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Motorcyclist Killed In MD Crash Was In His 'True Happy Place' When He Died, Family Says Motorcyclist Killed In MD Crash Was In His 'True Happy Place' When He Died, Family Says
Motorcyclist Killed In MD Crash Was In His 'True Happy Place' When He Died, Family Says A family is in mourning after a family member who goes by many names was killed riding his beloved Harley-Davidson in Howard County over the weekend.  Charles Franklin Bailey, Jr., 63, was killed shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, when he lost control of his motorcycle and was struck head-on by a pick-up truck. "Our father Chuck, Chuckie, Chuckie Cheese was the greatest man. He touched so many peoples lives and has undoubtedly left a hole in all of our hearts," organizers of a GoFundMe campaign made for his family said. "His laughter and spirit will always be with us."  According…

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by Zak Failla
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Communities Rallying Around Families Of Victims Killed Crashing Charger Into MD Quarry Communities Rallying Around Families Of Victims Killed Crashing Charger Into MD Quarry
Communities Rallying Around Families Of Victims Killed Crashing Charger Into MD Quarry Support is swelling for the families of three people killed after crashing a Dodge Charger into the bottom of a Frederick County quarry. At approximately 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a triple fatal at the Union Bridge Quarry, where there was a violent crash with three victims involved, including Kortney Angleberger, 28, of Keymar, and Dickerson resident Rachel Willis, 23. Following their deaths, friends and well-wishers are rallying support for the grieving families, with multiple GoFundMe campaigns raising thousa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal' Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal'
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal' A memorial fund has been created for one of two victims who died in a Fairfax County drug-related robbery. As of Tuesday, June 6, more than $4,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Braden Deahl, a senior and varsity soccer player at Washington Liberty High School. Services for the other victim of the May 29 incident, Jonas Skinner, were being handled by Loudoun Funeral Chapel. Deahl had been recruited to attend and play soccer for St. Mary's College of Maryland, and was being remembered as a "fiercely loyal" friend and teammate. "He was described by coaches as having the heart o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire
Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire Thousands of dollars have already been raised just days after a massive townhouse fire left more than two dozen displaced after flames tore through the building. Late on Saturday, May 20, more than 100 first responders from Harford County and other neighboring municipalities were called to Witchhazel Way in Aberdeen, when a deck fire rapidly spread and damaged nearly a dozen homes while causing $5 million in damages. In total, fire officials say that at least eight homes were damaged, with several completely destroyed, leaving 26 scrambling to find temporary housing amid the ongoing investi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dad Dies Defending Son In Grisly Attack Outside Maryland Home, Family Says Dad Dies Defending Son In Grisly Attack Outside Maryland Home, Family Says
Dad Dies Defending Son In Grisly Attack Outside Maryland Home, Family Says A 43-year-old Maryland dad died after family members say he was brutally attacked on his own front lawn. Christopher Wright had his head slammed on concrete repeatedly on the 300 Arundel Road West in Brooklyn on Friday, May 19, according to loved ones and Anne Arundel County police. Wright was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead at the hospital the following day. Family members on a GoFundMe campaign say that the attack was in connection with an altercation at his son's school. Three teens and two adult relatives showed up and began to threaten the boy, according to the campai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling
Death Of GWU Student Luke Wienecke, 20, Leaves Peers Reeling Tributes are pouring in after the tragic death of beloved brother and 20-year-old George Washington University senior Robert “Luke” Wienecke on Friday, May 12. Born in Oklahoma City, Luke was raised in Nichols Hills, where he went to Christ the King Catholic and Bishop McGuinness High Schools, his obituary says. Luke was an AP student, serving for two years as Class President and all four years on student council. He also played on the school’s golf team and was known for his charismatic speeches at rallies and events. Luke went on to attend George Washington University in Washington D.C.…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
MD Girls Orphaned After Murder-Suicide Enveloped By Community MD Girls Orphaned After Murder-Suicide Enveloped By Community
MD Girls Orphaned After Murder-Suicide Enveloped By Community Two Marylands girls who will live the rest of their lives without either of their parents, who died in a double-murder suicide, are being embraced by their community. Alexandra "Ally" Abbott Huff, 34, was shot and killed by her husband, George Edward Huff, 42, outside of an Annapolis Holiday Inn Express on Friday, May 5, Anne Arundel police said. George also fatally shot innocent bystander George Michael Petrullo, 38, before turning the gun on himself, police said. A GoFundMe launched for the Huffs' daughters, Maddie and Emily, ages 3 and 5, says Ally loved them "more than anything in the …

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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Community Looks To Lift Up Mourning Mother Who Lost 3-Year-Old Son In MD Community Looks To Lift Up Mourning Mother Who Lost 3-Year-Old Son In MD
Community Looks To Lift Up Mourning Mother Who Lost 3-Year-Old Son In MD Community support is swelling in Cecil County for a grieving mother whose 3-year-old son tragically died after going missing this week. Thousands of dollars have been raised in just hours on behalf of Nyema Blackman, the mother of Mykell Richardson, whose story ended in devastation for the family. All hands were on deck on Monday, May 15, as members of the community joined area law enforcement agencies as they attempted to locate Richardson, who went missing the previous afternoon in Quail Court in Elkton. Despite hope for a heartwarming resolution, Richardson's story ended on Monday afte…

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by Zak Failla
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Organs Of MD Teen Killed In Crash Will Help Others Live Organs Of MD Teen Killed In Crash Will Help Others Live
Organs Of MD Teen Killed In Crash Will Help Others Live A Montgomery County community is in mourning after a beloved middle school student died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a car. On Tuesday, May 9, 14-year-old Elijah Wright was walking home with a friend when he was struck by a car crossing Wisteria Drive in Germantown near Seneca Valley High School. First responders rushed the teen to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, which he never recovered from. Days later, on Saturday, May 13, a family friend confirmed that Wright died surrounded by his family and loved ones. Elijah WrightGoFundMe The Wr…

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by Zak Failla
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Support Swells For Family Of Popular Swimmer Killed In One-Car MD Crash Support Swells For Family Of Popular Swimmer Killed In One-Car MD Crash
Support Swells For Family Of Popular Swimmer Killed In One-Car MD Crash A community is in mourning after a popular teen was killed overnight in a one-car crash in Montgomery County. Germantown resident Samuel Isaac Castañeda, 19, crashed shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, while he was driving on Clopper Road between Waring Station Road and Game Preserve Road, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. For unknown reason, officials say that Castañeda was driving a Honda CR-V north on Clipper Road when he lost control, left the roadway, and struck a utility pole. Castañeda, the only person in the Honda, was pronounced dead at the scene. …

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by Zak Failla
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17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway, Route 11 17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway, Route 11
17-Year-Old ID'd After Motorcycle Crash On Ritner Highway, Route 11 A Newville 17-year-old has been identified by his family following a deadly motorcycle crash involving a tractor-trailer at Ritner Highway and Route 11.  Drew Benfield was days away from graduating when his 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle "impacted with the trailer" of a 2017 Kenworth truck in the 3400 block of Ritner Highway onto Route 11 in West Pennsboro Township on Monday, May 8, 2023, around 12 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police.  Patrick Dowler of Hagerstown, MD was driving the truck. He was seatbelted and unharmed, PSP noted, adding that Benfield was also wearing h…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Case Of Boy's Ocean City Hit-Run Death Cracked Case Of Boy's Ocean City Hit-Run Death Cracked
Case Of Boy's Ocean City Hit-Run Death Cracked Ten months after a 14-year-old boy was struck and killed in Ocean City, a defendant has been charged. Tyler Mailloux, 22, of Berlin, is facing more than a dozen charges out of Worcester County in the July 2022 hit-and-run death of Gavin Knupp on Grays Corner Road while walking to his sister's car.  Gavin was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver, later identified as Mailloux, did not stop and also did not report the incident, authorities said. According to OC Today, four of the 17 charges filed against Mailloux are felonies and he had not been arrested as of Monday mor…

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by Cecilia Levine