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Maryland Mother Killed By Fallen Tree During Winter Storm, Partner In Critical Condition Maryland Mother Killed By Fallen Tree During Winter Storm, Partner In Critical Condition
Maryland Mother Killed By Fallen Tree During Winter Storm, Partner In Critical Condition Virginia Marie Queensberry was more than a name in a crash report. She was “Ginny” to the people who loved her — a mother, a partner, a friend whose laughter and warmth filled rooms long before Sunday’s tragedy on Route 2. Shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 22, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to North Solomons Island Road near Aspen Wood Drive in Sunderland after a tree fell into the roadway and struck a northbound vehicle. Inside the vehicle were three Southern Maryland residents. Queensberry, 43, of Chesapeake Beach, was seated in the front passenger sea…

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by Zak Failla
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Unimaginable Pain: Man Killed By Roommate Remembered As ‘Loving Son, Brother, Friend' Unimaginable Pain: Man Killed By Roommate Remembered As ‘Loving Son, Brother, Friend'
Unimaginable Pain: Man Killed By Roommate Remembered As ‘Loving Son, Brother, Friend' A 25-year-old Maryland man was stabbed to death by his roommate during a dispute over money — now his family is left grieving what they call a “sudden and senseless act of violence.” On Sunday, Feb. 22, Jaelon Minor was found by members of the Howard County Police Department suffering from fatal stab wounds in his Columbia home following a domestic incident involving 26-year-old Donovan Townsend.  Officers were called around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday to the 7600 block of Woodpark Lane, where they found Minor critically injured. First responders rendered first aid, but he was pronounced dead …

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Father, Grandfather Killed In Crash Was 'Devoted Family Man,' Loved Ones Say Virginia Father, Grandfather Killed In Crash Was 'Devoted Family Man,' Loved Ones Say
Virginia Father, Grandfather Killed In Crash Was 'Devoted Family Man,' Loved Ones Say Julio Carlos Cruz Merino was more than the tragic crash that ended his life. He was a father. A grandfather. A husband. A steady presence in the lives of those who loved him. The 70-year-old Woodbridge resident died after being struck by a vehicle on Tuesday evening, Feb. 17, near Richmond Highway and Opitz Boulevard during the height of rush hour. But in the days since his passing, family and friends have focused on remembering the man they call kind, generous, and deeply devoted to those around him. “With deep sorrow, we share the unexpected passing of Julio Carlos Cruz Merino, age 7…

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by Zak Failla
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Mother Of Five Killed By Estranged Husband Remembered For Love, Strength, Laughter Mother Of Five Killed By Estranged Husband Remembered For Love, Strength, Laughter
Mother Of Five Killed By Estranged Husband Remembered For Love, Strength, Laughter Amethyst Stephenson was more than the headline that followed her name. She was a mother of five in a blended family. A colleague who showed up every day with energy and humor. A woman who recently went back to school full-time to keep building a future she believed in. On Sunday morning, Feb. 8, 2026, her life ended inside her Maryland home. She was 47. Police were called shortly before 8:15 a.m. to the 3400 block of Huntsman Run in Ellicott City for a reported stabbing involving her estranged husband, who had recently been released from custody.  She was pronounced dead at the scen…

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'Devoted' Maryland Dad Of Four Dies After DC Parkway Crash Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic 'Devoted' Maryland Dad Of Four Dies After DC Parkway Crash Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic
'Devoted' Maryland Dad Of Four Dies After DC Parkway Crash Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic Darwin Marquette Thomas left home on a Friday afternoon and never came back. The 53-year-old Waldorf father of four was killed in a violent crash shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, on Suitland Parkway in Southeast DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Thomas was a passenger in a 2006 Acura TL involved in a two-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes of Suitland Parkway east of Stanton Road. According to detectives with the department's Major Crash Investigations Unit, the Acura was traveling westbound when it mounted the center median and struck a traffic pole.  …

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Salisbury University Freshman Fighting For His Life After Car Sinks Into Frozen Maryland Pond Salisbury University Freshman Fighting For His Life After Car Sinks Into Frozen Maryland Pond
Salisbury University Freshman Fighting For His Life After Car Sinks Into Frozen Maryland Pond A Salisbury University student is fighting for his life after being  involved in a single-vehicle crash that ended with a car in a frozen pond and a recent Rockville High School graduate dead.  Andy Fon Koh, 18, a freshman at the Perdue School of Business, was airlifted to the hospital following the fatal crash in Wicomico County that claimed the life of Matthew Garcia.  At approximately 8:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to S. Division Street at Coulbourn Mill for a report of a single-vehicle crash, according to Maryland …

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Bill Mazeroski, Pirates Legend Who Hit 1960 World Series Game 7 Walk-Off, Dies At 89 Bill Mazeroski, Pirates Legend Who Hit 1960 World Series Game 7 Walk-Off, Dies At 89
Bill Mazeroski, Pirates Legend Who Hit 1960 World Series Game 7 Walk-Off, Dies At 89 Pittsburgh Pirate legend Bill Mazeroski — who clubbed one of the greatest and most famous home runs in World Series history — died at the age of 89 in Pennsylvania.  The Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards during his career is best known for his Game 7 home run in the 1960 World Series when he took Ralph Terry deep in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Pirates a 10-9 championship win over the New York Yankees. 10/13/60: Bill Mazeroski hits a dramatic walk-off home run to win the World Series for the Pirates against the Yankees in Game 7 MLB "It …

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Loses More Than A Ravens Superfan: Shawn “Flockman 88” Means Dies At 56 Baltimore Loses More Than A Ravens Superfan: Shawn “Flockman 88” Means Dies At 56
Baltimore Loses More Than A Ravens Superfan: Shawn “Flockman 88” Means Dies At 56 Baltimore lost more than a Ravens superfan this week. It lost a presence. Shawn Means — the man known across the city as “Flockman 88” — died last week at 56. Means became one of the most recognizable faces in Baltimore Ravens history, a front-row fixture at M&T Bank Stadium who bled purple from the tunnel to Ravens Walk and everywhere in between. Shawn Means, affectionately known as "Flockman 88" GoFundMe But the costumes, chains, and custom “Flockman 88” gear were only part of the story. To Baltimore, he was family. Means was a husband to Starr Means and a father fi…

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'Heat,' 'Manhunter' Star, Actor Tom Noonan Dead At 74 'Heat,' 'Manhunter' Star, Actor Tom Noonan Dead At 74
'Heat,' 'Manhunter' Star, Actor Tom Noonan Dead At 74 Tom Noonan, a prolific character actor with credits dating back more than 40 years, has died.  The Greenwich native was 74. Director Fred Dekker announced his death on Facebook on Wednesday, Feb. 18, saying the 6-feet-5-inch-tall actor had died last week.  He did not provide a cause of death.  Noonan built a long and memorable career in film, television, and theater. His film credits include playing a crime boss in “RoboCop 2,” an assassin in “Last Action Hero,” a hacker in “Heat,” and a serial killer in “Manhunter.” Famed director Michael Mann, who directed hi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hotels Reserved, Games Planned: Tre' Johnson's Family Now Faces Season Without Devoted Dad Hotels Reserved, Games Planned: Tre' Johnson's Family Now Faces Season Without Devoted Dad
Hotels Reserved, Games Planned: Tre' Johnson's Family Now Faces Season Without Devoted Dad The games are still on the schedule — but Tre’ Johnson won’t be in the stands. Johnson, a former Washington Redskins Pro Bowl lineman turned history teacher at the Landon School in Bethesda, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 15, during a brief family trip, his wife announced.  He was 54. For those who knew him in Maryland, Johnson was more than a former college and NFL standout. He was Dad. “If you know Tre', you know what a devoted and loving father he was to his children,” Irene Johnson wrote. “Tre' lived for his kids’ sports activities and supported them through ever…

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Promising 18-Year-Old Student Remembered For Kindness After Fatal Pond Crash Promising 18-Year-Old Student Remembered For Kindness After Fatal Pond Crash
Promising 18-Year-Old Student Remembered For Kindness After Fatal Pond Crash An 18-year-old Rockville High School graduate was killed when his car plunged into a frozen pond in Salisbury, leaving his devastated family grappling with the unthinkable. Matthew Garcia, a recent graduate who was studying international business in the Perdue School of Business at the University of Salisbury, is being remembered for his "kindness, generosity, and the way he brought warmth to those around him" after he died in a crash that sent his car into a frozen pond. At approximately 8:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to S. Div…

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High School Sweethearts ID’d As Couple Killed After Falling Through Ice On Valentine's Day High School Sweethearts ID’d As Couple Killed After Falling Through Ice On Valentine's Day
High School Sweethearts ID’d As Couple Killed After Falling Through Ice On Valentine's Day A Massachusetts couple who died after falling through ice on a Cape Cod beach on Valentine's Day met as teenagers and were high school sweethearts, their family said. Kit Boucher, 71, and Jerry Boucher, 72, were walking along First Encounter Beach in Eastham around 9 a.m. when the ice gave way beneath their feet, authorities said. Eastham police responded to the Bee’s River area after receiving a report of a loose dog in the parking lot that was wet and appeared distressed. An officer arrived to hear Kit Boucher screaming for help after she'd fallen through the ice, authorities said.  …

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by Josh Lanier