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Tornado Risk Eyed In Parts Of Virginia, Maryland Ahead Of Torrential Downpours Tornado Risk Eyed In Parts Of Virginia, Maryland Ahead Of Torrential Downpours
Tornado Risk Eyed In Parts Of Virginia, Maryland Ahead Of Torrential Downpours The idyllic spring weather is behind us, for now. Torrential downpours and gusty winds are anticipated in the DMV on Thursday, April 11, according to AccuWeather and the National Weather Service. Showers and a few thunderstorms are possible today with high temperatures in the 70s to low 80s for most. Higher elevations will stay in the 60s. Visit weather.gov/lwx for your local forecast. Posted by US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 The weather map above from AccuWeather shows Virginia, Maryland, and the southern states along the East Coast a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds
Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Two Maryland men who conspired to kidnap and rob a Virginia man have been indicted in DC and face criminal charges, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Distroct of Columbia charging Capitol Heights resident Jaevonn Archer, 20, and Camp Springs native Timothy Williams, 30, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the February abduction.  The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert in February as they sought the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland
Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland A 52-year-old man in Maryland was killed attempting to cross a busy highway on Monday night while riding his moped, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Jamie Richardson has been identified by police investigators as the moped rider who was killed at approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 8 in the area of Indian Head Highway and Manning Road West in Accokeek. FATAL PEDESTRIAN COLLISION: At approx 9:15pm officers responded to the area of Southbound Indian Head Hwy and Manning Rd E. Once on scene, they located an adult male in the roadway suffering from trauma. He was prono…

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by Zak Failla
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Father, Union Member Recovering From Injuries After Head-On Crash With Drunk Driver In Maryland Father, Union Member Recovering From Injuries After Head-On Crash With Drunk Driver In Maryland
Father, Union Member Recovering From Injuries After Head-On Crash With Drunk Driver In Maryland Support is pouring in for the family of a beloved Charles County union man, husband, and father who was seriously injured in a head-on crash involving a drunk driver. Thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of the family of 47-year-old Swan Point native Dave Ross, who suffered critically injured in a crash involving an allegedly intoxicated driver who was killed in the incident. On Monday, April 1, state police say that troopers were called to a stretch of Maryland Route 228 near Sharpersville Road to investigate a crash involving Ross and Waldorf resident Melody Williams Robinson, …

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by Zak Failla
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Charles County Man Found Dead Inside Vehicle Parked On Shoulder Of Maryland Road: Sheriff Charles County Man Found Dead Inside Vehicle Parked On Shoulder Of Maryland Road: Sheriff
Charles County Man Found Dead Inside Vehicle Parked On Shoulder Of Maryland Road: Sheriff A 23-year-old Charles County man was found dead inside a vehicle parked on the side of the road in Maryland, police say. At around 9 a.m. on Monday, April 8, members of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office on patrol on Route 328 in Easton found a suspicious vehicle parked along the roadway near Fox Road, according to officials. The deputy found a Dodge Ram in the westbound shoulder, and when they attempted to stir the person sitting in the driver's seat, there was no response. Believing the person may be having a medical event, the deputy forced his way into the truck and found that a Waldor…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time' Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time'
Winning $50K 'Pick 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Couldn't Have Come At Better Time' Lady Luck was shining on a Maryland Lottery player who changed things up and wound up turning a $1 ticket into a $50,000 windfall at just the right time. After winning Lottery prizes from Pick 3 and Pick 4 games a few years ago, officials said that a Waldorf man - who chose to remain anonymous - tried his luck on a Pick 5 ticket, using the numbers 82871 on a straight bet.  Sure enough, the Charles County man cashed in big, winning a five-figure prize, his largest to date. The winning ticket was sold at Commerce Liquor in Waldorf for the midday drawing on Wednesday, April 3. When…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Third Suspect Arrested For Role In 2023 Great Mills Murder: Sheriff's Office Third Suspect Arrested For Role In 2023 Great Mills Murder: Sheriff's Office
Tavion Sommerville Arrested For Murder Of Anthony Day An 18-year-old has become the latest to be arrested in connection to the 2023 murder of Marcus Anthony Day in Great Mills, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. Bushwood resident Tavion Kelly Sommerville was arrested on an open warrant for his role in the murder of Day on Thursday, April 4, 2023.  Officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. on the night of the shooting to the Great Mills Sheetz in the 20700 block of Old Great Mills Road to investigate a reported shooting, though upon arrival no victim was initially lo…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooter Wanted 21 Years After Mother Gunned Down Outside MD Townhouse With Daughter Inside Shooter Wanted 21 Years After Mother Gunned Down Outside MD Townhouse With Daughter Inside
Shooter Wanted 21 Years After Mother Gunned Down Outside MD Townhouse With Daughter Inside Know anything?  The Charles County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance as they hope to close a 21-year-old cold case that saw a beloved mother killed outside her townhouse. On April 7, 2003, investigators say that Lamon Wright was walking up to her home on Hadley Drive in Waldorf after dropping off one daughter at daycare when she was shot and killed while a second daughter was inside the residence. Wright was 30 at the time. The case remains under investigation decades later, according to the sheriff's office, which made note that there is a combined cash reward of u…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Vacant Home Uninhabited For Nearly 20 Years Goes Up In Flames In Maryland: Fire Marshal Vacant Home Uninhabited For Nearly 20 Years Goes Up In Flames In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Vacant Home Uninhabited For Nearly 20 Years Goes Up In Flames In Maryland: Fire Marshal A tricky early morning blaze that broke out in a home that's been vacant for nearly two decades in Maryland caused extensive damage, according to the Fire Marshal. First responders from the Delmar Volunteer Fire Department and other nearby agencies were called shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, March 8, to the 900 block of East Estate Street in Wicomico County, when a neighbor reported that there was smoke and flames coming from a nearby home. At 0200 on April 8th, Wicomico alerted Fire Box 74-1 for a house fire in the 900 block of State Street. Engine 741... Posted by Delmar Fire Depart…

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by Zak Failla
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Launch Of 3 NASA Rockets Could Be Visible During Total Solar Eclipse Launch Of 3 NASA Rockets Could Be Visible During Total Solar Eclipse
Launch Of 3 NASA Rockets Could Be Visible During Total Solar Eclipse What a day for outer space. NASA will be launching three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet. And they are expected to be visible for between 10 and 40 seconds along the East Coast. The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to study the disturbances in the ionosphere created when the Moon eclipses the Sun.  The sounding rockets will launch at three differe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trio Involved In Fatal Shooting Of 17-Year-Old In Northwest DC Get Prison Time Trio Involved In Fatal Shooting Of 17-Year-Old In Northwest DC Get Prison Time
Trio Involved In Fatal Shooting Of 17-Year-Old In Northwest DC Get Prison Time Three men were given prison time for their roles in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Northwest DC in 2020, authorities announced. Two District residents and a man from Maryland are all heading to prison after admitting to their roles in the fatal shooting of Taijhon Wyatt that also left another person injured, according to the Department of Justice. Those charged:  Trey Prillerman, 19, of Washington, DC; Nelfy Hernandez, 20, of Washington, DC; Deandre Levy, 22, of Gaithersburg.  Court documents state that at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2020, Wyatt was walking …

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by Zak Failla
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Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals
Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals When parts of the US are under total daytime darkness during a solar eclipse, scientists will be studying if animals act any differently — and they want your help. NASA has funded the "Eclipse Soundscapes Project" to collect the sights and sounds during the total solar eclipse in the afternoon on Monday, Apr. 8. Scientists are asking for the public's help recording how different ecosystems react to the sudden midday change. You can share your observations on social media using the hashtag #EclipseSoundscapes. Don't forget to tag the location where you experience the eclipse. Weird plant a…

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by Chris Spiker