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Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize
Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Happy holidays are ahead for a Maryland couple who turned a routine trip to the grocery store into a five-figure windfall playing scratch-off Lottery games. Westminster native Sandra Russell said that she and her husband Albert were shopping and when they got their change, she was feeling lucky and decided to purchase a pair of scratchers at the store.  That purchase net her two $5 prizes, and while on their way home from the store, they were debating whether or not to purchase more tickets before returning to their farm.  They decided to roll the dice.  "I said, 'let's buy…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say A pedestrian died at an area hospital after being struck by a pick-up truck driver in Carroll County on Wednesday night, Maryland State Police say. Troopers in Westminster were called shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 to a stretch of Route 32 near the intersection of Johnsville Road in Sykesville, where there was a crash involving a person who had been hit by a Chevy Silverado 1500. 🚨NOW: Units alerted for the reported pedestrian struck, Route 32 and the southern end of Johnsville Road. Please use caution in the area. pic.twitter.com/0bG2TcLs0o — Sykesville Fire Dept (@Sykesvil…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash 'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash
'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash A community is reeling following an "unimaginable tragedy" that took the lives of four people over the weekend in Maryland. New Windsor resident Charles Black III, 72, was driving a Chevy Equinox late on Saturday afternoon in Westminster when he was involved in a fatal crash with a pick-up truck that claimed the lives of three others in Carroll County on Saturday, Nov. 4.  Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Black was driving when he was involved in a three-vehicle crash that also left New Windsor residents Barbara Black, 69, and Debbie Hill, 63, dead. Two other passengers, Gage Black 17…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion
Maryland Lottery Player Hits $50K Home Run On Baseball-Themed Promotion The Orioles' magical season just keeps paying off for fans in Maryland. Westminster resident Karl Petro got a grand slam $50,000 prize on a baseball-themed second-chance promotion from Maryland Lottery, officials announced. This week, Petro was selected as a $50,000 winner in the final drawing of the Lottery’s "Home Run Riches Contestant of the Game Second-Chance" promotion, which ran from March through August as the season winds down for the O's. The 72-year-old Petro will have plenty of cash to spend on possible playoff tickets after registering his $5 "FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Tic…

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by Zak Failla
News
More Than 15,000 Still Without Power Following Damaging Storms In Maryland More Than 15,000 Still Without Power Following Damaging Storms In Maryland
More Than 15,000 Still Without Power Following Damaging Storms In Maryland Thousands in Maryland remain in the dark days after severe storms left extensive damage and flooding in parts of the state. As of 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug 9, Baltimore Gas and Electric was still working to repair 1,034 active outages that were impacting 15,067 of the company's 1,340,384 Maryland customers. The summer storm on August 7 left significant damage to our service area, with the largest damage occurring in Westminster, including downed poles, trees and heavily impacted infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/Gy19FZc99h — BGE (@MyBGE) August 9, 2023 Crews have worked around the clo…

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Traffic
Lanes Slowly Reopening As Crews Work To Repair Damaged Gas Line In MD Lanes Slowly Reopening As Crews Work To Repair Damaged Gas Line In MD
Lanes Slowly Reopening As Crews Work To Repair Damaged Gas Line In MD One eastbound lane has reopened on Route 140 at the Littlestown Pike intersection nearly 24 hours after a gas line was damaged in Carroll County. Crews worked around the clock in Westminster after a six-inch gas line was damaged by a highway guardrail contractor, which forced emergency repairs and road closures in the area that were ongoing on Tuesday, July 25. The gas line needed to be repaired in Westminster.Westminster Fire Department The incident began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday morning, according to Westminster Fire Department spokesperson Kevin Dayhoff, when crews were…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
MD Motorcyclist Dies More Than 1 Week After PA Crash: Coroner MD Motorcyclist Dies More Than 1 Week After PA Crash: Coroner
MD Motorcyclist Dies More Than 1 Week After PA Crash: Coroner A Maryland native has died in a Pennsylvania hospital more than a week after a serious crash, according to the York County Coroner's office. David C. Lantry, 62, of Westminster was seriously hurt when his 2013 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide crashed into a 2015 Honda CRV operated by Randolph Parks, of Hanover in the 100 block of Eisenhower Drive in Hanover Borough just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, according to area police.  Both vehicles were towed, according to the police. Lantry was rushed to York Hospital— where he died eight days later, the coroner report…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Ejected From Mercedes Dies At Maryland Hospital: State Police Man Ejected From Mercedes Dies At Maryland Hospital: State Police
Man Ejected From Mercedes Dies At Maryland Hospital: State Police Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a late night crash that left a Pennsylvania man dead on Monday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Police say that shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania resident Antonio Jhamel Farmer, 37, was ejected from a Mercedes E400 that was involved in a single-vehicle crash into an embankment alongside a Carroll County road. The initial investigation determined that 27-year-old Elizabeth Nicole Jones, also of Chambersburg, was driving north on MD 97 (Littlestown Pike) south of Hanover Road in the area of the Unio…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Horse And Buggy Struck By DUI Driver Sends Three Children To Hospital In MD: State Police Horse And Buggy Struck By DUI Driver Sends Three Children To Hospital In MD: State Police
Horse And Buggy Struck By DUI Driver Sends Three Children To Hospital In MD: State Police One child had to be airlifted and two others rushed to Maryland hospitals after their family’s horse and buggy was involved in a crash in Carroll County on Friday morning. Five people were injured during an early morning chain-reaction crash on Friday in Westminster, when an allegedly drunk driver set off series of events that led to the children’s injuries, state police say. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, troopers were called to Route 95 south near Route 496, when a Kia being driven by Manchester resident Maura Onksy, 23, rear-ended the buggy before caroming into a Ford-F-150…

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Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Trooper Charged With False Imprisonment, Sex Offense: Authorities Maryland State Police Trooper Charged With False Imprisonment, Sex Offense: Authorities
Maryland State Police Trooper Charged With False Imprisonment, Sex Offense: Authorities A veteran Maryland State Police trooper has been suspended with pay following his arrest by the Anne Arundel Police Department over the weekend, law enforcement officials confirmed. Trooper First Class Ryan Bandy was arrested shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 following an investigation into his alleged misdeeds, according to a state police spokesperson. Specifically, Bandy was charged with: False imprisonment; Second-degree assault; Fourth-degree sex offense. He made his initial appearance before a district court commissioner and was released on his own recognizance. He has been …

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News
Body-Cam Footage Depicts Fatal Police Chase In Maryland: AG (VIDEO) Body-Cam Footage Depicts Fatal Police Chase In Maryland: AG (VIDEO)
Body-Cam Footage Depicts Fatal Police Chase In Maryland: AG (Video) New body-cam footage has been released by prosecutors in Maryland as they continue to investigate a fatal police pursuit last month in Baltimore. Westminster resident Linda Moss, 74, was killed during a police pursuit with 58-year-old David Moss, who was reportedly wanted by police and refused to stop, leading to a violent exchange. Moss led police on a short pursuit across multiple districts in the area before he ultimately crashed into a tree. Linda Moss was killed upon impact, according to officials. On Thursday, April 13, the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Divi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man In Hotel, Grandmother, Killed In Separate Carroll County Fires Hours Apart, Officials Say Man In Hotel, Grandmother, Killed In Separate Carroll County Fires Hours Apart, Officials Say
Man In Hotel, Grandmother, Killed In Separate Carroll County Fires Hours Apart, Officials Say Maryland Fire Marshal Brian Geraci has issued a call for homeowners to check on their smoke alarms following a pair of fatal fires in Carroll County that took the lives of two people within hours on Monday. It was a busy day for first responders in Carroll County on Monday, Feb. 20, as they were called into action at a Westminster hotel before a family reported a fire at a Taneytown townhouse, both involving failing smoke alarms. The day began shortly after 8:30 a.m., when the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department and neighboring agencies were called to the Boston Inn on Baltimore Bouleva…

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by Zak Failla