Man captured after high speed Martinsburg chase
Kevin Wayne Huff, 25, was arrested after a chase reaching speeds over 95 mph that began in Jefferson County West Virginia and involved Maryland and West Virginia state police. Three young children rode in the fleeing car. Huff was charged with fleeing and eluding reckless driving running a red light and driving under the influence. He was apprehended by Trooper First Class R. Embly Jr. at an Martinsburg apartment complex after he jumped out and fled.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Maryland
Hagerstown
Jefferson County
Washington County
MD. 65
West Virginia
Frederick
Huff
R. Embly Jr
Strong Winds Trigger Burglar Alarms In Frederick
Winds from the northwest gusted through Frederick on Wednesday, triggering several burglar alarms. A Central Alarm spokeswoman reported no downed wires or damages. The News-Post weather station noted winds up to 12 mph, with the National Weather Service forecasting mostly sunny skies and highs near 40 through Thursday.
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Frederick
Central Alarm
The
News-Post
National Weather Service
Frederick County
Maryland
Atlantic
Annapolis
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Westminster
El Nino strength in 1995 exceeds 1992-93
NASA reports the 1995 El Nino is twice as strong as the 1992-93 event. TOP EX Poseidon satellite detects higher sea levels and warmer water along the equatorial Pacific, linked to heavier California rainfall this winter. Project scientists note the warming reached South America in late fall and mentions jet stream impacts. Local Maryland forecast follows with cold, snowy patterns and temps in the 20s to 40s.
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Los Angeles
Pacific
NASA
Poseidon
Lee-Lueng Fu
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U.S
California
JPL
South America
North America
Gerald Bell
Erroneous Russian missile shootdown report alarms world
In Moscow a Russian agency briefly claimed Russia shot down a combat missile from Northern Europe, igniting global alarm. Interfax later retracted, saying the rocket from Norway’s Andoya Rocket Range was a NASA funded research vehicle, not a military weapon.
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Moscow
Europe
Interfax
Vyacheslav Terekhov
Oslo
Russia
Chechnya
NATO
Clinton
Pennsylvania
White House
Defense Ministry
Andoya
Norway
Appeals board approves bed and breakfast near Braddock Heights
The Board of Appeals granted a special exception for Highland Lodge owned by Erma Little on U.S. 40 A near the I 70 interchange. The 1881 two and a half story National Register house would use a horseshoe driveway with gate exits. safety concerns were raised. Approval pending state and county agency clearances.
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Board of Appeals
Braddock Heights
Erma Little
Highland Lodge
U.S. 40- A
Boyd Smith
Little Family
Murderer Kermit Smith Jr Executed After Claims of Unlawful Death Sentence
In his final statement Kermit Smith Jr said his death sentence was unlawfully imposed, asserting two federal courts found the execution unlawful. Witnesses included one surviving cheerleader, Whelette Collins’s family, and Smith’s relatives as his sentence was carried out at 2 a.m. The case stemmed from the December 1980 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Collins near Rocky Mount, with two other victims trapped in a car trunk. Collins’s mother and sister lamented the justice system while the other survivor questioned Smith’s claims of injustice.
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Raleigh
N.C
Kermit Smith Jr
Smith
Dawn Killen
Whelette Collins
Norma Jean
Kim
Kim Smith
Norma Jean Smith
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount
Halifax County
Collins
Killen
Somerdale
N.J
Yolanda Woods
Baltimore
Ms. Woods
Three Teens Hurt When Car Flips on Central Church Road
A 1986 Ford Tempo went out of control on Central Church Road south of Gas House Pike, overturning after hitting an embankment. Angela Stayton, 15, was flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore in serious but stable condition. Stephen R Slayton Jr, 16, and Joanna Lubbes, 15, were treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital. The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. and deputies are investigating.
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Central Church Road
Gas House Pike
Angela Stayton
Douglas, Drive
New Market
R Adams Cowley Shock
Baltimore
Stephen R. Slayton, Jr
Joanna Lubbes
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Fire log notes multiple incidents in Frederick area region
Fire calls over a 24 hour period list automatic alarms at Fort Detrick and various Braddock Heights Mount Airy and other locations. Notable items include house fires at Braddock Heights and following addresses, brush fires in Mount Airy, building fire near Fort Detrick, and ambulance calls totaling 38 emergencies and 2 routines. Maryland lottery results for Tuesday night listed as Daily 4 and Match 5 draws.
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Fort Detrick
Jefferson Blvd
Braddock Heights
Jefferson
Middletown
Westridge Circle
Mount Airy
Camelback Lane
Carroll Manor
United
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Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
Patrick Street
Montgo
Nery County
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Rockville
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Thomas M. Barse
Eeee
Oy Stationary
Plains
Kansas
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BOA
John Lowell
Bali Road
Gradon Toberg
Baker Valley Road
William Brown
MD. 28
Old Licksville Road
Planning Commission
Whelette
Marjorie Collins
Nairbeete
Weviret
Fieldstone of Frederick Day
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