High School Arson Charges, Pedestrian Struck, Murder Suspect Nabbed on Metro Bus: News Nearby

Patch has community sites across Maryland. Here are some of our top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Goodson Trial Begins on Thursday: Freddie Gray Case
• Man Who Tried to Shoot Cop Sentenced to Prison
• Teens Charged with Arson in Fire at High School

FDA Recall Process Too Slow, Causing Illness And Death, Official Report Finds

The Food and Drug Administration's food recall process is too slow and in some cases has led to injuries and even death that could have been prevented, according to an inspector general report released Thursday. 

A complete report will be issued later, but the inspector general's office felt the preliminary findings were urgent enough to issue an "early alert," detailing how the recall procedures could put people in danger. >>> Read more.

Founding Farmers DC Slammed by Post Food Critic; Restaurant Fires Back

The popular downtown Washington eatery Founding Farmers DC is on the defensive after a Washington Post food critic ripped the restaurant in a zero-star review.
Founding Farmers DC currently enjoys a four-star rating out of five out of nearly 8,000 reviews on Yelp, but Tom Sietsema of the Washington Post wasn't impressed in his latest review of the restaurant on June 8, ripping on virtually every dish he came across and wondering why locals held it in such high regard. >>> Read more.

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• Pedestrian Hit Near Shopping Center in Ellicott City: Police
• Murder Suspect Nabbed on Metrobus: Police
• 3 Clarksburg Football Players Killed in Crash Recalled as 'Sweet Spirits'
• Man with History of Sex with Minors Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge: U.S. Attorney
• Tiger Woods Won't Compete in Quicken Loans Tourney at Congressional Course

• Vigil Mourns Broadneck High School Student Shot by Boyfriend
• Man Charged After Threatening Roommate with Shotgun: Police
• Missing 8-Year-Old Found Thanks to Observant Citizen
• Annapolis Man Who Tortured Ex-Girlfriend Sentenced to Decades in Prison
• Teen Drunk Driver Who Killed Two Friends Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison