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Legendary Maryland Fire Chief David Dwyer Dies After More Than 65 Years Of Service Legendary Maryland Fire Chief David Dwyer Dies After More Than 65 Years Of Service
Legendary Maryland Fire Chief David Dwyer Dies After More Than 65 Years Of Service Few names carried more weight in Montgomery County fire and rescue circles than Chief David Dwyer. The longtime Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad leader, mentor, and architect of generations of volunteer service has died, according to announcements shared Tuesday, May 26, by fire officials. For more than six decades, Dwyer was a constant presence in Montgomery County emergency services.  Not just at ceremonies and banquets, but on firegrounds, rescue calls, command scenes, and inside the institutions that helped shape the county’s modern volunteer fire and EMS system. BCCRS called hi…

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by Zak Failla
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Sonny Rollins Dies: Groundbreaking Musician Sonny Rollins Dies: Groundbreaking Musician
Sonny Rollins Dies: Groundbreaking Musician One of jazz’s most towering voices has gone silent. Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist known as the "Saxophone Colossus," died Monday, May 25, at his home in Woodstock, New York, in Ulster County in the Hudson Valley, his family announced on social media. He was 95. It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 https://t.co/6AGmFrB7x4 pic.twitter.com/OA0PzpPfGR — Sonny Rollins (@sonnyrollins) May 26, 2026 Rollins had stopped performing more than a de…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Actor Grizz Chapman Dies At 52: Fan Favorite Best Known For Role On '30 Rock' Actor Grizz Chapman Dies At 52: Fan Favorite Best Known For Role On '30 Rock'
Actor Grizz Chapman Dies At 52: Fan Favorite Best Known For Role On '30 Rock' A familiar face from one of TV’s sharpest comedies is being remembered for more than the laughs. Grizz Chapman, the actor best known for playing Grizz on NBC’s "30 Rock," died Friday, May 22, at age 52. TMZ first reported Chapman’s death, citing his longtime representative, Saideh A. Brown. A cause of death was not disclosed by his representative. Chapman’s cousin, Harlem Globetrotter Donte "Hammer" Harrison, wrote on Instagram that Chapman died in his sleep after years of illness and dialysis. View this post on Instagram Chapman, born Grizz…

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by Joe Lombardi
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19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree Near DC Police Station; Now His Family Searches For 'Truth' 19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree Near DC Police Station; Now His Family Searches For 'Truth'
19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree Near DC Police Station; Now His Family Searches For 'Truth' Weeks after 19-year-old Isaac Carlos Aguirre was found hanging from a tree near a DC police station, loved ones are still searching for answers and refusing to let his death fade quietly into another headline. Aguirre was discovered unresponsive on Monday, April 13, near the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District station on Quackenbos Street NW, where officers say he was found hanging from a tree limb. DC Fire and EMS attempted lifesaving measures, but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later said investigators found no indication of foul play and were treating…

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by Zak Failla
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‘Deeply Loved’: 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Remembered After Fatal Crash Near I-270 Ramp ‘Deeply Loved’: 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Remembered After Fatal Crash Near I-270 Ramp
‘Deeply Loved’: 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Remembered After Fatal Crash Near I-270 Ramp Roger Gustavo Pineda Cardona was just 25 years old when tragedy struck his family after his motorcycle crashed near an I-270 ramp in Maryland. Now, his family is trying to bring his body back to his native country for a proper homecoming and funeral. Around 9:45 on Saturday, May 16, Pineda Cardona was riding his green 2008 Kawasaki EX250 eastbound on West Diamond Avenue when he struck the back of a Toyota Camry in Gaithersburg. Investigators say the Camry was attempting to turn left from West Diamond Avenue onto the southbound I-270 ramp at the time of the collision. Pineda Cardona w…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Congressman Barney Frank Dead At 86: Liberal Icon, Gay Pioneer Led Wall Street Reform Former Congressman Barney Frank Dead At 86: Liberal Icon, Gay Pioneer Led Wall Street Reform
Former Congressman Barney Frank Dead At 86: Liberal Icon, Gay Pioneer Led Wall Street Reform Former US Rep. Barney Frank, one of the most influential Democrats of his generation and a key architect of Wall Street reform after the 2008 financial crisis, has died at 86. Frank died Tuesday night, May 19, after spending recent months in hospice care at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, where he was being treated for congestive heart failure, according to The New York Times. The Massachusetts Democrat served in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 during the nation’s financial crisis. Frank became nationally know…

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by Josh Lanier
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'She Always Put Others First': Maryland Mom Allegedly Stabbed By Son Remembered By Loved Ones 'She Always Put Others First': Maryland Mom Allegedly Stabbed By Son Remembered By Loved Ones
'She Always Put Others First': Maryland Mom Allegedly Stabbed By Son Remembered By Loved Ones Support is swelling for a Maryland mother and grandmother who was allegedly stabbed to death by her 28-year-old son, who fled the state. Glenda Reyes, 50, is being remembered as a doting family member "whose kindness touched so many people" after she was found dead in her Burtonsville home over the weekend. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, to a home in the 3900 block of Blackburn Lane in Burtonsville to investigate a reported stabbing. Investigators say Ricardo Adelso Colato Salamanca assaulted his mother, then …

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by Zak Failla
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Jonathan Ferreyra Remembered As ‘Kind-Hearted’ Son After Gas Station Murder In Virginia Jonathan Ferreyra Remembered As ‘Kind-Hearted’ Son After Gas Station Murder In Virginia
Jonathan Ferreyra Remembered As ‘Kind-Hearted’ Son After Gas Station Murder In Virginia The 20-year-old Virginia man who was stabbed to death by a gas station employee during an altercation is being remembered as a "kind-hearted individual who always put his family first."  Support is swelling for the family of Woodbridge native Jonathan Ferreyra, who was assaulted over the weekend and found near the gas pump of a Shell station in Prince William County. Police say Ferreyra was involved in a fight with an employee shortly after midnight on Sunday, May 17, at the Dumfries Road gas station. Investigators say Ferreyra got into an argument with Michael Orl…

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by Zak Failla
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‘His Final Act Of Kindness’: Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Saves Lives Through Organ Donation ‘His Final Act Of Kindness’: Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Saves Lives Through Organ Donation
‘His Final Act Of Kindness’: Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Saves Lives Through Organ Donation A Maryland community already shattered by a devastating crash is now mourning the loss of 16-year-old Andrew Sober — a Dulaney High School sophomore remembered as the kind of kid who showed up for everyone around him, even in death. Sober died Thursday, May 7, nearly a week after suffering critical injuries in a violent crash in Cockeysville that also claimed the life of 18-year-old Ryan Duvall and left two other teens seriously hurt. But as classmates, teammates, coworkers, friends, and family continue trying to process the unimaginable loss, one detail about Sober has continued to echo th…

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by Zak Failla
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'Every Time I Hear A Bike, I Hope It’s You': Virginia Mom Pens Tribute After Motorcycle Crash 'Every Time I Hear A Bike, I Hope It’s You': Virginia Mom Pens Tribute After Motorcycle Crash
'Every Time I Hear A Bike, I Hope It’s You': Virginia Mom Pens Tribute After Motorcycle Crash A Virginia family is mourning the loss of 27-year-old Joseph Skinner after the father was killed in a motorcycle crash, leaving behind his longtime partner and two young daughters. The Hopewell native died on Wednesday, May 13, in a crash involving his 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle and a sedan in Prince George County, according to police. But in the days since the crash, the heartbreak left behind for Cassidy Childress and the couple’s daughters, Gracelyn and Madelyn, has become the real story. “Never in my lifetime did I think I’d be sitting here typing this,” Childress wrote in a tribute…

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by Zak Failla
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‘Profound Loss’:24-Year-Old Former College Soccer Star Killed In Boston Boat Crash ‘Profound Loss’:24-Year-Old Former College Soccer Star Killed In Boston Boat Crash
‘Profound Loss’:24-Year-Old Former College Soccer Star Killed In Boston Boat Crash A former New York college soccer player and Massachusetts native killed in a Boston Harbor boat crash is being remembered as a devoted friend with a bright future ahead of her. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Dankert, 24, of Andover, was critically injured around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, when the boat she was riding in crashed into a pier near Logan Airport, throwing her and three others onto the rocky shoreline, authorities said. Paramedics rushed Dankert to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she died early Thursday morning. Two 23-year-old women and the 40-year-old boat owner were injured in t…

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by Josh Lanier
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‘He Would Do Anything To Protect His Family’: Tribute Emerges For Slain Maryland Attorney ‘He Would Do Anything To Protect His Family’: Tribute Emerges For Slain Maryland Attorney
‘He Would Do Anything To Protect His Family’: Tribute Emerges For Slain Maryland Attorney Robert "Bob" MacMeekin died a hero. The 74-year-old's Maryland family is reeling after the beloved personal attorney, grandfather, coach, and community figurehead was shot and killed by his son-in-law. Loved ones say he was protecting his wife, daughter, and young grandchildren during the Saturday, May 2, shooting in Baltimore County. Authorities say MacMeekin was fatally shot during what investigators described as a domestic-related incident in his Phoenix home by his son-in-law, 41-year-old Mark Ryan. But in the days since the shooting, the story emerging from friends, family, and cowor…

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by Zak Failla