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Man dead after Baltimore port-a-potty fire
When fire officials arrived on the scene, three port-a-potties were engulfed in flames. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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3 injured in 5-vehicle crash that closed portion of BW Parkway
A five-vehicle crash on Route 295 just south of Route 198 sent multiple people to the hospital and closed a portion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in both directions on Sunday.
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Montgomery Co. middle school student attacked in boys’ locker room
A student at Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was attacked in a boys’ locker room by four other students last week, according to a letter to parents from the school’s principal.
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1 dead in 3-car crash in Prince George’s Co.
A three vehicle crash in Prince George’s County left one person dead on Friday evening and closed Crain Highway for several hours.
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NOAA office in Suitland rescues 100s of stranded people every year
Inside a sprawling, secure federal complex in Suitland, Maryland, sits a building housing some of the NOAA’s most secure systems. Among them is a search and rescue program that uses satellites to send help to those in danger in the world’s most remote regions.
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Prince George’s Co. Summer Youth Enrichment Program helps teens start job search
Prince George’s County teens with their eyes on summer jobs spent part of their Saturday getting that process underway and applying for the Summer Youth Enrichment Program. See photos.
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Judge tosses $38M jury verdict stemming from fatal standoff
A Maryland judge has overturned a jury’s verdict awarding more than $38 million to the family of a shotgun-wielding woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment.
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1 dead, 2 injured in Anne Arundel Co. crash
The crash happened just before noon Saturday on eastbound Route 100 at the intersection of Quarterfield Road.
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4 juveniles charged in Baltimore sexual assault
Three 14-year-olds were arrested Thursday and charged as adults with first-degree rape and second-degree rape. A 12-year-old is charged as a juvenile first-degree rape, sex offense, conspiracy and carrying a gun.
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Blind man struck, killed while walking on street in Maryland
Investigator say 49-year-old Rodney L. Featherstone, who is blind and was wearing dark clothing, was in the northbound lanes of Ridge Road when he was struck by a Ford van.
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Area traffic crashes and fatalities a ‘serious public health issue’
Yearly crashes in the D.C. area rose from 52,318 in 2010 to 88,276 in 2017, prompting a local leader to declare it a “serious public health issue.”
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Lowest and highest average car insurance premiums in the region
It’s not just the cost of new and used cars that keeps going up. Car insurance rates have also continued to climb – a new study showing rates have jumped about 3.5 percent since last year, and over 10 percent since 2011. And while that’s a lot, it’s still about half as high as the national average premium increase this decade.
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Md. police partner with Ring app to offer neighbors digital crime watch
The technology company Ring, known for its video doorbell device and home security cameras, has a modern take on the concept of a neighborhood watch, and Prince George’s County Police are all in.
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3 injured in roadside crash in Frederick Co.
Police say they were responding to a crash around 8 p.m. on Route 194 in Walkersville that involved two cars when a third car hit one of the cars involved in the initial crash. Three people were struck in the incident.
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Photos of the week: Feb. 9-16
Here are photos from stories that happened last week. Scroll through to see if you’ve missed any.
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