Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors
Maryland Schools Official Doctored Amazon Receipts To Hide $118K Theft: Prosecutors A six-figure Amazon shopping spree is sending a former Maryland school administrator to prison. Denise R. Shorts, the former chief academic officer and assistant superintendent for Worcester County Public Schools, admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 23 that she used a district credit card to make $118,741.89 in personal purchases while working for the school system. And she wasn't stocking classrooms. According to prosecutors, Shorts used the card to buy clothing, shoes, makeup and beauty supplies, along with pool and exercise equipment for her home. She also bought supplies and technology for a…

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Maryland Father Who ‘Showed Up For The People Around Him’ Dies Suddenly At 38 Maryland Father Who ‘Showed Up For The People Around Him’ Dies Suddenly At 38 Maryland Father Who ‘Showed Up For The People Around Him’ Dies Suddenly At 38
Maryland Father Who ‘Showed Up For The People Around Him’ Dies Suddenly At 38 Johnathan Speed was the kind of person who showed up. For his family. For his friends. And, most importantly, for the two boys who knew him simply as Dad. Now, a Maryland family is mourning the sudden loss of the 38-year-old father of two, who died after suffering a heart attack earlier this month, according to his family. Speed died at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore earlier this month, leaving his loved ones stunned by a loss they never saw coming, his cousin Daryl Graham said. At the center of Speed's life were his sons, Jovanni and Jeremiah. Photos shared by the family capture that part …
140 Kilos Of Cocaine, 10 Kilos Of Fentanyl Seized In Massive Maryland Drug Bust: DOJ 140 Kilos Of Cocaine, 10 Kilos Of Fentanyl Seized In Massive Maryland Drug Bust: DOJ 140 Kilos Of Cocaine, 10 Kilos Of Fentanyl Seized In Massive Maryland Drug Bust: DOJ
140 Kilos Of Cocaine, 10 Kilos Of Fentanyl Seized In Massive Maryland Drug Bust: DOJ The drugs were hiding in plain sight. A massive Maryland trafficking operation moved cocaine into Baltimore inside steel structures hauled on flatbed trailers, then used the same hidden compartments to ship drug money back out, federal prosecutors allege. Six people were indicted in the case announced on Thursday, Sept. 24, including 58-year-old George Robinson, whom investigators came to suspect was a major Baltimore cocaine supplier. And the numbers behind the alleged operation were staggering. Federal investigators ultimately seized more than 140 kilograms of cocaine, roughly 10 kilogr…
Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds
Loaded Glock Found Down DC Man's Pant Leg After Stolen Car Crash, Chase: Feds The Chrysler was wrecked. Running wasn't going to work. And there was still a loaded Glock stuffed down his pant leg. That was where things stood for Kamar Clayton after a short-lived escape attempt in DC that began with three smashed parked cars and ended with the 23-year-old in handcuffs. On Thursday, Sept. 24, Clayton was sentenced to two years in federal prison for the gun officers found on him that night. The strange part? Police weren't after him in the first place. At around 7:26 p.m. on March 23, Metropolitan Police and federal officers were attempting to stop a different vehicle …
School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (PHOTOS) School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (PHOTOS) School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (PHOTOS)
School Bus Carrying 20 Students Lands In Maryland Ditch; Driver Hospitalized (Photos) Twenty students had a much different ride to school than they bargained for in Maryland. The school bus ran off Bicknell Road near Mason Springs Road in Charles County on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, leaving it lodged at an angle in a roadside ditch, according to the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department. The photos tell much of the story. The yellow bus can be seen leaning along the embankment as firefighters worked around it and emergency vehicles filled the roadway. Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department Inside had been 20 students and their driver. All 21 were evaluated for in…

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Hilary Duff Adds MD Show To Comeback Tour: This Is 'What Dreams Are Made Of' Hilary Duff is giving fans another reason to ask Why Not? — the pop star has dramatically expanded her comeback concert tour with 32 new dates around the world. Duff announced the new dates for "the lucky me tour" on Wednesday, Sept. 23, extending her first full-scale global headlining tour in nearly two decades into late 2027. And for fans who grew up with "Lizzie McGuire," Come Clean, So Yesterday, and Fly, the expansion may be exactly What Dreams Are Made Of. The new dates span Europe, Latin America, and the United States, with the new US leg kicking off in Sunrise, Florida, on Friday, …

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Investigation Details NJ Lt. Gov's Troubling Conduct, Sherrill Calls For Resignation Investigation Details NJ Lt. Gov's Troubling Conduct, Sherrill Calls For Resignation Investigation Details NJ Lt. Gov's Troubling Conduct, Sherrill Calls For Resignation
Investigation Details NJ Lt. Gov's Troubling Conduct, Sherrill Calls For Resignation Gov. Mikie Sherrill has called on her handpicked Lt. Gov Dale Caldwell to resign after a 61-page report detailed his inappropriate behavior with women. Caldwell is accused of making sexual remark to a female staffer, requesting staff help him find a "first lady," and a comment that having two female staffers "one on each arm" made him look good, according to the report, released on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Caldwell improperly brought personal guests to ticketed events and sought a promotion for a state employee with whom he was romantically involved, the report details. The investigation b…

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MD Retirees Face Deep Potential Social Security Cut: What To Know MD Retirees Face Deep Potential Social Security Cut: What To Know MD Retirees Face Deep Potential Social Security Cut: What To Know
MD Retirees Face Deep Potential Social Security Cut: What To Know A looming financial deadline could turn a familiar monthly deposit into a much smaller lifeline for millions of older Americans. Connecticut retirees would face the nation’s largest average monthly reduction under one projection of Social Security insolvency, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The group’s analysis estimates a $556 monthly cut for Connecticut beneficiaries if the retirement program were forced to reduce benefits by 24 percent in late 2032, when the program's retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves. New Jersey ranked second, with …

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MD Retirees Face Deep Potential Social Security Cut: What To Know A looming financial deadline could turn a familiar monthly deposit into a much smaller lifeline for millions of older Americans. Connecticut retirees would face the nation’s largest average monthly reduction under one projection of Social Security insolvency, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The group’s analysis estimates a $556 monthly cut for Connecticut beneficiaries if the retirement program were forced to reduce benefits by 24 percent in late 2032, when the program's retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves. New Jersey ranked second, with …

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Stunning Scenario: Canada Prepped For Possible US Invasion, Prime Minister Says Canada’s leader says his government has considered a scenario few neighbors would want on their planning list. In an interview this week with The New York Times, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada has prepared for the remote possibility of a US military invasion, describing it as an “extreme tail risk.” He framed the exercise as contingency planning, not an outcome his government expects. “That’s just risk management,” Carney told The Times. “That’s not a base case, but it would be irresponsible not to” prepare. The comments followed President Donald Trump’s repeated re…