Maryland
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More than 16,000 pounds of beef has been recalled over potential E. coli contamination from Walmart stores including locations in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced the recall of meat products produced by Cargill Meat Solutions, a Hazelton, Pennsylvania, company. The raw ground beef items were produced on April 26-27 and shipped to stores nationwide.
Dozens of locations in Pennsylvania and Maryland are listed. No Delaware stores are on the list affected by the recall. A full list of stores that are subject to the recall can be found here.
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The products include ground beef and beef patty products. A list of potentially contaminated products and identifying markings can be found here.
A USDA press statement announcing the recall said there had been no confirmed reports of “adverse reactions” from the recalled products; however, federal officials are concerned that potentially contaminated beef subject to recall could be in peoples’ refrigerators or freezers. Products subject to the recall should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase, according to the USDA statement.
Maryland
University of Maryland football player arrested for harassment
A University of Maryland (UMD) football player was arrested for harassment, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
Dontay Joyner, a defensive back and rising senior at UMD, was charged with telephone misuse for making repeated calls, electronic communications harassment, and violating release conditions, a misdemeanor offense, according to court records.
Joyner’s attorney is calling the ordeal “outrageous,” saying “[Joyner] has been locked in a cage in Harford County for seven nights after being charged with a misdemeanor for telephone misuse for texting his longtime girlfriend during an argument. This is simply outrageous.”
Joyner’s attorney, Former Attorney General Douglas Gansler, said the 21-year-old has never been in trouble with the law and does not own a handgun. According to Gansler, Joyner’s girlfriend is “fully supportive of him and does not want to press charges.”
According to the UMD Terps website, Joyner is a Lakeland, Florida, native who previously attended Arkansas State. In the spring, Joyner was given the Nick Cross Defensive Back Award in a tradition that honors “past terrapin greats.”
According to court records, Joyner was held without bond.
WJZ has reached out to UMD officials for comment.
Maryland
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America250, the national semiquincentennial initiative, is encouraging communities to take part through local commemorations, block parties, service projects and July 4 events. State and local commissions, historical societies, museums, libraries, parks departments and civic groups are also hosting events tied to the milestone.
Maryland
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