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New legal challenge aims to protect state retirees current prescription drug plan
MARYLAND (WBFF) — Packing the parking lot of a small VFW in rural Middle River, hundreds of outraged state retirees gathered to discuss a last-ditch effort to preserve their current prescription drug plan. Current benefits are set to expire at the start of next year, downgrading thousands of elderly residents from the state’s comprehensive coverage to a limited federal plan.
MSDE presents draft literacy policy
BALTIMORE — Addressing the need for literacy proficiency in the state, review and updates of the draft literacy policy were presented to the Maryland State Department of Education July 23. The MSDE passed a resolution at the beginning of the year to task State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright and her team with drafting a comprehensive literacy policy aligned with the science of reading. Considerations of the working policy include aspects such as curriculum adoption, assessment data, analysis, early warning systems, intervention and accountability. ...
Video shows arrest of suspect in Maryland mom Rachel Morin's murder
BALTIMORE -- WJZ obtained video from the night police in Oklahoma arrested Victor Martinez Hernandez, the man charged in the murder of Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five.Martinez Hernandez was taken into custody in June at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 10 months after Morin was found murdered off the Ma & Pa Trail in Harford County.The video shows Martinez Hernandez being escorted out of the bar, put in handcuffs and into the patrol car. He was later extradited to Maryland where he is facing charges of first and second-degree murder, rape, sex offense and kidnapping.Investigators said they were tipped...
American ballerina with Maryland ties gets 12-year Russian prison sentence for treason
BALTIMORE-- Russian/American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, a ballerina who has ties to Maryland, was handed a 12-year prison sentence on Thursday for treason in Russia.Chris Van Heerden, Karelina's boyfriend, made a desperate plea on CBS Mornings to bring her back to the United States."I'm pleading to the American government," Van Heerden said. "I'm not a begging man but I'm begging the American people to help get Ksenia back."Karelina is originally from Russia but became a U.S. citizen three years ago.She was detained in Russia while visiting family in January after authorities there discovered she donated $51 to a U.S.-based...
Baltimore County lane closures announced for August 16 – 23
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation has announced major lane closures for the coming weekend and week in Baltimore County. Officials say the closures could impact travel for those driving in the area.
Concern for Missing Forty-Two-Year-Old
Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public's assistance in locating Crowley Wade Chambers Jr., a missing 42-year-old. # # #
Son stabs man to break up assault on his mother, Montgomery County police say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police in Montgomery County are investigating after a man was stabbed during an altercation with a woman on Thursday evening. Just after 5:20 p.m., Mongomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers responded to a home in the 12000 block of Old Columbia Pike. Investigators said a man and woman […]
Two Released On Bond For Maryland Auto Thefts Busted With Stolen Car In Montgomery County: PD
Hyattsville resident DeJuan Jenifer and Makiya Donohue, 19, of Silver Spring, are both facing charges in connection to an ongoing investigation into a rash of vehicle thefts that have plagued the area in recent weeks. The deceitful duo's downfall came early on Tuesday, Aug. 13, when officers spotted them inside...
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel closed Thursday because of stranded car, MDOT says
The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel was closed for about 20 minutes on Thursday in both directions because a car broke down in the southbound tunnel, according to John Sales of the Maryland Transportation Authority. In a brief phone call on Friday, Sales said one side of the tunnel is always closed for repairs like pothole filling and cleaning overnight Monday through Thursday after 9 p.m. The open tunnel then has one southbound and one northbound lane. Both tunnels reopen no later than 4 a.m., he added. Sales was unsure what type of car was stranded inside the tunnel, but said he would have been notified if a truck became stuck.
Fiery crash of carjacking vehicle ends in arrest of two juveniles, adult
(WBFF) — A fiery crash in Southeast Baltimore just after 3 p.m. Friday led to the arrest of two juveniles and an adult. It started when police were chasing a vehicle wanted in a carjacking. The vehicle crashed at the intersection of South Ellwood and East Baltimore when the...
Baltimore police confirm three armed carjackings in just one hour
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Nearly a half-dozen armed carjackings have been reported in Baltimore just this week. At least three of those cases happened across three districts and within one hour. Baltimore Police confirm at approximately 4 a.m. on August 12, six suspects carjacked a driver at gunpoint as they...
Pleasant weather out, rain coming in this weekend
Mild temperatures and sunshine are on the way out this weekend, as rain is coming in and will impact much of the state Saturday and Sunday. Storms and scattered thunderstorms are expected to arrive around midday Saturday.
Baltimore Man, Mandaria Jessup, Charged with First-Degree Murder in the Shooting Death of Sean Henson Sr.
After an intensive investigation into a fatal shooting in Baltimore's Western District, authorities have taken 41-year-old Mandaria Jessup into custody, charging him with the first-degree murder of Sean Henson Sr., aged 49. The Baltimore Police Department shared details of the arrest, which was made after Jessup turned himself in at the police headquarters on August 13.
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