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Maryland's Six Flags requires chaperones for young guests to boost safety

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Maryland's Six Flags requires chaperones for young guests to boost safety

BOWIE, Md. (7News) — For all the thrill-seekers headed to Six Flags America this weekend in Bowie, Maryland, the amusement park is implementing a new chaperone policy for younger guests.

Safety is the reason for the change. All guests 15 and younger are now required to be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old to go in or remain inside the park after 4 p.m.

The adult chaperone must present a government-issued photo I.D. at ticket entry. The company told 7News that “the safety of our guests and associates has always been our top priority”

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But Six Flags is not saying if a specific incident prompted the new rule. Each year, however, the county receives numerous complaints about unruly visitors, fights, and other issues, including theft. The most recent high-profile incident occurred in 2021 when a huge brawl broke out and several cars in the parking lot were destroyed.

Just months ago, the Prince George’s County Council passed emergency legislation allowing businesses to request police patrols and enforce juvenile curfew zones after several incidents of flash mob shoplifting and massive fights involving hundreds of teens infested the National Harbor.

With Prince George’s County looking to lure in more big companies and agencies like the FBI, council member Wala Blegay told 7News that crime is the priority.

“What we were seeing at National Harbor is that parents were dropping their kids off as young as 13-14 and just like droning off and then we saw flash mobs. We cannot afford that, Prince George’s County is a great place but sometimes when there is crime, there’s so much coverage on it that it overshadows all of the positive things we’re doing,” Blegay said.

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A single chaperone is only allowed to escort up to 10 young guests and they must accompany them throughout their entire stay and be available by phone.

This policy is not nationwide — Bowie is one of only three locations making the change. The other parks are in Atlanta and San Francisco.

“I spoke with Six Flags, I spoke with the management and they’ll never say it and thats ok, I’ll be the one to say it. We are going to be looking at bringing some companies here and what we don’t want is there to be some sort of flash mob that they find, that you are covering that somebody can forward the link and say there’s a problem in Prince George’s,” added Blegay.

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Maryland State Police investigating fatal shooting in Princess Anne – 47abc

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January 27, 2026

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Maryland State Police investigating fatal shooting in Princess Anne – 47abc

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Maryland State Police (MSP) are investigating a fatal shooting in Princess Anne.

It happened around 2 p.m. Monday on Bratten Avenue.

According to Maryland State Police, one person was pronounced dead on scene by emergency medical personnel.

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office requested help from the MSP Homicide Unit and is assisting with the investigation, along with the Office of the State’s Attorney in Somerset County.

Investigators believe there is no threat to public safety.

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Maryland residents get ready for frigid temperatures following winter storm

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January 26, 2026

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Maryland residents get ready for frigid temperatures following winter storm

Residents across the Baltimore region are grappling with freezing temperatures after Sunday’s winter storm, which dumped inches of snow and sleet.

Experts are reminding people to make sure their homes and cars are cold-weather ready.

Protecting your home

Experts said you should monitor your pipes at home to prevent them from freezing. Keep your water faucets dripping, wrap your pipes in minimally heated areas with piping insulation, and leave doors open to allow heat to flow through your home.

“Go and caulk some of those gaps and cracks around your windows and doors to help limit the amount of heat release,” said Sarah Dillingham, the senior meteorologist with Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.

Dillingham said to have your HVAC checked ahead of the winter and summer seasons.

In the event of a power outage, she said, consider installing a home generator.

Make your car winter weather-ready

When it comes to your car, make sure your tires are in good shape, check your car’s battery, and windshield wiper fluid.

“When you’re parking your car, when you turn it off, you’ve turned off your seat heaters, your defoggers, and all that sort of thing because you don’t want anything drawing extra power when you start the car up in the morning,” said Ben Perrinone, the AAA Approved Auto Repair Territory Manager. “That takes away from the amount of power going to your starter motor. So, turn off all your accessories as you leave the car.”

Perricone said AAA has recently received lots of calls for flat tires.

During Sunday’s winter storm, he said AAA responded to more than 500 calls for service in Maryland alone. Perricone said more than 36% were for members stuck in the snow.

Water main break in Baltimore County

Some neighbors in Baltimore County were without water Monday morning after a water main break on Smith Avenue.

“It’s like you can’t do anything at all,” said Marilyn Clawson. “It’s so crazy.”

Right down the street from the Greenspring Shopping Center on Smith Avenue lies a couple of cones surrounding a water main break Monday.

“We just found out this morning that we don’t have water,” Clawson said.

Clawson’s husband said he was going to use the bathroom when he learned the Department of Public Works turned off water in the area to fix the broken water main.

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Matthew Garbark said there are some challenges to fixing these bursting pipes during weather like this.

“Everything is covered in snow,” Garbark said. “So, we have to make sure we can even get to the water main first. And because of the temperatures, it’s a lot harder to start excavating into the ground.”

Baltimore City suspends trash pickup

Garbark said Baltimore City DPW will not pickup trash on Tuesday. It will be made up Saturday as if it were a holiday.

“This is going to give more time for residents and others to dig their alleys out and to be able to get to sidewalks and to the street.”

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Snow totals for Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia

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January 26, 2026

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Snow totals for Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia

WASHINGTON – The powerful winter storm that swept across the Washington, D.C. region delivered the highest snow and ice totals of the season.

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Reagan National Airport recorded more than six inches of snow, while Dulles International Airport topped seven inches. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport saw the highest total, with more than 11 inches measured.

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Snow totals for Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia

Here’s a look at snow and ice totals across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia:

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington 3 NE — 7.5 inches (7:17 PM 1/25)

MARYLAND

Allegany County
Cumberland — 8.6 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Frostburg 2 ENE — 7.5 inches (5:39 PM 1/25)
La Vale — 6.9 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)

Anne Arundel County
BWI Airport — 11.3 inches (12:00 AM 1/26)
Crofton 1 SSE — 9.5 inches (9:47 PM 1/25)
Londontowne 1 SSE — 9.4 inches (9:02 PM 1/25)
Crownsville 3 SSW — 8.5 inches (9:30 PM 1/25)
Pasadena 1 ENE — 8.5 inches (7:45 PM 1/25)
Chelsea Beach — 7.8 inches (5:59 PM 1/25)
Riva ESE — 7.2 inches (4:15 PM 1/25)

Baltimore County
Bentley Springs 6 S — 11.3 inches (7:15 PM 1/25)
Edgemere SE — 10.3 inches (7:20 PM 1/25)
Upper Falls 2 SW — 9.8 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Reistertown 2 NW — 9.5 inches (10:00 PM 1/25)
Middle River 1 N — 9.0 inches (8:22 PM 1/25)
Bentley Springs 1 E — 8.5 inches (6:45 PM 1/25)
Glyndon 1 WSW — 8.3 inches (5:50 PM 1/25)
Long Green 2 NW — 8.0 inches (5:30 PM 1/25)
Upper Falls 1 NNE — 7.9 inches (8:15 PM 1/25)

Baltimore City
Arlington 2 ESE — 8.6 inches (6:15 PM 1/25)
Arlington 2 E — 8.5 inches (8:20 PM 1/25)

Calvert County
Prince Frederick 1 S — 5.5 inches (6:50 PM 1/25)
Huntingtown — 5.0 inches (4:05 PM 1/25)
Chesapeake Beach 3 S — 5.0 inches (7:18 PM 1/25)
Lusby — 4.0 inches (4:06 PM 1/25)

Carroll County
Winfield N — 11.5 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Watersville 1 N — 9.5 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Westminster 1 NNE — 9.0 inches (7:16 PM 1/25)
Gamber 1 WNW — 8.2 inches (10:29 PM 1/25)
Westminster SE — 8.0 inches (8:11 PM 1/25)
Millers 4 NE — 7.9 inches (6:00 PM 1/25)
Eldersburg 1 ESE — 7.5 inches (2:40 PM 1/25)
Uniontown 3 N — 6.6 inches (3:22 PM 1/25)

Cecil County
Pleasant Hill 2 SE — 7.5 inches (7:30 PM 1/25)
Fair Hill 1 SW — 7.5 inches (11:59 PM 1/25)
Woodlawn 2 ENE — 7.2 inches (5:25 PM 1/25)
Rock Springs 1 ESE — 6.5 inches (6:00 PM 1/25)

Charles County
Dentsville 1 SW — 5.0 inches (4:30 PM 1/25)

Frederick County (MD)
Bloomfield 2 WSW — 10.2 inches (5:00 PM 1/25)
New Market N — 9.5 inches (7:56 PM 1/25)
Smithsburg 3 SE — 8.5 inches (6:42 PM 1/25)
Adamstown 1 ESE — 8.3 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)
Ballenger Creek W — 8.0 inches (2:30 PM 1/25)
Point of Rocks 1 NE — 8.0 inches (9:30 PM 1/25)
Mount Airy 1 SW — 7.9 inches (7:30 PM 1/25)
Thurmont 1 NE — 7.0 inches (4:40 PM 1/25)
New Market 2 NW — 7.0 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Myersville 3 ESE — 7.0 inches (5:02 PM 1/25)

Garrett County
Grantsville 5 W — 12.3 inches (5:00 AM 1/26)
Accident 4 E — 10.7 inches (6:44 PM 1/25)
Deer Park 6 NE — 10.2 inches (11:00 PM 1/25)
Mount Savage 4 WNW — 9.0 inches (6:40 PM 1/25)

Harford County
Aberdeen Proving Gro — 10.1 inches (8:16 PM 1/25)
Forest Hill 2 SW — 10.1 inches (7:15 PM 1/25)
Abingdon 2 NW — 10.0 inches (4:25 PM 1/25)
Bel Air 2 NE — 9.8 inches (7:09 PM 1/25)
Chrome Hill 2 SE — 9.8 inches (8:20 PM 1/25)
Bynum 1 NNE — 9.2 inches (4:57 PM 1/25)
Jarrettsville — 9.0 inches (5:18 PM 1/25)
Bel Air 3 SSE — 9.0 inches (5:00 PM 1/25)
West Friendship 2 NW — 7.8 inches (7:05 PM 1/25)
Gaither 2 SSE — 7.4 inches (6:25 PM 1/25)
Scarboro 2 E — 7.0 inches (8:35 PM 1/25)

Howard County
Simpsonville — 11.3 inches (11:26 PM 1/25)
Simpsonville E — 11.3 inches (7:50 PM 1/25)
Clarksville 3 NE — 11.1 inches (8:37 PM 1/25)
Columbia — 10.6 inches (8:00 PM 1/25)
Gaither 2 SE — 9.8 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Simpsonville 1 SSE — 9.8 inches (10:00 PM 1/25)
Elkridge 2 W — 9.5 inches (7:45 PM 1/25)
Clarksville 2 N — 9.2 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Historic Ellicott Ci — 9.2 inches (9:02 PM 1/25)
Laurel 1 NNE — 9.1 inches (5:30 PM 1/25)
Dayton 1 NE — 9.0 inches (7:16 PM 1/25)
Laurel 3 NNE — 8.8 inches (8:39 PM 1/25)
Gaither 2 SSW — 8.0 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Elkridge 2 ESE — 7.6 inches (7:08 PM 1/25)
Ellicott City — 7.5 inches (7:48 PM 1/25)
Simpsonville 1 W — 7.1 inches (3:10 PM 1/25)
Columbia 1 ENE — 7.0 inches (5:00 PM 1/25)
Elkridge 2 WSW — 7.0 inches (3:05 PM 1/25)
Ilchester 1 W — 6.0 inches (9:43 PM 1/25)

Montgomery County
Clarksburg — 11.8 inches (8:36 PM 1/25)
Clarksburg 2 SE — 11.6 inches (8:11 PM 1/25)
Germantown — 9.2 inches (5:25 PM 1/25)
Somerset 1 ENE — 9.0 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Rockville 1 SSE — 8.8 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Laytonsville 2 WNW — 8.8 inches (8:15 PM 1/25)
White Oak 2 W — 8.5 inches (3:00 PM 1/25)
Germantown 1 SE — 8.5 inches (11:27 PM 1/25)
Gaithersburg 2 E — 8.5 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)
Brookeville 2 NW — 8.1 inches (8:20 PM 1/25)
Laytonsville — 8.0 inches (3:51 PM 1/25)
Damascus 3 SSW — 8.0 inches (5:51 PM 1/25)
Rockville — 7.9 inches (8:13 PM 1/25)
Wheaton 1 NW — 7.9 inches (8:00 PM 1/25)
Olney 1 S — 7.5 inches (8:30 PM 1/25)
Gaithersburg 1 SW — 7.4 inches (8:29 PM 1/25)
Bethesda 1 NNW — 7.0 inches (8:29 PM 1/25)
Poolesville NE — 7.0 inches (5:06 PM 1/25)
Damascus 1 SE — 7.0 inches (2:30 PM 1/25)
Norbeck 1 ESE — 7.0 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)
Boyds 1 SE — 6.8 inches (6:15 PM 1/25)
Potomac 2 NW — 6.7 inches (4:08 PM 1/25)
Garrett Park 1 WSW — 6.6 inches (9:12 PM 1/25)
Silver Spring — 6.5 inches (6:17 PM 1/25)
Colesville 2 WNW — 6.3 inches (4:10 PM 1/25)
Colesville — 5.5 inches (3:28 PM 1/25)

Prince Georges County
Brentwood 1 SSW — 9.0 inches (5:03 PM 1/25)
Marlton 1 WSW — 7.0 inches (8:30 PM 1/25)
Forestville — 7.0 inches (4:07 PM 1/25)
Bowie 2 SSE — 7.0 inches (10:33 PM 1/25)
Laurel 2 SSW — 6.6 inches (3:45 PM 1/25)
College Park 1 S — 6.6 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)

St. Marys County
Hollywood WNW — 6.0 inches (2:48 PM 1/25)
California — 4.0 inches (4:06 PM 1/25)
Ridge 1 E — 3.2 inches (5:00 PM 1/25)

Washington County
Sabillasville 2 NNW — 9.3 inches (7:04 PM 1/25)
Boonsboro 3 NNE — 9.1 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Boonsboro 1 SSE — 8.5 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)
Funkstown 2 WSW — 8.0 inches (4:30 PM 1/25)
Hancock 1 ESE — 7.8 inches (7:30 PM 1/25)

VIRGINIA

Albemarle County
Earlysville 3 NW — 6.5 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Charlottesville 1 WS — 6.0 inches (3:21 PM 1/25)
Charlottesville 4 SW — 5.3 inches (3:17 PM 1/25)
Boyd Tavern 1 S — 5.2 inches (4:30 PM 1/25)
Overton 3 NW — 5.0 inches (5:25 PM 1/25)
Woodridge 3 W — 3.5 inches (3:00 PM 1/25)

Arlington County
Falls Church 1 E — 8.5 inches (6:45 PM 1/25)
Ballston — 7.5 inches (4:46 PM 1/25)
Reagan National Apt — 6.9 inches (12:00 AM 1/26)
Baileys Crossroads 1 — 6.8 inches (8:20 PM 1/25)

City of Alexandria
Alexandria 1 W — 7.0 inches (2:30 PM 1/25)

City of Charlottesville
Newcomb Hall 1 SW — 5.3 inches (5:51 PM 1/25)

City of Waynesboro
Waynesboro 1 S — 4.5 inches (3:49 PM 1/25)
Waynesboro 2 N — 4.0 inches (3:19 PM 1/25)

Clarke County
Berryville 1 NNW — 9.8 inches (6:25 PM 1/25)

Culpeper County
Cardova 2 SSE — 6.2 inches (5:30 PM 1/25)
Culpeper 1 W — 5.0 inches (4:45 PM 1/25)

Fairfax County
Rose Hill ENE — 8.5 inches (6:00 PM 1/25)
Tantallon 2 W — 8.5 inches (5:01 PM 1/25)
Herndon 1 NNE — 8.2 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Chantilly 1 SE — 8.0 inches (5:25 PM 1/25)
Vienna — 8.0 inches (5:15 PM 1/25)
West Springfield 2 W — 7.5 inches (4:40 PM 1/25)
Woolsey 4 ENE — 7.3 inches (7:38 PM 1/25)
Sterling Park 2 ENE — 7.0 inches (8:57 PM 1/25)
Herndon 2 ENE — 7.0 inches (12:25 AM 1/26)
The I395 And I495 1 — 6.6 inches (2:25 PM 1/25)
Chantilly 2 ESE — 6.6 inches (6:00 PM 1/25)
Centreville W — 6.5 inches (8:55 PM 1/25)
McLean — 6.0 inches (3:00 PM 1/25)
Burke 2 N — 5.9 inches (2:50 PM 1/25)
Fairfax Station 1 SE — 5.5 inches (8:20 PM 1/25)

Fauquier County
Warrenton — 6.2 inches (9:40 PM 1/25)

Frederick County (VA)
Cedar Grove 2 ENE — 11.8 inches (9:03 PM 1/25)
Hayfield 1 N — 8.5 inches (3:52 PM 1/25)

Greene County
Ruckersville 1 WNW — 5.1 inches (6:38 PM 1/25)

Loudoun County
Ashburn 1 W — 9.8 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Leesburg 1 ESE — 9.5 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)
Leesburg — 9.1 inches (5:23 PM 1/25)
Bloomery 3 ESE — 9.0 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)
Leesburg 1 E — 9.0 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)
Dulles International — 7.8 inches (12:00 AM 1/26)
Leesburg 2 NNE — 7.0 inches (7:49 PM 1/25)
Leesburg 2 E — 6.9 inches (2:48 PM 1/25)
Lucketts 2 WSW — 5.5 inches (5:10 PM 1/25)

Page County
Stanley 2 WSW — 6.8 inches (7:42 PM 1/25)

Prince William County
Manassas Park 1 NNW — 9.0 inches (7:30 PM 1/25)
Dumfries 1 ENE — 8.0 inches (4:03 PM 1/25)
Woodbridge — 7.5 inches (8:35 PM 1/25)
Manassas Park 1 W — 7.3 inches (9:07 PM 1/25)
Bull Run 2 NE — 7.0 inches (5:58 PM 1/25)
Woolsey 1 SW — 6.6 inches (6:35 PM 1/25)
Montclair 2 WNW — 6.2 inches (6:37 PM 1/25)
Haymarket — 5.8 inches (3:59 PM 1/25)
Independent Hill 2 E — 4.9 inches (5:57 PM 1/25)

Rockingham County
Broadway — 7.5 inches (6:00 PM 1/25)
Bridgewater 1 N — 7.5 inches (6:42 PM 1/25)
Harrisonburg — 7.0 inches (6:40 PM 1/25)
Dale Enterprise 1 ES — 6.0 inches (3:00 PM 1/25)
Linville 4 ENE — 5.8 inches (3:45 PM 1/25)

Shenandoah County
Mount Clifton 3 N — 8.0 inches (6:23 PM 1/25)
Toms Brook 3 SSE — 7.0 inches (4:45 PM 1/25)
Edinburg 2 E — 5.5 inches (6:42 PM 1/25)

Spotsylvania County
White Oak 4 SSW — 4.5 inches (5:21 PM 1/25)
Spotsylvania Courtho — 4.3 inches (7:59 PM 1/25)

Stafford County
Glendie 1 N — 8.9 inches (8:30 PM 1/25)
Holly Corner 2 E — 8.9 inches (7:33 PM 1/25)
Ramoth 1 WSW — 4.8 inches (9:20 PM 1/25)

Warren County
Karo 1 WSW — 7.5 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)

WEST VIRGINIA

Berkeley County
Martinsburg 6 E — 9.4 inches (8:55 PM 1/25)
Shepherdstown 4 NNW — 7.0 inches (4:35 PM 1/25)
Falling Waters 2 NW — 5.8 inches (7:47 PM 1/25)

Hampshire County
Romney SW — 7.0 inches (6:00 PM 1/25)

Hardy County
Rig NW — 7.1 inches (8:00 PM 1/25)

Pendleton County
Franklin 1 N — 6.0 inches (7:00 PM 1/25)

STORM TOTAL ICE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

MARYLAND

Anne Arundel County
Crofton 1 SSE — 0.06 inches (9:47 PM 1/25)
Riva ESE — 0.01 inches (4:15 PM 1/25)

Baltimore County
Edgemere SE — 0.10 inches (7:20 PM 1/25)
Upper Falls 2 SW — T inches (9:00 PM 1/25)

Calvert County
Lusby — 0.15 inches (7:34 PM 1/25)
Chesapeake Beach 3 S — 0.10 inches (7:18 PM 1/25)
Huntingtown — 0.06 inches (7:37 PM 1/25)
Chesapeake Beach — 0.06 inches (7:38 PM 1/25)
Prince Frederick — 0.01 inches (5:52 PM 1/25)

Carroll County
Winfield N — 0.05 inches (9:00 PM 1/25)

Charles County
Faulkner — 0.06 inches (7:39 PM 1/25)

Howard County
Elkridge 2 W — T inches (7:45 PM 1/25)

Montgomery County
Olney 1 S — T inches (8:30 PM 1/25)

Prince Georges County
Bowie 2 SSE — 0.13 inches (10:33 PM 1/25)

St. Marys County
California 3 W — 0.11 inches (8:58 PM 1/25)
California — 0.01 inches (5:55 PM 1/25)

VIRGINIA

Arlington County
Baileys Crossroads 1 — 0.06 inches (8:20 PM 1/25)

Loudoun County
Bloomery 3 ESE — 0.10 inches (6:30 PM 1/25)

Prince William County
Woolsey 1 SW — T inches (6:35 PM 1/25)

Spotsylvania County
White Oak 4 SSW — 0.13 inches (8:18 PM 1/25)

Stafford County
Ramoth 1 WSW — 0.20 inches (9:20 PM 1/25)

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