Collision claims mother and unborn son on Md. 26 bridge
Belinda Jean Smith 27 of Walkersville died from injuries after a head on crash on Md. 26 near the Monocacy River bridge Monday evening. Her unborn son Grayson Zachary was stillborn. A truck driver 20-year-old Anthony W Weddle was treated and released. Traffic was rerouted for over an hour.
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Ceresville
Frederick County
Monocacy River
Belinda Jean Smith
Colony Court
Walkersville
Carlson Travel Network/Travel Consultants
Frederick
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Baltimore
Grayson Zachary
Maryland
Ms. Smith
Anthony W Weddle
Sharpsburg
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Aldermen Back New Curfew Aim for Frederick Youths
Five Frederick aldermen say the Board will likely back the mayor's plan to rewrite and restore a city youth curfew this summer. They support a measure to aid police in reducing juvenile delinquency and expect a July 1 proposal. Most lawmakers approve the effort despite ongoing legal questions surrounding the old curfew.
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Grimes
Maryland Court of Appeals
Jon Kreissig
Two Wounded at White House in Nighttime Shootout
Two people were shot on the White House grounds just before 11 p.m Tuesday, including a uniformed Secret Service officer and an apparent intruder. WRC-TV reported an exchange of gunfire occurred, with both victims seriously affected.
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Washington
Secret Service
White House
Wrc-Tv
County land holds key to Frederick school sites
Frederick County Commissioners refuse new property purchases without their OK and attach strings to 900000 dollars in the FY 1996 capital budget for land acquisition. The school board must secure county approval on site selection before funds are committed.
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Frederick County
David Gray
Thomas Johnson
Central County
Board of Education
Urbana
Tony Ray
Board of
Commissioners
Mark Hoke
Student suspended for bringing handgun to Middletown school
A 14 year old middle school student was suspended for at least five days after bringing an unloaded .25 caliber handgun to a Middletown school on May 17 to show friends. Maryland State Police charged him with a handgun violation and he was released to his parents.
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Middletown
Maryland
M.J. Brady
Dave Markoe
Markoe
Stocks forge upward as Dow nears highs again
The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 4436.44, up 40.81, as two other indicators also finished at records. Analysts cited resilience amid a midafternoon sell-off, with Dunvegan Associates noting the market coped well and remained buoyant.
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New York
Wall Street
A.C Moore
Dunvegan Associates Inc
Santa Barbara
Calif
Dow
Death by own action shocks Frederick family member
Steve Shockley 30, son of Al and Patricia Shockley, died in Baker Park Frederick after a gunshot wound. Police and EMS found him near the College Avenue bridge around 4:55 pm on Tuesday. A 9 mm handgun and a note were found at the scene, and a state police helicopter transported him to Washington County Hospital where he died.
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Repora
Frederick
Baker Park
Steve Shockley
Patricia Shockley
Frederick City
Shockley
College Avenue Bridge
Park
United Ambulance
Washington County Hospital
Parole eligible after life sentence for drug murder
Christopher Andre McBride received life in prison for the murder of Carl Mantack, with potential parole in 17 years. The defense urged probation, while the prosecutor urged life without parole, noting McBride’s abrupt shift to drug dealing and his own admission of intent to kill.
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Christopher Andre McBride
Julie Stevenson
Department of Justice
John Chillas
Chillas
McBride
Frederick County crowded schools prompt fee debate
Parents at Monocacy Middle School questioned county leaders as the Future Growth and School Schedule Advisory Committee urged higher impact fees and special taxes for school construction. The panel rejected year-round school but offered about 15 recommendations to ease crowding in a system at about full capacity.
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Frederick County
Monocacy Middle School
Jury selection under way in Fagan murder case
Jury selection continues for William Robert Fagan Sr who is accused of killing his estranged wife Deborah Fagan over three years ago. Nearly 120 citizens were questioned about their ability to serve in a six week trial and whether they had prior knowledge of the case. Fagan’s first trial ended in a mistrial in November 1993 when jurors could not decide his involvement in the January 6 1992 slaying.
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William Robert Fagan Sr
Mr Fagan
Deborah Fagan
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Sam Yu
North Market Street
Ymca Child Care Center
Mae Jones
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Tonya Offord
Tor Hagen
Sammy Sharp
Michael Simon
Krista Glielmi
News-Post
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
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Janeenenneee
Jeawee
Frederick News- Post
Herbert L. Rollins
Carl Mantack
Tamara Hatch
Fagan
George Dorsey
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