BALTIMORE, MD—Customers who shopped at certain Weis Markets stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia earlier this year may have had their payment card information compromised. The supermarket chain announced last week that skimmers were found at three of its stores in January and March. Skimmers are devices that can be placed on checkout lanes to capture the account numbers and […]
UPDATE: The decedent and officer involved in this incident have been identified. Original story below… DUNDALK, MD—One man is dead after a police officer shot him in Dundalk on Sunday night, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. The shooting happened at around 7:30 p.m. on May 18, 2025, in the 8200-block of N. Boundary Road (21222). Police say officers […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration, federal authorities announced. Marvin Deboulet, 51, of Catonsville, joined the U.S. Army in February 2010 and began basic training on May 5, 2010, per his guilty plea. On Dec. 2, 2010, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced a partnership with McDonald’s to hire nearly 4,000 new employees across 330 company- and franchisee-owned restaurants in Maryland. The announcement comes as the corporation celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Archways to Opportunity education program. During a press conference, Moore, McDonald’s owner-operators, and Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Portia Wu acknowledged the corporation’s […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Pet owners in Maryland are being warned about a cruel scam that preys on their love for their furry friends. Scammers are posing as animal shelter employees and using social media to deceive people searching for their lost pets. The scheme involves using caller ID spoofing technology to make it appear as though calls are coming from legitimate shelters […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Police Department detectives have arrested and charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred in the Nottingham area in March. Cameron Cason, 18, was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killing of a 17-year-old boy, police said. Officers found the teen with at least one gunshot wound when they […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Following severe flooding in western Maryland this week, Governor Wes Moore declared a State of Emergency to bolster the state’s response efforts. The declaration came after the governor toured the affected areas in Allegany County, surveying the damage caused by torrential rains. “After surveying the damage and receiving updates on the work still ahead in Western Maryland, I’ve declared […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Salvadoran national, who is an illegal immigrant and MS-13 gang member, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maryland this week. Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez, a 26-year-old Salvadoran national, was arrested in Gaithersburg on Monday, May 12, 2925 by ICE after he was convicted of attempted motor vehicle theft in April. Amaya-Benitez is a validated MS-13 gang […]