Sex Assault Suspect Sketch, Lightning Destroys $700K Home, Ellicott City Main Street Coming Back: News Nearby

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• Sketch Released of Billy Goat Trail Sexual Assault Suspect
• $700K Fire Caused by Lightning Destroys Gaithersburg House
• Section of Main Street to Reopen in Ellicott City After Floods

Baltimore Airport TSA Officers Find Two Surprising (And Illegal) Items in Man's Carry-On Bags
A man was arrested Wednesday morning after he placed his two carry-on bags on the X-ray belt at a security checkpoint at Baltimore Washington International Airport. The man had a roller bag and what appeared to be a duffel bag when he approached the the Transportation Safety Administration checkpoint, authorities said.

The scanner found a loaded handgun and a life dog. "It's difficult to say which of the two was more surprising -- the X-ray image of the gun, or the image of the dog's moving skeleton," according to a statement. >>> Read more.

Video Shows Suspect Fleeing After Brutal Stabbing in Langley Park: Police

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man in a video who is wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Langley Park in July.

Police were called to the 2000 block of University Boulevard at around 5 p.m. July 27 and found 33-year-old Marvin Diaz-Marin of Hyattsville suffering from stab wounds to his body. They declared him dead at the scene.>>> Read more.

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• Inmate Found Dead in PG County Jail
• Gourmet Food Store Dean & DeLuca Coming to Bethesda

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Sketch of suspect in Billy Goat Trail sexual assault released by United States Park Police