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Maryland Lottery Player Quadruples 'Mega Millions' Win To $40K Maryland Lottery Player Quadruples 'Mega Millions' Win To $40K
Maryland Lottery Player Quadruples 'Mega Millions' Win To $40K The balls bounced right for a Calvert County man who turned a $10,000 Mega Millions prize into a $40,000 win.  Huntingtown native Tim Todd has plans to pay off some bills after adding the Megaplier feature to his ticket to quadruple his third-tier-winning prize on a ticket sold at Wawa in Dunkirk on Kirksville Lane earlier this month. Google Maps street view The big winner said he was running errands when he decided to check his $15 quick-pick ticket, at which point he received an unusual message: "Go To Lottery."  "I said, 'this must be something good,''" the 52-year-old elect…

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Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics. A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics:  Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming; Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling; Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball; Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming; Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing; Jahmal …

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#FlyntStrong: Sheriff Struck During Shootout In Calvert County In Good Spirits After Surgery #FlyntStrong: Sheriff Struck During Shootout In Calvert County In Good Spirits After Surgery
#FlyntStrong: Sheriff Struck During Shootout In Calvert County In Good Spirits After Surgery The community is rallying around a sheriff's deputy in Maryland who has taken his first steps on the long road to recovery after being shot during a police pursuit, according to the Calvert County Sheriff. Master Deputy James Flynt, a five-year veteran of the sheriff's office, is in recovery days after being shot by Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 21, who is now facing multiple attempted murder charges, according to authorities. On Thursday, Dec. 22, Calvert County Sheriff Ricky Cox said that Flynt is "making great progress," after undergoing his second surgery on Wednesday, De…

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Sheriff's Deputy On The Mend After Being Struck In The Line Of Duty During Shootout In Maryland Sheriff's Deputy On The Mend After Being Struck In The Line Of Duty During Shootout In Maryland
Sheriff's Deputy On The Mend After Being Struck In The Line Of Duty During Shootout In Maryland A veteran sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has improved to “stable" condition after being shot during a police pursuit over the weekend, according to the Calvert County Sheriff. Master Deputy James Flynt, a five-year veteran of the sheriff's office, is in recovery days after being shot by Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 21, who is now facing multiple attempted murder charges, according to authorities. 
“We are ecstatic to be able to say his condition has improved and currently he can be described as stable,” Calvert County Sheriff-Elect Ricky Cox said on Monday, Dec. 19. “He has b…

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Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home
Construction Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Cutting Leg Working On Roof Of Maryland Home A construction worker who suffered a painful injury while on the job in Calvert County had to be airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation, fire officials say. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, paramedics and a helicopter responded to a stretch of Ridge Road in Huntingtown, where there was a report of a construction worker who cut his leg with a saw. Upon arrival, the pilot of the helicopter found the worker with a wound on the roof of a house under construction, according to a spokesperson from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department. Paramedics were able…

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Police & Fire
Speed, Alcohol Contributing Factors In Fatal Single-Car Maryland Crash: Sheriff Speed, Alcohol Contributing Factors In Fatal Single-Car Maryland Crash: Sheriff
Speed, Alcohol Contributing Factors In Fatal Single-Car Maryland Crash: Sheriff Speed and alcohol appear to be contributing factors in a fatal Maryland crash that took the life of a woman early on Saturday morning, according to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Huntingtown resident Kerri Ann Balser, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Dunkirk, investigators say. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the area of Southern Maryland Boulevard (MD Route 4) and Ward Road in Dunkirk on Saturday morning, where they found a blue Toyota Camry off the southbound roadway that had struck a light po…

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Pick-Up Truck Barrels Through Maryland Telephone Pole, Restaurant Front Pick-Up Truck Barrels Through Maryland Telephone Pole, Restaurant Front
Pick-Up Truck Barrels Through Maryland Telephone Pole, Restaurant Front Minor injuries were reported after the driver of a pick-up truck barreled through a telephone pole and into a Maryland business overnight, officials said. First responders were dispatched at approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5 to the Surrey Inn on Solomons Island Road in Huntingtown where there was a report of a truck versus building crash. The truck barrelled through a telephone pole and into the Surrey Inn in Huntingtown.Facebook/Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department The initial investigation determined that the driver of the white Chevy Silverado lost control for an undisclosed r…

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Police & Fire
K9 Search Leads To Seizure Of Crack, Paraphernalia In Maryland: Sheriff K9 Search Leads To Seizure Of Crack, Paraphernalia In Maryland: Sheriff
K9 Search Leads To Seizure Of Crack, Paraphernalia In Maryland: Sheriff A police K9 in Maryland led to the arrest of a 24-year-old woman in Calvert County who was allegedly in possession of alleged crack and paraphernalia, the sheriff’s office announced. Huntingtown resident Shaquana Quence Jones was stopped in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in the area of Fishers Station Road in Lothian for a reported equipment violation, officials said in an alert issued on Wednesday, July 13. During the course of the subsequent stop, a spokesperson for the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said that a K9 sniff of the vehicle determined that there was the presence of narcotics…

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Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland
Alert Issued For Missing Teen In Maryland Seen her? Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a teen who was reported missing in Calvert County. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Friday, June 17 for 14-year-old Bella Venturini, who was last seen in the area of the 1500 block of Biltmore Court in Huntingtown. Investigators said that when she was last seen, Venturini was wearing a bright pink dress with brown hair and brown eyes. No other descriptive information was provided by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information regarding Venturini or …

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