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Major Mall-Based Chain With 9 MD Stores Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Police & Fire
Maryland Shooter Sentenced For Gunning Down Man In Northeast DC On Thanksgiving Weekend: Feds
A Maryland man will spend decades in prison after admitting to his role in the fatal shooting of a popular 34-year-old man in Northeast DC over Thanksgiving weekend last year, authorities announced. Andre Hicks, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder while armed in connection to the death of Southeast DC resident Daniel Adams in November 2023. Superior Court Judge Marisa Demeo sentenced Hicks to 25 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, authorities announced on Friday. On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, officers from the Metropolitan Police …
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Husband Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In MD: State's Attorney
The man who murdered his wife, then turned himself in to police in Montgomery County and pointed investigators to the body has been convicted. Dennis Hinnant, Jr., 30, of Silver Spring, was convicted on Friday of second-degree for the death of his 28-year-old wife Taresha Pendarvis in February last year. Taresha Pendarvis Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Hinnant walked into the Rockville City Police Station holding a baby and requested to speak to a homicide detective at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 last year, officials said. According to police, once a…
Lifestyle
Beloved Potomac Horse Center To Close Over Lease Renewal Debate
A beloved recreational spot in Montgomery County for families and horse lovers alike is set to close this summer, but its patrons are not going down quietly. Hundreds have signed a petition to save the Potomac Horse Center (PHC) after it was announced that it would be closing its doors in July. The last day will be on Monday, July 22, though lessons will continue as scheduled through June 16, which marks the last day of its Late Spring session. "Since 2017, PHC has tried to renegotiate its 1993 lease with the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, (and) the tipping point …
Police & Fire
Handgun-Wielding 14-Year-Old Charged After Chase In Anne Arundel County Park, Police Say
An armed 14-year-old was arrested after accosting at least one juvenile with a handgun in an Anne Arundel park. Late in the afternoon on Wednesday, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the area of Fairbrook Court in Severn, where there was a reported suspicious minor who had a weapon. Responding officers spoke with a minor who said he was walking in the park between Fairbrook Court and Briarview Court when two teens approached him, one with a handgun, before chasing him down. A second juvenile in the area also reported a similar incident. An investigation…
Lifestyle
Maryland Woman Scratches Her Way To $100K Lottery Win After Three Decades
A lifelong Lottery player from Baltimore with a penchant for certain scratch-off tickets had her loyalty pay off after cashing in on a $100,000 Crossword game. "Jane" - who chose to remain anonymous - says that she enjoys playing crossword-themed scratchers to remind her of her youth was rewarded with a $100,000 top prize on her latest ticket. According to the Lottery player, she has been purchasing tickets for more than three decades, and she prefers scratch-off tickets with particular themes. On the day "Jane" picked up the golden ticket, she went to the Stadium Amoco station in Ba…
News
Woman Conspiring To Throw Molotov Cocktail Through Maryland Window Sentenced: Prosecutors
A 44-year-old woman implicated in a fire-bombing in Howard County more than two years ago has been sentenced to decades in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Shannon Marie Williams has been sentenced to 115 years in prison, with all but 50 years suspended, for her role in an arson incident that was reported in April 2022. At approximately 3 a.m. on April 5, 2022, prosecutors say that Williams conspired with two others to kill a person by throwing a molotov cocktail into the window of an apartment at the Bluffs of Hawthorn in the 10000 block of Hickory Ridge Circle in Columbia.…
Police & Fire
Maryland Murder Suspect Who Fled To Mexico Captured In Nashville, Sheriff Says
A wanted man who fled to Mexico in an attempt to evade arrest for a murder in Maryland has been apprehended, authorities announced on Thursday afternoon. Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales, who was wanted for first-degree murder from an incident reported in Columbia in June 2023 is in custody and waiting extradition back to Maryland to face the criminal charge. Police say that on June 11, 2023, Corrales, 46, stabbed an acquaintance during an altercation that became physical at the Long Reach Village Center in the 8700 block of Cloudleap Court. The victim was treated at the scene and rushed to an …
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Identified As Robber Using Fire Extinguisher To Target DC Convenience Stores
The man who used fire extinguishers during a string of armed robberies in Washington DC has been apprehended in Maryland, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Raham Barnes, 42, of Upper Marlboro, was been identified as the suspect who has been terrorizing several convenience stores in Northwest and Northeast DC over the past month, authorities announced. The first robbery in DC Metropolitan Police Department Barnes has been linked to at least four armed robberies over the course of a week when he used a fire extinguisher to cause chaos before stealing cash from registers. R…
Police & Fire
Home Invader Accused Of Attempted Rape, Assault Of Woman In Maryland: Police
A home invader wanted for an alleged sexual assault in Montgomery County has been apprehended days after targeting his victim, police say. Christopher Love, 27, who has no fixed address, was taken into custody this week after allegedly entering the home of a Silver Spring woman, assaulting her, and attempting to rape her. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, a woman was entering her home in the 9200 block of Second Avenue when Love confronted her, entered her home, and began to physically assault her. It is alleged that Love attempted to sexually assault her victim, but she fo…
Police & Fire
Two Wanted After Accosting Screaming Victim During Botched Bathroom Robbery In Maryland (
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A pair caught on camera before a botched robbery of a customer inside a Montgomery County restaurant bathroom remain at large, police say. Months after a robbery at a North Bethesda eatery, police investigators have released new photos and videos of two men who are wanted in connection to a September 2023 incident. Shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, officers were called to The Block Food Hall the 900 block of Rose Avenue to investigate a reported attempted robbery after a victim was cornered in the restaurant's bathroom. North Bethesda robbery suspects are wanted…
News
Second Sick Raccoon In Prince George's County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department
The Prince George's County Department of Health is cautioning that another sick raccoon found in College Park late last month has tested positive for rabies. An alert was issued on Thursday advising that the animal was found in the 9500 block of 50th Place in College Park on Tuesday, April 23, "appearing very ill and weak" before it was captured alive by members of the College Park Animal Services Division. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed this week that the raccoon tested positive for rabies. Officials said that anyone or any animals that may have had contact with a raccoo…
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