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NC Teen Found Dead Had Never Been to Area Before

The half-brother of a missing North Carolina girl said she had never gone to the area in northeastern Maryland near the Conowingo Dam where her body was found last week and said he hopes an arrest is made soon. Authorities confirmed on Thursday they had found the body of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes, who vanished late last...

Police: Body Found in Md. River Is Missing NC Teen

BALTIMORE -- After months of searches and appeals to the public, authorities confirmed Thursday that a body found in a northeast Maryland river was a North Carolina teen who went missing while visiting relatives in Baltimore over the Christmas holidays. Phylicia Barnes, from the small North Carolina city of Monroe, about...

Plane With First Lady Came Too Close to Cargo Jet

WASHINGTON -- Air traffic controllers directed a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama to abort a landing at Andrews Air Force Base because it was too close to a military cargo jet, officials said Tuesday, in yet another embarrassment for the Federal Aviation Administration. While there apparently was little risk to...

Woman Accused of Killing Bethesda Co-Worker and Cover-Up Is Due in Court

The woman accused of murdering her co-worker in an upscale Maryland athletic store and then fabricating a story about being the victim of a brutal rape and assault as a cover-up is due in court today. Brittany Erin Norwood is being charged with first-degree murder. She is the only suspect in the slaying of 30-year-old...

Maryland DUI Suspect Drives Truck Onto Police Cruiser

Just because you have an off-road vehicle doesn't mean you hold a license to drive wherever you please. Witnesses told police that Brian Head, a 26-year-old from Maryland, found himself a bit stranded early Sunday morning after a bar fight turned into a car chase that left him -- and his pickup truck -- perched on the...

Background on Maryland

Maryland () is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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