Spillgate, Beach Death, Lighthouse For Sale: Maryland News

An old lighthouse 2 miles offshore in Chesapeake Bay is listed in an online auction for $15,000; the sale closes on Sept. 15 so there's still time take a boat ride out to inspect your potential future home. In Ocean City this week, a woman died in a hole on the beach; a popular bar was set on fire; "Spillgate" unfolded, causing a mess for Metro; and a meteor shower is around the corner.

Here are some of the top headlines from the week on Maryland Patches:

• Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Is The Right House For $15K
• Woman Died On Ocean City Beach From Suffocation: Police
• Officer Shot, Killed Shoplifter In Giant Parking Lot: Police
• Metro Spillgate Scandal Takes Shocking Turn
• Teen In Deadly Tree Crash On Pot Spring Road Identified
• Perseids, Delta Aquarids: Summer Meteor Shower Peak Weekend Ahead
• Nearly Dozen North County Thefts Tied To 3 Suspects: Police
• Maryland's Best Colleges: 12 Make Forbes List

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• Reward Offered In Coconut Charlie's Arson Fire, Employee Fund Created
• Silver Spring-Based Discovery Buys Scripps Networks
• Teen Killed In Middle River Shooting, 2 Others Injured: Police
• Gov. Hogan's Deleted Facebook Comments Prompt ACLU Lawsuit
• Grandfather, Child Drown In Severna Park
• Ripken Kidnapper Sketch Released
• Suspicious 'Gap' In Body Camera Video Calls Baltimore Police Into Question
• Montgomery Police Chief: Trump's Brutality Speech Makes Police Work Harder
• PG County Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing His 2-Month-Old Son
• Boats Sink At Baltimore Marina: VIDEO
• Truck Rolls Back, Killing Driver In Columbia
• Construction Worker Falls To Death At U.Md College Park
• Soccer Star, Brother Who Fled Violence Deported In Maryland
• Commander Suspended For Evidence Tampering: Aberdeen Police

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