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Deputy Killed By Drunk Driver Honored: Police | Patch PM
Tribute to fallen deputy | Biden's pandemic plan | Fake grannies seek shots | Landmark restaurant to close | Pet insurance fraud: Patch PM

Deb Belt has been an editor with Patch.com since August 2011. After launching Patches in Iowa -- where staffers covered the 2012 Iowa Caucuses and the presidential campaign -- Deb joined the Southeast team of editors. Early in 2015 she took on coverage of the Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Prince George's and Montgomery. Since March 2017 she has been the team leader for Patch sites in the Southeast, ranging from Baltimore to Miami. Prior to joining the digital world, she worked as an editor for 13 years at the Des Moines Register, focused on suburban coverage.
Tribute to fallen deputy | Biden's pandemic plan | Fake grannies seek shots | Landmark restaurant to close | Pet insurance fraud: Patch PM

Top FL news includes divers find mammoth tusks, two $1M winners, city ends mask mandate, tourism rebounds. How to share your news, events.
Two $1M lottery winners | Mammoth tusks found | Burglaries during funerals | Vaccine clinic furor | Sarasota mask mandate ends: Patch PM
Spring training for MLB begins | Rush Limbaugh dies in FL | Panther killed on road | Lunch debt paid | Men pose as U.S. marshals: Patch PM
A Marylander has died after being infected with the Brazil variant of the coronavirus following international travel, state officials said.
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70, his family said. He told listeners last year he had lung cancer.
MD Comptroller Peter Franchot expects 98 percent of all relief payments to be in eligible people’s bank accounts as early as Feb. 19.
Top FL news includes home for single mom, artist's bus wrap, the gift of life, WWKII vet's 100th birthday. How to share your news, events.
New celebrity chef dining | GOP condemns "faux impeachment" | Pelicans harmed at pier | New home for single mom | Zulu Painter: Patch PM
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s new “hate map” shows where hate and extremist groups, including the Patriot Front, are active in Maryland.
Two mass coronavirus vaccination sites, slain deputies remembered, Dr. Fauci shares advice, Orioles extend Camden Yards lease: MD Top News.
Good news stories in MD this week include the $731M Powerball winner is still a secret, a couple's love endures, mac & cheese restaurants.
Fourteen MD counties are under a winter weather advisory until Sunday morning, the NWS said. State police handled 115 crashes Saturday.
Top FL news includes superspreader possibility, random acts of kindness, community mural, travel ban furor. How to share your news, events.
Was Super Bowl a superspreader event? | Travel industry fears talk of a ban | Pianist Chick Corea dies | Random acts of kindness: Patch PM
Top FL news includes sex trafficking stings, Amazon van stolen, arts festival, masks required on transit. How to share your news, events.
Dozens of sex trafficking arrests | Amazon van carjacked | 50 Cent party is costly | Weekend arts festival | Vaccine survey: Patch PM
Top FL news includes face mask lawsuit, Bucs' victory parade, maskless revelers, and Publix vaccinations. How to share your news, events.
Publix offering vaccines | School bus collision | Brewer meets cardboard friend | Face mask school lawsuit dropped | Local movie: Patch PM
Top FL news includes axe-throwing for fun, Bucs boat parade, Walmart and Winn-Dixie soon to have vaccine. How to share your news, events.