Retail Closings, Drug Raids, Fiery Fatal Crash: Top MD News

The most read stories this week on Maryland Patches included an update on the retail apocalypse taking a toll on brick and mortar stores, a Joppa boy and Harford business leader were killed in a fiery 12-car pileup, and an Anne Arundel County man is being extradited to Florida on charges he tackled a pelican for a viral video. Also making headlines were 24 tax preparers barred from filing in the state, and a Georgetown University coach from Chevy Chase was indicted in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal. Other top news included Gov. Larry Hogan continues to test the presidential waters, a drug dealer is sentenced for selling enough fentanyl to kill everyone in Maryland, the Baltimore Ravens' quarterback apologizes for driving 105 mph and more.

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Here are this week's top news headlines:

• Riva Man Arrested For Tackling Florida Pelican In Viral Video
• Major Retailers Announce Dozens Of MD Store Closings In 2019
• Joppa Boy, Businessman Killed In Ring Factory Road Fiery Crash
• 24 Tax Preparers Barred From Filing Returns By MD Officials
• Silver Spring Teen Charged In 2017 Wheaton Mall Homicides: MCPD
• Baltimore Approves Harrison As Police Commissioner
• Georgetown Coach From MD Indicted in College Admissions Scheme
• Supermarket Owner Killed In Bel Air Crash Mourned By Community
• Hogan Visits New Hampshire As Some Urge 2020 Challenge To Trump
• Kind, Fun-Loving Joppa Boy Killed In Crash Mourned By Community
• Coast Guard Officer Accused Of Plotting Attacks Pleads Not Guilty
• Trooper Who Fatally Shot Knife-Wielding Man Is Identified
• West Baltimore Drug Dealer Who Sold 6M Doses Of Fentanyl Jailed
• Locker Room Rape Case: Third Teen To Be Tried As Juvenile
• Bald Eagle That Disrupted Metro Has Been Euthanized: Report
• 'Bad Decision': Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Drives 105 MPH

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