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Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show
Here's How Returning Jeopardy! Champion From Maryland Fared In Second Show She flew too close to the sun. There is a new Jeopardy! champion after a librarian from Maryland fell to a Seattle software engineer in her second show. Mikey McCullough, a metadata librarian and data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville landed in third place on Wednesday's show, one day after earning championship status with a $18,200 win. McCullough ended the show on Wednesday, Nov. 20 with a $2,000 total, behind a writer from Los Angeles, who finished with $3,000 and new champion Mehal Shah's $9,799. She had an outside shot going into the Final Jeopardy question, …
Here's How Maryland Librarian Fared In Memorable Jeopardy Showdown Here's How Maryland Librarian Fared In Memorable Jeopardy Showdown
Here's How Maryland Librarian Fared In Memorable Jeopardy Showdown A librarian from Maryland is moving on after coming out on top in a memorable Jeopardy! episode. Mikey McCullough, a librarian from Baltimore, was the big winner on Tuesday's episode with $18,200, but it was Texas teacher Chris Burge ($3,000) who made headlines, revealing an ongoing cancer battle live on the show. McCullough, a data curator at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, topped Burge and Paul Clauson ($2,000), a tax analyst from Michigan.  She moves on to test her knowledge on Wednesday, Nov. 20 against a Los Angeles writer and software engineer from Seattle. It …
'Queen Of Christmas' Mariah Carey's Holiday Tour Stopping In MD: Here's When, Where 'Queen Of Christmas' Mariah Carey's Holiday Tour Stopping In MD: Here's When, Where
'Queen Of Christmas' Mariah Carey's Holiday Tour Stopping In MD: Here's When, Where Get ready, lambs. Mariah Claus is comin’ to town. The oft-proclaimed queen of Christmas herself, singing superstar Mariah Carey, will hit several arenas across the Northeast on her holiday tour, dubbed “Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time.” A celebration of the 30th anniversary of her wildly successful “Merry Christmas” album and its megahit single, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the tour will visit 20 cities across the country. The show is produced by Live Nation and features Carey’s “timeless holiday classics alongside fan-favorite chart-toppers promising an unforgettable festive experienc…
Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland
Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland Two men who transported thousands of fentanyl pills across the country into Maryland will spend years in prison for bringing the poison into Montgomery County. Prince George's County residents Malik Marin, of Bowie, and Tuflah Davies, of Laurel, both 27, will spend years behind bars after admitting to possession of a large amount of fentanyl, the state's attorney's office announced. Both received the same sentence: 15 years in prison with all but five years to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation following their release. In December last year, the pair traveled from Los An…
Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds
Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds A 23-year-old Maryland man who was one of two dozen charged in connection to a massive cross-country fentanyl smuggling ring will spend more than a decade in prison. Temple Hills resident Andre Edmond - also known as "Draco" - was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in the drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone pills from Southern California to the East Coast. Prosecutors say that the pills were shipped from LAX in California to Dulles International Airport in laundry product bottles. The probe into Edmond and his cohorts was launched in Washington, DC wh…
Purported Psychic Masterminded Scheme To Bilk Love-Struck Maryland Man Into $4M Scam: Feds Purported Psychic Masterminded Scheme To Bilk Love-Struck Maryland Man Into $4M Scam: Feds
Purported Psychic Masterminded Scheme To Bilk Love-Struck Maryland Man Into $4M Scam: Feds The purported psychic who masterminded an elaborate fraud, extortion, and money laundering scheme that resulted in a Maryland man embezzling more than $4 million from his DC employer will spend time in prison, federal authorities announced. Gina Rita Russell, 35, formerly of New York and Los Angeles, was sentenced to 125 months in prison following an elaborate scheme involving family members, one of whom threatened the Maryland man's young children. According to prosecutors, Russell met a New York woman and performed a psychic reading on her, convincing her that bad things would happen…
Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say
Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say An arrest has been made nearly a year after Rachel Morin was found dead near a Harford County trail, authorities said on Saturday. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, was taken into custody in Tulsa, OK, in connection with Morin's August 2023 killing, according to the Harford County Sheriff and Morin's family's legal team. Harford County Sheriff Gahler said that DNA evidence was key in linking Martinez-Hernandez to the murder. "Three weeks ago, on May 20, which should have been Rachel's 38th birthday, investigators uncovered a lead, and we're here today to tell you Rachel's murde…
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Six Chilean nationals who burglarized homes in multiple states were recorded on video stashing a huge safe and other items stolen in the break-ins in a Jersey City apartment building, authorities said. The crew took pearl necklaces, diamond earrings, a distinctive high school “state champions” ring, and other jewelry during the burglary of a Westchester County, NY, residence in late March, an FBI complaint says. The same burglars struck again in Baltimore County, MD, in mid-April, taking luxury timepieces, distinctive cufflinks, and a safe that contained a collection of rare coins, the comp…