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Maryland ESPN Legend Van Pelt Goes Head-To-Head With Dave Portnoy Over Hairline Roast Maryland ESPN Legend Van Pelt Goes Head-To-Head With Dave Portnoy Over Hairline Roast
Maryland ESPN Legend Van Pelt Goes Head-To-Head With Dave Portnoy Over Hairline Roast ESPN legend Scott Van Pelt wasn’t about to let Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy get a head start on mocking a college athlete’s hairline. During the Pittsburgh Panthers’ Thursday, Dec. 26 game against the Toledo Rockets, Portnoy zeroed in on offensive lineman Ryan Baer’s thinning locks after a grueling six-overtime showdown.  “This 6OT game just blessed us with this hairline,” Portnoy said of the 22-year-old athlete. “How old are college kids again?” The viral tweet racked up 9.6 million views, but Brookeville, MD's Van Pelt—who has embraced his own baldness with pride—wasn’t here for…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Maryland Restaurant Manager Charged After Using Customer’s Forgotten Credit Card, Police Say Maryland Restaurant Manager Charged After Using Customer’s Forgotten Credit Card, Police Say
Maryland Restaurant Manager Charged After Using Customer’s Forgotten Credit Card, Police Say A 30-year-old Montgomery County woman is facing charges after allegedly using a customer's credit card left behind at the restaurant where she worked, according to police.  Rockville resident Brooke Chambers, 30, has been charged with theft and credit card-related offenses following an incident in July at Silo Falls Restaurant in Brookeville, where she was a manager at the time, authorities announced on Tuesday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, the victim dined at the restaurant and mistakenly left their credit card behind.  Days later, the victim’s bank f…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Maryland High School Student Killed Crashing Into Telephone Pole Identified By Police Maryland High School Student Killed Crashing Into Telephone Pole Identified By Police
Maryland High School Student Killed Crashing Into Telephone Pole Identified By Police The high school senior in Maryland who was killed in a crash with a telephone pole in Montgomery County had "high hopes of attending college in the fall," according to her family. Sherwood High School student Sanaa Virtue Vil, 17, has been identified by police as the person killed on Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Sandy Spring. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Oct. 2, police say that Vil was driving a red 2005 Toyota Corolla north on Norwood Road near Ashton Way on the way to school when it failed to navigate a turn and struck a wooden telephone pole. Traffic Advisory: A single-…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Tornado Touches Down In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Tornado Touches Down In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Tornado Touches Down In Maryland (Developing) A dangerous tornado touched down in Montgomery County on Wednesday night, officials confirmed. At approximately 7:15 p.m. on June 5, the National Weather Service advised that a tornado was located in Poolsville moving east at approximately 20 mph in the area. National Weather Service It was also expected to impact Germantown, Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Boyds, and other surrounding communities. Poolesville, Dawsonville, Germantown pic.twitter.com/tx7JlsKwxK — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 5, 2024 "You are in a life-threatening situation," officials warned. "Fly…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Driver Rescued By Boat After Being Swept Away By Maryland Flood Waters Driver Rescued By Boat After Being Swept Away By Maryland Flood Waters
Driver Rescued By Boat After Being Swept Away By Maryland Flood Waters Sunday's stormed wreaked havoc throughout the region, leading to a daring rescue when a driver got stuck in flood waters and landed in a precarious position in Maryland, officials say. At around 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, first responders in Montgomery County were called into action when a driver got out of a vehicle on Brighten Dam Road near Bordly Drive in Brookeville when a car stalled due to flooding. Flood waters in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Once out of the vehicle, the driver was swept downstream and had to cling to a tree until Montgomery County Fire and Rescue perso…

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by Zak Failla
News
ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Of Maryland Reveals 'Spooky' Medical Scare ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Of Maryland Reveals 'Spooky' Medical Scare
ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Of Maryland Reveals 'Spooky' Medical Scare ESPN's Scott Van Pelt will not be hosting the College Football Playoff National Championship show on Sports Center due to a "medical scare," he announced Monday. Bummed to miss one of my favorite shows of the year, but happy to be ok and home after a bit of a medical scare this afternoon. Thanks to @SuburbanHosp @CJPVFD for looking after me. Heart got a little out of whack, (SVT) which was pretty spooky, but fine now. — Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) January 11, 2022 "Bummed to miss one of my favorite shows of the year, but happy to be ok and home after a bit of a medical scare this af…

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by Joe Gomez