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Trump Swearing-In Ceremony, Inaugural Address Moved Indoors Trump Swearing-In Ceremony, Inaugural Address Moved Indoors
Trump Swearing-In Ceremony, Inaugural Address Moved Indoors For the first time in 40 years, a presidential inauguration will be held indoors. Extremely cold temperatures forecast for Monday, Jan. 20 in Washington, DC have resulted in the change. President-elect Donald Trump announced the move in a social media post at noon Friday, Jan. 17, saying, "There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.  "It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Kidnapping Call Leads To Fatal Police Shooting Of Masked Man In Maryland: Sheriff Kidnapping Call Leads To Fatal Police Shooting Of Masked Man In Maryland: Sheriff
Kidnapping Call Leads To Fatal Police Shooting Of Masked Man In Maryland: Sheriff A man was fatally shot by Charles County deputies responding to a reported kidnapping and sexual assault in White Plains on Friday, officials say. Deputies with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office arrived around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 to a home on the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive after receiving a 911 call from a man reporting that he had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. "The address was known to law enforcement," according to the agency. Upon arrival, deputies were met by a man inside the house wearing a mask, and responding officers gave multiple commands for the person to surr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bowie Motorcyclist Killed After Being Thrown From Harley In Maryland Identified By Sheriff Bowie Motorcyclist Killed After Being Thrown From Harley In Maryland Identified By Sheriff
Bowie Motorcyclist Killed After Being Thrown From Harley In Maryland Identified By Sheriff A 77-year-old man from Bowie who was thrown from his motorcycle has been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office. William Prater Carpenter was on a three-wheeled Harley-Davidson motorcycle that left the roadway on Wednesday afternoon when he was involved in a one-vehicle crash that claimed his life. The crash was reported shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the area of Bumpy Oak Road and Marshall Corner Road in Pomfret. Bumpy Oak Road and Marshall Corner Road in Pomfret Google Maps street view According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, it is unclear why Carp…

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by Zak Failla
News
Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station
Passenger Pinned By Vehicle Following Crash At Montgomery County Transfer Station First responders were called to the Shady Grove Transfer Station when a trash truck backed into another vehicle and a passenger became trapped on Monday morning in Montgomery County. Crews were called to the 16100 block of Frederick Road at around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 16 where there was a reported passenger who was pinned by a vehicle and needed to be extricated. Update - Transfer Station, Frederick Rd, collision, passenger pinned in vehicle, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 adult trauma patient, NLTI, patient has been extricated pic.twitter.com/0oMAAgYlN8 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 1…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fatal Shooting Behind Maryland Movie Theater Was Targeted, Police Say Fatal Shooting Behind Maryland Movie Theater Was Targeted, Police Say
Fatal Shooting Behind Maryland Movie Theater Was Targeted, Police Say One person was killed in what is believed to be a targeted shooting in the Arundel Mills Entertainment District overnight, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Officers from the agency were called at around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 to 7000 Arundel Mills Circle in Hanover, to investigate a reported shooting that had just taken place in the area.  Upon arrival, officers were directed to the back of the nearest movie theater, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. Life-saving measures were performed by first responders until Anne Aru…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says
Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says The two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and left in critical condition have had their conditions upgraded, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 17.  David Dutch, 57 of New Kensington, PA, and James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13. Both of their statuses "have been upgraded from critical to serious condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17," a spokesperson from AGH told us that evening. To clarify, this means both o…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Homes Evacuated After Work Crew Struck Gas Line In Maryland Neighborhood Homes Evacuated After Work Crew Struck Gas Line In Maryland Neighborhood
Homes Evacuated After Work Crew Struck Gas Line In Maryland Neighborhood Some homes in a Montgomery County neighborhood had to be evacuated on Thursday morning when a crew working in the area struck a gas line. HazMat crews and first responders were called at around 11 a.m. on June 27 to the 12600 block of Orchard Brook Terrace, near Falls Chapel Way in Potomac, where there was a reported gas leak. Multiple #Rockville units are currently operating on this Hazardous Materials incident. https://t.co/GnA41tw7OF — Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc (@RockvilleVFD) June 27, 2024 According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, the are…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland
Bay Bridge Lanes Blocked By Multi-Vehicle Crash On US-50 In Maryland The afternoon commute was rough for some motorists in Maryland on Thursday who were blocked by traffic on the Bay Bridge for several miles in Anne Arundel County. First responders were called to the eastbound lanes of US-50 on the Bay Bridge where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash that left only one lane for traffic to travel through. Maryland DOT At last one person suffered undisclosed injuries. EB Bay Bridge left lane blocked for multi-vehicle crash with injury. Fire/EMS en route. Expect delays. 1-877-BAYSPAN #mdtraffic — MDTA (@TheMDTA) May 23, 2024 According to officials…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS) Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS)
Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (Photos) One person suffered a burn injury in Calvert County when a space heater sparked a fire in the basement of a Sunderland home that rapidly spread to the rest of the house. Dozens of first responders from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called early on Easter Sunday to a home on Claggett Road when a homeowner advised that the flames had started spreading. Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department The fire was reported in the 1100 block of Claggett Road in Sunderland at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. According to the Office of the State Fire Marsh…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Cleanup efforts are underway and first responders are being hailed as heroes after a pair of gas-fed explosions rocked a Southeast DC neighborhood on Thursday. A convenience store next to a day care center was destroyed on Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. Video from the dash-cam of the first engine on scene captures the moment when the second of two explosions takes place at a convenience store on Marion Barry Ave SE minutes after the initial daycare explosion #DCsBra…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Maryland Crash Near School (DEVELOPING) Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Maryland Crash Near School (DEVELOPING)
Motorcyclist Trapped Under Dump Truck In Maryland Crash Near School (Developing) Another motorcyclist in Maryland has suffered serious injuries after crashing into the back of a dump truck, authorities say. At approximately 5 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officials said that a motorcyclist drove into the back of the truck on Ridge Road near Hawkes Road, leading to road closures in the area after the person was trapped underneath the vehicle. First responders were able to extricate the biker from under the dump truck, and he was treated for traumatic injuries. Ridge Rd., & Hawkes Road., IAO Cedar Grove Elementary school, Damascus, collision, involving dump truck &am…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Killed After Car Crashes Into MD Quarry, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING) Three Killed After Car Crashes Into MD Quarry, Sheriff Says (DEVELOPING)
Three Killed After Car Crashes Into MD Quarry, Sheriff Says (Developing) The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that two women and a man were involved in a triple-fatal single-car crash at the Union Bridge Quarry on Sunday morning. At approximately 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, members of the sheriff’s office were called to investigate a reported crash with a vehicle in the bottom of the dry quarry near Lehigh Road and Peter Shriner Road. One woman was ejected from the vehicle, according to police. All three people inside the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. “We are still on the scene at the Heidelberg Material-owned U…

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by Zak Failla
News
Young Girl Injured In 30-Foot Fall From Maryland Train Bridge (DEVELOPING) Young Girl Injured In 30-Foot Fall From Maryland Train Bridge (DEVELOPING)
Young Girl Injured In 30-Foot Fall From Maryland Train Bridge (Developing) A child was hospitalized after falling from a train bridge in Maryland, officials said. Shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, members of the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department were called to the intersection of Upshur Street and 47th Street in Bladensburg to investigate a report of a juvenile who was injured. According to officials, upon arrival, crews found a young girl who had fallen approximately 30 feet from a train bridge. She was assisted by first responders back to the roadway and transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. Her condition was not imme…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Baltimore Community Honors Fire Captain Killed In Horrific Crash On His Way To Work Baltimore Community Honors Fire Captain Killed In Horrific Crash On His Way To Work
Baltimore Community Honors Fire Captain Killed In Horrific Crash On His Way To Work The Baltimore Community is coming together to honor a Baltimore City Fire Captain who died following a horrific motorcycle accident earlier this month, officials state. The Baltimore Police Department was pictured honoring the late Baltimore City Fire Captain, Anthony J. Workman, who passed away the morning of Friday, Sept. 2, after being involved in a motorcycle accident on his way to work the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 31. Anthony J. Workman has diedBaltimore City Fire Chief (Twitter) The #BPD offers its heartfelt condolences to @BaltimoreFire and the family of Captain Anthony Work…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Person Airlifted To Hospital With Bleeding Head After Falling From Ladder In Maryland: Report Person Airlifted To Hospital With Bleeding Head After Falling From Ladder In Maryland: Report
Person Airlifted To Hospital With Bleeding Head After Falling From Ladder In Maryland: Report A person is being airlifted by a Maryland State Police helicopter to an area hospital after falling from a latter and suffering a major injury in Cecil County, according to an unconfirmed report. First responders were dispatched to a Duck Hollow Drive home in Elkton, when a person working on a ladder reportedly fell approximately six feet at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 28. The person was not alert, according to the report, and was bleeding from the head. No other information was immediately released. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Injuries Reported In Baltimore Parking Garage Explosion Two Injuries Reported In Baltimore Parking Garage Explosion
Two Injuries Reported In Baltimore Parking Garage Explosion Two people have reportedly been injured after an alleged explosion at a parking garage in Baltimore, authorities say. First responders are on the scene at the Fells Point garage in the 800 block of S. Caroline Street after the incident occurred around 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 27, according to Baltimore Fire officials.  Initial investigation revealed that a high energy overpressure caused glass to break inside the garage.  No fires were found, and investigators say that it is too early to determine the cause of why the explosion occurred, officials said. This is a developing story…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
One Extricated After Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Maryland One Extricated After Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Maryland
One Extricated After Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Maryland One person had to be extricated after a grisly multi-vehicle crash in Maryland involving a tractor-trailer, according to authorities. In Montgomery County, first responders in Wheaton-Glenmont responded to a reported crash on Connecticut Avenue near the intersection of Dean Road and the Littleton Service Road at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22. The collision left one car totaled and a tractor-trailer on its side before both vehicles came to a rest on the side of the roadway, Pete Pringer, the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service reported. O…

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by Zak Failla