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‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder ‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder She was chasing sunrises, snapping dirt track photos, and healing hearts in the hospital. Then her life was taken. Authorities say 30-year-old Paige Elizabeth Grove was found murdered Friday morning, May 16, in the unit block of North Mill Street in Clear Spring.  Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 8:30 a.m. and quickly ruled it a homicide. Roughly 40 minutes later, 32-year-old Taylor Andrew Rowles — reportedly her partner — was arrested nearby and charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault.  Taylor Andrew Rowles Washington County…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
10+ Acres Burned After Backhoe Fire Spreads In Maryland: Officials 10+ Acres Burned After Backhoe Fire Spreads In Maryland: Officials
10+ Acres Burned After Backhoe Fire Spreads In Maryland: Officials A fire sparked by a burning backhoe in Washington County tore through more than 10 acres of woodland, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage before firefighters could bring it under control, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 11400 block of National Pike in Clear Spring around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, after flames spread from a backhoe to a nearby shed and then into the surrounding woods, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The property owner had started his 1982 Case 580 K Backhoe to let it warm up and left it idling while he went inside his ho…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Rollover Utility Truck Crash On I-70 Temporarily Ties Up Traffic In Maryland (PHOTOS) Rollover Utility Truck Crash On I-70 Temporarily Ties Up Traffic In Maryland (PHOTOS)
Rollover Utility Truck Crash On I-70 Temporarily Ties Up Traffic In Maryland (Photos) Some lanes were blocked on I-70 in Washington County on Saturday morning when first responders were called to investigate and clean up a rollover crash. At approximately 10 a.m. on April 20, crews from the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company were called to a stretch of the interstate near Pectonville Road, where there was a reported crash involving a utility and box truck that left one vehicle overturned on the side of the road. The scene of the crash in Clear Spring. Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company In photos from the scene, traffic cones can be seen strewn about following the crash…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Hoarder's Clear Spring Home Goes Up In Flames: Maryland Fire Marshal Hoarder's Clear Spring Home Goes Up In Flames: Maryland Fire Marshal
Hoarder's Clear Spring Home Goes Up In Flames: Maryland Fire Marshal Some “valuables” of a Washington County hoarder were destroyed on Friday morning in Clear Spring when a house fire was reported inside a two-story home. Dozens of firefighters from the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Department were called to a National Pike home in Clear Spring shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, when the homeowner advised that flames were showing in a second-floor bathroom. In total, 58 firefighters responded, and it took an estimated 45 minutes to get the flames under control, which was made more difficult by a lack of a working smoke detector and the materials that …

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by Zak Failla
News
Maryland Man Caught In Pennsylvania With His Pants Down, Literally: Police Maryland Man Caught In Pennsylvania With His Pants Down, Literally: Police
Maryland Man Caught In Pennsylvania With His Pants Down, Literally: Police A 66-year-old Maryland man was caught with his pants down, authorities say.  Guy Stanton Sines of Clear Spring seemingly wanted to prove he was a "guy" by exposing his genitals on North Potomac Street in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on Oct. 8 around 11:45 a.m., area police announced in a release on Tuesday, Nov. 8.  Sines is a grandfather, according to his social media.  The exact details of the "incident" were not available at the time of publishing.  He has been charged with one count of indecent exposure, according to Waynesboro police and confirmed by court documents.&…

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by Jillian Pikora