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Westminster, MD
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More Than 1,000 In Maryland Still Without Power Four Days After Thunderstorms Rocked Region
Hundreds of Maryland residents were still in the dark on Friday afternoon as crews continue to work on repairing power outages. As of 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11 - four days after the storm - Baltimore Gas and Electric are still reporting 135 active outages impacting 1,158 of the company's 1,340,278 customers. Thank you to the over 1,700 mutual assistance personnel, including our sister OpCos @ComEd and @PECOconnect, who have traveled from outside of Maryland to support our restoration efforts. We will continue to work as safely and quickly as possible until every customer is restored. — …
Columbia, MD
Traffic
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights
Bad driving in Maryland is nothing new, but a recently released video truly shows how many narrow calls there have been in some areas. To celebrate “Stop on Red Week,” the Howard County Police Department released a two minute video depicting several cases where reckless drivers sped through red lights, forcing others to take evasive measures or even stop in the intersection to avoid being struck. This week is the @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek & @HCPDNews is once again REMINDING #HoCoMD to #StopforRedLights. In this quick video, HCPD shows just a sample of some of the close-call inci…
Ashburn, VA
News
Thousands Without Power Day After Storm — And It Could Be 12+ Hours Before It's Fully Restored
Thousands of DC area residents were without power Tuesday, Aug. 8, following last night's storm. And it could take nearly a day before power is fully restored, reports say. Terrifying video captured in Westminster, MD shows drivers trapped in cars as utility poles come crashing down on Route 140 Monday evening, Aug. 7. Citing Baltimore Gas and Electric CEO Carim Khouzami, BGE was working to repair 120K outages Tuesday, Aug. 8. Most were expected to have power back by the evening, but some might have to wait until Wednesday. BGE did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment …
Westminster, MD
Traffic
Lanes Slowly Reopening As Crews Work To Repair Damaged Gas Line In MD
One eastbound lane has reopened on Route 140 at the Littlestown Pike intersection nearly 24 hours after a gas line was damaged in Carroll County. Crews worked around the clock in Westminster after a six-inch gas line was damaged by a highway guardrail contractor, which forced emergency repairs and road closures in the area that were ongoing on Tuesday, July 25. The gas line needed to be repaired in Westminster.Westminster Fire Department The incident began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday morning, according to Westminster Fire Department spokesperson Kevin Dayhoff, when crews were…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Selfie-Taking Shoppers Draw Ire Of Gun-Toting Man At MD Convenience Store, State Police Say
A customer at a Carroll County convenience store did not take kindly to other shoppers snapping selfies of themselves before pulling a gun on them, state police say. Taneytown resident Timothy Davis, 38, is facing multiple assault and other charges after a relatively innocuous incident nearly turned violent outside of a local retailer. According to investigators, during the afternoon of Sunday, July 16, officers from the Taneytown Police Department were called to a convenience store in the unit block of Grand Drive in Taneytown, where there was a reported incident involving several customer…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Police ID Man, Trooper Involved In Fatal MD Standoff
New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office following a fatal shooting during a barricade situation in Carroll County. Police have identified 52-year-old Jack Cimino, Jr., of Sykesville as the man who was shot and killed by Sgt. Jesse Hartsock, a 15-year veteran of the Maryland State Police's Field Operations Bureau during a standoff in Eldersburg. The situation began at approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, when state police troopers were called to a home in the 1200 block of Liberty Road to assist a reportedly suicidal man who was allegedly under the influ…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Barricaded Man Killed Confronting Maryland State Police SWAT Team During Standoff
One person was killed over the weekend during a standoff that played out in Carroll County, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The situation began at approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, when state police troopers were called to a home in the 1200 block of Liberty Road in Eldensburg to assist a suicidal man who was allegedly under the influence. Police say that the man - whose name has not been released pending the ongoing investigation - called into a crisis hotline threatening to kill himself, claiming that he had a gun and was intoxicated, though it was never speci…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Man Ejected From Mercedes Dies At Maryland Hospital: State Police
Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a late night crash that left a Pennsylvania man dead on Monday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Police say that shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania resident Antonio Jhamel Farmer, 37, was ejected from a Mercedes E400 that was involved in a single-vehicle crash into an embankment alongside a Carroll County road. The initial investigation determined that 27-year-old Elizabeth Nicole Jones, also of Chambersburg, was driving north on MD 97 (Littlestown Pike) south of Hanover Road in the area of the Unio…
Westminster, MD
Traffic
Horse And Buggy Struck By DUI Driver Sends Three Children To Hospital In MD: State Police
One child had to be airlifted and two others rushed to Maryland hospitals after their family’s horse and buggy was involved in a crash in Carroll County on Friday morning. Five people were injured during an early morning chain-reaction crash on Friday in Westminster, when an allegedly drunk driver set off series of events that led to the children’s injuries, state police say. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, troopers were called to Route 95 south near Route 496, when a Kia being driven by Manchester resident Maura Onksy, 23, rear-ended the buggy before caroming into a Ford-F-150…
Westminster, MD
News
Tree Trimmer Airlifted After Industrial Incident In MD, State Police Say
A tree trimmer in Carroll County suffered serious injuries on Tuesday morning and had to be airlifted away from a worksite for treatment and evaluations at a Maryland trauma center. Silver Spring resident Ramon Hernandez, 69, was transported by a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore on Tuesday, May 9, where there was a reported industrial incident after he was struck by a truck. The incident was reported shortly before 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday morning in the 1500 block of Old Taneytown Road in Westminster, where there was an ongoing tre…
Westminster, MD
News
MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal
The Fourth of July came a little too early for a Carroll County man who suffered extensive injuries making homemade fireworks over the weekend. An investigation has been launched by state and federal officials after a 68-year-old man suffered severe burns in the 300 block of Parisian Way in Westminster on Friday, April 21, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that the Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) joined an inquiry after first responders were called at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday morning to investigate an incident, where the homeowner said he was mak…
Towson, MD
News
Body-Cam Footage Depicts Fatal Police Chase In Maryland: AG (
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New body-cam footage has been released by prosecutors in Maryland as they continue to investigate a fatal police pursuit last month in Baltimore. Westminster resident Linda Moss, 74, was killed during a police pursuit with 58-year-old David Moss, who was reportedly wanted by police and refused to stop, leading to a violent exchange. Moss led police on a short pursuit across multiple districts in the area before he ultimately crashed into a tree. Linda Moss was killed upon impact, according to officials. On Thursday, April 13, the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Divi…
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