom Farm on Ebenezer Church Road reported a fire that broke out at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, prompting a heavy response from first responders. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took a team of more than three dozen firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun and nearby agencies approximately a half hour to get the flames under control, though the damage was already do…