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ICE arrests MS-13 gang member convicted of accessory to murder in Maryland

Posted on January 31, 2024 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended a Salvadoran noncitizen who was convicted in 2023 of accessory to first-degree murder after the fact in Montgomery County. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 30-year-old MS-13 gang member on January 29 near his residence in Silver Spring. “This unlawfully present Salvadoran gang member’s presence in the United […]

Police arrest man at BWI wanted for Baltimore County rape, assault

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Montgomery County man earlier this month during a traffic stop at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024, an MDTA Police Officer assigned to BWI Airport stopped a silver Dodge Ram on the inner roadway of the airport’s upper level. The inner roadway is a high […]

Silver Spring woman is Maryland’s newest lottery millionaire

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Although she was chasing a Mega Millions jackpot, a Silver Spring woman is happy to join the game’s millionaires’ club after winning a $1 million second-tier prize in an April drawing. The Montgomery County resident, who said she has chased the jackpot her entire life, gave herself the nickname “Lady Jackpot Chaser” to tell the story of her April […]

Maryland convenience store sells winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Check your tickets! A lucky individual bought a winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket in Maryland in the Tuesday, April 18, 2023 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven store located at 12405 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Three other players in California, Iowa, and Ohio also matched five of the winning numbers in the drawing to […]

Maryland MS-13 gang members plead guilty to participating in racketeering conspiracy, including murder

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—Two MS-13 gang members have pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges. Hernan Yanes-Rivera, a/k/a “Recio,” 22, of Adelphi, and Agustin Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, a/k/a “Terrible,” 25, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty this week to their participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to their activities as part of the MS-13 gang. The guilty pleas were announced by […]

$50,000 Cash game produces top-prize winner in Harford County

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The fourth most popular scratch-off game on the Maryland Lottery’s Top 40 list is $50,000 Cash, which went on sale December 29 with 160 top prizes of $50,000. Since February 13, ten winners have arrived at lottery headquarters to claim top prizes in the $20 game. In the last week alone, four players claimed winning $50,000 Cash scratch-offs sold […]

4 Maryland towns ranked among nation’s most ethically diverse

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With immigration reform remaining a hot-button issue in 2023 and senators attempting to craft a bipartisan bill, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities. To identify the most ethnically diverse places in America, WalletHub compared more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key metrics: ethno-racial diversity, […]

Winning lottery tickets produce three new Maryland millionaires

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has three new millionaires after a week when two people bought second-tier winning Mega Millions tickets in Upper Marlboro and White Hall, and a third person in Waldorf bought a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot ticket worth $1,540,419. As of January 9, only one of the three life-changing prizes had been claimed. The $1 million Mega Millions win in […]

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