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Extra Crispy: Chicken Truck Goes Up In Flames On Maryland Highway Extra Crispy: Chicken Truck Goes Up In Flames On Maryland Highway
Extra Crispy: Chicken Truck Goes Up In Flames On Maryland Highway A tractor-trailer driver is calling fowl after his poultry truck went up in flames while traveling on a busy Maryland highway on National Chicken Day. In Wicomico County, first responders from multiple agencies responded to a reported vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes of Ocean Gateway near Porter Road in Hebron at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to fire officials. Upon arrival, fire crews found a tractor-trailer chicken truck with the cab fully engulfed in flames, which were quickly extinguished, according to the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department. The chicken t…

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by Zak Failla
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Blaze Causes $125K In Damages To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Blaze Causes $125K In Damages To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Blaze Causes $125K In Damages To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal A quick-thinking Wicomico County resident may have helped save a neighbor’s home after a large fire broke out in Maryland, causing upwards of $125,000 in damage to the structure, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. The owner of an Elm Street home in Hebron was doing work in his backyard with lawn equipment of power tools shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, when he was alerted by a neighbor of a fire that broke out in a first-floor dining room, according to officials. More than two dozen firefighters from the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department responded to the two-story, single-f…

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COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties Some municipalities in Maryland are still being advised to continue masking up by federal health officials, even as the state and region continue to cover from the most recent surge of COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, leaving some parts of the state still encouraged to continue masking up indoors. With the state's seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate hovering between 10 percent and 15 percent, and 41 virus-related death…

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Fugitive Charged In Maryland Sheriff's Death Was On 'Probation Before Judgment' For Robbery Fugitive Charged In Maryland Sheriff's Death Was On 'Probation Before Judgment' For Robbery
Fugitive Charged In Maryland Sheriff's Death Was On 'Probation Before Judgment' For Robbery The 20-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a Wicomico County Sheriff's deputy in Pittsville was on probation for a previous crime in Baltimore, officials announced. Delmar resident Austin Jacob Allen Davidson was apprehended on Sunday, June 12 after shooting and killing Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16-year veteran officer who was murdered days before his 42nd birthday, according to State Police and Hilliard's department. At the time of the shooting, Davidson had multiple outstanding warrants out for his arrest in several jurisdictions and was on "probation before judgment"…

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Fugitive Charged In Wicomico County Deputy's Murder Fugitive Charged In Wicomico County Deputy's Murder
Fugitive Charged In Wicomico County Deputy's Murder A wanted 20-year-old man has been charged with murdering a Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy during an attempted arrest in Pittsville on Sunday, June 12, state police announced. Delmar resident Austin Jacob Allen Davidson was apprehended after shooting and killing Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16-year veteran officer who was murdered days before his 42nd birthday, according to State Police and Hilliard's department. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, Hilliard found Davidson - who was wanted on multiple felony warrants in multiple jurisdictions - near Talbot Street Apartments…

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by Zak Failla
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Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy Killed By Fugitive Days Before His Birthday Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy Killed By Fugitive Days Before His Birthday
Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy Killed By Fugitive Days Before His Birthday Authorities have identified the 41-year-old Wicomico County Sheriff's Deputy shot and killed by a fugitive during an attempted arrest Sunday, June 12. Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16 year veteran law enforcement officer was gunned down in Pittsville, Sheriff Mike Lewis announced. "The days ahead will be challenging, but for now, we are mourning the loss of an incredible human being," Lewis said. "Deputy Glenn Hilliard was a son, a husband and a father to three beautiful children, a brother to those he worked with, and an exemplary public servant to the citizens of Wicomico Co…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Human Remains Found In Maryland Spark Homicide Investigation: Police Human Remains Found In Maryland Spark Homicide Investigation: Police
Human Remains Found In Maryland Spark Homicide Investigation: Police Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal shooting following the discovery of the remains of a man who was last seen on Feb. 25, in Wicomico County, authorities say. The body of Craig Polk Jr., 23, of Salisbury was discovered on the edge of a field near Rockawalkin Road in Salisbury, around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, according to MDSP.  His death was ruled a homicide after medical examiners in Baltimore determined he was killed by a gunshot, said Maryland State Police. No suspects have been arrested at this time. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Maryland St…

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by Annie DeVoe