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Federal Child Porn Charges Filed Against Teacher’s Aide

Federal officials have taken the lead in prosecuting the child pornography case unearthed in a Prince George’s County elementary school, with eight counts filed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s office.

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The charges of producing child pornography charges carry a total of 120 years in prison, which would effectively make it a life prison sentence for Carraway if he is convicted. >>> Read more.

Baby Delivered on Amtrak Train in Aberdeen

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A train made an emergency stop in Aberdeen over the weekend so that a mother could deliver her baby, according to the Aberdeen Police Department.

Sheera Lowe of Philadelphia was due to have her baby on March 4, but when she left Penn Station in Baltimore, she began to experience contractions, police reported. >>> Read more.

$10K Reward Offered to Solve Deaths of 13 Bald Eagles

Thirteen bald eagles died over the weekend on Maryland’s Eastern Shore – the state’s largest die-off of the protected birds in 30 years – and authorities are searching for answers.

Maryland Natural Resources Police said there was no visible sign of wounds to the birds, so X-rays will be done at a lab in Oregon to help determine what killed the eagles.>>> Read more.

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