From Billy Joel To 'Grandpa Joe': Maryland Karaoke DJ Leaves Behind A Lifetime Of Memories
DJ Joe C. had a story for every song. Now, everyone has a story about him.
Joe Carroll, a longtime fixture in Maryland's karaoke community, died at 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, following sudden health complications, according to loved ones.
Carroll had been hospitalized in the days leading up to his death, prompting friends and fellow entertainers to rally around him.
"He had such a joy, love, and passion for music and wanted to make everyone around him feel like a superstar," said Roxanne Gerst, who worked alongside Carroll at Main Event Entertainment. "He always made you feel wel…
Virginia Mail Carrier Robbed At Gunpoint, Then Thieves Sent A Photo Of Their Prize To Maryland
A Virginia mail carrier had just finished a delivery when a masked gunman approached her truck, pointed a handgun at her, and demanded something far more valuable to his accomplices than the mail she was carrying.
Her master key.
Demarih Lockhart and Deangelo Raquan Martin Harris, both 22, of Virginia Beach, have now been sentenced to federal prison for the July 7, 2023, robbery in Richmond, which prosecutors say was carried out for two men connected to a larger scheme targeting postal workers.
According to federal court documents, Lockhart confronted the woman as she returned to her truck…
Montgomery County Double Killer Wins New Trial, Only To Get Same Judge, Same Life Sentence
A convicted double murderer in Maryland got a second chance to beat the charges against him, only to wind up right back where he started: facing the same judge and two life sentences without parole.
Gregory Jones, 33, of Martinsburg, WV, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus another 30 years, for the 2018 execution-style murders of Ashley Dickinson, 34, and her boyfriend, Joshua Frazier, 29, in Burtonsville.
It was a familiar outcome for Jones, who received the same punishment from Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge David Lease in May 202…
Fairfax Arrest Exposes 73-Year-Old's Alleged Burglary Spree Across State Lines: Police
A 73-year-old suspected burglar left a trail of rattled homeowners across Maryland and Virginia before his luck finally ran out, police say.
Michael Spillino, 73, who Montgomery County police identified as a Newport, Oregon, resident, is facing new charges in connection with two Bethesda break-ins after being arrested in Fairfax County, where investigators say he was linked to a third burglary.
The alleged eight-day crime spree began on Monday, Oct. 19, when a Maryland mother was upstairs with her young child and heard a loud noise coming from the back of her home, according to the Montgome…
Final Farewell Set For Port Of Baltimore Executive, Wife Killed In Halloween Crash
Funeral arrangements have been announced for a longtime Port of Baltimore executive and his wife, who were both killed in a Maryland crash on Halloween.
Brian Walter Miller, 61, the deputy executive director for operations and logistics at the Maryland Port Administration, and his wife, Kimberly Anne Miller, both of Fallston, died in a two-vehicle crash in Harford County on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Maryland State Police.
Investigators say Kimberly Miller was driving a Volvo XC60 east on Hess Road shortly after 7:15 p.m. when it collided with a Volkswagen Passat traveling south on Jar…
