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Md. man sentenced for role in $396 million investment fraud case 10/10/2019 10:08pm • A Towson man has been sentenced in connection with the biggest investment fraud case in Maryland history. The $396 million Ponzi scheme ripped off hundreds of people in the D.C. area and around the country, and some lost their life savings. For his role, 54-year-old Kevin Merrill was sentenced Preliminary findings raise questions on cause of Metrorail crash, timeliness of response 10/10/2019 05:19pm • The crash of two out-of-service Metro trains early Monday morning was so forceful it knocked one train apart, crumpled the front of the train that was moving, and bent the pole at the front of that train. New timelines also raise some questions about the timeliness of the response. Photos and Calvert Co. deputy seriously hurt after 4-vehicle pileup 10/10/2019 11:45am • A Calvert County sheriff's deputy is in a Baltimore hospital with serious injuries after a four-vehicle pileup in Huntingtown, Maryland, Thursday morning. The crash occurred at 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Maryland Route 4 and Cox Road, according to Capt. David Payne of the Calvert County She DC is issuing more tickets ... and making more money 10/10/2019 08:20am • Many people who park on the streets of D.C. have probably kept a close eye on the clock and dashed out to "feed the meter." But an expired meter may not be why you'll find a dreaded pink-and-white slip on your windshield. But did you realize getting a parking ticket at certain types of meters in DC firefighters rescue woman whose leg was trapped in parking lot mishap 10/09/2019 12:53pm • Many people already seem to think hospitals charge an arm and a leg, but one woman almost wound up paying that price Wednesday when she got her leg trapped near a parking lot exit machine at a hospital in Northwest D.C. The woman was not seriously hurt in the mishap, but she did have to be rescue Cyclist dead in Brandywine hit-and-run 10/09/2019 09:34am • The scene at McKendree Road near Accokeek Road in Brandywine. (Courtesy Prince George's County police) A bicyclist is dead after a Wednesday morning hit-and-run crash in Brandywine, Maryland. It happened just after 6:15 a.m. on McKendree Road near Accokeek Road, according to Prince George's C Daily inspections set after investigation into Metro door malfunction 10/09/2019 04:42am • The investigation into why a Metrorail Orange Line rain rolled down the tracks with a door open last May is complete and has led to daily safety inspections of a potentially problematic mechanism in Metro's fleet of 2000 series and 3000 series rail cars. The incident that occurred outside the Dun DC men charged with stealing 30 cars from Montgomery County 10/08/2019 09:34pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, arrested four people in connection to a series of vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles. Police said that Khristian Markeel Champ, 20, Alaunte Scott, 18, and Christopher Taylor, 19, who are all from D.C., stole some 30 vehicles and committed approximately Md. elections board directs Montgomery Co. to present options for 12th early voting site 10/08/2019 06:14pm • Montgomery County's Board of Elections will have to revisit its decision against adding a 12th early voting site after state elections officials took action Tuesday. The Maryland State Board of Elections held an emergency hearing in Annapolis to decide whether it should step into the debate and Metrorail exploring factors that led to collision near DC station 10/08/2019 04:07pm • The train that struck another train stopped outside the Farragut West Metro station in D.C. early Monday was under a "zero-speed command," according to preliminary findings of the investigation. The two out-of-service trains were returning to their respective rail yards when they collided just be Car strikes back of tractor-trailer on Outer Loop near Wilson Bridge 10/08/2019 06:05am • A car drove into the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway early Tuesday. Maryland State Police tell WTOP the accident on the Outer Loop happened around 4:40 a.m. just past the Wilson Bridge before Interstate 295. The driver of the car that struck the Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap 10/08/2019 12:34am • BALTIMORE (AP) — Alyse and Elmer Sanchez were thrilled when they survived their "green card" interview, a crucial step in obtaining lawful status in the United States. She texted her family from the immigration office as relief washed over her: The officer had agreed that their marriage is legitim Today in History: Oct. 8 10/08/2019 12:00am • Today is Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2019. There are 84 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 8, 1998, the House triggered an open-ended impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton in a momentous 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats joined majority Republicans in open 'There is no plan': Md. comptroller calls for temporary halt on Bay Bridge work 10/07/2019 09:33pm • Since the start of a two-year, $27 million project on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, motorists have endured long delays at the crossing, including a 14-mile back up which lasted for hours. State Comptroller Peter Franchot is calling on Maryland’s Department of Transportation to press the pause button Overnight Metro collision caused delays, overcrowding Monday 10/07/2019 06:40pm • Two train operators were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening after their trains were involved in a rear-end collision early Monday morning, Metro said in statement. The trains were returning to the rail yards after completing special post-baseball trips. One operator had been rele