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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 02:48 pm

Gaithersburg News

Local news for Gaithersburg, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

14 hrs ago | Gazette.Net

Barve pleads guilty to DUI in Gaithersburg

House Majority Leader Kumar P. Barve pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence as part of a plea agreement.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Rockville, MD

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Baltimore Sun

Md. House majority leader Barve pleads guilty to DUI

The majority leader of Maryland's House of Delegates pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of alcohol, promising a judge he would "never do this again." Democratic Del.

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WBAL-AM Baltimore

Maryland Lawmaker Has Hearing On Drunken Driving Charges

Maryland House Majority Leader Kumar Barve is scheduled to have a court hearing Thursday on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD

Wed Jul 16, 2008

NBC Channel 4

Toxic Weed Blamed In Poison Stew Case

Six people remained hospitalized after eating poison stew earlier this week, and authorities said they have found the source.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Home Gardening, Home, Montgomery County, MD

Tue Jul 15, 2008

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Poisoned Stew Makes Six Sick In MoCo

Authorities say six people in Gaithersburg became ill after eating a stew flavored with herbs that might have been covered in pesticide.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Home Gardening, Home

Mon Jul 14, 2008

WJLA-TV Arlington

ABC 7 News - Wild-growing Plant Poisoned Gaithersburg Family

After six family members, who ate stew at a Gaithersburg home began exhibiting a variety of symptoms, including convulsions, heart palpitations and hallucinations, investigators believe a plant called Datura ...

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Montgomery County, MD

Gazette.Net

Hotels roll out the red carpet

From gasoline cards to free parking, Maryland hotels are offering deeper discounts and new services to attract more budget-conscious visitors and maintain their revenue levels this summer season.

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Related Topix: Maryland

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Washington Examiner

Police investigate gunfire mystery in Gaithersburg

Police say the residents of Gaithersburg have been plagued by the sound of mysterious nighttime gunshots.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Montgomery Village, MD

Sat Jul 12, 2008

wjz.com

6 Become Ill After Eating Stew With Dangerous Weed

Montgomery County health officials say six people were hospitalized after eating a stew at a family dinner made with jimson, a potentially fatal weed.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Home Gardening, Home

Gazette.Net

Officials: Jimsonweed turned potato stew into poison stew

Health authorities confirmed Friday that the six Gaithersburg residents who were admitted to a hospital Wednesday with hallucinations, nausea, and heart palpitations were poisoned after they ate jimsonweed.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jul 11, 2008

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Weed Makes Gaithersburg Family Sick

Tucked among the herbs in the overgrown backyard of the Singh family home in Gaithersburg, was a poisonous weed that sent six to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD

The Washington Post

Deadly Weed Likely Sickened Gaithersburg Family

By Steve Hendrix Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, July 11, 2008; 2:37 PM Six people hospitalized with nausea, dizziness and hallucinations after a family dinner in Gaithersburg Wednesday were probably ...

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Home Gardening, Home

Thu Jul 10, 2008

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: 6 Left Hallucinating After Eating Poisoned Stew

Authorities say six people in Gaithersburg, Maryland, became ill after eating a stew flavored with herbs that might have been covered in pesticide.

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

Bowie Star

Unwashed mint leaves in stew likely made six sick in Gaithersburg

A gathering of family and friends ended early Wednesday with six people in the hospital after eating stew that included mint leaves that could have been tainted with pesticide, according to a Montgomery County ...

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Life, Food, Vegetables, Rockville, MD, Home Gardening, Home

WUSA9.com Washington, DC

Stew Sickens Several In Gaithersburg

Just when you thought it was safe to eat grandmother's stew, think again. One family in Gaithersburg remains hospitalized after a family member made a stew using mint leaves from her backyard garden.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home

Gazette.Net

Teenager sentenced in Metro gang shooting

An 18-year-old man originally from Gaithersburg was sentenced to serve 18 years in jail for directing his friend to shoot two men in a gang-related retaliation at the Shady Grove Metro station last year.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Bowie Star

Police investigate two fatal crashes in Olney area on Sunday

County police continue to investigate two fatal collisions that occurred in the greater Olney area early Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Olney, MD, Brookeville, MD

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Associated Content

A Review of The Golden Bull Restaurant in Gaithersburg Maryland

The cost of the basic things in life seems to be increasing more each day. Gone are the days when I dined out on a regular basis.

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Newkerala.com

Indian Americans not buying Basmati rice

By Smita Prakash, Washington, July 7 : Basamati rice is the preferred choice of Indians everywhere in the world.

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Washington Examiner

Police use cell phone tracking technology to place suspect in area during slaying

Montgomery County police used cell phone technology to catch a suspect accused of shooting and killing a man in the woods behind a posh Germantown neighborhood, police said in court documents.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Silver Spring, MD, Germantown, MD

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