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Maryland mother accused of shooting 13-year-old daughter in attempt to kill her
A mother has been charged with attempted murder after police say she shot her 13-year-old daughter in Seat Pleasant, Maryland.
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‘Racism is still alive': Man says Chick-fil-A printed racial slur on meal label instead of name
When Marquise Vanzego got his food from the La Plata Chick-Fil-A drive-thru last Friday, he was shocked by the racist name printed on the label. The Charles County man says he the label he received had the word “monkeys” printed instead of his name.
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Woman dies after SUV she's in is stolen from DC hospital and crashes, police say
A senior citizen died after a woman stole an SUV at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Monday afternoon and then crashed into a building in downtown D.C., police say.
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Maryland doctor convicted of rape of two patients during examinations
A jury convicted a Maryland doctor of raping two patients in the exam room. Dr. Ishtiaq Malik worked at Advanced Walk-in Urgent Care in Silver Spring when the sexual assaults occurred, prosecutors say. He locked the exam room doors, made the women take off their clothes, didn’t give them gowns to cover themselves, and then groped and assaulted them,...
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Wind topples National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC
The tree, a cut 40-foot Norway spruce from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, replaced the previous tree earlier this month, according to NPS.
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DNA links enslaved people to living descendants
For the first time, thousands of Black Americans may be able to trace their roots to enslaved ancestors in the 1800s as part of a groundbreaking DNA study in Frederick County, Maryland.
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Frederick Co. Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Machine Gun Scheme, Takes Leave
The sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland, has pleaded not guilty after he was indicted in an alleged scheme to obtain machine guns.
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Man Caught on Video Stealing Life-Sized Gorilla Statue From Maryland Antique Shop
Montgomery County police are searching for a suspect who stole a gorilla statue from an antique store earlier this month. At about 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the suspect drove up to Design Emporium Antiques on Howard Avenue in Kensington in an older model Chevrolet Colorado Z71 pickup truck. Surveillance video shows the suspect, who was wearing a dark-colored…
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Maryland Boy's Message in a Bottle Discovered in Ireland After 3 Years
A couple in Ireland recently found a message in a bottle three years after a Maryland boy tossed it into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Kevin Hart Surprises Customers at DC Bank, Offers Financial Advice
“I’m one that wants to see these things change,” he said. “I’m one that would love to see my community grow.”
