MD Good News: Best Burger, First Lady Visits Troops, Puppy Saved

Good news stories in the past week include the best burger in the state, First Lady Melania Trump surprises injured service members at Walter Reed medical center, firefighters free a puppy stuck in a drain pipe, video footage of Fourth of July parades you might have missed. Other news includes a $50K lottery winner for doing laundry, posthumous honors for a slain police officer, how you can help the Capital Gazette shooting victims and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Burger Joint Opens 1st PG County Restaurant
• Here Is Maryland’s Best Burger
• Doing Laundry Leads To $50,000 Scratch-Off Win
• How To Help Capital Gazette Victims, Staff After Shootings
• Officer Amy Caprio Awarded Posthumous Departmental Honor
• First Lady Melania Trump Surprises Service Members At Walter Reed
• Bel Air Business Owner Wins $37K Playing Lottery
• Warrior Pride Marching Band Does Independence Day Double Header
• Bel Air Fourth Of July Parade 2018: WATCH
• Two Rescued From Patapsco River: HoCo Fire And Rescue
• Kingsville Fourth Of July Parade 2018: WATCH
• Firefighters Rescue Puppy Stuck In Drain Pipe In Rockville: WATCH
• Minimum Wage Increases In Montgomery County
• Moment Of Silence For 5 Capital Gazette Victims, Friends
• GoFundMe Page Set Up For 7-Year-Old Gunshot Victim

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(Photo of Melania Trump at the White House March 20, 2018 by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)