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Air Quality Expected To Reach Danger Zones Along East Coast Air Quality Expected To Reach Danger Zones Along East Coast
Air Quality Expected To Reach Danger Zones Along East Coast Smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to travel south down the East Coast, and residents along the East Coast are starting to feel the impact. The Maryland Department of the Environment issued an alert on Tuesday, June 6, warning that "significant wildfire smoke" from fires in Canada will impact air quality throughout Maryland over the next several days (click here to check the air quality in your town). According to AirNow.gov, Wednesday, June 7 was expected to be in the red zone, the danger zone, in Baltimore, and parts of the Philadelphia suburbs. Smoke & haze from wildfires in…

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by Zak Failla
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Homeland Security Specialist In DC Sentenced For Prepubescent Child Porn Possession Homeland Security Specialist In DC Sentenced For Prepubescent Child Porn Possession
Homeland Security Specialist In DC Sentenced For Prepubescent Child Porn Possession A former Mission Support Specialist with the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC who was double-crossed will spend years in prison for child porn offenses, federal authorities announced. Maryland resident Jeffrey Darnell Alderson, 34, of Waldorf, was sentenced on Friday, May 12, to 42 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after admitting to possession of child pornography earlier this year. Alderson’s downfall came after a man in Philadelphia was arrested in January 2020 for promoting and selling child sexual abuse material and identified him as a cus…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift Sends PA Girl Roses Taylor Swift Sends PA Girl Roses
Taylor Swift Sends PA Girl Roses A 16-year-old girl received four dozen red roses from 12-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift. This isn't a story of Swift's latest love song, but a sweet "thank you" and apology to a businesswoman.  Ripleigh Maring, of Ripleigh's Creamery in McSherrystown, PA and Emmitsburg, MD, is a Swiftie who is a lover of the Billboard hits (she's also a savvy saleswoman) so she made "The Era Collection" of ice cream flavors to sell at her shop ahead of Swift's "Eras Tour" stop in Philadelphia. The collection includes Lavender Haze, Karma, and Bad Blood (plus, there are  Enchanted and Bejeweled milkshakes…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Actress Talking Accents Gives Dundalk Shoutout On 'Good Morning America' Actress Talking Accents Gives Dundalk Shoutout On 'Good Morning America'
Actress Talking Accents Gives Dundalk Shoutout On 'Good Morning America' Lisa Ann Walters has got the Philadelphia accent down pat, she says, thanks to her Maryland roots. The "Abbot Elementary" star perfected the accent of the City of Brotherly love for her role as Melissa on the Emmy Award-winning show. The actress broke down speech patterns on the Wednesday, April 12 episode of "Good Morning America." "I'm from Maryland, so I've got that part of it," said Walters, best known for her role as Chessy in "The Parent Trap," starring Lindsay Lohan. "We're gonna go get crabs in Dundalk, come on, we're going to go bowling. "With Philly you shove it all to the fro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Spring Storm To Drench Northeast Spring Storm To Drench Northeast
Spring Storm To Drench Northeast Gear up for a rainy weekend: Meteorologists are predicting an early spring storm this weekend in the Northeast. Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24 will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, with chilly weather setting the stage for a rainy Saturday, March 25, AccuWeather and the National Weather Service say. ☔️ Keep that umbrella handy! It'll be a very mild to warm day with scattered showers. There could be a few thunderstorms... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Thursday, March 23, 2023 "New York City will be raw, rainy and chilly from late Fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kevin Hart Closing Out 'Reality Check' Tour In Anne Arundel Mills Kevin Hart Closing Out 'Reality Check' Tour In Anne Arundel Mills
Kevin Hart Closing Out 'Reality Check' Tour In Anne Arundel Mills Movie star and comedian Kevin Hart is set to bring some fun to Maryland this summer after announcing a new comedy tour. Hart will finish out his 12-stop US 'Reality Check' tour with a performance at the Live! Casino & Hotel in Anne Arundel Mills. Comedy lovers will have two chances to see the actor with performances scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Sunday, June 11 at the Hall inside of the Live! Casino. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real) The 43-year-old Philadelphia native got his big break i…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Super Bowl American Sign Language Translator Going Viral Is Bowie State Cheerleader Super Bowl American Sign Language Translator Going Viral Is Bowie State Cheerleader
Super Bowl American Sign Language Translator Going Viral Is Bowie State Cheerleader A Bowie State University student is an overnight super star. Justina Miles, a Maryland native now living in Philadelphia, was the American Sign Language interpreter during Super Bowl LVII. Videos of Miles signing Sheryl Lee Ralph's pregame rendition of "Lift Every Voice And Sing" and Rihanna's entire halftime performance quickly went viral. This made her the first female, black, deaf halftime performer at the mega event. no cuz why the asl interpreter kinda ate her up??? 😭 #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/WQ3GBCvLkB — mike (@_holyfool) February 13, 2023 Enjoying watching the wom…

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by Mac Bullock & Annie DeVoe
Weather
Two Inches Of Snow Possible 'If Everything Lines Up Just Right' In Northeast Two Inches Of Snow Possible 'If Everything Lines Up Just Right' In Northeast
Two Inches Of Snow Possible 'If Everything Lines Up Just Right' In Northeast If everything lines up just right this weekend, parts of the Northeast could get up to two inches of snow, the National Weather Service says. More likely than not, though, those areas will see just a light coating, "if that," the NWS said. Good morning! If you're hoping for snow, this is the best we can do for now. A weak system will pass to our south Sunday... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Friday, January 6, 2023 Temps on Saturday, Jan. 7 will be in the mid-40s with a low of 29, and on Sunday, the high will be 42 with a low of 32. A map from AccuWe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2,500 Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Stranded Passengers Seething In Post-Christmas Mess 2,500 Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Stranded Passengers Seething In Post-Christmas Mess
2,500 Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Stranded Passengers Seething In Post-Christmas Mess More than 2,500 Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled and 8,3072 delayed as of Wednesday, Dec. 28 leaving even more passengers across the US stranded and seething. Processes and computer systems that haven't changed since the 1990s are to blame, Captain Casey Murray, the president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, tells CNN. “It’s phones, it’s computers, it’s processing power, it’s the programs used to connect us to airplanes," he said, "that’s where the problem lies, and it’s systemic throughout the whole airline." The federal government said it plans on investigating. Cu…

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by Annie DeVoe and Cecilia Levine
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Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved' Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved'
Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved' After losing her life savings to an internet romance scam, one Pennsylvania senior is speaking out to protect others from falling victim.  Kate Kleinert of Glenolden had been widowed for 12 years and had stopped looking for love when she received a Facebook friend request in August 2020, she wrote to a US Senate committee last year.  The man said he was a doctor named Tony Richard, and quickly struck up a friendship with Kate based on mutual interests, she said.  "We started talking on the phone through an app he had me download," Kate told Senators. "He told me he was …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Man Who Stalked, Beat Mom And Son Arrested In Baltimore: Police Philly Man Who Stalked, Beat Mom And Son Arrested In Baltimore: Police
Philly Man Who Stalked, Beat Mom And Son Arrested In Baltimore: Police A Philadelphia man accused of stalking a mother and her son before violently beating and robbing them in the street was arrested in Baltimore, police sources say.  Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore wrote in a statement Friday, Dec. 2 that 25-year-old Lance Ryan was taken into custody early that morning.  FBI Violent Crime Task Force took Lance Ryan into custody in Baltimore MD this morning. He will return to Philadelphia to face charges in the 11/7 Robbery and assault in South Philly. More Details will follow. — Frank Vanore (@PPDFrankVanore) December 2, 2022 Ryan was sought in …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Wanted In Maryland Following Fatal I-95 Crash, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Wanted In Maryland Following Fatal I-95 Crash, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Wanted In Maryland Following Fatal I-95 Crash, Police Say Authorities say that a hit-and-run driver who killed a Philadelphia teenager who was gassing up on the side of the road in Maryland remains at large days after the fatal crash. In Harford County, Guiermo Che, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene when Maryland State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-95 in Aberdeen, according to officials. Investigators said that members of the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack were called to the southbound lanes of I-95 to investigate a reported hit-and-run crash involving pedestrians. According to the initial investigation, Che …

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