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Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks
Second Person Bitten By Beaver At Cunningham Falls In Less Than 2 Weeks It wasn't an isolated attack after all. Maryland health officials have confirmed a second beaver from Cunningham Falls State Park tested positive for rabies, escalating concerns after two separate attacks on park visitors in less than two weeks. The latest test result was announced Thursday, Aug. 6, after a 19-year-old fisherman was bitten while fishing in the William Houck Area of Hunting Creek Lake near Thurmont on Wednesday morning, according to the Frederick County Health Department. The rabid beaver is the second confirmed case at Cunningham Falls State Park since July 26, when a 13-y…

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Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (Developing) A 17-year-old driver was killed after an SUV left the road and crashed near the intersection of Liberty Road and Lyons Mill Road in Randallstown late Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called to the scene at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Investigators said a 2013 GMC Acadia was traveling eastbound on Liberty Road when it left the roadway and slammed into a tree. The driver, identified as 17-year-old Angel Callejas Fuentes, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The SUV's front-seat and rear-seat passengers were also rushed t…

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Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors
Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed Grandmother Near VA Border: Prosecutors It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it. More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high. Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel. The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline. According to prosecutors, Richardson was…

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DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police One deadly encounter ended almost as quickly as it began in DC, where police say a Virginia man was arrested at the scene after a fatal shooting in Northwest. Alexandria resident Jeremiah Greene, 21, was taken into custody Wednesday night, Aug. 5, in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW following a brief murder investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responded to the block around 7:58 p.m. for reports of a shooting and found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded, but 35-year-old Bobby Lee Cannon, of Southeast DC, was pronounced d…

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Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man
Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…

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Maryland's Tax-Free Week Starts Sunday: Here's What Back-To-School Shoppers Need To Know Maryland's Tax-Free Week Starts Sunday: Here's What Back-To-School Shoppers Need To Know
Maryland's Tax-Free Week Starts Sunday: Here's What Back-To-School Shoppers Need To Know Maryland shoppers are getting one week to make the checkout line sting a little less. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, shoppers across Maryland can skip the state's 6 percent sales tax on qualifying back-to-school clothing, shoes and backpacks during Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week, which runs through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The annual sales tax holiday means qualifying clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less per item can be purchased tax-free. The first $40 spent on a backpack or bookbag also qualifies for the exemption. The savings apply whether you're shopping in-store or …

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Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up
Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up Some people spend a lifetime lifting others up. Now, a Maryland family is hoping the favor comes back around. The call for help starts in Hagerstown, where Gina Gabianelli has launched a GoFundMe campaign for her cousin, nationally recognized comic book artist Andy Fish, who was diagnosed with two rare blood cancers and is preparing for a life-saving stem-cell transplant. Fish, a father of three and longtime Massachusetts resident, has spent nearly three decades building a career as a professional artist, writer and educator.  His work has appeared in Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, War…

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Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police A late-night pizza run turned into a nightmare in Severn when a delivery driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun instead of collecting payment. Anne Arundel County police say the driver pulled up to a delivery in the 1800 block of Robin Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, expecting a routine stop. Instead, investigators say three teenage suspects rushed the victim, tried to snatch the order, flashed a firearm, and vanished into the night before officers arrived. The bizarre robbery has Western District detectives searching for three suspects described only a…

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To Catch A Predator: Catholic Deacon Tried To Meet 15-Year-Old Boy For Sex, Sheriff Says To Catch A Predator: Catholic Deacon Tried To Meet 15-Year-Old Boy For Sex, Sheriff Says
To Catch A Predator: Catholic Deacon Tried To Meet 15-Year-Old Boy For Sex, Sheriff Says A Maryland Catholic deacon accused of trying to meet a child for sex has been stripped of his ministry as investigators warn the case may not end with his arrest. Kenneth Goedeke, 45, of Bel Air, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives said he communicated with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old boy before arriving at a meeting location intending to engage in sexual activity with the child. The Harford County resident was charged with two counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. One day later, on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Archdiocese…

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Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…

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2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside Home 2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside Home
2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Boy Shot Inside Home Two years have passed. Tyron Colbert Jr.'s killer is still at large. The renewed push comes as the FBI, Maryland State Police, and Crime Solvers of the Eastern Shore mark the second anniversary of the 10-year-old's killing and again ask the public to help solve one of Maryland's most heartbreaking unsolved murders. Colbert was inside a home in the 200 block of Clay Street in Salisbury at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, 2024, when gunfire erupted outside, and bullets tore into the residence, investigators said.  The 10-year-old was struck and killed. Police have long said they do not beli…

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Virginia Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Someone Else's Home, Police Say Virginia Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Someone Else's Home, Police Say
Virginia Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Someone Else's Home, Police Say Zackary Lee Plumley didn't stop after smashing apartment windows, police say. He walked right into someone else's home. The bizarre chain of events was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, when Prince William County officers rushed to the Dominion Lake Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge after reports of a burglary. Investigators say the 33-year-old, who has no fixed address, shattered the windows of two apartments before walking through the unlocked front door of a third. Unfortunately for Plumley, someone was home. Police said the resident yelled at the unexpected visitor, sending…

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