Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has posthumously pardoned 34 lynching victims killed between 1854 and 1933. On Saturday, Hogan issued the pardons of the Black victims at an event in Towson. One of the victims was 15-year-old Howard Cooper, who was dragged from the Towson jail and lynched by a white …
Read More »Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Charged With Murder For Allegedly Killing Two People
An off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of two people in Maryland. According to ABC News, David Hall Dixon allegedly shot 32-year-old Dominique Williams and 38-year-old James Lionel Johnson in a parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums early Wednesday, …
Read More »Active Shooter Incident in Maryland Leave 2 Critically Injured and Suspect Killed
On Tuesday, two people were seriously wounded, and a gunman was killed after a shoot-out took place at a Maryland business park, while the US Navy announced an “active shooter incident” involving sailors at Fort Detrick. According to Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando, the gunman entered a business that caused …
Read More »Maryland Woman Dies After Getting Stuck In Hotel Window
A young Maryland woman died after getting stuck in the window of her hotel room in Florida. According to People, a 22-year-old woman named Sydney Therriault stayed at the Pelican RV Resort & Marina when she reportedly misplaced her hotel key. In an attempt to get into her room, she …
Read More »Maryland Will Lift Capacity Limits At Restaurants, Allow Venues To Operate At 50% Capacity
Maryland is on the path to reopening. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that he will lift capacity limits at restaurants, opening up indoor and outdoor venues to 50% capacity. “The time is right,” Hogan said. “Our health metrics are great and it’s time to get our economy going.” Governor Hogan’s …
Read More »Former Maryland Officer Charged With Arson And Attempted Murder, Targeted People He Had Beef With
A Maryland police chief has been charged with setting a dozen fires in an attempt to get back at people who allegedly did him wrong. On Wednesday, authorities arrested former Laurel police chief David M. Crawford on several attempted murder charges after the 69-year-old allegedly set vehicles, homes, and residential …
Read More »Maryland Teacher’s Aid Masturbated On Zoom; Thought Virtual Lesson Was Over
A Maryland teacher’s aide was seen masturbating on a zoom call with eighth-graders. He vows that he thought the virtual lesson had ended. Marc Schack, an assistant special education teacher at Shady Grove Middle School located in Gaithersburg, has been placed on leave. He told Bethesda Magazine that he was …
Read More »Two Brothers Stage Elaborate Stabbing Hoax For Social Media Clout
Two brothers were arrested after cops say they created an elaborate fake stabbing hoax so that the prank could be shared on social media in the hopes of going viral. According to ABC News, the January 24th incident occurred at approximately 5:46 p.m. when the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center …
Read More »$731.1 Million Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold In Maryland
The winning ticket for the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot was sold in Lonaconing, Maryland at Coney Market. According to Cumberland Times-News, Richard Ravencroft, the store owner, said a Maryland Lottery representative came to the store and confirmed that he sold the winning ticket. Ravencroft will receive $100,000 for selling the ticket. …
Read More »Maryland Official Pushes For State Funded $2K Stimulus Checks Using The State’s Rainy Day Fund
State comptroller Peter Franchot wants Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and other state officials to approve a $1 billion relief plan that would pull money from the state’s Rainy Day Fund. According to The Hill, Franchot stressed that the Rainy Day Fund was “designed per its name for a crisis just like the one we’re in …
Read More »Federal Judge Reject’s Trump Administration’s Request To Reinstate Rule On Abortion Pill Dispensing
Maryland Federal Judge Theodore Chuang has rejected the Trump administration’s case to reinstate a rule that would make it a requirement that women would have to go to a hospital, clinic, or medical office before getting an abortion pill during the pandemic. The judge referenced the worsening health risks for …
Read More »Giant Food Supermarket Apologizes For ‘Super Spread’ Thanksgiving Ad
A grocery store in the mid-Atlantic region is apologizing for using the term “super spread” as a joke in a Thanksgiving ad. The latest edition of Giant Food’s magazine featured an ad that read: “Hosting? Plan a super spread.” The text appears below an image of various foods, including a …
Read More »Maryland Man Arrested For Shooting At Trump Supporters Who Were Honking At Him While He Was Planting His BLM Sign
A Maryland man was arrested after he shot at Trump supporters who were harassing him as he was placing a Black Lives Matter sign in his front yard. Police booked Douglas Kuhn, 50, for multiple charges, including assault, after an incident with Trump supporters. According to CBS Baltimore, the incident …
Read More »Maryland Man Sentenced To 1 Year In Jail For Throwing Big Parties During COVID-19 Lockdown
A Maryland man has been sentenced to one year in jail for throwing a big party during lockdown. Shawn Marshall Myers, 42, violated Maryland’s COVID-19 guidelines when he threw a huge party at his house in March. According to the Charles County State’s Attorney Office, officers found 50 people at …
Read More »Maryland White Supremacist Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Shooting Black Man In Racially-Motivated Hate Crime
A white supremacist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a Black man in a racially-motivated hate crime. On Wednesday, a Maryland judge sentenced white supremacist Brandon Higgs to 25 years in prison in connection to the 2018 shooting and wounding of a Elvis Smith, Huffington Post …
Read More »Maryland Caregiver Arrested and Charged For Killing An 81-Year-old-Woman
Following an investigation into the death of an 81-year-old woman who was initially reported to have fallen down the stairs, police have arrested and charged her Maryland caregiver with murder. Maria Gloria Vazquez-Mebo, 35, was charged with first- and second-degree murder by Frederick County police. At the request of the …
Read More »Baltimore Man Charged With Murder Of Pregnant Woman, Her Three-Year-Old Daughter, and Unborn Child
A Maryland woman and her three-year-old daughter were found murdered in a parked car over the weekend. According to People, the murder of Shiand Miller, 23, and her 3-year-old daughter Shaniya Gilmore, occurred shortly before noon on Friday. Miller’s grandfather shared that she was having problems with the father of …
Read More »Maryland Real Estate Company Gifts Employees With $10 Million In Bonuses During Holiday Party
A Maryland real estate company gifted its employees $10 million in bonuses at its holiday party. Employees at St. John Properties secured the bag for their company all year long, and their efforts were repaid in millions on Saturday. The 198 workers were all given red envelopes, but what was …
Read More »Maryland Rapper Indicted For Allegedly Spending $4.1M On Company Credit Card To Promote His Music Career
Chad Focus a.k.a Chad Arrington has thousands of followers on Instagram, and his music videos average about four million views on YouTube, making him popular enough to feel he has an image to uphold for his fan base. But the money, cars, and lavish lifestyle he lived on social media …
Read More »Maryland High School Guidance Counselor Arrested on Rape & Child Pornography Charges
James M. Bennett High school in Maryland is the latest school in news headlines dealing with administrative misconduct. Allen Edward Mitchell played a pertinent role as a guidance counselor for the Wicomico County school. While things may have seemed normal in the halls, Mitchell’s credibility as a trusted figure in …
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