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Jonhatan Anguiano, 29, was pronounced dead at scene after officers confronted him inside restaurant A California McDonald’s employee allegedly shot a co-worker inside the restaurant Monday morning before the armed suspect was killed when responding officers confronted him, authorities said. The Lodi Police Department said officers responded to the McDonald’s on West Lodi Avenue at approximately 9:30 a.m. after …

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Company to produce steel, titanium components for military’s armored vehicles Pocomoke City defense contractor Hardwire LLC has been awarded an Army contract valued at $99 million to produce steel and titanium components for armored military vehicles over the next five years. Hardwire founder and CEO George Tunis credited Pocomoke City, Worcester County, and Congressman Andy …

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Judges say Worcester commissioners failed to explain decision A state appeals court says the Worcester County Commissioners must take a second look at a contractor’s commercial rezoning bid for a site off Route 113, finding the board failed to meaningfully analyze the evidence or explain its decision. The three-judge Appellate Court of Maryland upheld a …

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City Manager Terry McGean said he has tasked the Ocean City Police Department with increasing patrols in Sunset Park after receiving complaints from a downtown resident about homeless individuals sleeping, drinking and storing property in the area. At the end of last Monday’s meeting, downtown resident Scott Chismar came before the Ocean City Council to …

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Berlin’s outdoor burning policy is going back to the drawing board after residents shared concerns that the proposed code revisions don’t include an exception for large properties that need an efficient way to reduce yard and storm debris. The Town of Berlin is looking to tighten its outdoor burning ordinance. At Monday night’s Town Council …

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A pedestrian was transported to a local hospital this week after being hit by a bus in West Ocean City. On Monday, at approximately 3:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the area of Inlet Isle Lane, just west of the Route 50 bridge, for a reported pedestrian collision involving a passenger bus. The Ocean …

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A federal judge in Boston has again blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with new mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the November midterms for at least another two weeks. Judge Indira Talwani ruled Thursday night that a group of blue states and private voting rights groups were likely to succeed in their claims that the U.S. …

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Dangerous liaisons: Maxwell’s life destroyed by her long association with Epstein Another appeal, another defeat. Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse multiple minor girls with Jeffrey Epstein over the course of a decade. Following a blockbuster one-month jury trial, Maxwell was found guilty on December 29, …

Federal Judge Slams Ghislaine Maxwell’s Petition, Denies Yet Another Attempt by Epstein’s Co-Conspirator To Overturn Her Conviction and 20-Year Prison Sentence Read More »

Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino (Credit: Facebook) The FBI arrested Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino (D-Methuen) on Wednesday morning after a federal grand jury indicted the second-term Democrat on 11 counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say Paulino treated COVID relief programs like an ATM, fraudulently obtaining more than $700,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and …

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Violent crime fell at a record rate in President Trump’s first year back in office. It was the largest year-to-year decline since the Bureau began estimating crime trends in 1936, according to newly released FBI data. Violent crime numbers decreased by 9.3% from 2024 to 2025. The FBI reported: The decrease was broad. The estimated number of violent crime offenses …

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