A commercial landowner knew or should have known that one of the many cigarette butts being tossed in mulch on its property could cause a fire that would harm neighbors, a divided Maryland appeals court ruled Thursday in saying a ...
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Read More »A fire at a vacant three-story house in Baltimore has spread to a nearby assisted living facility, prompting it to be evacuated.
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Fire destroyed the 150-year-old Budeke’s Paints store in Baltimore’s historic Fells Point neighborhood early Friday morning. The four-alarm blaze gutted the building in the 400 block of South Broadway and destroyed a church building next door. The Baltimore Fire Department responded ...
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Read More »With two leading candidates who have a shot at becoming Maryland's first black governor, the crowded Democratic gubernatorial primary reflects the state's changing demographics and the party's efforts to harness the energy of an increasingly diverse electorate around the country.
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Robert Spencer said he often saw children playing on the porch of the home across the street from his in their northeast Baltimore neighborhood. When he looked out the window early Thursday morning, the home was in flames. Spencer ran ...
Read More »WASHINGTON — A woman who lost six family members in an Annapolis house fire has become a fire safety advocate. WTOP-FM reports that Sher Grogg lost her brother, Don Pyle, in a January 2015 house fire. Pyle’s wife, Sandy, ...
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Read More »HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze that heavily damaged a nearly completed hospice residence in Hagerstown. A statement from the agency estimates damage to the structure at $3.5 million from the fire early Monday. ...
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Read More »A fire tore through a bridal shop in Baltimore. Firefighters were called to the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue to help extinguish the blaze Sunday night. Three trucks with about 75 firefighters showed up. The business was empty when it ...
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The Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse will reopen to the public Wednesday after a fire forced a three-week closure while crews repaired damage. The April 26 fire, thought to be caused by overheated machinery, began in the basement and was quickly ...
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Read More »ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A 26-year-old Frederick man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for fire bombing the Loudoun County Department of Community Corrections building. The government said Jonathan Ernesto Godoy was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court ...
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