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Howard County Teens Indicted in Virginia Girl's Murder
Two Howard County teens were indicted Tuesday in the murder of a 13-year-old girl. David E. Eisenhauer, 19, of Columbia, and Natalie M. Keepers, 19, of Laurel, were indicted on charges that carry the possibility of life in prison.
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Prosecutors said that Eisenhauer and Keepers, who both attended Virginia Tech, planned the killing of a Blacksburg middle school girl. >>> Read more.
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Cathy Kalisz planned to watch her son, Chase Kalisz, on TV as he swam in the Olympics next week. The cost of a trip to Rio de Janeiro, including airfare and accommodations, would be upwards of $8,000, according to her niece, who helped turn the tide earlier this month.
"Did you know that family members are responsible for paying their own way to watch their Olympian?" Karma Tousignant wrote on the GoFundMe page she started for Cathy Kalisz in mid July. Within three days, donors had raised enough money for Cathy Kalisz to book her plane ticket.>>> Read more.
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Goodbye, Late Night Metro: WMATA to Permanently Shut Down Trains After Midnight
- It had only been intended as a temporary measure during SafeTrack, but Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld is pushing to make it permanent.
- The driver received a ticket following the Sunday morning accident at a local shopping center, say Anne Arundel police.
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