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Maryland softball coach arrested for inappropriate relationships with minor girls
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse in Anne Arundel County. Military strategy game criticized for being 'too realistic'History Strategy Game|. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Donald Joseph Powell of Davidsonville, Maryland. According to police, Powell...
Crofton community offers support to affected family after house explosion
BALTIMORE -- Investigators were back on Crafton Rd. in Essex on Wednesday sifting through debris after a house exploded there more than a week ago. While on scene Wednesday, WJZ spoke with officials who say they are looking for accelerants and crews, including accelerant-sniffing-dogs, were searching for clues and answers.
Anne Arundel Co. Executive Steuart Pittman announces FY25 budget proposal
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced his Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal. "This budget allows us to Stay Strong, to continue the progress we have been making in public safety, education, and health equity, in a year when most jurisdictions are taking a pause," Pittman said. "And thanks to the forward-looking budget decisions we've made in recent years, we are able to make these investments while keeping our ranking among the lowest taxed counties in the state."Here's what the FY 2025 budget includes:Protecting Our CommunitiesCounty Executive Pittman's FY25 budget strengthens the county's commitment to public safety by increasing the starting...
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system,” Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation “in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder and a gun crime in the fatal shooting of Faheem Ali the year before.
DC Native Brittany Young Dies Week After Maryland Crash
Brittany Young, 35, has been identified as the pedestrian who was hospitalized with traumatic injuries on Tuesday, April 23 in the unincorporated section of Bowie, police say. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the night of the strike, officers were called to the area of Pleasant Prospect Road and Bishops Content Road to investigate a crash.
Maryland to rename invasive Snakehead fish in hopes of getting more people to eat it
STEVENSVILLE, Md. - Would you eat something called a Snakehead? It doesn't sound too appetizing, but the state of Maryland is hoping more people will want to chow down on this invasive fish, so they’re giving it a new name thanks to recent legislation. The Snakehead fish will soon...
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