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Abingdon, MD

Bus Stop 'Axe Murderer' Who Killed Deaf Cellmate In Maryland Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors Bus Stop 'Axe Murderer' Who Killed Deaf Cellmate In Maryland Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors
Bus Stop 'Axe Murderer' Who Killed Deaf Cellmate In Maryland Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors Gordon Staron is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Staron, formerly of Abingdon, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of an elderly man, and then later, his deaf cellmate while he was incarcerated, according to the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office on Thursday. Staron pleaded guilty of the first-degree murder of Javarick Gantt in the Baltimore City's Central Booking and Intake Facility after previously admitting to killing 66-year-old Keith Bell with an axe at a bus stop. The fatal stabbing was reported in the early hours of Sept. 6 , 202…
Jackpot-Winning 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Ticket Worth $287K Sold At Maryland BJ's Jackpot-Winning 'FAST PLAY' Lottery Ticket Worth $287K Sold At Maryland BJ's
Jackpot-Winning 'FAST Play' Lottery Ticket Worth $287K Sold At Maryland BJ's Lottery officials are encouraging players to check their Wild Bonus X10 tickets after the final jackpot-winning 'FAST PLAY' ticket was sold at an area big-box retailer. A customer at BJ's Wholesale Club on Constant Friendship Boulevard in Abingdon purchased the gold on Tuesday, Nov. 12 and is worth a $287,056 prize that remains unclaimed a day later. According to officials, "FAST PLAY games are like scratch-offs, without the scratching." Tickets can be purchased at any lottery retailer or Maryland Lottery vending machine. The latest winner has been advised to sign the back o…
MASS CASUALTY: Deadly Party Bus Crash On I-95 Sends 23 People To Hospital In Maryland MASS CASUALTY: Deadly Party Bus Crash On I-95 Sends 23 People To Hospital In Maryland
Mass Casualty: Deadly Party Bus Crash On I-95 Sends 23 People To Hospital In Maryland One person was killed and more than 20 people were evaluated for various injuries after a single-bus crash on I-95 in Harford County early on Sunday morning, state police say. Shortly after 6 a.m. on May 5, troopers were called to a stretch of the northbound lanes of the interstate in Belcamp, when a bus carrying 24 people struck a guardrail and lost control, leading to the crash. The scene of the fatal crash in Harford County. Joppa-Magnolia VFC One person was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders and several other passengers were taken by paramedics to several area hospital…
Winning $50,000 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $50,000 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $50,000 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store There were no Powerball jackpot winners for Wednesday's drawing, but one lucky lotto player in Maryland is sitting on a golden ticket worth $50,000.  A third-tier winning ticket worth five figures was sold in Baltimore County at Chase Plaza Liquors, which is located in the 12500 block of Eastern River Avenue in Middle River, though it remains unclaimed a day later. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, March 27 drawing were: 37-46-57-60-66 with a Powerball of 8. In Maryland, Lottery officials said there were 33,193 winners in Maryland of prizes ranging from $4 to $50,000. S…
Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland
Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth more than $1 billion wasn't sold in Maryland, but some Lottery players should still be feeling lucky after the latest drawing. A $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was won in California, but four Maryland players have tickets that are worth the $50,000 third-tier prize that were sold across the state. The Winning numbers for the Wednesday, Oct. 11 drawing were: 22-24-40-52-64 with a Powerball of 10. Lottery officials are now encouraging players to check their tickets if they bought from these locations:  Abingdon: 7-Eleven on Pulaski Highway in …
Winning $500K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $500K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $500K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store One lucky Maryland Lottery player is hanging on to a Powerball ticket worth $500,000 and may not even know it. There was a winning "Double Play" ticket sold for Monday's drawing at Westway Liquors on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville, Lottery officials announced. For the drawing on Monday, July 17, the winning numbers were: 09-37-38-62-62 with a Powerball of 23. "Double Play" is a second drawing that takes place about 30 minutes after the Powerball drawing, according to Maryland Lottery. Players can add "Double Play" to their tickets for an additional $1.  Adding the Double Play option…
Man Fresh Out Of Jail Takes Police In MD On Pursuit In Stolen 5-Ton Military Vehicle: Officials Man Fresh Out Of Jail Takes Police In MD On Pursuit In Stolen 5-Ton Military Vehicle: Officials
Man Fresh Out Of Jail Takes Police In MD On Pursuit In Stolen 5-Ton Military Vehicle: Officials It didn’t take long for a man sprung from the Harford County Detention Center to return back to his cell after taking members of the sheriff’s office on a peculiar pursuit. Michael D. Stevens II, 38, of Abingdon, is facing a host of charges after stealing a five-ton military vehicle from a Bel Air home and then steamrolling his way through Northern Maryland while ignoring the demands of officers attempting to rein him in. It is alleged that shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, Stevens stolen a privately owned 1986 923-A military vehicle from a home on Rock Spring Road in Bel Air. Ste…
Couple Charged In Connection With Vacant Harford County House Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Couple Charged In Connection With Vacant Harford County House Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Couple Charged In Connection With Vacant Harford County House Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal A local couple has been identified as suspects and implicated as the firebugs who allegedly set an expensive house fire in mid-November that has been under investigation for months. Baltimore County resident Noah Larkins, 22, of Nottingham, and Monica Boesch, 24, of Abingdon, are facing arson and other charges after being caught on camera running away from a vacant house fire late last year. The wanted firebugs in Havre De GraceOffice of The State Fire Marshal First responders from the Susquehanna Hose Company responded to a vacant home owned by SHK Holdings in the 2000 block of Pulaski…
Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials
Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials The grand prize for the Powerball Jackpot is now the largest in world lottery history, lottery officials announced on Friday, Nov. 4. The jackpot sits at an astounding $1.6 billion a day before it's drawing, the Maryland State Lottery reports. The cash option for the prize is an estimated $782.4 million.  The historic jackpot has surpassed the previous record of $1.586 billion, won off three tickets sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016, lottery officials report. In Maryland, the largest jackpot win to date is the $731.1 million Powerball ticket from January …
Commercial Drum Company Owner Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother In Maryland Commercial Drum Company Owner Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother In Maryland
Commercial Drum Company Owner Admits To Fraudulent Billing Scheme With Brother In Maryland Authorities say that a New Yorker has admitted to a fraudulent and elaborate billing scheme involving a manufacturing company with facilities in Maryland with his brother. Long Island resident Robert DiNoto, 48, of Huntington, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to a Harford County company with his brother, Eugene DiNoto, who submitted false invoices for undelivered commercial drum containers, according to federal officials. DiNoto was the owner and President of American Pride Distributors in Woodbury, NY, which sold commercial drum containers used by m…
Man In Custody For Assaulting Store Clerk In Maryland Who Taped Him During Dispute: Sheriff Man In Custody For Assaulting Store Clerk In Maryland Who Taped Him During Dispute: Sheriff
Man In Custody For Assaulting Store Clerk In Maryland Who Taped Him During Dispute: Sheriff A man who viciously assaulted a Maryland gas station clerk for filming him during a dispute in Harford County, leaving him with lasting injuries, has been apprehended and faces multiple charges, authorities announced. Abingdon resident William Bill Jones, 28, turned himself in at the Harford County Detention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 3, following an investigation into a robbery and assault at Exxon in the 2900 block of Emmorton Road in Abingdon last month, the sheriff’s office announced. On Tuesday, July 19, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Exxon location, where there was …
Maryland Walmart Stabbing Suspect In Custody: Police Maryland Walmart Stabbing Suspect In Custody: Police
Maryland Walmart Stabbing Suspect In Custody: Police A suspect is in custody after allegedly stabbing a teenager during an altercation inside a Maryland Walmart, authorities announced. Abingdon resident Josiah Kamara, 23, is facing charges following a reported Fourth of July stabbing that happened at the Walmart location on Constant Friendship Boulevard. Josiah KamaraHarford County Sheriff's Office Members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office responded to an apartment on Monument Circle in Abingdon on Monday, July 4, where there was a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, investigators said that deputies located a 17-year-old stab victim w…