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Maryland Grandmother Dies After 'Courageous Battle' Following House Fire
A Maryland mother of three has died after suffering catastrophic injuries in a devastating house fire in Jessup last week, authorities confirmed.
Stephanie Jones, 51, succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, June 14, days after she was pulled from a burning home with third-degree burns over 75 percent of her body, Howard County Police announced on Wednesday, June 18.
The Jessup fire.
Howard County Fire and Rescue
Jones passed peacefully, surrounded by her son, Marquis Owens, and siblings Nathan Jones, Melissa (Jones) Williams, and Laura Jones, her family said.
The fire broke out arou…
Mom Of 3 Dies Unexpectedly During 4-Year-Old Son’s Graduation In DMV: 'The Glue To Our Family'
The moment was supposed to be full of pride. A mother watching her 4-year-old son cross the stage at his pre-K graduation — smiling, clapping, proud.
Instead, it ended in tragedy.
Markita Young, a beloved 39-year-old mother of three from DC, suddenly collapsed during her youngest son’s graduation ceremony on June 11, her family said.
Onlookers watched in panic as paramedics rushed to her aid, loading her into an ambulance. En route to the hospital, Young went into cardiac arrest.
Despite efforts to save her, she was gone before they arrived.
The cause, her family says, was a …
Tree Slams Through Gaithersburg Teen’s Room — Now He’s Raising Funds For His Family (Photos)
A Maryland teenager is stepping up in a major way after a massive pine tree came crashing through his family’s home, leaving him, his mom, and his little sister without a place to live.
Ronnie Rodgers, a 17-year-old high school junior, launched a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of his mother, Keyisha Bloomfield, after a 70-foot tree fell through their Gaithersburg home on Friday, June 6.
The powerful crash tore through the ceiling and left insulation, wood, and splinters scattered across their bedrooms — just inches from where the teen sleeps.
The aftermath of the incident in Gait…
‘THE Team Mom’ From Maryland Dies; Richmond Basketball Star Honors Late Mother
For nearly two decades, Melissa Richmond lived with chronic illness—but to everyone who knew her, she was nothing short of unstoppable.
Richmond was a mother, a cheerleader, a fighter, and above all, the heartbeat of every room she entered—especially the Robins Center, where she proudly cheered on her son, DeLonnie Hunt, during his years as a standout guard for the University of Richmond Spiders men’s basketball team.
Melissa passed away unexpectedly this week, leaving behind a deep well of grief among her family, friends, and the Richmond basketball community.
“My mother has been si…
'He Was The Life Of The Party': DC Man 'Kuisy' Dies Days After Maryland Hit-Run
He was the kind of person who would give you his last dollar, his last hoodie, and dance until the lights turned off—now his family is hoping to give him the farewell he deserves.
Marquise Maddox, 25, of Washington, DC, died on June 1, days after he was struck in a hit-and-run crash in Prince George’s County, police confirmed.
The crash happened on Tuesday, May 28, around 9:50 p.m. near the intersection of eastbound Oxon Hill Road and Livingston Road. Officers arrived to find Maddox lying in the roadway with traumatic injuries, the Prince George’s County Police Department said.
He was take…
Maryland Mom Of 3 Dies After Rare Breast Cancer Battle: ‘She Was The Heart Of Her Family’
A Frederick County family is facing an unimaginable loss after Melanie Renae Acheampong, a 38-year-old mother of three, died following a courageous battle with triple-negative breast cancer, her loved ones confirmed.
Acheampong passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2025, surrounded by her husband Yaw Acheampong, her parents Ed and Renae Tippett, her sisters, extended family, and close friends, according to the family.
“She was the heart of her family; a devoted wife to Yaw and a loving, hands-on mother to their three young children: Cameron, 8, Quentin, 6, and Mya,” organizers of a GoFundMe creat…
‘I Saved Us’: Maryland Girl, 13, Calls 911 After Crash, Fights Through Pain To Come Home
Lilly should have died.
Instead, the 13-year-old Maryland girl dialed 911, saved her cousin’s life, and lived to fight through unimaginable pain — broken bones, surgery scars, and trauma most adults couldn’t bear — all with her mother refusing to leave her side.
“She said, ‘Mommy, I saved me and Megan Rowley’s life.’ Girl, yes you did.”
Those were the powerful words from the mother of 13-year-old Lilly, a Mechanicsville girl who’s become a symbol of strength across Southern Maryland following a horrific crash earlier this month.
Lilly was the passenger in the car when they were stru…
Wife, Mom Vanishes On Way To Work — Phone Last Pinged In Maryland: ‘Every Hour Is Agony’
She left for work and never came home. Now, her family is living every loved one’s worst nightmare.
Ana Cecilia “CeCí” Escobar-Arevalo, a 40-year-old wife and mother of two from Northeast DC, hasn’t been seen since the morning of Friday, May 30, when she left home around 7:20 a.m. to head to work—and vanished.
Her phone last pinged near Newburg, Maryland. Her car, a blue 2008 Honda CR-V with DC tags (EB2261), hasn’t been found. Her loved ones say she never showed up for her shift—and never returned home.
“Ana’s disappearance has shattered our world,” relatives said through a GoFundMe campa…
Maryland Man Killed In Weekend Stabbing, Woman Arrested: 'He Had So Much Life Ahead'
A Baltimore family is reeling after a man was fatally stabbed over the weekend. An arrest has been made, but the heartbreak is just beginning.
According to police, 26-year-old Demetri Briscoe Jr. was attacked during a physical altercation in the city’s Northeast District early Sunday, June 1, before being driven to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
According to the Baltimore Police Department, officers were called to the 3000 block of Westfield Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, for a report of an armed person.
Officers arrived to find evidence of a crime scene, b…
Maryland Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’
A rising star in Maryland’s weightlifting community was one of two people killed in a fiery wreck that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over Memorial Day weekend, officials confirmed.
Thomas McGinley, 20, of Frederick, was identified as one of the two people who died on Sunday, May 25, when a box truck was struck and burst into flames along I-70 near Exit 62 in New Market, Maryland State Police said.
The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. when the driver of a BMW SUV heading west rear-ended a box truck near Route 75, state police said. The impact sent the box truck over the median and into t…
