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Surprise Celebrity Cameo Lands Baltimore Lottery Player 'Who Seldom Plays' $50K Powerball Win Surprise Celebrity Cameo Lands Baltimore Lottery Player 'Who Seldom Plays' $50K Powerball Win
Surprise Celebrity Cameo Lands Baltimore Lottery Player 'Who Seldom Plays' $50K Powerball Win An unexpected premonition from a prominent celebrity landed a Maryland Lottery player who typically stays away from the big money gams a five-figure cash windfall. Earlier this month - a Baltimore man who says he seldom plays the Lottery - walked away with a $50,000 check after having a fortuitous dream that saw him visited by a celebrity who advised he pick up a Powerball ticket. It was a heck of a dream. The winner said that an anonymous actor - can't risk sharing the good fortune - visited the Baltimore man while he was asleep and instructed him to pick up the Powerball ticket, though t…

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Ten Arrested As Drug Trafficking Operation Broken Up During Bust In Baltimore: State's Attorney Ten Arrested As Drug Trafficking Operation Broken Up During Bust In Baltimore: State's Attorney
Ten Arrested As Drug Trafficking Operation Broken Up During Bust In Baltimore: State's Attorney A drug trafficking organization operating in several locations throughout Baltimore has been broken up following a lengthy investigation into dealing throughout the region. The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday that nearly a dozen people have been arrested, and a host of drugs and cache of weapons were seized by investigators who have been "terrorizing the community."  Those indicted include:  Davon Butler; Taquan Lee; George Lee; Tykala Donaldson; Romiyo Testaye; Jason Williams; Gerard Anderson; Louis Brown; Terrell Cloude; Shamika Watson. "This inves…

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Police & Fire
Baltimore Shooter Gets Consecutive Life Sentences For Killing 20-Year-Old Sleeping In Maryland Baltimore Shooter Gets Consecutive Life Sentences For Killing 20-Year-Old Sleeping In Maryland
Baltimore Shooter Gets Consecutive Life Sentences For Killing 20-Year-Old Sleeping In Maryland A 21-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison in connection to an Easter Sunday shooting last year in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Baltimore resident Kaleab Berhanu was found guilty earlier this year following a six-day trial for his role in the murder of 20-year-old Carlos Carter, who was gunned down while he slept last year. Carlos Carter Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday that he has been sentenced by a judge to two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years for the fatal shootin…

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Massive Multi-Alarm Fire Causes Chaos For Orioles' Fans Traveling In Downtown Baltimore Massive Multi-Alarm Fire Causes Chaos For Orioles' Fans Traveling In Downtown Baltimore
Massive Multi-Alarm Fire Causes Chaos For Orioles' Fans Traveling In Downtown Baltimore The hunt for October baseball is heating up for Baltimore Orioles' fans in more ways than one. With the Orioles nursing a comfortable lead atop the AL Wild Card chase, fans are expected to be slammed by traffic downtown near Camden Yards as first responders contend with a massive, multi-alarm fire that broke out on Sunday morning in the area of South Lombard Street and South Eutaw Street. Currently working with MD Stadium Authority and @BmoreCityDOT on traffic and upcoming orioles game — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) September 22, 2024 The fire was "largely contained" at around …

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Police & Fire
Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (DEVELOPING) Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (DEVELOPING)
Some Evacuated, Crews Work To Battle Six-Alarm Baltimore Fire (Developing) Baltimore was burning on Sunday morning as crews worked to battle a six-alarm blaze that broke out in a restaurant and rapidly spread, authorities announced. A six-alarm fire was reported in downtown Baltimore early on Sunday, Sept. 22, as crews worked to contain the flames that were reported in the area of South Lombard Street and South Eutaw Street, leading to closures in the area for several blocks as firefighters worked to contain the blaze, which damaged several area residences. Avoid S Lombard St and S Eutaw St area. 5-alarm fire in progress. @BaltimoreMayor @BmoreCityDOT — Baltimo…

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Police & Fire
Purported Drug Dealers Busted With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Maryland Stop: Sheriff Purported Drug Dealers Busted With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Maryland Stop: Sheriff
Purported Drug Dealers Busted With Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine During Maryland Stop: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop on Wednesday afternoon led to the arrests of two in Carroll County who were caught with a host of drugs and paraphernalia, authorities announced. Deputies from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office were on patrol at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, when they spotted a red Kia Sorrento with expired tags suffering from some vehicle equpment issues. According to investigators, during the subsequent traffic stop, deputies "found indications of possible controlled dangerous substance violations," and the passenger in the front seat, 33-year-old Baltimore native …

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News
DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland
DOJ Sues Cargo Ship Owner Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse In Maryland The Department of Justice is seeking $100 million from the Singapore-based company that owned and operated the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year. In March, the DALI left the Port of Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka, and when passing through the Fort McHenry Channel, the vessel lost power, regained the power, then lost it again before striking the bridge, which collapsed. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Baltimore Police Department The bridge collapsed into the water below, killing six people, and the remnants of the fatal crash obstructed the cha…

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Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Baltimore: PD More than a year after a 22-year-old man was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle, police in Baltimore say that they have apprehended a man responsible for his murder. City resident Lamont Johnson, 36, who was already behind bars on other offenses is now facing new charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Tiwan Wilson in August 2023. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug.4, 2023, to the 300 block of South Calhoun Street, to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival in the area, officers found Wilson sitting inside a vehicle…

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Lifestyle
US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize After Trading Card Games For Lottery Scratchers US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize After Trading Card Games For Lottery Scratchers
US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize After Trading Card Games For Lottery Scratchers It's going to take a little more than cash to get the blood of a US Army Veteran flowing, who was unfazed after winning a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize.  The Mt. Airy man, who transitioned from playing cards with his bunkmates to playing scratch-off games decades after his retirement from the service, had a properly measured response when collecting his five-figure prize at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore this week. "You’ve got to do a lot to excite me, and money is not one of the things that excites me," he mused. "I didn’t get into the Lottery until after I retired from the se…

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Obituaries
Pastor Remembered As 'Man Of Service, Love, Family, Friends, Church' In Baltimore Pastor Remembered As 'Man Of Service, Love, Family, Friends, Church' In Baltimore
Pastor Remembered As 'Man Of Service, Love, Family, Friends, Church' In Baltimore Pastor Jeff McKeon was a leader, a preacher, a coach, a father, a husband, and now the Baltimore man is healed and whole following his death. Weeks after the Greater Grace Church pastor passed away, support is still swelling for his wife and daughters as they continue to cope with the loss of their beloved patriarch, who was a true pillar of his community. "Jeff worked three jobs to keep our family above water. Now I feel like I am drowning," wife Robin McKeon said.  "My daughter doesn't want to go back to work, at the hospital where she walked into a room where her lifeless Father la…

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Police & Fire
Children, Passenger Airlifted After Vehicle Driven By Baltimore Man On I-70 Crashes: State PD Children, Passenger Airlifted After Vehicle Driven By Baltimore Man On I-70 Crashes: State PD
Children, Passenger Airlifted After Vehicle Driven By Baltimore Man On I-70 Crashes: State PD A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized, and two children and an adult passenger were airlifted from a crash scene on I-70 in Washington County, state police say. Baltimore resident Yelson Aguilar was among four hospitalized following a rollover crash in Big Pool early on Tuesday morning. According to state police, shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, troopers were called to a stretch of the interstate, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash with four injuries.  Investigators say that Aguilar was taken by paramedics to Meritus Medical Center, while two 6 year olds were flown t…

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Obituaries
Community Rallying Support To Send Man Killed At Baltimore Music Club Back To Jamaica Community Rallying Support To Send Man Killed At Baltimore Music Club Back To Jamaica
Community Rallying Support To Send Man Killed At Baltimore Music Club Back To Jamaica Tyreke Brown was visiting Maryland from Jamaica when he was shot and killed at a Baltimore music club.  Now his family is rallying the community in an effort to send his body back home. The 22-year-old was shot early on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Hammerjacks on South Russell Street while standing outside of the venue not far from M&T Bank Stadium.  He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries weeks before his 23rd birthday. A 22 yrs old Jamaican man name Tyreke Brown, was shot and killed at a music venue in Baltimore on Labor Day. Kmft. No motives. H…

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