Annapolis, MD
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Maryland As Code Red, Purple Air Quality Alerts Issued Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Maryland As Code Red, Purple Air Quality Alerts Issued Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Maryland As Code Red, Purple Air Quality Alerts Issued
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Maryland As Code Red, Purple Air Quality Alerts Issued Maryland residents didn't need an air quality monitor to know something was wrong Friday morning. The sky turned hazy. The sun glowed orange. The air smelled like a campfire. The culprit was hundreds of miles away. Smoke from massive Canadian wildfires drifted into the region overnight, prompting widespread Code Red and Code Purple air quality alerts across much of the area as officials urged residents to stay indoors, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and keep their windows closed. A weak front dropping south this eve has turned the winds to the northwest pushing more Canadian wildfir…

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by Zak Failla
Parkville-Carney, MD
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'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up 'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up 'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up
'No Child Should Go Through This': Maryland Teen Loses Both Parents As Friends, Family Step Up A Maryland teenager is facing the unimaginable after losing both of his parents in the span of about a year, leaving family members to rally around him as they help him navigate a future forever changed. Ryan Aigner lost his father, Robert, last year.  Now, after the recent death of his mother, Roblyn Aigner, relatives have stepped in to care for him while trying to provide the stability every child deserves. Ryan Aigner GoFundMe As family members grieve two heartbreaking losses, they're also hoping the community that has already surrounded them with love can help ease som…

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by Zak Failla
College Park, MD
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College Park Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds College Park Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds College Park Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds
College Park Man Ordered To Repay $13M In Massive Money Laundering Conspiracy: Feds Millions vanished. Now the man prosecutors say helped move the money is headed to federal prison. A Maryland man who admitted helping oversee an $11 million money laundering conspiracy tied to business email scams and COVID-19 fraud has been sentenced to more than nine years behind bars. Yahya Sowe, 42, of College Park, was sentenced to 114 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a large, multi-member money laundering conspiracy, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland and Homeland Security Investigations. Federal prosecutors said Sowe …

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by Zak Failla
Annapolis, MD
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Maryland AG Releases Updated Guidance On When Police, Jails Can Cooperate With ICE Maryland AG Releases Updated Guidance On When Police, Jails Can Cooperate With ICE Maryland AG Releases Updated Guidance On When Police, Jails Can Cooperate With ICE
Maryland AG Releases Updated Guidance On When Police, Jails Can Cooperate With ICE Immigration enforcement remains a federal responsibility, but Maryland officials are spelling out what local police and correctional facilities can and cannot do when federal authorities come calling. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown released updated statewide guidance on Monday, June 22, outlining how Maryland law enforcement agencies should handle interactions with federal immigration authorities under the Community Trust Act and other recently enacted laws. The guidance applies to state and local law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities across Maryland and was distributed to…

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by Zak Failla
Aberdeen, MD
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Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert
Popular Md-based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert A growing food safety alert is putting a wide range of cheese products under the microscope across several East Coast states. Clover Hill Dairy announced on Thursday, June 18, that it is expanding an earlier recall to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement published by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Mechanicsville, Maryland-based company had previously recalled its Soft Ricotta/Requeson cheese. That Tuesday, June 9, recall has now broadened to include all Clover Hill Dairy chees…

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by Joe Lombardi
Potomac, MD
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'Peckers' Finds A Perch: Maryland Firefighters, 6-Year-Old Help Rescue Lost Bird In Potomac 'Peckers' Finds A Perch: Maryland Firefighters, 6-Year-Old Help Rescue Lost Bird In Potomac 'Peckers' Finds A Perch: Maryland Firefighters, 6-Year-Old Help Rescue Lost Bird In Potomac
'Peckers' Finds A Perch: Maryland Firefighters, 6-Year-Old Help Rescue Lost Bird In Potomac Not every call in Maryland ends with flashing lights and sirens. Sometimes, it ends with a tiny green bird named "Peckers." Firefighters in Potomac got an unusual request on Monday when a resident reported a colorful bird perched high in a tree that appeared to belong to someone. Members of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Engine 733 responded and quickly realized this wasn't your average backyard visitor. The bright-green parakeet seemed comfortable around people, leading crews to believe it was likely somebody's pet. So they got creative. Armed with birdseed and a little patience, fir…

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by Zak Failla
Herndon, VA
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Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE
Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE The man at the center of a multi-state manhunt that began with a violent domestic dispute in Virginia is now the subject of an ICE detainer, federal officials announced. Cristian Wilfredo Alvarenga Aguilar, 25, was arrested Tuesday after police spent hours searching for him across Virginia and Maryland following what investigators described as a crime spree that included an alleged knifepoint abduction and carjacking. Now, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking custody if Aguilar is released from a local jail. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the case began on J…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought
DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought The DC region is on pace for its driest year in nearly 25 years, according to the National Weather Service, as worsening conditions along the Potomac River have triggered a Drought Watch affecting customers across Maryland and Virginia. So far in 2026, just 16.65 inches of precipitation have been reported in Washington, compared to 23.31 inches at the same point in 2002, the last year conditions were this dry, according to DC Water. The Drought Watch issued on Wednesday, June 3, was prompted by dry conditions, above-average temperatures, and below-normal water levels in the Potomac River, w…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
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Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA
Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA A 25-year-old man will spend years in prison after preying on young girls he met through social media at a Maryland park, authorities announced. Adam Christopher Jaikaran has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, in connection with the sexual assault of a young student in Frederick County. The investigation into Jaikaran began in November 2023, when a School Resource Officer with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office assigned to a middle school was alerted after a girl disclosed she had been sexually assaulted. Investigators later determined the 13-year-o…

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by Zak Failla
Annapolis, MD
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Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters
Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters andMaryland and Virginia are about to go from sweating through near-record heat to dodging potentially dangerous storms in a matter of hours. After days of brutal temperatures baked the region under some of the hottest May weather ever recorded, forecasters warned Wednesday that the atmosphere was primed for severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, hail, flooding, and dangerous evening commute conditions across much of the region. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, for large portions of Maryland and Virginia as…

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by Zak Failla
Lebanon, PA
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New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera
New Plea Issued In Cold Case Killing Of Lebanon Boy Jason Rivera More than four years after 13-year-old Jason Rivera was gunned down outside a South Lebanon Township apartment complex, investigators are making another emotional plea for answers in the still-unsolved homicide tied to a deadly trail of violence stretching into Maryland. Jason Rivera’s life was cut short on Feb. 15, 2022, when he was shot 12 times outside his uncle’s apartment in South Lebanon Township. The seventh grader’s murder weapon — a Glock 26 — later became a key piece in a broader investigation connected to multiple violent crimes in Maryland. The same gun was linked to a drive-by …

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by Jillian Pikora
Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
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Former Treasurer Accused Of Stealing Nearly $250K From Pasadena Buccaneers Athletic Club: AAPD Former Treasurer Accused Of Stealing Nearly $250K From Pasadena Buccaneers Athletic Club: AAPD Former Treasurer Accused Of Stealing Nearly $250K From Pasadena Buccaneers Athletic Club: AAPD
Former Treasurer Accused Of Stealing Nearly $250K From Pasadena Buccaneers Athletic Club: Aapd A former treasurer for a volunteer organization in Maryland is facing charges for an alleged years-long scheme to steal nearly $250,000, police say. Kelley Ann Haley, 45, the former treasurer of the Pasadena Buccaneers Athletic Club, is facing charges following an investigation by the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit. In late March, an investigation was launched into suspected theft and misappropriation from the club, which is "committed to mentoring local youth through comprehensive sports programming and dedicated coaching," officials said. The president…

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by Zak Failla