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• 3-Year-Old Dead, Child Abuse Investigation Underway: Baltimore County Police
• Bank Executive Admits to Stealing $1.8M from Customers: U.S. Attorney
• Panhandler Arrested in Vehicle Scam on I-95 Near Jessup

Six Held in Home Invasion Until Text Warns Next Victim

A group of people were held hostage in an Olney house by an armed robber during a home invasion Monday night while an accomplice drove one of the victims to another home to search for more cash to steal. While authorities have charged a Prince George's County man in the robbery, they are searching for the man who held the victims captive. >>> Read more.

UFO Sightings Reported in Maryland in 2016: Check Out The Full List

There were six UFO sightings reported in Maryland in December in 2016 and four incidents so far in January 2017. Over the entire year, there were 95 sightings reported in communities all across the state, according to the National UFO Reporting Center. >>> Read more.

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• BWI Airport in Running for Country's Best Dining Honor
• Ravens Kicker Lands 75-Yard Field Goal: WATCH
• 7-Eleven Robber Strikes Twice in Columbia: Police

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• Smoke Visible for Miles from Harford County House Fire
• Fires Planned at Aberdeen Proving Ground
• Slain Harford Deputies to Be Remembered with Ceremony: Sheriff
• Credit Cards Stolen at Restaurant Used at Target, Pike Center Shops

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