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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1996
Page
2
A four year old boy, Brian Crockett, of Washington, drowns in a backyard pool on Deakins Lane in Darnestown. Police say the pool was unclean with an unseen bottom. Rescue crews recovered him around 4:30 PM and he died at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.
Fire calls reported through 4 p.m. include 11:02 a.m. house fire at 604 Wilson Place near Fort Detrick and Independent. 4:51 p.m. house fire at 11216 Yardley Place with Damascus Green Valley Mount Airy New Market Urbana Evangelical Lutheran Church. 5 p.m. fire alarm at Middletown. 7:13 p.m. house fire affecting Mount Airy New Market Urbana. 7:19 p.m. automatic alarm at Building 1685 Fort Detrick.
Frederick man Keith A. Little 45 complied after being ordered to the ground while Sylvester Alston 32 fled upstairs. Cocaine found in a jacket along with $213 cash led to charges of trespassing possession of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute. Alston held at Frederick County Detention Center.
The National Weather Service warns of patchy fog tonight and early Thursday due to cooling temperatures and moist air. Conditions today to Saturday should be partly sunny, improving to mostly sunny by Sunday. There is a chance of afternoon thunderstorms Friday and Saturday, but not matching recent rainfall. Temperatures mid 60s to mid 70s Tuesday, with .55 inches of rain by 9 p.m. at the Sound Source station atop the News-Post building in downtown Frederick. Highs near 89 and lows in the 60s are forecast through Sunday. The Maryland Department of the Environment says air quality will be moderately affected today.
Three women were arrested Monday night after an incident at Francis Scott Key Mall. Shenika T. Ward, 18, of Kimball West Virginia, and Kizzy J. Clemins, 18, of Roderfield, West Virginia, were charged.
Maryland State Police investigate the theft of a 1994 John Deere tractor, 155 horsepower dual-wheeled, likely hauled on a flatbed after 5 p.m. Monday. Separate mall incident: Ninette Ward, 38, of Roderfield, charged with two counts of assault and battery, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace. bail set at $1,500.
Associated Press reports scattered storms across Nevada and northern California with a cool, cloudy West. The Southeast is hot, the Midwest cool and rainy. Plains face possible winds and tornadoes as a cold front nears the Great Lakes. Michigan, Indiana, northeastern Illinois to see thunderstorms. Ohio and western Pennsylvania may shower. Georgia and Gulf Coast could have afternoon storms. Record heat tied or set in 11 Western cities including Fresno 112 and Colorado Springs 97. A Cocoa Beach tornado and roof damage in Melbourne Florida. Up to 3 inches of rain in Montcalm County Michigan with hail in California and Minnesota. Temperatures near 110 in the desert Southwest.
Today mostly sunny with highs in the low 80s and northeast winds to 10 mph. Tonight partly fair with lows around 60. Thursday remains mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s and southerly winds. Extending into Friday through Sunday expect a mix of sun, showers, thunderstorms, and highs from the mid 70s to the low 80s.
After four weeks of testimony, closing arguments may begin in a Frederick-area suit over four Kingsbrook homes with subsurface water damaging property values. Judge Mary Ann Stepler limited claims to nominal costs, excluding fraud findings, while jurors must avoid speculation on damages as plaintiffs name six homeowners and the defendants Lovell Regency Homes and affiliates.
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