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Maryland man, two others charged in federal court for alleged bomb threat swatting scheme

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has indicted three people, accusing them of placing a series of bomb threats against schools, hospitals, airports, and other institutions. Owen Jarboe, 18, of Hagerstown, Maryland; Evan Strauss, 26, of Moneta, Virginia; and Brayden Grace, 18, of Columbus, Ohio; were charged in a six-count indictment with conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate threatening communications and threats to damage […]

Three fatal motorcycle crashes reported in Maryland over weekend

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police responded to three separate fatal motorcycle crashes in the state over the weekend. The crashes resulted in the deaths of motorcyclists from Alexandria, Virginia; Grasonville, Maryland; and California, Maryland, according to authorities. The first crash happened in a median on northbound Interstate 97 near Crownsville in Anne Arundel County on Sunday at about 5:30 p.m. Troopers […]

WMVFC offers hospitality to stranded motorists following recent vehicle fires

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WHITE MARSH, MD—Losing your vehicle in a fire is stressful enough without worrying about being stranded on the highway. Some local firefighters have gone above and beyond to welcome guests to their station following these incidents in recent days. Over the past two days, the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company has responded to a pair of vehicle fires on I-95. […]

MDOT awards two contracts to study possible Light Rail, Metro, MARC Penn Line expansions

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

HANOVER, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that two contracts have been awarded to study potential transit-oriented development sites at light rail and subway stations in the Baltimore region and at MARC Penn Line stations in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The contracts were awarded by the department’s partner, Maryland Economic Development Corporation, and officials say they are an important […]

Virginia wildfires causing strong smoke odor throughout Baltimore County

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Smelling smoke this morning? Don’t be alarmed. The Baltimore County Fire Department says it is receiving numerous calls from residents, mainly in the central and western areas of the county, regarding a strong odor of smoke. Officials say Maryland is feeling the effects of wildfires in the Virginia area. There is no major fire event in Baltimore County or […]

Tropical Storm Warning issued for East Coast; storm surge, high winds could affect Maryland

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Parts of the East Coast could get battered by a low pressure system heading into this weekend. The National Weather Service says an area of low pressure is forecast to develop off the southeastern U.S. coast on Thursday evening and will bring tropical-storm-force winds, storm surge, heavy rain, and high surf to large portions of the southeast and mid-Atlantic coast beginning […]

Baltimore County detectives continue to search for suspects in 1970s homicide

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—The search continues for the person responsible for the homicide of Margaret Fetterolf, who for forty-five years was known as “Woodlawn Jane Doe.” On September 12, 1976, Baltimore County detectives located the body of a young woman in the 5600-block of Dogwood Road, near the Lorraine Park Cemetery in Woodlawn. The woman had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Additional […]

Attorney General Brown announces successful prosecution of all 6 defendants charged with distributing large amounts of fentanyl throughout Maryland

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the successful prosecution of a criminal organization involved in the distribution of large amounts of fentanyl, which led to multiple overdoses throughout Maryland and surrounding areas. All six defendants charged in connection with the organization have pleaded guilty, following a long-term investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit, […]

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