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Maryland bill strengthens punishment for drivers in fatal bike lane crashes
The legislation was named after Sarah Langenkamp, who was hit and killed in Bethesda, Maryland, while riding her bike. The victim’s husband pushed for the new law to hold drivers more accountable when they take someone’s life. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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‘Shame on them': Volunteer fire department scammed out of $220K intended for new ambulances
A Maryland volunteer fire department lost funds for two new ambulances in an apparent scam. According to the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department $220,000 was taken by someone impersonating the vendor the department was working with. That $220,000 down payment wound up in an overseas account. “The thought that anybody would think of stealing from volunteers is just mindboggling,” department President…
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‘Senior assassin' game triggers emergency calls, concerns someone could actually get shot
“Senior assassin,” a game popular with high school seniors celebrating their upcoming graduation, worries Montgomery County police. News4’s Jackie Bensen explains.
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Rockville Fire Department loses $220K for new ambulances in alleged scam
Rockville Volunteer Fire Department funds intended for new ambulances was taken in an apparent scam.
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Maryland governor signs bill to rebuild Pimlico, home of the Preakness Stakes
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. Under the new law, Maryland can use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The 149th running of the race is set...
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Montgomery County students who overcame truancy celebrate graduation
A group of Montgomery County Public Schools students celebrated earning a second chance at a bright future after facing academic failure due to truancy. As News4’s Jackie Bensen explains, these students not only beat the odds, they are defying expectations.
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Man pleads guilty in fatal beating of 86-year-old
A Maryland man seen on camera punching and kicking a great-grandfather, who later died, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Julias Wright’s defense admitted their client struck 86-year-old Johnny Shepherd but tried to argue he died because of the hospice care he then received. Wright stood trial for two days before entering the plea Wednesday morning as the case went...
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Man pleads guilty in fatal beating of 86-year-old
A Maryland man seen on camera punching and kicking a great-grandfather, who later died, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Cottage City becomes first in Maryland to install stop sign cameras
A new kind of camera is coming to Maryland. A small town in Prince George’s County is the first to install them. News4’s Jackie Bensen breaks down what it will mean for you.
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Montgomery County police hold vigil for fallen officers
Montgomery County police took a moment to remember fallen officers during an emotional gathering in Gaithersburg.
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‘I'm playing Jesus': 10-year-old Maryland girl lands role with Metropolitan Opera
A 10-year-old Maryland girl is taking the stage at the Metropolitan Opera of New York as baby Jesus in “El Niño,” which tells the story of the Nativity. Fourth grader Gabby Tennor of Hagerstown has always loved acting and performing, so she decided to audition for the show. “I don’t understand how, but yeah, I’m playing Jesus,” Gabby said....
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Maryland girl stars as baby Jesus at Metropolitan Opera
A 10-year-old Maryland girl is taking the stage at the Metropolitan Opera of New York as baby Jesus in “El Niño,” which tells the story of the Nativity. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Thieves hit another round of ATMs with ‘jaws of life'
Thieves behind a monthslong crime spree that triggered safety concerns at local convenience stores targeted multiple 7-Eleven stores overnight, and ripping apart ATMs to take cash. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Body of 6th missing worker found more than a month after Baltimore bridge collapse, officials say
Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths on March 26 when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns.
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Crews prepare to remove large portion of Baltimore's Key Bridge
Crews are preparing to remove a large portion of Baltimore’s ruined Key Bridge. Col. Estee Pinchasin of the Army Corps of Engineers spoke with News4’s Joseph Olmo about what a complex undertaking it is.
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Maryland man on trial for murder in brutal beating of 86-year-old man
A Maryland man seen on camera punching and kicking a great-grandfather, who later died, is standing trial for murder in the 86-year-old’s death. Julias Wright’s defense admits their client struck Johnny Shepherd but claims he died because of the hospice care he received. Outside the Maryland Farms condo complex in Beltsville in June 2022, Shepherd allegedly Wright’s girlfriend’s car...
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Maryland man caught on camera beating 86-year-old man goes on trial for murder
A Maryland man is standing trial for murder after he was seen on camera punching and kicking an 86-year-old man, who later died. News4’s Aimee Cho reports the defense admits the defendant hit the victim but blames the death on the hospice care the great-grandfather received later.
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They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore
Two kids named Antonio grew up together in the streets of east Baltimore, surrounded by poverty and gun violence. But only one would make it out alive. Antonio Moore is a successful real estate investor and marketing consultant. His friend Antonio Lee was shot and killed last summer, four months before his 20th birthday. How was Moore able to break...
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1 dead, 4 hurt in Suitland crash
One person is dead and four others are hurt after a crash in Suitland, Maryland, on Sunday.
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1 dead, 4 hurt in Suitland crash
Officers responded to the intersection of Silver Hill Road and Silver Park Drive just before 4 p.m. for a collision between a sedan and a pickup truck.