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Educator Remembered For 'Ability To Make Anyone Fall In Love With Her' After Adelphi Crash Educator Remembered For 'Ability To Make Anyone Fall In Love With Her' After Adelphi Crash
Educator Remembered For 'Ability To Make Anyone Fall In Love With Her' After Adelphi Crash Support is swelling for the family of a beloved 54-year-old mother and grandmother who was struck and killed by a driver in Prince George's County. More than $10,000 has been raised on behalf of Adelphi resident Rosa Guzman, who was identified by police investigators as the woman killed last week at an area hospital after being struck by a minivan crossing the road. Shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the area of Riggs Road and Ruatan Street in Guzman's hometown, where there was a report of a pedestrian who h…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Native Marine Killed In PA Manure Spreader Crash: Coroner Maryland Native Marine Killed In PA Manure Spreader Crash: Coroner
Maryland Native Marine Killed In PA Manure Spreader Crash: Coroner A beloved "Pop pop" has been identified as a York County man who died from injuries sustained when he slammed into a manure spreader, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Dec. 14. Lester Carl Stewart, 68, of Fawn Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 2, as detailed in Coroner Pam Gay's release.  It was foggy and Stewart was not wearing a seatbelt when he struck a tractor towing a manure spreader around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Stewart was going 55 miles per hour when he attempted to pass 19-yea…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Amazing Husband, Son, Father, And Friend' Killed By Gun Violence In Oxon Hill 'Amazing Husband, Son, Father, And Friend' Killed By Gun Violence In Oxon Hill
'Amazing Husband, Son, Father, And Friend' Killed By Gun Violence In Oxon Hill Three children and a doting wife have been left behind after a man was gunned down in Prince George's County. Community support is swelling for the family of Temple Hills resident Neris Requeno Rodriguez, who was identified by police as the man who was shot and killed in late November by an unknown shooter who remains at large as of Thursday night. According to police, shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road to investigate a reported shooting, where they found the 47-year-old …

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by Zak Failla
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Marine Murder: Darnell Stanley OF Temple Hills Remembered For Selflessness Marine Murder: Darnell Stanley OF Temple Hills Remembered For Selflessness
Marine Murder: Darnell Stanley OF Temple Hills Remembered For Selflessness A US Marine from Maryland was killed by a gunman who remains at large. Darnell Stanley, 45, is being remembered for his selflessness following his shooting death on Friday evening, Nov. 24, on the 600 block of Audrey Lane in Oxon Hill. The Temple Hills resident was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Following his death, his family and community have been rallying to raise money for the man who spent his years helping his fellow veterans "get the medical treatment they needed to live full, happy, and productive lives after their time in serv…

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by Zak Failla
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Rising Forestville Boxer Anwar Wingate Murdered In DC Parking Garage: 'Horrified' Rising Forestville Boxer Anwar Wingate Murdered In DC Parking Garage: 'Horrified'
Rising Forestville Boxer Anwar Wingate Murdered In DC Parking Garage: 'Horrified' The murder of a 24-year-old Maryland boxer in Washington DC has left loved ones horrified. Anwar Wingate was found suffering gunshot wounds in a parking garage on the 2100 block of 8th Street Sunday, Nov. 19, DC police said. The 24-year-old Forestville resident, who appears to be 2-0 in his professional boxing career, died at the scene.  Wingate's dad told NBC Washington his son made a bad choice. On social media, the rising athlete was remembered for his dedication and mentorship. "Horrified and devastated to hear of the senseless killing of @wtb_ajayy Anwar Wingate in Washington," Blue…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash 'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash
'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash A community is reeling following an "unimaginable tragedy" that took the lives of four people over the weekend in Maryland. New Windsor resident Charles Black III, 72, was driving a Chevy Equinox late on Saturday afternoon in Westminster when he was involved in a fatal crash with a pick-up truck that claimed the lives of three others in Carroll County on Saturday, Nov. 4.  Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Black was driving when he was involved in a three-vehicle crash that also left New Windsor residents Barbara Black, 69, and Debbie Hill, 63, dead. Two other passengers, Gage Black 17…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Raising Tens Of Thousands For Brother Killed In Maine Mass Shooting Maryland Man Raising Tens Of Thousands For Brother Killed In Maine Mass Shooting
Maryland Man Raising Tens Of Thousands For Brother Killed In Maine Mass Shooting A Maryland man is rallying support for his beloved brother who was among the victims in the Lewiston mass shooting in Maine. Ralph Wellman Brewer has raised tens of thousands of dollars in the week since his 40-year-old brother Peyton Brewer-Ross was one of 18 innocent people who were murdered by suspected gunman Robert Card.  Brewer-Ross was among 18 people killed in the mass shooting that left 13 others with various injuries. Card, an Army reservist, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a two-day manhunt. "I live in Maryland, but my heart will always be in Maine as m…

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by Zak Failla
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Community To Remember Beloved Grandmother Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Bladensburg Community To Remember Beloved Grandmother Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Bladensburg
Community To Remember Beloved Grandmother Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Bladensburg There will be a candlelight vigil for a beloved 73-year-old mother and grandmother who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Prince George's County. Jemilat Tiwalade Fatuga was heading to work on Wednesday, Oct. 18 when she was struck by a car and left for dead in the 5300 block of Annapolis Road in Bladensburg, leaving her family devastated weeks later as they continue to search for the driver. ROADS CLOSURE: The 5300 block of Annapolis Road in the Town of Bladensburg is closed east and westbound due to an... Posted by The Bladensburg Police Department on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 "…

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by Zak Failla
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Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Dispute In Suitland Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Dispute In Suitland
Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Dispute In Suitland Community support is swelling for the family of beloved mother Diamond Abney, who was the victim of domestic violence involving her ex in Prince George's County. King is facing multiple murder charges after being arrested in Suitland for his alleged role in Abney's death after she was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds and died at an area hospital. In the days following her murder, thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of her loved ones as friends and neighbors rally around the crestfallen family. The mother of two was remembered by well-wishers and family who continue…

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by Zak Failla
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District Employee, HS Basketball Standout Cahli Thomas Remembered By Friends, Family In DC District Employee, HS Basketball Standout Cahli Thomas Remembered By Friends, Family In DC
District Employee, HS Basketball Standout Cahli Thomas Remembered By Friends, Family In DC Support is swelling for a 29-year-old hometown boy who was beloved in his DC community after the Department of Energy and Environment employee was gunned down and left for dead. Late on Monday, Oct. 16, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 1400 block of C Street NE, where there were reports of shots fired that left two men down, including Cahli Thomas, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Thomas was remembered by friends and family as a doting son and father who left behin…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Firefighter Rodney Pitts III, 31, Died Chasing His Passion Baltimore Firefighter Rodney Pitts III, 31, Died Chasing His Passion
Baltimore Firefighter Rodney Pitts III, 31, Died Chasing His Passion Baltimore Firefighter Rodney Pitts III died chasing his passion: Protecting the city that he loved. Officials confirmed on Friday that the 31-year-old Pitts was the firefighter killed battling an intense blaze that broke out in a Northwest Baltimore that left four other members of his department with various burn injures, including one who is fighting for his life in critical condition. Pitts had just recently joined his hometown department, serving for Engine Company 29 with less than a year of service before he suffered incapacitating injuries on Thursday afternoon. "Baltimore lost a her…

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by Zak Failla
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Prince George's County Teacher Kayla Clayton Dies, 31 Prince George's County Teacher Kayla Clayton Dies, 31
Prince George's County Teacher Kayla Clayton Dies, 31 Kayla Clayton, a New Jersey native who relocated to the Washington DC area, died on Oct. 10 at 31 years old. A cause of death was not listed, however, her obituary on the Lawson Funeral Home website notes that Kayla "fought a good fight." Kayla Felice Clayton, who was raised in Long Branch where she was a high school cheerleader, went on to attend Virginia State University, where she graduated with her bachelor's in psychology, according to her LinkedIn profile.  Kayla's obituary says she received a full scholarship to a study abroad program in Boswana, Africa, where she performed res…

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by Cecilia Levine