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Oct. 7 ‘vigil for Gaza’ at University of Maryland ‘inappropriate,’ governor says
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) says he will respect a court decision allowing a “vigil for Gaza” planned at the University of Maryland on Oct. 7, but he considers it “inappropriate” to hold the event on the anniversary of Hamas’s attack against Israel. On Tuesday, a federal court ruled in favor of campus group Students…
Baltimore police seek public’s help to locate missing 22-year-old woman
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Baltimore Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 22-year-old Joyce Santiago-Burgos, who has been missing since September 20. She was reported missing on…
Maryland Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Wage Theft Scheme
Beltsville, Maryland resident Jose Walter Marquez Rivera, 43, was sentenced in Prince George’s County Circuit Court on charges related to a wage theft scheme valued at over $100,000. The owner of Congratulations Construction Inc., Marquez received a 90-day jail sentence, followed by five years of supervised probation. He was also ordered to pay $291,333.07 in restitution.
School bus involved in crash in Montgomery County, officials say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A crash involving a school bus is blocking several lanes in Montgomery County Wednesday afternoon. Pete Piringer, spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said the crash happened in front of Shady Grove Middle School, located at 8100 Midcounty Highway, near Washington Grove Lane. The crash […]
Teens accused in Upper Fells Point beating indicted; 18-year-old suspect held without bail
The 18-year-old accused of participating in a beating that wounded a 66-year-old man in Upper Fells Point will remain held without bail, and he as well as a 15-year-old suspect were indicted with attempted first-degree murder charges in the case Tuesday. Baltimore District Judge Theresa C. Morse ruled at a Tuesday bail review that the 18-year-old, Montaz Bailey, would be a “danger to the ...
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