Frederick man charged after pointing gun during argument
Frederick police arrest Robert L. Pitts Jr of Carver Apartments on first and second degree assault and reckless endangerment charges after he pointed a gun at Edward Middleton on Ice Street around 445 p.m. Pitts posted 10000 bail and was released from Frederick County Central Booking.
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Frederick
Ice Street
Frederick City
Robert L. Pitts, Jr
Carver Apartments
Edward Middleton
Kurt Manwiller
Pitts
Frederick County Central
Man held after cops discover hidden pot
A 31 year old Jefferson man arrested Tuesday for driving on a suspended license faced additional charges after Maryland State Police stopped his 1991 Chevrolet pickup. Inside a false bottom can of fix a flat officers found 15.4 grams of marijuana and a wooden pipe. Douglas Edwin Wilson was charged with marijuana possession and paraphernalia. He was released after appearing before a District Court commissioner. Trooper Gary Martin led the arrest at 7 20 am with assist from Trooper Mike Finharty.
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Jefferson
Maryland
Douglas Edwin
Wilson
Frederick County
District Court
Gary Martin
Mike Finharty
Fire and rescue calls report across multiple towns
In the last 24 hours ending 9 p.m., emergency activity includes wires down in Walkersville and Libertytown, barn and building fires at Graceham and other sites, local alarms at Fort Detrick and Shopper's World, ambulance responses, and routine emergencies from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. across Raritan Club Park and surrounding communities.
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Raritan Club Park
Walkersville
Old Frederick Road
Graceham
Guardian Hose
Rocky Ridge
Lewistown
Thurmont
Shopper's World
Denny
Citizens
Fort Detrick
Wi Patrick St
Independent
Junior
United
Cabbage Run Road
Libertytown
Marland Lottery Draws Reported From Wednesday
Lottery updates show Marland numbers drawn on Wednesday afternoon. Pick 3 results were 3 7 3 and 3 3 4 9 appeared in other games, with Cashin Hand and Cashin 472 15 16 24 240 listed among the drawn figures.
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Marland
Guns Found in Mount Airy Home Linked to Arson Case
ATF and FBI agents recovered a sawn-off shotgun and an assault rifle along with ammunition at a Mount Airy residence tied to 19 year old Owen David Shane who was arrested at Frederick Community College on handgun charges. He faces arson related counts and remained jailed on 125000 bail. Mr Shane admitted to setting fires during police statements. Police also charged him with possessing a handgun and carrying a deadly weapon on school property.
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Mount Airy
Here
Owen David Shane
Old Bohn Road
Frederick County
Shane
Frederick Community College
Frederick City
ATF
FBI
Larry Stewart
Stewart
Montgomery County Judicial Center
City police arrest two men on drug charges
Frederick City police arrested Todd Milton Smith 34 of no fixed address and George Larvelie Booth 27 of Capitol Heights in the 600 block of Trail Avenue on cocaine distributing and possession charges. Smith fled, damaged property and was jailed with 150000 bail. Booth faces similar charges with no bail at Central Booking.
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Frederick City
Trail Avenue
Cpl
Kevin Grubb
Todd Milton Smith
Smith
Grubb
Frederick County
George Larvelie Booth
Capitol Heights
Frederick and State Forecasts Clear and Cool With Mild Winds
Tonight both Frederick and state zones show clear skies and cool air with lows in the 40s. Friday brings sun morning, increasing clouds afternoon. highs near 60s, northeast to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Extended outlook calls for Friday night rain, cooler days with 40s and 50s highs, then partly sunny Sunday and cooler Monday. Beach forecast mirrors Frederick with clear nights, cool lows, and similar Friday clouding, winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Frederick
Weather map shows snow in Rockies and mixed east coast
A sprawling forecast details snow in the Rockies and heavy precipitation in the southern mountains with 3 to 16 inch totals at higher elevations. Thunderstorms threaten wind hail and possibly a twister in western Kansas Oklahoma and northern Texas. A tornado in Hanover County Virginia razed a home and killed a mother and her infant.
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Astorm
California
Nevada
Rockies
Plains
Kansas
Carolinas
mid-Atlantic
East
Great Lakes
New York
Vermont
Maine
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Texas
South Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Desert
Pacific Northwest
Hanover County
Senate deregulation push faces House resistance in Maryland
In Annapolis the Senate tentatively approves a deregulation bill aimed for July 2000, while the House Environmental Matters Committee signals it will strip Senate timing. Eastalco, a Frederick County aluminum producer with the highest electric bills, backs deregulation to negotiate lower costs. Allegheny Power cautions over residential rate impacts. Delegates Stull and Stup say they will oppose Senate amendments, maintaining a House position to control stranded costs and timing.
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Annapolis
Senate
House of Delegates
Eustako
Frederick County
Eustalco
Earl Robbins
Eastaico
Robbins
Altmax
Eastalco
Alcoa
Allegheny Power
Midge Teahan
Ms. Teahan
Maryland
General Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
House
John Derr
Frederick Washington
Finance
Thomas
Mike Miller
Carolyn Shaw
Public Service Commission
Ms. Shaw
Environmental Matters Committee
Pau Stull
R-Frederick
J. Anita Stup
Rosemont OKs fire company move plan in village
Rosemont officials unanimously approved the preliminary final plat for relocating Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co from downtown Brunswick to a site off Ed 17 within the village. The move enables a percolation test permit from the Frederick County Health Department and places the station closer to population centers, with officials citing safer access to areas like Burkittsville and consolidated equipment storage.
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Rosemont
Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co
Brunswick
Frederick County
Burkittsville
Fire Company
Maryland Senate halves Angelos fees in tobacco suit
The Maryland Senate approved a bill to cut lawyer Peter Angelos fees to 12.5 percent of any settlement, down from 25 percent, in the state's tobacco litigation. The move aims to make the multibillion dollar provisions palatable while Governor and attorney general push to recover about 3 billion spent on Medicaid and up to 10 billion in punitive damages. Critics warned the rule change midcase could jeopardize the suit, while supporters argued the payout climate favored a larger settlement.
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Annapolis
Senate
Peter Angelos
Maryland
Mr. Angeles
Mr Angeles
Thomas V. Mike Miller
Prince George’s
Curran
Texas
Florida
Mississippi
Robert Neall
Anne Arundel
Charles Manson
Neall
Leo Green
Baltimore
Diamond engagement rings and famed stones headline Walkersville ad
A cluttered ad for Olde Towne Jewelers at 194 & Frederick St Walkersville proclaims diamonds as the ultimate symbol of love. It cites historic gems and celebrity joins while promoting sales hours Mon-Sat 10-6, Thurs Fri till 8, with a 301 area code and contact number 845-2200.
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Mary of Burgundy
Madonna
Cyndi Lauper
Bankle
Maria Shriver
Dan Johnson
Melanie Griffith
Doug Henning
Elzabeth Taylor
Grace Kelly
Actras
Parce Ramer HL
Sde
Richard Burton
Elzabeth
KRUPP
Walkersville
Qloe Towwe Jewelers
SALEN
Frederick St. Olde
Drive-in Movies Win 1950s Stamp Subject Vote
The post office asked Americans to vote in February on stamp subjects for the Happy Days decade. More than 800,000 ballots were cast with drive-in movies winning, I Love Lucy finishing second, and The Cat in the Hat in third.
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Washington
Post Office
Dr. Seuss
Cat In the Hat
Early Down syndrome screening using combined blood tests
A Foundation for Blood Research study in Maine shows a two test blood panel may detect about 60 percent of fetuses with Down syndrome between nine and 15 weeks of pregnancy, offering earlier screening though not yet routine.
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Boston
Foundation For Blood Research
Scarborough
Maine
Delayed care and ambivalence raise female heart attack death risk
In Atlanta studies of 180k elderly patients and 327k adults show women with heart attacks are 13 percent more likely to die than men even after age and health differences. Women arrive later to hospitals, 6.2 hours after symptoms begin, and are less likely to call an ambulance, impacting treatment options.
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Atlanta
Sandra Gan
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle
American College of Cardiologa
Gan
John Canto
University of Alabama In
Birmingham
U.S
Hamas blames Israel for risky car bombing in Ramallah
Palestinian officials accuse Israel of a fatal incident tied to a hazardous device used in a Ramallah garage blast. Mohiyedine Sharif, 32, an alleged Hamas bombmaker, was found dead near the vehicle before it exploded. Israel denies involvement as Palestinian leaders call it a new crime amid Passover tensions.
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Ramallah
West Bank
Israel
Hamas
Mohiyedine Sharif
Sharif
Yehiyeh Ayyash
Yasser Arafat
Nabil Shaath
Mideast
Shaath
Farm visa program judged ineffective in audit
A Labor Department inspector general report finds the 1986 H-2A guest worker program failed to guarantee legal farm labor or protect American workers. The audit notes extensive red tape and weak enforcement drive reliance on illegal immigrants, while some see a need for a revised visa proposal.
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Washington
Labor Department
Inspector General
Department of Labor
Bruce Goldstein
Farm Worker Justice Fund
American Farm Bureau
Capitol Hill
Labor
Employment and Training Administration
U.S
John J. Getek
Dols
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James P. Enright
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Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
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P.O Sox
Fredericknewspost
News-Post General Informa
Sound
Phthio
Montgomery County
Maryland Ave
Rockville
News Matters
Carner
Souder Rd
Rosemont Oks Fire Company
Susan C. Nicol
News-Post
Jackie Ebersole
Votipka
Everedy Square
Fofol
Letic An
Reebok
Pinesome
Angelos
Olde Towne Jewelers
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
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Les Goldsmith
McNeil Specialty Products
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London
Robin Cook
Cook
Tony Blair
Labor Party
John A. Hansen
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
New England Journal of Medicine
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Pete Tam
Imeati
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Serta Super Firm
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