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Family, Friends Shell-Shocked After Maryland Grandmother Of Eight Killed In Virginia Carjacking Family, Friends Shell-Shocked After Maryland Grandmother Of Eight Killed In Virginia Carjacking
Family, Friends Shell-Shocked After Maryland Grandmother Of Eight Killed In Virginia Carjacking A beloved Maryland grandmother of eight and mother to four children who spent part of her life dedicating herself to healthcare services in Virginia left a family reeling after she was killed in a carjacking. Silver Spring resident Melody Waldecker, 54, was involved in a fatal carjacking this week in Sterling by Jose Aguilar-Martinez where she was killed by her own vehicle, police say. Now, friends and well-wishers in the community are coming together in support of her family, which is stunned days after she was identified as the victim by police. "Losing a mother (or) grand…

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News
Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window
Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window A 49-year-old home healthcare worker that failed to check in on his patient, who was found injured after jumping out of a Frederick County apartment building will spend time behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced. Emmanuel Olaeken Owoyeye was ordered by a judge to spend 12 months in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center with another nine years suspended for neglecting a vulnerable adult. In August last year, a resident was walking his dog when he spotted a man on the ground, and it was later determined that the 55-year-old victim was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, as well…

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Lifestyle
Maryland Mom Wins $1M Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Area Gas Station Maryland Mom Wins $1M Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Area Gas Station
Maryland Mom Wins $1M Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Area Gas Station A Maryland mother was one number away from becoming a billionaire. Justin Timberlake famously said that “a million dollars isn’t cool,” in The Social Network, but a Howard County woman chasing the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot isn’t scoffing after winning a seven-figure prize. Maryland Lottery officials confirmed that a 30-year-old woman who purchased a $10 ticket at River Hill Sunoco in Clarksville turned it in to a $1 million second-tier prize in the Wednesday, July 19 drawing. “We have to remember to stopper Powerball tickets,” the woman said to her family after leaving a gathering l…

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