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Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics. A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics: Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming; Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling; Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball; Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming; Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing; Jahmal …
Police & Fire
Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 Identified: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer, Sheriff Says
For 25 years, the body of LaQuanda Denise "Niecey" Williams was called Jane Doe. That changed last October, a few months after NBC aired a segment about the 1998 Charles County cold case, and a family member called police that very night. On Friday, March 22, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that death of 31-year-old Niecey Williams has been ruled a homicide. But her story isn't over yet. “Learning the identity of Jane Doe after 25 years is a testament to the relentless dedication of our investigators," Sheriff Troy D. Berry said. "Today, we take a significant step forward in…
Lifestyle
Fredericksburg Dad Wins 'The Voice'
Michael Huntley has won "The Voice." The Fredericksburg, VA dad, who brought his 6-year-old daughter on stage earlier in the season to choose his coach, sang “Another Love" by Tom Odell and "Higher" by Creed for his last performances before votes were cast. On the second finale night, Huntley performed "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" by Bob Dylan as a duet with coach Niall Horan. The final two came down to Huntley and Ruby Leigh. Then Huntley's name was called. He erupted in tears of joy. Host Carson Daly reveals the winner of Season 24 of The Voice. Watch The Voice on NBC and streamin…
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$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence
UPDATE: A woman who helped pull a notorious scam that conned 14,000 GoFundMe donors nationwide was nearly 150 miles away when a judge in South Jersey sentenced her to a plea-bargained three years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 6. Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown will be released in July after completing a federal sentence at a low-security prison in Danbury, CT, for scamming well-meaning donors out of $400,000 to purportedly help a homeless veteran. At that point, the year and a day federal sentence will be deducted from her state term and a determination will be made whether she shoul…
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Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing
Concerns among the friends and family of Rob Brandenberg are mounting in the region as they attempt to locate a man who was highlighted on the Virginia Commonwealth University’s shocking Final Four team more than a decade ago and has been reported missing. An alert was issued by the Henrico Police Department in Virginia on Tuesday, Oct. 11 after receiving a missing person report regarding Brandenberg that was filed the previous day. Police said that the woman stated that William “Rob” Brandenberg, 30, of Henrico, was last seen on Monday, Oct. 10, but had not returned. He was last seen driv…
Lifestyle
Sisters Both Crowned 'Miss Maryland' Compete On 'The Voice' (
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A pair of sisters both previously crowned Miss Maryland have taken their talents to NBC's "The Voice." Lindsay and Kasey Staniszewski performed Lady A's "What If I Never Get Over You" on the Monday, Oct. 3 episode. The Staniszewski sisters both served as state ambassadors: Lindsay was Miss Maryland 2010 and Kasey was Miss Maryland USA 2013. Together they are The Marilynds, "making their mark in the entertainment industry, sharing their love for a truly universal language — music — and their voices with the world, note by note," their website says. The sisters earned chair …
Lifestyle
Maryland Teen Stuns On 'The Voice' With Four Chair Turns
A 17-year-old girl from Maryland wowed judges on NBC's "The Voice." Parijita Bastola, of Severna Park, performed Labrinth's "Jealous" on the Sept. 27 episode, all while making history as the first Nepalese American to audition on the singing show. Seconds into the song, John Legend whipped his chair around. Then came Camila Cabello, the Gwen Stefani, and finally Blake Shelton. The judges couldn't believe Parijita is only 17. Cabello says the teen's performance was her favorite song so far, and gave her chills. Stefani calls the teen "natural." Bastola listens to Nepalese music but says he…
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: Popular Baltimore Comic Heads To AGT Semifinals
A Baltimore comedian will be performing live in the America's Got Talent semifinals Tuesday, Aug. 30. Mike E. Winfield will showcase his jokes on the NBC show at 8 p.m., and asking the Baltimore community to support him by voting to advance him from the semi-finals of the show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike E. Winfield (@mikeewinfield) Winfield debuted on the show in May, and told the judges about the first time he got on stage, and froze. "The fact that I came back there must be something wrong with me," he said. After…
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Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too
UPDATE: A New Jersey man already serving federal prison time for a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran got a state prison sentence, as well. The plea-bargained five-year term approved by a Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Friday will run at the same time as the 27-month federal sentence that Mark D'Amico of Trenton received in April. The difference is that there's no parole in the federal prison system, which keeps D'Amico in the medium-security United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, PA for more than…
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Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs
A 21-year-old musician on the autism spectrum is becoming a viral sensation before her audition on America's Got Talent ever airs. THE NEWS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!! ( including me I found out last night for sure lol!! ) I am absolutely thrilled... Posted by Aubrey Burchell on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Aubrey Burchell, may spend her days working at Target but she tells judges she wants "win Grammy's" and "sell out arenas." She mainly sings in the break room but when she took the stage belting the Weeknd's "Call Out My Name" she seemed like she regularly had audiences wowed by her v…
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