One Final Pint: Guinness Brewery In Maryland Set To Close After Eight Years One Final Pint: Guinness Brewery In Maryland Set To Close After Eight Years One Final Pint: Guinness Brewery In Maryland Set To Close After Eight Years
One Final Pint: Guinness Brewery In Maryland Set To Close After Eight Years Last call is coming for beer lovers in Maryland. After more than eight years, millions of visitors, and hundreds of beers, Guinness Open Gate Brewery is preparing to pour its final pints on Sunday, Nov. 1. That leaves customers just one more day to visit the popular brewery at 5001 Washington Blvd. in Halethorpe before it closes its doors for good. The closure marks the end of an experiment that brought one of Ireland's most recognizable brands to the heart of Maryland's craft brewing scene. Guinness opened the Baltimore County brewery in 2018, transforming the former Calvert distillery s…

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The Cocaine Made It To Maryland, But The Passengers Didn't Always Make The Flight, Feds Say The Cocaine Made It To Maryland, But The Passengers Didn't Always Make The Flight, Feds Say The Cocaine Made It To Maryland, But The Passengers Didn't Always Make The Flight, Feds Say
The Cocaine Made It To Maryland, But The Passengers Didn't Always Make The Flight, Feds Say More than 100 kilograms of cocaine. Commercial flights. Rental cars. Mexican cartel connections. Maryland was the destination for a sprawling cross-country cocaine pipeline that federal prosecutors say operated with help from Mexican drug cartels. Now, the man prosecutors say was pulling the strings and a Dundalk woman who helped keep the cocaine moving have been convicted by a federal jury. Kobie Farmer, 49, of Hollywood, California, and Kenia Rodriguez, 27, of Baltimore County, were the latest members of the sprawling operation to be convicted, joining four co-conspirators already servin…
Jack-Of-All-Trades Who Was 'Always There For Others' Killed At Maryland Oil Change Shop Jack-Of-All-Trades Who Was 'Always There For Others' Killed At Maryland Oil Change Shop Jack-Of-All-Trades Who Was 'Always There For Others' Killed At Maryland Oil Change Shop
Jack-Of-All-Trades Who Was 'Always There For Others' Killed At Maryland Oil Change Shop A Maryland man who never hesitated to help someone in need is now being remembered for a lifetime of kindness after he was struck and killed on the property of an oil-change business. Ryan Scott Young, 29, of Hampstead, died on Monday after being struck by a vehicle on the property of Valvoline Instant Oil Change in the 300 block of Gorsuch Road, according to the Westminster Police Department. Officers were called to the business shortly after 1 p.m. on Oct. 26 for a reported pedestrian collision. Young suffered fatal injuries, police said. Investigators have not disclosed what led to the …
Halloween Horror As BMW M5 Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing Driver, Injuring Three Halloween Horror As BMW M5 Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing Driver, Injuring Three Halloween Horror As BMW M5 Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing Driver, Injuring Three
Halloween Horror As BMW M5 Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing Driver, Injuring Three A Virginia man was killed when his BMW crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed into an SUV, sending three other people to the hospital early on Halloween morning, police said. Dmitry Vazquez, 33, of Manassas, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash in Prince William County on Saturday, Oct. 31. Officers were called to the intersection of Centreville Road and Rugby Road in Manassas at approximately 2:13 a.m., according to Prince William County Police. Investigators determined that Vazquez was driving a 2021 BMW M5 southbound on Centreville Road when he lost control of th…
Deadly Early-Morning Maryland Crash Brings Down Power Lines, Shuts Down Busy Road (DEVELOPING) Deadly Early-Morning Maryland Crash Brings Down Power Lines, Shuts Down Busy Road (DEVELOPING) Deadly Early-Morning Maryland Crash Brings Down Power Lines, Shuts Down Busy Road (DEVELOPING)
Deadly Early-Morning Maryland Crash Brings Down Power Lines, Shuts Down Busy Road (Developing) A driver was killed and a passenger rushed to the hospital after an early-morning crash in Maryland that also knocked down power lines, shutting down a busy roadway. Montgomery County Police and firefighters responded to the single-vehicle crash at Randolph Road and Bluhill Road in Silver Spring shortly after 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Police initially reported the crash shortly after 5:30 a.m., warning drivers that downed power lines had forced Randolph Road to close in both directions. Less than half an hour later, authorities confirmed that the driver had died. A passenger was also t…

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Maryland Father Detained By ICE Before Work Shift, Days Before Son's 8th Birthday Maryland Father Detained By ICE Before Work Shift, Days Before Son's 8th Birthday Maryland Father Detained By ICE Before Work Shift, Days Before Son's 8th Birthday
Maryland Father Detained By ICE Before Work Shift, Days Before Son's 8th Birthday Salvador Calderas Lopez was getting ready to start his workday in Maryland. ICE had other plans. Before his shift even began on Monday morning, Oct. 26, Calderas Lopez was detained by federal immigration agents outside the Silver Diner in Waldorf, according to his family. "He was taken without a warrant or reason, and our family has been left trying to navigate an urgent and painful situation," his sister-in-law, Andrea Chavez-Romero, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. "Salvador is a great dad and a valued member of the community." According to Chavez-Romero, officers in unmarked vehicles took…

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Maryland Man Murdered At DC Bus Stop, Accused Killer Shot By Officers Minutes Later: Police Maryland Man Murdered At DC Bus Stop, Accused Killer Shot By Officers Minutes Later: Police Maryland Man Murdered At DC Bus Stop, Accused Killer Shot By Officers Minutes Later: Police
Maryland Man Murdered At DC Bus Stop, Accused Killer Shot By Officers Minutes Later: Police A Maryland man was shot to death at a DC bus stop, and less than 20 minutes later, his accused killer was himself shot by a police officer just blocks away. The violence unfolded early Thursday morning, Oct. 29, in Northeast DC, where two shootings that initially appeared to be separate incidents turned out to have the same suspect, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Yeferson Moreno-Gimenez, 27, of Temple Hills, was found unconscious and not breathing around 5 a.m. after being shot at a bus stop in the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue NE. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, whe…

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Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning A spice-cabinet staple is being recalled over possible lead contamination, prompting shoppers to check their pantry shelves. New York-based SLR Food Distribution Inc., headquartered in Hicksville on Long Island, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon, according to the company announcement posted on the FDA website. The recall followed testing by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, which found elevated lead levels in a product sample. No illnesses had been reported when the company announced the recall Thursday, Oct. 29. Consumers should stop using the recalle…

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Ground Cinnamon Recall: Possible Lead Contamination Prompts Warning A spice-cabinet staple is being recalled over possible lead contamination, prompting shoppers to check their pantry shelves. New York-based SLR Food Distribution Inc., headquartered in Hicksville on Long Island, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon, according to the company announcement posted on the FDA website. The recall followed testing by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, which found elevated lead levels in a product sample. No illnesses had been reported when the company announced the recall Thursday, Oct. 29. Consumers should stop using the recalle…

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US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas
US Issues Urgent Warning Over Mass Casualty Threat At Tourist Site Overseas US officials are urging Americans to avoid an overseas tourist attraction after warning of a credible threat of a mass casualty event. The US Embassy in Moscow issued the security alert for Saturday, Oct. 31, identifying the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in the southern part of the Russian capital. The embassy said the US government was coordinating with Russian authorities on a response. It identified the threatened location as Dolskaya Ulitsa 1. The notice did not identify who was behind the threat or describe how an event might unfold. It warned of a potential event that day, without report…