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Howard Man Dies in Amtrak Crash, $28M Ponzi Scheme, Naval Academy Classmates Mourn + O'Malley for President?
Plus slain couple's obituaries, Joppa house fire, 5 hurt in Kentlands blaze, heroin for sale and Bike to Work Week from Maryland Patches.

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Here are some of the day’s top stories from Maryland Patches:
- O’Malley May Announce Presidential Run May 30: Report
- Homeowner Treated for Smoke Inhalation After Joppa House Fire
- Howard County Resident, Towson Businessman Killed in Amtrak Derailment
- Rockville Man Ordered to Repay $28 Million in Ponzi Scheme
- Three Charged with Selling Heroin, Crack Cocaine
- Five Firefighters Treated for Injuries in Kentlands Blaze
- ‘Greatest Man We Have Ever Known’ Midshipman Called by Teammates
- Richard Louis Vilardo and Julianne Humphreys Vilardo, of Rockville
- Structure of Havre de Grace Library Now in Place
- Meet the Author: The Glory of the 1966 Orioles and Baltimore
- Odor of Smoke at Constant Friendship Taco Bell
- Suspect Sought in Sexual Assault of 12-Year-Old Girl
- Man Was Robbed, Shot, Then Arrested: Annapolis Police Calls
- Annapolis Memorial Day Parade Plans Announced
- Anne Arundel County Police Department Seeks Information on Check Fraud Suspects
- 6th Annual Piney Orchard Street Festival This Weekend
- Historic London Town and Gardens to Host Shore Party Weekend
- Bowie Citizens for Local Animal Welfare Seeking Volunteers for Memorial Day Parade
- New Year’s Eve Bank Robber Arrested: Police
- Bike to Work Week in Bethesda
- Chick-Fil-A Dine Out to Benefit Tulip Grove Elementary School
- City of Rockville Shares Updated Bike Route Map
- Cyclists Raise $3,500 for The Arc Northern Chesapeake
- Wine in the Woods Tickets Available
- Alley Cat Allies of Bethesda Seeks Pretty Kitties for Calendar
- Robert Meade Henry, 72, of Bethesda
- Rosanne Geeraert Carney, 80, of Silver Spring and Rockville
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