Police make drug arrests in Frederick City raid
Frederick City Police arrested two people at 437 Carrollton Drive after a tactical unit search found a significant quantity of crack cocaine. A 1981 Nissan Sentra and $300 were seized pending forfeiture. a 17 year old girl and Jeffrey Alphonso Harris, 29, face charges of possession and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Harris jailed on $100,000 bail.
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Frederick City
Carrollton Drive
James Ledwell
Jeffrey Alphonso Harris
Sgt
Ledwell
Juvenile Justice Department
Harris
Patrols Target Drunken Drivers On St Patrick Day
Maryland police say a St Patrick Day patrol protecting against drunk driving charged sixteen motorists with driving while intoxicated. Extra officers funded by a state grant joined Frederick County Sheriff Frederick City Police and state police. Fifteen people used the Alternative Rides program for a free taxi ride home. No serious accidents were reported.
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St. Patrick’s Day
Kevin Gardner
Maryland State Police
Maryland State Highway Administration
Frederick County
Fire and ambulance call totals for 24 hours ending 9 pm
Fire calls during the 24 hour period ending at 9 pm Thursday were none. Ambulance emergencies totaled 30, with 0 non transport events.
Walkersville youth admits stealing safe
A 17 year old Walkersville youth pled in Frederick County Juvenile Court to stealing a neighbor's safe with more than 14000 dollars and a handgun. Police recovered most cash and a $1000 shopping spree haul while two accomplices divvied funds. The judge deferred sentencing to early April for juvenile background checks.
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Walkersville
Frederick County
Walkersville Middle School
Frederick
Kevin
Circuit Court
John H. Tisdale
Division of Juvenile Justice
Robin Markush
Ms. Markush
Diana Gastley
Alfred E. Noyes
Rockville
Man Hurt in Crash on Boyers Mill Road
Kevin Lee Adkins 21 drove a 1983 Ford Escort south on Boyers Mill Road and struck a telephone pole after failing to negotiate a curve. He suffered a broken leg and cuts to hands and face, treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Wet pavement blamed. no charges filed. incident north of Md 144 at about 11 a.m.
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New Market
Frederick County
MD 144
Frederick and State Forecast Summary
Tonight partly cloudy with patchy fog and mid 40s lows. Friday cloudy with showers likely by afternoon and highs mid to upper 50s. Rain chances 60 percent, then tapering to showers Friday night with possible thunderstorm and lower 40s lows. Saturday mostly cloudy with morning showers and highs upper 40s. Rain chances 40 percent.
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Frederick
Garrett County
Lower 50S
Stormy Southeast and West Clear Winds Bring Varied Weather
A storm system moves from the Mississippi Valley toward the Northeast on the first day of spring, forecast to bring rain from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic shore. The Southeast may face severe storms and hail, while the West enjoys dry conditions with some showers in the West Coast to central California.
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Mississippi
Atlantic
Washington
California
Tennessee
New York State
New England
Maine
Alabama
Carolinas
Florida
Mayport
Midwest
Plains
Great Lakes States
Central
Weather Outlook With Rain Likely Through Friday
The National Weather Service predicts showers before noon with a cloudy day and a high near 56. Tonight brings a 80 percent rain chance and possible thunderstorms with a low around 41. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a 30 percent rain chance and around 50.
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National Weather Service
Centerville jury sentences man to death in murder case
Jody Miles, 28, of Greensboro, was sentenced to death by a Queen Anne’s County jury after nine hours of deliberation. Miles was convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of Ed Atkinson, 31, of Mardela Springs, during a robbery. He also faced robbery charges and use of a handgun, but was acquitted of premeditated murder.
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Centreville
Queen Anne’s County
Jody Miles
Greensboro
Miles
Ed Atkinson
Mardela Springs
Wicomico
Dorchester
Talbot
Sam Vincent
Wicomico County
Atkinson
Vincent
Two more Gaithersburg men arrested in 30 year old’s murder
Montgomery County Police say Oscar Ortez 26 and Jose Nelson Ticas 33 were at the door of a third floor apartment when Matthew Steven Gardner 30 was stabbed at 521 S Frederick Ave. Ticas is jailed without bail in Maryland. Ortez awaits extradition after arrest in Washington. A third suspect Jose Nelson Castellon 22 was arrested earlier.
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Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Derek Baliles
Oscar Ortez
Jose Nelson Ticas
Matthew Steven Gardner
S. Frederick Ave
Baliles
Ticas
West Side Drive
Ortez
West Deer Park Road
Washington
Jose Nelson Castellon
Frederick County scam victims traced to Canada ads
Five Frederick County residents report loan scam victims linked to Canadian firms. Investigators note Ontario based names such as Sterlin Credit Service and Optimum Management, with Toronto numbers and up front cash requests. Nearly $2,100 has been sent. callers warned to avoid sharing credit data or sending funds. Contact policy at 301-694-1913. Lottery results follow.
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Frederick County
Canada
Richard Stine
Sterlin
Frederick News-Post
Optimum Management
Stine
Clinton poised to reinstate direct U S Cuba flights and remittances
President Clinton expected to restore direct U S Cuba flights and allow remittances to Cuban families as part of a broader humanitarian package prompted by Pope John Paul II’s Cuban visit. Officials say measures aim to ease Cuban suffering without strengthening Castro.
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Washington
Clinton
Cuba
John Paul II
Madeleine ‘Albright
White House
Clin 4Ton
Fidel Castro
Congress
U.S
United States
Castro
Mike McCurry
Ms. Albright
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Rfia
DiCaprio Skips Oscars Plans Amid Nominations Rumor
Publicist Cindy Guagenti says Leonardo DiCaprio has no plans to attend Monday’s Academy Awards, aiming not to upstage fellow nominees. The Titanic star is not nominated for Titanic's 14 nods and is promoting The Man in the Tron Mask in Europe, though he may attend an Oscar party.
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Los Angeles
Leonardo DiCaprio
Cindy Guagenti
DiCaprio
Europe
Man In the Tron Mask
Guagenti
Debt-for-nature swaps gain House approval
The House backed a debt-for-nature bill 356 to 61 authorizing 325 million dollars over three years to help developing nations reduce US debts by protecting tropical forests. The measure expands Bush era programs and awaits Senate consideration with administration support.
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Washington
United States
House
Tony Hall
Ohio
Agency For International Development
Agriculture Department
Senate
Age of Carlsbad Caverns Pinpointed by Study
Scientists dated the Carlsbad Caverns at 3.9 to 4 million years old. Geologist Victor Polyak and colleagues used alunite dating to determine when acidic water carved the limestone. The discovery explains cave formation as the Guadalupe Mountains rose in western New Mexico and Texas.
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Washington
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Victor Polyak
Science
Polyak
Carlsbad
Guadalupe Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Actors push for NIH budget doubling amid health research push
In Washington, Christopher Reeve and Mary Tyler Moore urged doubling the NIH budget from 13.7 billion this year over five years. They cited potential spinal cord breakthroughs and diabetes battles, noting trillions in indirect costs from cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's and the savings from better treatments.
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Washington
Christopher Reeve
Mary Tyler Moore
National Institutes of Health
Reeve
Moore
Senate
NIH
Prosecutor presses Ray to admit guilt in King killing
In Memphis, prosecutor urges James Earl Ray to admit he killed Martin Luther King Jr to avoid a death sentence, while Ray’s lawyer William Pepper says he will never confess to a crime he didn’t commit. Ray, 70, pleaded guilty in 1969 and is serving a 99 year term after April 4, 1968, in Memphis. The dying man sought a medical furlough for those in imminent peril of death. the first request was rejected and a second is being prepared.
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Memphis. Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
William Pepper
London
King
Memphis
State Department of Correction
Stress of firing a boss doubles heart attack risk
A study from 45 U S hospitals finds managers face double the usual risk of a heart attack in the week after firing someone or under a high pressure deadline. Researchers interviewed 791 heart attack patients between 1989 and 1994, noting firing or deadlines as strong acute stressors. The finding suggests acute work stress can trigger heart events, with advice to exercise, manage weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, and avoid smoking.
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Santa FE
N.M
United States
Murray A. Mittleman
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston
Philip Greenland
Northwestern University
Mittleman
The
American Heart
Rise in death by own action among black youths cited by CDC
Atlanta based CDC report shows black children and teens 10 to 19 years facing a rising death by own action rate from 2.1 per 100000 in 1980 to 45 per 100000 in 1995. Experts cite stress of upward mobility and coping with broader societal norms as contributing factors.
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Atlanta
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
The
CDC
Tanji Durant
Tornado hits in Georgia
An apparent tornado touched down early today in Gainesville area, damaging homes, farm buildings and an elementary school. At least five people died, with county officials and witnesses confirming fatalities and noting a half mile wide by ten mile long damage path.
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Gainesville
Kate Maine
Hail County Commission
WDUN
National Weather Service
Hillary Gray
Wsb-Tv
Atlanta
One Time Harassment Case Hard to Prove in Court
Washington AP reports that a single incident of sexual harassment is often hard to prove as creating a hostile work environment. Legal experts say severity and pervasiveness affect cases, with Jones alleging Clinton exposed himself in 1992. trial set for May.
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Washington
Paula Jones
Clinton
Marcia Greenberger
National Women’s Law Center
Supreme Court
Jones
Little Rock
Ark
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