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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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by Zak Failla
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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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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Cousin's Plea Puts Marvel Artist Andy Fish's Cancer Fight In Spotlight Maryland Cousin's Plea Puts Marvel Artist Andy Fish's Cancer Fight In Spotlight
Maryland Cousin's Plea Puts Marvel Artist Andy Fish's Cancer Fight In Spotlight 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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by Zak Failla
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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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by Zak Failla
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Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest
Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest 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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by Zak Failla
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Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: 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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by Zak Failla
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2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Maryland Boy Shot Inside Home 2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Maryland Boy Shot Inside Home
2 Years Later, FBI Renews Hunt For Killer Of 10-Year-Old Maryland 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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Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say
Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger'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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by Zak Failla
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Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas
Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas A family vacation turned into a fight for survival after a young boy encountered a terrifying danger along a popular island beach. Beau Brattain, 9, was collecting sand near Bimini Cove in the Bahamas on Tuesday, July 28, when six dogs escaped and attacked him, according to police. The animals, all Staffordshire Bull Terriers, bit Beau, a Florida resident, 100 times across his head, face, arms, and legs, according to The Nassau Guardian. He also suffered a severe scalp injury that left tissue and nerves exposed, NBC6 South Florida reported. A bystander chased the dogs away before Beau made…

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by Joe Lombardi
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DMV Favorite JudyMakesJuices Stalled After Truck Dies Just Minutes From Event DMV Favorite JudyMakesJuices Stalled After Truck Dies Just Minutes From Event
DMV Favorite JudyMakesJuices Stalled After Truck Dies Just Minutes From Event Judy Kirby thought this was finally going to be the year everything clicked. For more than six years, her JudyMakesJuices truck had become a familiar sight across the DMV, pulling into farmers' markets, military bases, office parks, schools and community events with bottles of cold-pressed juice, smoothies and wellness shots. Then, on the way to one more event earlier this summer, she was just seven minutes out when the truck's engine gave out. Just like that, the business she'd spent years building was parked. "It felt like this was going to be the first year we actually crossed the thre…

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Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ
Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ A children's playground wasn't enough to keep Jermaine Fairnot away, prosecutors said. Federal jurors found the repeat narcotics offender guilty after prosecutors proved he was dealing PCP while armed with loaded handguns just steps from a Southwest DC recreation center and playground. The verdict came late on Wednesday, Aug. 5, following a four-day federal trial in Washington, DC, where jurors convicted the 46-year-old District man on multiple drug and weapon offenses. According to prosecutors, Metropolitan Police officers were patrolling the King Greenleaf Recreation Center on Oct. 14, 2…

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by Zak Failla
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8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA 8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury, the SPCA said. The python was taken to the SPCA. An X-ray showed the python had eaten a large possum, the SPCA said. Fins and Feathers in Red Bank helped find a snake expert who will keep the snake safe until a permitted owner comes forward, the SPCA said.

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