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• Pedestrian Hit, Killed by Train in Germantown
• Two Chances for Snow This Week in Maryland
• Teen Suspect Dies After Ellicott City Triple Shooting: Police

1.3K Arrests During Holidays By Extra Police on Maryland Roads

Extra patrols on highways across Maryland from Thanksgiving through the New Year's holiday resulted in more than 47,000 traffic stops that led to more than 1,300 criminal arrests and almost 700 arrests of impaired drivers, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers began increased holiday traffic enforcement efforts on Nov. 23, that continued through Jan. 2. >>> Read more.

First Baby of the Year in Maryland Born at Franklin Square

A boy born at 12:01 a.m. at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center was Maryland's first baby of 2017, according to the hospital. Heather Breakall delivered a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy just after midnight, the first of five newborns at the medical center the morning of Jan. 1. >>> Read more.

• Charm City Run of Bel Air Named Running Store of the Year
• Counterfeit Money Passed in South County: Police
• Michael Phelps Crowned Internet Royalty in 2016
• Luxury Sunglass Boutique Robbery Suspect Image Released

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• Alcohol Crackdown: 27 DUI Arrests Made in Sixth Week
• Gaithersburg Woman Shot in Leg: Police$1.15M Ellicott City WOW House is 'Architectural Gem'
• Trey Songz Kicked Out of MGM National Harbor Casino: Report
• Woman Stabbed During All-Female Brawl in Severn

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