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Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Four Lanes On US-50 In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Four Lanes On US-50 In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Four Lanes On US-50 In Maryland (Developing) Several lanes were blocked on US-50 in Anne Arundel County during the evening commute following a crash. A multi-vehicle crash was reported at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 on the eastbound lanes of the highway near Whitehall Road (exit 30), leaving four right lanes blocked, with motorists only getting by through the left lane. Maryland DOT Traffic was delayed for approximately a mile as of 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday. Multi-Vehicle Crash. US-50 EB at Whitehall Road (Exit 30). Anne Arundel County, MD. 4 right lanes are blocked, 1 left lane gets by. Delays are approximately 1 mile. — MATOC…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal
Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal The man who set fire to his neighbor's home while they were inside amid an ongoing dispute was arrested on Tuesday and faces attempted murder and other offenses, officials announced. North East native Joshua Edward Alexander Larkins, 27, was taken into custody on May 14 following a monthlong investigation into an intentionally set fire involving his neighbors. Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 16, crews from the North East Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to a home on Bay View Woods Lane to investigate a fire that was reported in the area.  Firefighters were able to quickly …

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Police ID 54-Year-Old Man Found Unresponsive Inside Maryland Home Police ID 54-Year-Old Man Found Unresponsive Inside Maryland Home
Police ID 54-Year-Old Man Found Unresponsive Inside Maryland Home The Prince George's County Police Department has assumed a homicide investigation after a 54-year-old man was found dead inside a Berwyn Heights home over the weekend. Sandeep Gupta has been identified by investigators as the person who was found unresponsive inside a local residence late on Sunday. According to police, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on May 12, officers were called to the 8600 block of Cunningham Drive in Berwyn Heights, where Gupta was found inside unresponsive. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Berwyn Heights PD (@b…

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News
Alert Issued In Howard County For Man Missing Eye Not Seen, Heard From By Family In Weeks Alert Issued In Howard County For Man Missing Eye Not Seen, Heard From By Family In Weeks
Gregory Green Missing For Weeks In Maryland Seen him?  An alert has been issued by the Howard County Police Department as they seek the public's assistance in locating a 44-year-old man who has been missing for weeks. Concerns are mounting for the loved ones of Gregory Green, who was last seen in the 8600 block of Saddleback Place on Monday, April 29 walking away on foot following an argument with a family member. He was first reported missing to police on Thursday, May 2 after they were unable to locate or contact him. Since then, the department has been "extensively investigating his whereabouts," but have been unable to loca…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Mother Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Most Caring, Lovable Person Ever,' Family Says Mother Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Most Caring, Lovable Person Ever,' Family Says
Mother Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Most Caring, Lovable Person Ever,' Family Says A bright smile has been lost forever after a 35-year-old mother of two was killed in a Montgomery County crash last week, according to her friends and family. Kiara Cheeks has been identified by investigators as the person who died following an early morning crash on Wednesday, May 8 on Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring, now her family is reeling. According to police, shortly before 12:45 a.m. on the morning of the fatal crash, first responders were called to the intersection of the westbound MD 200 ramp and Briggs Chaney Road, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash. The preliminar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Corporal Suspended With Pay Following Off-Duty Assault Arrest In Maryland Police Corporal Suspended With Pay Following Off-Duty Assault Arrest In Maryland
Police Corporal Suspended With Pay Following Off-Duty Assault Arrest In Maryland A veteran police officer has been suspended following an alleged assault during a domestic incident in Laurel, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. On Tuesday, the agency issued an alert advising that Cpl. Robert Harvin III has been suspended following his arrest early on Tuesday morning for second-degree assault while he was off-duty. The incident was reported shortly after midnight on May 14. Harvin has been with the department since 2016 and is assigned to the Bureau of Patrol. He has been suspended with pay. This marks the second time in days that a member of the de…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver In Nissan Stolen In Howard County Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit: Sheriff Driver In Nissan Stolen In Howard County Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit: Sheriff
Driver In Nissan Stolen In Howard County Caught With Cocaine After Police Pursuit: Sheriff A wanted Westminster man took deputies in Carroll County on wild ride in a vehicle reported stolen in Howard County before having to be subdued by officers with a taser-like device, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jacob Dukes-Celey, 21, caught the attention of a Carroll County Sheriff's deputy on patrol when he was spotted driving a white sedan without a front registration plate on John Street in the area of West Main Street in Westminster. After initially losing sight of him, the deputy tracked down Dukes-Celey turning Westbound onto West Main Street traveling towards Pennsylvania A…

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Business
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Check your tickets!  A lucky Lottery player won a five-figure prize after hitting big on a Powerball ticket that was sold at a popular liquor store in Carroll County. The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, May 13 were 05-14-29-38-66 with a "Powerball" of 01. It was sold at Piper's Wine and Spirit Barn in the 4100 block of Hanover Pike in Manchester and remains unclaimed a day later, according to Lottery officials. The lucky ticket holder is the only person in Maryland to win a third-tier prize for this drawing and one of 10 $50,000 winners nationwide.  This is…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: Columbia Location Among Dozens Abruptly Shuttered In U.S. Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: Columbia Location Among Dozens Abruptly Shuttered In U.S.
Red Lobster Restaurant Closings: Columbia Location Among Dozens Abruptly Shuttered In U.S. Red Lobster has abruptly closed dozens of locations across the United States. According to a Bloomberg, the fast-casual seafood restaurant has considered filing for bankruptcy. The following locations are listed as being temporarily closed on the Red Lobster website, with some set to be auctioned off. MD: Columbia, Laurel, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg NJ: Ledgewood, Lawrenceville, East Brunswick, Bridgewater PA: Erie VA: Newport News, Williamsburg, Colonial Heights TAGeX Brand, which bills itself as the world's largest after-marketplac…

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Minor Killed After 25-Mile Police Pursuit Throughout Southern Maryland, AG Says (UPDATED) Minor Killed After 25-Mile Police Pursuit Throughout Southern Maryland, AG Says (UPDATED)
Minor Killed After 25-Mile Police Pursuit Throughout Southern Maryland, AG Says (Updated) Additional details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office following a fatal crash that took the life of a young girl overnight. A pursuit that began in Calvert County before coming to a deadly conclusion in Anne Arundel on Monday morning is being investigated by officials, according to the AG. Early on May 13, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of cars being broken into in the Huntingtown neighborhood, and while deputies were investigating, they were alerted to a vehicle believed to be associated with the car break-ins in the area. Shortly a…

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Police & Fire
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre 'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre FBI agents in New Jersey seized a discharged U.S. Marine who they said publicly threatened to massacre as many white people as he could. "I want to erase them," Joshua Cobb, 23, posted on social media, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. "All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can." Interviewed by law enforcement, Cobb admitted writing the posts and even identified what he'd considered potential targets, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, the U.S. attorney said on Monday, May 13. He "also discussed hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Student Assaults School Admin, Security Officer At Maryland HS, Sheriff Says Student Assaults School Admin, Security Officer At Maryland HS, Sheriff Says
Student Assaults School Admin, Security Officer At Maryland HS, Sheriff Says Dismissal at a Maryland high school turned violent on Monday afternoon when a student went down swinging, assaulting a sheriff's deputy and school administrator attempting to break up a fight, officials say. Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office were called on May 13 to Snow Hill High School, where there was an isolated fight between two students that rapidly escalated, prompting an investigation by a school administrator. When the administrator probed the incident, investigators say that one of the students became disorderly, prompting a call to the School Resource Officer ass…

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