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Maryland Opens Second Slots Parlor
BERLIN, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s second casino opened on Tuesday with 750 slot machines in a $45 million parlor next to the Ocean Downs horse racing track on the Eastern Shore. The 34,000-square-foot...
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Perryville Protesters Rally Against Toll Hike
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The heated debate over proposed toll hikes continues — this time at public hearings to increase tolls. As Gigi Barnett explains, protesters are particularly upset over the...
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Deputy Arrests Bank Robbery Suspect
PERRYVILLE, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a Cecil County Sheriff’s deputy arrested a suspect in a bank robbery in Perryville. Jeremy Dugan, 33, of Pittsburgh is charged with armed robbery, theft and...
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Dunbar Beats Perryville 32-11 For Class 1A Title
BALTIMORE (AP) — Charles Brown Jr. had a 25-yard touchdown run and Deontay McManus added another 29-yard scamper to lead Dunbar to its second consecutive Class 1A state championship Saturday with a...
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January Revenue At 2 Md. Casinos At $13 Million
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Lottery says the state’s two casinos have generated nearly $13 million in revenue in January. The Lottery said Monday that the Hollywood Casino Perryville generated nearly...
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Perryville Casino To Cut 400 To 500 Slot Machines
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Revenue at a casino in Perryville dropped by about 32 percent in July compared with the same time last year, the Maryland Lottery announced Monday, and the casino has indicated it...
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MARC Train Delays On Penn Line Are Result Of Storm
WASHINGTON (AP) — MARC trains on the Penn Line from Perryville to Washington are experiencing delays of 30 minutes to an hour because of signal issues. The signal issues began as a result of severe...
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Perryville Casino Revenue Down More Than A Third
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland lottery officials say revenue at the Hollywood Casino in Perryville dropped more than a third in September compared to the year before. And they say the new Maryland Live!...
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Md. Hosts Multistate Meeting On Incarcerated Vets
PERRYVILLE, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s prison agency is playing host to a multistate conference in Perryville on incarcerated military veterans. The event Tuesday at the Perry Point Veterans Affairs Medical...
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2 Plead Guilty In Counterfeit Credit Card Scheme
PERRYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Two men face sentencing in September after pleading guilty to a counterfeit credit card scheme in southeast Missouri. The Southeast Missourian reports that 33-year-old Faisal...
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Retired Cecil County Firefighter Struck By Car Dies
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A former Cecil County fire lieutenant dies after being hit by a car more than two weeks ago. Fire officials say David Barr, 64, was struck Oct. 25 while directing traffic at the...
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Woman,18, Seriously Injured When Car Slid Down Hill And Into Moving Train
PERRYVILLE, Md. (AP/WJZ) — Cecil County authorities say an 18-year-old woman was flown to a Baltimore hospital after her car slid down an icy hill and into a moving freight train. The sheriff’s office...
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Wire Problem Repaired After Major Morning Amtak Delays On Northeast Corridor
BALTIMORE (AP) — Amtrak says downed power lines in northeastern Maryland have been repaired, but travelers should expect delays to continue for a few hours between Washington and Philadelphia. Amtrak...
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IKEA Expands Solar Power System In Perryville
PERRYVILLE, Md. (AP) — IKEA has expanded its solar power system on top of its Perryville distribution center. The home furnishings retailer plugged in the solar array on Tuesday. Installation of the...
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All MARC Train Service Resumes After Noon
Baltimore (WJZ)– MARC Train service is set to resume at Aberdeen and Perryville After noon Wednesday. Service went down at those two stations as well as Amtrak Tuesday morning due to downed wires and...
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MARC Trains Could Go To Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Delaware and Maryland transit officials are discussing the possibility of extending MARC, Maryland’s commuter rail line, as far north as Wilmington. The News Journal of...
View ArticleCrews Search For Missing Person In Susquehanna River In Perryville
PERRYVILLE, Md (WJZ) — Water rescue efforts will resume on Wednesday after reports of someone jumping into the Susquehanna River and didn’t surface on Tuesday evening. Rescue crews were unable to...
View ArticlePerryville Teenager Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Porn
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 19-year-old from Perryville has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Earlier this year, a member of...
View ArticleReport: Great Wolf Lodge To Build Waterpark Resort In Cecil County
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 44-acre lodge and waterpark may be coming soon to Cecil County, according to a report. The Baltimore Business Journal reports that Great Wolf Lodge’s $200 million project...
View ArticleGreat Wolf Lodge To Build $200M Waterpark Resort In Cecil County, Create Up...
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 44-acre lodge and waterpark may be coming soon to Cecil County, according to a report. According to our media partner the Baltimore Sun, officials in Perryville and Cecil...
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More Than 300 Bags Of Heroin, Cocaine & Meth Found In Car, Guns Found In Home
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police investigators halted a drug ring in Cecil County, after they found drugs in a car during a traffic stop in Elkton. According to police, 33-year-old Todd...
View ArticleState Police ID Victims In I-95 Cecil County Crash, Six Injured, Teen Killed
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police have identified the victims in Sunday’s three-vehicle crash that killed one and injured six others in Cecil County. At around 3:20 p.m. Sunday afternoon,...
View ArticleJurors Hear Evidence On Teen ‘Crime Spree’ Ending In Officer Caprio’s Death
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Jurors saw pictures of blood-stained pavement where a stolen Jeep ran over Officer Amy Caprio last May. Jurors also saw other evidence — as the trial of Caprio’s accused killer...
View ArticleParents Charged After Leaving 5-Year-Old In Car For Hours To Gamble, Report Says
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A Missouri couple was arrested Wednesday after they allegedly left their 5-year-old son inside a tractor-trailer for hours while they gambled at a Perryville casino. The Cecil...
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Lidl To Hire 200 Associates For Distribution Center In Cecil County; Holding...
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Lidl will hold a hiring event for its new state-of-the-art headquarters and distribution center in Cecil County next week. Lidl, a grocery chain, is looking to hire 200 people...
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Car Bursts Into Flames In Perryville Driveway
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A car burst into flames at a home in Perryville, Maryland after what fire officials call an operational failure of the engine early Friday morning. The car fire started around 1...
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State Police Searching For Truck Stolen In Perryville Area
PERRYVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are searching for information on a vehicle that has been stolen in the Perryville area sometime in the last week. The truck is pictured below, with a...
View ArticleMan Robbed Cecil County Bank In Blackface, Police Say
PERRYVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed the PNC Perryville bank while in blackface. The suspect is described as a white man, with paint on his face. He is between...
View ArticleConstruction Worker Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck On I-95
PERRYVILLE, MD (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are investigating after a construction worker suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle on I-95 in Cecil County. The incident took place...
View ArticlePolice Investigating After 25-Year-Old Perryville Man Stabbed To Death
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a 25-year-old man was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Perryville on June 15. Perryville Police Department patrol officers responded to...
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23-Year-Old Destiny Guns Charged In Stabbing Death Of Perryville Man Chad...
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 23-year-old Perryville woman has been arrested and charged in the stabbing death 25-year-old Perryville man, police say. Police responded to Chad Petroulis’ home on June 15...
View ArticleGas Leak At IKEA Warehouse In Perryville Isolated, No Injuries
PERRYVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — First responders in Cecil County investigated a gas leak Sunday morning. The call came from the IKEA warehouse in Perryville. Engine 512 & Quint 5 assisted Cecil County...
View Article1 Killed, 6 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Involving Tractor Trailer On...
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — All lanes have reopened along I-95 north in Cecil County Monday morning after two separate crashes, one of which was fatal, were reported. Some lanes were closed at mile marker...
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Sergio Rodriguez Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend Jimmie Porter In...
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 55-year-old Perryville man was arrested and charged in the murder of a woman whose body was found in his apartment Sunday night. Sergio Rodriguez was charged with first- and...
View ArticleRoof Fire At Amazon Ruled Accidental; Caused By Solar Panel System
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A fire on the roof of the Amazon Warehouse in Perryville prompted an evacuation of the building, according to the Susquehanna Hose Company. The two-alarm fire broke out on the...
View ArticleGreat Wolf Resorts Inc. Breaks Ground On Indoor Water Park In Perryville
PERRYVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. has broken ground on its newest indoor water park in Perryville, officials said Tuesday. The 126,000-square-foot Great Wolf Lodge Maryland, with 700...
View ArticleHollywood Casino Becomes 5th In Maryland To Open Sportsbook
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland’s fifth sportsbook opened Thursday after Hollywood Casino in Perryville received approval from regulators to take bets. The casino, a few miles from the Delaware border, held...
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