'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push 'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push
'Intentionally Misleading': Judge Blocks Maryland Democrats' Redistricting Push Maryland Democrats' bid to rewrite the rules of the redistricting game just got smacked down in court. Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Thompson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, blocked a proposed constitutional amendment from going before voters in November, finding lawmakers failed to follow their own election laws. And he wasn't done there. Thompson also found that language being presented to voters was "intentionally misleading" and that the proposed amendment improperly bundled two separate constitutional issues together. Democrats hold seven of Maryland's eight US House seats…
9 Men Headed To Virginia To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police 9 Men Headed To Virginia To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police
9 Men Headed To Virginia To Meet 'Kids' Online, But Detectives Were Waiting: Police The person on the other end of the chat wasn't who they thought it was, Virginia police say. Nine men between the ages of 21 and 48 were arrested during an undercover operation in Fairfax County after detectives posed online as children, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators with the Fairfax County Police Department's Child Exploitation Unit went undercover on internet platforms, where police say the men initiated sexually explicit conversations believing they were communicating with minors. Then came the meetup. According to police, most of the men traveled to Fairfax Cou…
Insurance Denies US Transfer After Maryland Mom Suffers Massive Stroke In Curaçao Insurance Denies US Transfer After Maryland Mom Suffers Massive Stroke In Curaçao
Insurance Denies US Transfer After Maryland Mom Suffers Massive Stroke In Curaçao A dream family vacation has turned into a desperate fight to get a Maryland mom home. Vanessa Jackson suffered what her daughter described as a massive stroke on Tuesday, Aug. 18, while vacationing with family in Curaçao, leaving her hospitalized thousands of miles from Baltimore as her loved ones scramble to arrange a medical flight back to the US. Now, more than a week later, her family says getting Jackson home has become a costly international ordeal. Jackson was rushed to a hospital after the stroke. Her daughter, Kisah Jarvis, said doctors and staff have been "kind, compassionate, an…
Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Maryland Man: Sheriff Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Maryland Man: Sheriff
Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Maryland Man: Sheriff For months, a teenager accused of killing a man in Maryland managed to stay one step ahead of investigators. His run ended on Tuesday, Aug. 25. A’maree Curbeam, 17, of Edgewood, was arrested at a Baltimore residence nearly five months after the shooting death of 20-year-old Bryan H. Burrows Jr., according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Burrows was killed on Friday, April 3, when violence broke out in the 1900 block of Eloise Lane in Edgewood. A second person was also shot and wounded. Detectives say they identified Curbeam as the suspected shooter early on. They still had to fin…
Virginia Police Alert Set Off Pursuit That Ended In Major Maryland Crash On Crain Highway: AG Virginia Police Alert Set Off Pursuit That Ended In Major Maryland Crash On Crain Highway: AG
Virginia Police Alert Set Off Pursuit That Ended In Major Maryland Crash On Crain Highway: AG A police alert out of Virginia set off a chain of events that ended with a woman in grave condition and one of Maryland's busiest highways shut down for hours. The chaos unfolded near the Prince George's-Charles County line on Tuesday, Aug. 25, when Charles County Sheriff's Office deputies attempted to stop a vehicle after receiving information from law enforcement in Arlington, according to new details from the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The driver fled. Deputies gave chase. The crash that followed shut down Crain Highway. The pursuit began at approximately 10:20 a.m. and ended w…
West Coalition Leader Tawanda Jones Faces 'Long, Arduous Recovery' After Medical Emergency West Coalition Leader Tawanda Jones Faces 'Long, Arduous Recovery' After Medical Emergency
West Coalition Leader Tawanda Jones Faces 'Long, Arduous Recovery' After Medical Emergency For more than a decade, Tawanda Jones has refused to stop showing up in Maryland. Now, the community she has spent years fighting for is showing up for her. Jones, a Baltimore teacher and leader of the West Coalition who became a prominent voice for police accountability following the 2013 death of her brother, Tyrone West, is facing a lengthy recovery after suffering what her family described as a serious medical emergency. Her daughter, Jakiah Harris, said Jones has undergone several significant procedures and is "doing very well," continuing to make encouraging progress. But there is a…
$324K Drone Delivery Packed With Meth, Phones Intercepted At Virginia Prison: VDOC $324K Drone Delivery Packed With Meth, Phones Intercepted At Virginia Prison: VDOC
$324K Drone Delivery Packed With Meth, Phones Intercepted At Virginia Prison: Vdoc Someone tried to airlift one expensive care package into a Virginia prison. Corrections officers at Sussex I State Prison discovered a suspicious package around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, after an attempted drone incursion, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. Its estimated value behind bars: $324,000. And whoever packed it apparently wasn't traveling light. Inside was a one-pound bag of suspected methamphetamine, along with 17 cellphones and their charging cables, three USB Wi-Fi adapters and two SIM cards, VADOC officials said. There was more. Corrections officers a…
‘Forever My Daughter’: Dad Mourns Virginia Teen Serene Tayari After Drowning Accident ‘Forever My Daughter’: Dad Mourns Virginia Teen Serene Tayari After Drowning Accident
‘Forever My Daughter’: Dad Mourns Virginia Teen Serene Tayari After Drowning Accident A Saturday night along the Potomac became every Virginia parent's nightmare. Serene Tayari, a 15-year-old from Arlington, died after slipping into the river near the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Washington, DC, on Saturday, Aug. 22, according to reports. Tayari had been sitting on a ledge overlooking the Potomac when she slipped and fell into the water, WUSA9 reported. Someone nearby saw what happened and tried to pull her out, but failed. She was later found by members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Harbor Unit. Tayari was rushed to an area hospital, but could not b…
Playing With Fire? Maryland Woman Hospitalized After Blaze, Then Arrested For Arson: Officials Playing With Fire? Maryland Woman Hospitalized After Blaze, Then Arrested For Arson: Officials
Playing With Fire? Maryland Woman Hospitalized After Blaze, Then Arrested For Arson: Officials Playing with fire landed a Maryland woman in the hospital, and weeks later, behind bars, investigators say. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, July 27, firefighters were called to a home in the 8400 block of Wooddy Road in Port Tobacco, where a fire had broken out inside the residence, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. What investigators say they found wasn't an accident. Deputy State Fire Marshals determined that Jennifer Mary Owen, 59, intentionally set fire to a personal item inside the home, officials said. The flames damaged the flooring before they were extinguished. Owen…
Pet Store Creep Photographs Worker, Puts On Obscene Show In Virginia: Police Pet Store Creep Photographs Worker, Puts On Obscene Show In Virginia: Police
Pet Store Creep Photographs Worker, Puts On Obscene Show In Virginia: Police There are bad customers, there are creepy customers, and then there's the guy Virginia police say walked into a pet store and put on an obscene show. A suspect person is wanted in Prince William County after a lewd incident at Miss Kibbles in Bristow, during which he put on "an obscene sexual display," police said. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 to the store in the 10300 block of Bristow Center Drive to investigate the reported incident. Investigators say the unknown man walked into the store, began taking …
Woman Shoved To Ground In Controversial Golf Ad: Young Exec's Company Blasted By PGA Tour CEO Woman Shoved To Ground In Controversial Golf Ad: Young Exec's Company Blasted By PGA Tour CEO
Woman Shoved To Ground In Controversial Golf Ad: Young Exec's Company Blasted By PGA Tour CEO A golf ad showing a man chasing and shoving a woman to the ground has Callaway Golf and Good Good Golf apologizing, and the PGA Tour questioning whether the response went far enough (scroll down to watch). The since-deleted online commercial was produced by Good Good to promote a co-branded Callaway driver and was approved by Callaway before it was posted, Callaway CEO Chip Brewer said. The ad featured Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark, 26, and Alexis Miestowski, 26, a former collegiate golfer who now works with Good Good. Miestowski was shown reaching for the driver in Clark's golf bag be…
Tim Curry Dies: ‘Rocky Horror,’ ‘Clue’ Star Built Unforgettable Career Tim Curry Dies: ‘Rocky Horror,’ ‘Clue’ Star Built Unforgettable Career
Tim Curry Dies: ‘Rocky Horror,’ ‘Clue’ Star Built Unforgettable Career A performer whose unmistakable voice, wicked humor, and larger-than-life characters spanned stage, screen, and animation has died. British actor and singer Tim Curry died late Tuesday, Aug. 25, at his Los Angeles home, TMZ first reported. He was 80. Police were called to the home late Tuesday, and no foul play was suspected, according to TMZ, which first reported the news. No official cause of death had been announced as of Wednesday, Aug. 26. Curry became a cultural icon as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” after originating the role onstage. Hi…