Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials
Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials The grand prize for the Powerball Jackpot is now the largest in world lottery history, lottery officials announced on Friday, Nov. 4. The jackpot sits at an astounding $1.6 billion a day before it's drawing, the Virginia State Lottery reports. The cash option for the prize is an estimated $782.4 million.  The historic jackpot has surpassed the previous record of $1.586 billion, won off three tickets sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016, lottery officials report. Maryland has also seen two other Powerball jackpot-winning tickets: $128.8 million in December 20…
Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials
Powerball Jackpot Valued At Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Prize: Officials The grand prize for the Powerball Jackpot is now the largest in world lottery history, lottery officials announced on Friday, Nov. 4. The jackpot sits at an astounding $1.6 billion a day before it's drawing, the Maryland State Lottery reports. The cash option for the prize is an estimated $782.4 million.  The historic jackpot has surpassed the previous record of $1.586 billion, won off three tickets sold in California, Florida, and Tennessee in January 2016, lottery officials report. In Maryland, the largest jackpot win to date is the $731.1 million Powerball ticket from January …
Maryland Man Busted On Multiple Child Porn Charges, State Police Say Maryland Man Busted On Multiple Child Porn Charges, State Police Say
Maryland Man Busted On Multiple Child Porn Charges, State Police Say Maryland State Police have apprehended a man who was busted in Cecil County with child pornography that was being distributed online, officials say. Elkton resident Brandon Michael Roberts, 34, is being held at the Cecil County Detention Center without bail after being charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography following a lengthy state police investigation. In August, troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an online investigation involving the possession of child pornography. During the investigation, detectives were ab…
Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl
Registered Sex Offender Busted For Texting With Maryland State Trooper Posing As Teen Girl A registered sex offender is facing new charges after attempting to solicit sex from an undercover Maryland State Police trooper who was posing as a child over a smartphone app in Harford County, authorities announced. Elkton resident Scott Dye, 43, was charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor and three counts of possession of child pornography after being busted by state police investigators. Police say that on Friday, Oct. 7, a trooper with the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit was tipped off by a separate police agency that Dye was engaging in an inappropriate te…
Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say
Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say A fire that broke out inside the garage of a Maryland home caused extensive damage before firefighters in Cecil County could quickly corral the flames and get the blaze under control. Shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said that members of the Singerly Fire Company responded to a reported blaze that was reported by a neighbor on Elkton Boulevard in Elkton. It took a team of 35 firefighters approximately 15 minutes to get the flames knocked down, but not before it caused an estimated $150,000 ($100,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its conten…
Maryland Dad Kills Kids, Wife Before Turning Gun On Himself: Authorities Maryland Dad Kills Kids, Wife Before Turning Gun On Himself: Authorities
Maryland Dad Kills Kids, Wife Before Turning Gun On Himself: Authorities New information has been released by police investigators in Maryland after five were found dead in Cecil County in a potential murder-suicide. Officials are saying that three children and two adults were found dead of gunshot wounds inside a Hebron Court home in Elkton after the Cecil County Sheriff's Office responded to reported gunshots in the normally quiet cul-de-sac on Friday, Sept. 9. Deputies from the sheriff's office were alerted to the shooting near Elk Mills Road shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Thursday morning by a man who said that the children and a woman was fatally shot. The cal…
Five Shot At Home In Quiet Maryland Cul-De-Sac: Reports Five Shot At Home In Quiet Maryland Cul-De-Sac: Reports
Five Shot At Home In Quiet Maryland Cul-De-Sac: Reports Five people were shot at a home in a Maryland cul-de-sac early on Friday morning, according to multiple reports. Cecil County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators responded to the scene of a reported shooting in the area of Hebron Court near Elk Mills Road in Elkton, the agency announced at approximately noon on Friday, Sept. 9. The bodies were reportedly found inside the home in a secluded cul-de-sac. According to WBAL, the victims were two adults and three children. The sheriff’s office noted that there may be traffic delays in the area throughout the day as the investigation …
Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say
Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say Maryland State Police investigators have a suspect in custody who is facing nearly a dozen charges for possessing and distributing child pornography, officials said. Elkton resident Casey J. Allen, 32, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 2 following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which developed evidence of a child pornography suspect. Specifically, Allen was charged with seven counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Beginning in July this year, the Maryland State Police Computer Cr…
One Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Motorcyclist Crashes Into Dump Truck: Reports One Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Motorcyclist Crashes Into Dump Truck: Reports
One Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Motorcyclist Crashes Into Dump Truck: Reports A motorcyclist is being airlifted in Maryland after crashing into a dump truck, according to multiple reports. At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, first responders in Cecil County were called to a reported motorcycle accident on Pulaski Highway in Elkton, the reports state. Crews responded to the scene, where there was a reported crash between a motorcycle and dump truck, prompting police to call for an airlift for at least one person to be taken to an area trauma center. It is unclear what caused the crash, which tied up traffic in the area as it was investigated. No other …
Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD
Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Three individuals have been convicted of attempting to traffic hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana from New Jersey into Maryland, the state's attorney announced. Geoffrey Raheim Brown, 29, of Bel Air, MD, Keneil Carlos Callender, 32, of Edgewater, NJ, and Danita Ginette Cromwell, 46, of Elkton, MD have been convicted for conspiracy to import into Maryland at least 28 grams of cocaine, Albert Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced on Monday, July 18. Between August 2021 and November 2021, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force conducted a lengthy investig…
Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad
Worker Crushed To Death While Repairing Skid Loader Was Popular Cecil County Dad A Maryland worker who died when his head was crushed by a skid loader he was repairing is being remembered as a loving dad and husband. The machine was tilted backward and dislodged a metal block supporting it when it fell on Kevin Cline, 38, around 9 a.m. on the 300 block of Marley Road in Elkton, officials previously said. "Yesterday we lost an amazing friend, husband, father, and brother to a tragic accident,” Dorothy Barone writes on a GoFundMe campaign for his family.  “Kevin Cline was well known in Cecil County. Everyone has a Kevin story. He would help anyone, and now I am…
Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports
Man Killed After Head Crushed By Skid Loader In Maryland: Reports A worker was killed on Wednesday, July 13, when a skid loader dropped on his head while he was repairing a piece of equipment, according to reports. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officials reported a major trauma on the 300 block of Marley Road in Elkton, where a man’s head was crushed in Cecil County. The man, reportedly identified as 38-year-old Kevin Cline, of Elkton, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cecil Whig. Officials said that the victim was working to repair the skid loader, which accidentally tilted backward, dislodging a metal block holding it up, w…