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Building Unsafe To Occupy After Floor Collapses During Maryland Fire, Officials Say Building Unsafe To Occupy After Floor Collapses During Maryland Fire, Officials Say
Building Unsafe To Occupy After Floor Collapses During Maryland Fire, Officials Say Fire crews had to deal with tricky conditions overnight when a fire broke out in a Silver Spring building, according to a Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesperson. Dozens of firefighters were called at around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 to the area of Layhill Road and Norbeck Road, where there was a reported fire in a two-story home that had limited access to fire hydrants. At the time of the fire, the structure was not occupied. Officials say that while battling the blaze, the flames collapsed part of the second floor onto the first, making the building unsafe and making the invest…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Gets Decades In Prison For Role In Restaurant Shooting That Injured Five In Maryland Man Gets Decades In Prison For Role In Restaurant Shooting That Injured Five In Maryland
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Role In Restaurant Shooting That Injured Five In Maryland The man responsible for a shooting outside a Maryland restaurant that left five people injured will spend decades in prison, authorities announced on Wednesday. A judge sentenced Michael Boyd, Jr., 40, to 90 years in prison, with all but 55 years suspended followed by five years of supervised probation if he is released after being convicted by a jury in April to his role in the Montgomery County shooting last summer. The shooting was reported outside the Sole D'Italia restaurant in the 14300 block of Layhill Road in Silver Spring in July 2023, which resulted in four people - including Boyd…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (Developing) Three people were hospitalized in a five-vehicle crash that was reported in Montgomery County ahead of the evening commute. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called at around 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon on the Intercounty Connector between Layhill Road and New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a massive crash that left at least one car on its roof. A spokesperson for the agency said that one person was trapped, and there were five people treated, three of whom were hospitalized, one with traumatic injuries. The aftermath of the crash in Silver …

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by Zak Failla
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Silver Spring Bank Robber Gets 10 Years After Robbing Same Bank Twice Silver Spring Bank Robber Gets 10 Years After Robbing Same Bank Twice
Silver Spring Bank Robber Gets 10 Years After Robbing Same Bank Twice A Baltimore man was sentenced to ten years in prison in connection to a Silver Spring bank robbery that occurred in 2019, authorities say. Jhasir Devaux, 25, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 4 after being convicted on one count of robbery after stealing $4,780 from the Sandy Spring Bank on Layhill Road on Aug. 7, 2019, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Devaux wore a construction vest, hard hat, and hospital mask when he entered the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money without any dye packs. A witness employee at the bank stated Devaux ran towards Ca…

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by Annie DeVoe