Preschool worker charged with child sex abuse in Howard County
31-year-old Dameon Patterson, of Elkridge, is facing multiple counts of sex offenses involving contact with an 11-year-old child, police said.
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31-year-old Dameon Patterson, of Elkridge, is facing multiple counts of sex offenses involving contact with an 11-year-old child, police said.
The allegations follow in the wake of a new state law that lifted the statute of limitations on when a person can file these types of cases.
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A Frederick pediatrician charged with more than than 70 counts, including the rape of an 18-year-old and the sexual assault of an 11-year-old, was granted bail again Tuesday in a Frederick County Courthouse.
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Some schools in Maryland will close early on Friday, Feb. 6, in anticipation of snow showers later in the evening.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed two emergency bills into law that ban private detention centers and limit the access that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has in the county.
Friday through this weekend are First Alert Weather Days as snow showers usher in strong winds and dangerous cold
Some schools in Maryland will close early on Friday, Feb. 6, in anticipation of snow showers later in the evening.
Baltimore issued 224 citations for unshoveled sidewalks within four days, Department of Housing and Community Development officials said Friday.
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Storm threat continues Thursday with high heat added to the mix too during the afternoon.
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Parts of Maryland will see some light snowfall on Friday before frigid temperatures set in for the weekend.
Maryland will see snow showers on Friday afternoon and evening. Dangerously cold temperatures and powerful winds will follow late Friday night through Sunday morning.
WJZ-TV meteorologist Steve Sosna has your latest weather forecast.
Snow on Friday, followed by a weekend cold blast
Dangerous cold, snow chances into the weekend in Maryland
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