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Victim identified in fatal Harford County party bus crash that hospitalized 23 people
Police identified the person who died Sunday morning in a Harford County party bus crash as Alexis Nicole Kegler, a 30-year-old from Philadelphia. Kegler died after the bus hit an Interstate 95 guardrail around 6 a.m., sending 23 people to area hospitals, according to fire and police officials. She was a tech support analyst at Verizon and had studied computer science and network security at ...
Harford sheriff doubles down on opposition to $1 million settlement, admonishes victim’s wife for buying gun
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler doubled down on his opposition to a $1 million settlement in the fatal shooting of John Fauver by deputies in 2022 in a video posted Monday. In the video, the second he has posted criticizing the county administration and the County Council over the settlement, Gahler also admonished Fauver’s wife, who he said purchased one of the weapons present in ...
Man arrested and charged in Conowingo shooting incident
CONOWINGO — A man remained jailed on Tuesday after he allegedly fired a shotgun at one of his tenants over the weekend — reportedly missing that person by approximately two feet, according to Cecil County District Court records. The suspect — Shannon Patrick Malbone, 52 — also stands accused of discharging pepper spray into the face a woman who lives in a trailer on property that she rents from Malbone, police said. Investigators identified the man whom Malbone allegedly targeted with the shotgun as the...
Galvinell Meat Company pledges to rebuild
CONOWINGO — Galvinell Meat Company is vowing to return to business after a devastating fire last week destroyed the decades-old operation on Ragan Road. Josh Garvin, an employee, was at work when the fire broke out. “I actually heard popping and my lights were flickering,” Garvin said Monday. He headed to the room that housed the electrical panel. “I opened the door and flames shot out. I was going to...
Cecil County schools eyeing position cuts due to $9 million shortfall from county's budget
BALTIMORE - The Cecil County School district is proposing a number of cuts, including the elimination of more than 80 staff positions, due to a $9 million shortfall."It's kind of been almost like a WWE battle that we've been watching unfold over the last couple of weeks and it's just like really disturbing," a Cecil County parent said.The saga over Cecil County Schools Fiscal Year 2025 budget continues."There needs to be some sort of synergy that's happening between the County Council and the School Board," the parent said.Cecil County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Lawson unveiled a revised budget after learning...
AmeriStar Rail and Others Send Letters to Amtrak and MDE to Halt Historic Bridge Pier Demolition
PERRYVILLE, Md. – AmeriStar Rail, the town of Perryville, and the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association are trying to stop Amtrak’s demolition project along the Susquehanna River. AmeriStar Rail says that Amtrak’s attempts to demolish surviving structures dating back to the Civil War violates Federal EIS findings, and the...
Rising Sun Fishing Derby wet, but fun
RISING SUN — Some used worms, others tried lures or spinners but it seems the fish didn’t care for the rain any more than did the anglers in the Rising Sun Fishing Derby. Only a handful of the registered young people came out, however those few were trying — with some success — in the catch and release tournament hosted by the Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce. “This is my...
Belair Road businesses burglarized, suspect arrested following Middle River robbery
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and three burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, a suspect broke into a business in the 9700-block of Belair Road in Nottingham/Perry Hall (21236) and stole property. At just before 1...
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