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Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (DEVELOPING) Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (DEVELOPING)
Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (Developing) Baltimore was burning on Sunday morning as crews worked to battle a six-alarm blaze that broke out in a restaurant and rapidly spread, authorities announced. A six-alarm fire was reported in downtown Baltimore early on Sunday, Sept. 22, as crews worked to contain the flames that were reported in the area of South Lombard Street and South Eutaw Street, leading to closures in the area for several blocks as firefighters worked to contain the blaze, which damaged several area residences. Avoid S Lombard St and S Eutaw St area. 5-alarm fire in progress. @BaltimoreMayor @BmoreCityDOT — Baltimo…

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Purported Drug Dealers Busted With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Maryland Stop: Sheriff Purported Drug Dealers Busted With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Maryland Stop: Sheriff
Purported Drug Dealers Busted With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Maryland Stop: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop on Wednesday afternoon led to the arrests of two in Carroll County who were caught with a host of drugs and paraphernalia, authorities announced. Deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office were on patrol at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, when they spotted a red Kia Sorrento with expired tags suffering from some vehicle equpment issues. According to investigators, during the subsequent traffic stop, deputies "found indications of possible controlled dangerous substance violations," and the passenger in the front seat, 33-year-old Baltimore native …

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News
DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland
DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland The Department of Justice is seeking $100 million from the Singapore-based company that owned and operated the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year. In March, the DALI left the Port of Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka, and when passing through the Fort McHenry Channel, the vessel lost power, regained the power, then lost it again before striking the bridge, which collapsed. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Baltimore Police Department The bridge collapsed into the water below, killing six people, and the remnants of the fatal crash obstructed the cha…

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Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD More than a year after a 22-year-old man was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle, police in Baltimore say that they have apprehended a man responsible for his murder. City resident Lamont Johnson, 36, who was already behind bars on other offenses is now facing new charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Tiwan Wilson in August 2023. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug.4, 2023, to the 300 block of South Calhoun Street, to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival in the area, officers found Wilson sitting inside a vehicle…

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Lifestyle
US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize After Trading Card Games For Lottery Scratchers US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize After Trading Card Games For Lottery Scratchers
US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize After Trading Card Games For Lottery Scratchers It's going to take a little more than cash to get the blood of a US Army Veteran flowing, who was unfazed after winning a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize.  The Mt. Airy man, who transitioned from playing cards with his bunkmates to playing scratch-off games decades after his retirement from the service, had a properly measured response when collecting his five-figure prize at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore this week. "You’ve got to do a lot to excite me, and money is not one of the things that excites me," he mused. "I didn’t get into the Lottery until after I retired from the se…

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Obituaries
Pastor Remembered As 'Man Of Service, Love, Family, Friends, Church' In Baltimore Pastor Remembered As 'Man Of Service, Love, Family, Friends, Church' In Baltimore
Pastor Remembered As 'Man Of Service, Love, Family, Friends, Church' In Baltimore Pastor Jeff McKeon was a leader, a preacher, a coach, a father, a husband, and now the Baltimore man is healed and whole following his death. Weeks after the Greater Grace Church pastor passed away, support is still swelling for his wife and daughters as they continue to cope with the loss of their beloved patriarch, who was a true pillar of his community. "Jeff worked three jobs to keep our family above water. Now I feel like I am drowning," wife Robin McKeon said.  "My daughter doesn't want to go back to work, at the hospital where she walked into a room where her lifeless Father la…

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Children, Passenger Airlifted After Vehicle Driven By Baltimore Man On I-70 Crashes: State PD Children, Passenger Airlifted After Vehicle Driven By Baltimore Man On I-70 Crashes: State PD
Children, Passenger Airlifted After Vehicle Driven By Baltimore Man On I-70 Crashes: State PD A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized, and two children and an adult passenger were airlifted from a crash scene on I-70 in Washington County, state police say. Baltimore resident Yelson Aguilar was among four hospitalized following a rollover crash in Big Pool early on Tuesday morning. According to state police, shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, troopers were called to a stretch of the interstate, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash with four injuries.  Investigators say that Aguilar was taken by paramedics to Meritus Medical Center, while two 6 year olds were flown t…

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Obituaries
Community Rallying Support To Send Man Killed At Baltimore Music Club Back To Jamaica Community Rallying Support To Send Man Killed At Baltimore Music Club Back To Jamaica
Community Rallying Support To Send Man Killed At Baltimore Music Club Back To Jamaica Tyreke Brown was visiting Maryland from Jamaica when he was shot and killed at a Baltimore music club.  Now his family is rallying the community in an effort to send his body back home. The 22-year-old was shot early on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Hammerjacks on South Russell Street while standing outside of the venue not far from M&T Bank Stadium.  He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries weeks before his 23rd birthday. A 22 yrs old Jamaican man name Tyreke Brown, was shot and killed at a music venue in Baltimore on Labor Day. Kmft. No motives. H…

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Baltimore Woman Arrested After Smashing Into Anne Arundel County Cruiser During Pursuit: Police Baltimore Woman Arrested After Smashing Into Anne Arundel County Cruiser During Pursuit: Police
Baltimore Woman Arrested After Smashing Into Anne Arundel County Cruiser During Pursuit: Police Two from Baltimore are facing charges following a multi-county police pursuit that started with a driver ramming into an Anne Arundel County Police cruiser in a stolen vehicle. Officers from the department spotted a stolen green 1997 Honda CRV at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 being driven by Angela Lee Pike, 48, in the area of Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover. They followed the vehicle until backup arrived, and during a subsequent attempt to conduct a traffic stop, police say that Pike struck an officer’s vehicle with the stolen Honda, resulting in a minor injury.&nbs…

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Lifestyle
Virginia Man Tests Luck, Wins $50K 'Pick 5' Prize On Ticket Sold In Maryland Virginia Man Tests Luck, Wins $50K 'Pick 5' Prize On Ticket Sold In Maryland
Virginia Man Tests Luck, Wins $50K 'Pick 5' Prize On Ticket Sold In Maryland A last-minute stop on a trip home from Maryland landed a Virginia man a five-figure Lottery prize. "I almost didn't buy it," the Accomack County resident mused to Lottery officials while claiming a $50,000 Pick 5 ticket in Baltimore in his return back across state lanes to celebrate his biggest win to date. According to the winner, the "mistake ticket" ended a streak of bad luck. The lucky Lottery player says he was returning to his Eastern Shore home from a Labor Day Weekend visit to Washington, DC, when he decided to stop at River Market in Pocomoke City, one of the last locations b…

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News
Police Attempting To Locate Parents Of Non-Verbal Child In Baltimore Police Attempting To Locate Parents Of Non-Verbal Child In Baltimore
Police Attempting To Locate Parents Of Non-Verbal Child In Baltimore Recognize him?  The Baltimore Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate the parents or guardians of a non-verbal child who was found running around unsupervised on Wednesday afternoon. Police say that he was located in the 1600 block of Cliftview Avenue. He is believed to be between the ages of 3 and 6.  When he was found, the child was wearing a oversized light gray shoes, light grey shorts, and a light blue shirt with images of dinosaurs on it that also read "Dino Skate Club, Ride On!" According to police, the child has short, dark bro…

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Contractor Airlifted To Hospital After Falling Out Of Truck, Into Foundation Of Maryland Home Contractor Airlifted To Hospital After Falling Out Of Truck, Into Foundation Of Maryland Home
Contractor Airlifted To Hospital After Falling Out Of Truck, Into Foundation Of Maryland Home A construction worker in Harford County suffered serious injuries and had to be airlifted to an area hospital after falling out of a truck and into the foundation of a home in Joppa.  First responders were called before noon on Tuesday, Sept. 3 to the 1400 block of Philadelphia Road, where there was a reported injury at the construction site with a possibly unstable truck at the scene. Harford According to a Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS spokesperson, the injured person was airlifted by a state police helicopter to shock trauma in Baltimore for treatment and evaluations …

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