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Wicomico County Public Library is looking for tutors
SALISBURY-Md.,- The Wicomico County Public Library is looking for volunteers for project read. Project Read is a free one-on-one adult literacy program that helps with the basic skills associated with reading, writing, and math. Along with literacy skills, the library also helps with GED prep and workplace skills. Volunteer tutors...
PGPD: Suspects disperse fire extinguisher, steal casino chips at MGM National Harbor
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said a commercial robbery occurred at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino on Saturday afternoon. PGPD said that around 2:45 p.m., multiple suspects dispersed a fire extinguisher on the casino floor before stealing chips and fleeing. Officers quickly apprehended […]
Chestertown man attending music festival charged with punching, biting EMTs
DOVER, Del. — A 26-year-old Chestertown man attending the Phish Mondegreen Festival here on Aug. 16 is accused of assaulting emergency medical personnel. Delaware State Police charged William Sky Urspruch with second-degree assault/injuring of an Emergency Medical Technician, which is a felony, and offensive touching of an EMT. He was released after posting $3,000 secured bond, police reported. According to a news release from the DSP, at about 10:30 p.m. troopers on duty at the music festival at The Woodlands in Dover were notified that an attendee, identified as Urspruch, was “under the influence” and “acting erratically.” While medical personnel were treating Urspruch, he allegedly punched one EMT and bit another. Urspruch was ultimately taken to an area hospital. The EMTs suffered minor injuries, according to the news release. After Urspruch was released from the hospital, he was taken to Troop 3 of the Delaware State Police in Camden, where he was charged, and then arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7. He was released after posting a $3,000 secured bond, according to the news release.
Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Suitland Mother Decades Later
Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor, now 63, was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found on Metropolitan Church Road near Route 227 after she was killed 45 years ago. He was convicted in...
27-year-old arrested tied to Harbor House homicide in Claymont
An arrest has been made by New Castle County police in the fatal shooting at Harbor House Apartments in Claymont on Friday morning. New Castle County police were called to the 100 block of Harbor Drive after a shooting was reported on the morning of Aug. 23. A 35-year-old man was found...
Photo Gallery: Fort Jackson welcomes Major General Daryl O. Hood
A change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition in the military, representing the formal transfer of authority and leadership of a unit from the outgoing officer to the incoming. Friday morning, the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson hosted the ceremony welcoming Major General Daryl. O. Hood as...
Chapel District Elementary breaks ground on renovation project
CORDOVA — With the school year set to begin Monday, construction at Chapel District Elementary School is in full swing. Administrators, teachers, county representatives and students celebrated a groundbreaking for renovation work at the school on Friday afternoon. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is leading construction, which started Aug. 5. A short ceremony outside the school provided attendees insight into the renovations and what benefits will follow. Speakers included Talbot County...
Local Business Spotlight: Save Our Trees
There are so many environmental organizations in our area doing great work. But there are not many where we can all get our hands dirty and actually make a difference. Enter Save Our Trees!. We all love our trees. In fact, the City of Annapolis is a leader in expanding...
After Middling Reviews, Keith Lee Might Already Be Moving On to Baltimore
Social media restaurant reviewer and WWE fighter Keith Lee announced that he was making his way to the D.C. area on Instagram and TikTok a few days ago, but after some unexceptional reviews of two Northern Virginia spots and an H Street restaurant in D.C., he might already be moving on from the city.
Focus on heat illness intensifies after death of Baltimore sanitation worker
The heat illness death of a Baltimore sanitation worker has prompted labor advocates and industry groups to call for better heat protection laws and employer oversight, especially as workers face hotter summers on the job. Ronald Silver II, a sanitation employee with Baltimore’s Department of Public Works, passed out while...
Power Temporarily Suspended at Shopping Center and Church Following Electrical Fire
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched to 8549 Piney Branch Rd in Silver Spring for a building fire on Saturday afternoon. According to Assistant Chief David Pazos, MCFRS crews located and extinguished an electrical fire in the electrical room serving a shopping center and church. “Pepco en route to determine extent of damage. Church, grocery store and offices affected.” Pazos shared at 3pm.
‘We’re with you’: Carroll lawmakers, residents agree that proposed transmission line is ‘direct affront to and real assault on our way of life’
Carroll commissioners and state lawmakers who represent the county listened to, and agreed with, residents’ concerns at a meeting Thursday night in Westminster regarding the proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. The proposed transmission line would carve a 70-mile-long path through Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore counties. The $424 million project has a proposed date of operation of June 2027. Jason Kalwa, who manages the energy project for the Public Service Enterprise Group, said last month that the project will provide a much-needed upgrade to the energy grid, which will benefit Carroll residents and others. More than 750 people attended Thursday’s meeting, 72 of whom signed up to speak, according to Lt. Phill Lawrence of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The listening session ran from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with an opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with lawmakers until 10 p.m., at the Agriculture Center in Westminster.
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