Firefighters Consider Bulletproof Vests, Fatal Scooter Wreck, Memorial Day Weather: News Nearby

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• Bulletproof Vests Could Become Firefighter Gear After 2 Shootings
• Man Filmed Woman Under Mall Restroom Stall: Police
• Fatal Crash Involving Scooter in Dundalk

10 Maryland Students in 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Ten Maryland spellers are among 285 who will be attempting to spell harder words as they compete for a bigger cache of prizes in the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which began Tuesday at National Harbor and continues through Thursday.

The spellers are among the best of the best, ranking among the top 0.000026 percent of the more than 11 million students who participated in local events. >>> Read more.

Army National Guard Members Indicted in Fraud Schemes

Four Army National Guard members from Maryland and Washington, DC, were indicted recently on fraud charges tied to stolen credit cards.

Authorities with the U.S. Attorney's Office for Maryland said the charges stem from a scheme to use Bitcoin to buy stolen credit and debit card numbers from foreign websites. The accused would then re-encode cards issued in their names with those stolen numbers, and then fraudulently buy items at Army and Air Force Exchange Service stores on military bases and elsewhere for use and resale. >>> Read more.

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