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Transorbital Surgical Path to Spinal Chordoma

MEDICAL FIRST: UMMS Doctors remove Baltimore County woman’s spinal tumor through her eye socket

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—In a groundbreaking surgical procedure, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center removed a Baltimore County woman’s rare spinal tumor by accessing it through her eye socket, a method neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamed Labib hopes will open new avenues for treating difficult-to-reach tumors. The journey for 19-year-old Karla Flores, of Rosedale, began at age 18 with double vision, leading […]

GoFundMe page established following devastating Overlea house fire

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

OVERLEA, MD—A family is rebuilding following a devastating house fire in Overlea last week. On Wednesday afternoon, June 4, 2025, a house fire destroyed a residence on Old Home Road (21206). According to a GoFundMe page that has been established, the family “suffered a horrific, traumatizing, and despicable act against them…when an unstable individual decided to set their house on […]

Courtney Butash Joppa MD House Fire GoFundMe

GoFundMe created following tragic Christmas morning house fire in Joppa

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

JOPPA, MD—A GoFundMe has been created for Courtney Butash and her son after they experienced a house fire that killed Butash’s father on Christmas morning. At just after 6:45 a.m. on December 25, 2024, firefighters responded to a house fire in the 200-block of Doncaster Road. Upon arrival, crews found the single-family home with significant fire and smoke visible. The […]

Community walk to be held for Rodgers Forge shooting victim, GoFundMe established

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE 4: A second teen has been arrested in connection with this shooting. UPDATE 3: A teen suspect has been arrested and charged. UPDATE 2: Baltimore County police have obtained an arrest warrant for a juvenile suspect in connection with this shooting. UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the community walk has been postponed to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, […]

GoFundMe campaign established for family of slain Joppatowne High School student

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

JOPPA, MD—A GoFundMe campaign has been established for the family of Warren Grant, the student who was killed in a shooting at Joppatowne High School on Friday. The page has been established by the Brandon Tolson Foundation, an organization that provides emotional support and financial relief to families who have lost a child. “Warren Grant was a smart, charismatic, funny, […]

Daughter launches GoFundMe after losing parents in deadly shooting

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

CARNEY, MD—A GoFundMe page has been launched following a deadly shooting near Carney over the weekend. At around 4:30 a.m. on July 10, officers responded to the 8700-block of Lackawanna Avenue (21234) in reference to a call for an assault. Once on the scene, officers located 47-year-old Veronica Ramirez suffering from severe trauma. Ramirez was transported to an area hospital […]

GoFundMe page started by family of teen killed on I-83

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

COCKEYSVILLE, MD—A GoFundMe page has been established by the family of a teen who was killed on Interstate 83 this week. At around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20, KingDavid Okolo, 17, was stuck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-83 in Cockeysville. The GoFundMe page was started by his brother, Michael Okolo. “He was just 17 year [sic] old […]

GoFundMe page established for victims of Perry Hall house fire

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A GoFundMe page has been established for a family who lost everything in a house fire earlier this week. Jason and Diane Giacubeno of 9100 Transoms Road in Northgate Hall lost everything in a house fire on Monday, March 14th. The fire sent up a plume of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles. No one was […]

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