Cyclist Tragedy, Naval Academy Court-Martial, Body in Lake: Top Maryland Headlines

The government may have shut down but the news didn't.

'Because the Driver Didn't Want to Wait 15 Seconds, My Kids Don’t Have a Mother’

Local residents remember deceased cyclist Trish Cunningham, who was killed in August while riding her bike in Edgewater. Read more on Edgewater Patch.

Local Wine Distributor Moves to Baltimore, Takes 500 Jobs

Reliable Churchill, a distribution company based on the edge of Anne Arundel, is moving its headquarters to White Marsh in Baltimore County. Read more on Annapolis Patch.

$189 Million Lottery Winner Claims Ticket, Remains Anonymous
The man purchased the Mega Millions ticket at a convenience store in Severn. Read more on Odenton-Severn Patch.

Ellicott City Estate with Ties to Declaration of Independence for Sale - $10 Million

The owners of Pimlico Race Track built the manor on the property in 1936. Read more on Ellicott City Patch.

Two Former Navy Football Players Face Court-Martial for Sexual Assault

Two of three former U.S. Naval Academy football players will face a court-martial on charges of raping a female midshipman at an off-campus party. Read more on Annapolis Patch

Ravens' Ray Rice Surprises Bel Air High Students

Students at Bel Air High School got quite the surprise at an assembly on Tuesday when Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice walked into the gym. Read more on Bel Air Patch.

Local Mom Pens Breast Cancer Survival Guide

Beth Kaufman looks to lighten the loads and the hearts of women currently battling breast cancer. Read more on Bowie Patch.

Pretty Pockets: Gifts Inspired by Breast Cancer Patient to Help Others

After Maryanne Arthur underwent a bilateral mastectomy she invented Pretty Pockets—a discreet and spirited way to secure post-surgical drains. Her own family got involved in making them, and now the pockets are donated to St. Joseph Medical Centerand cancer patients everywhere. Read more on Bel Air Patch.

UPDATE: Body Found in Lake Elkhorn Identified

A citizen discovered the body in one of Columbia's man-made lakes on Tuesday afternoon.

Perry Hall Teen to Run 5K Months After Paralyzing Stroke

After a spinal stroke left him paralyzed in April, doctors told Dimitri Farantos he had a 10 percent chance of ever walking again. Read more on Perry Hall Patch.

15 Carbon Monoxide Victims Rescued from Bethesda Apartment Building

While the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad held its annual open house, crews rescued “numerous unconscious victims” from a building down the street. Read more on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch.

Prep for 'Haunted Garden' Temporarily Halted by County

A popular haunted attraction set up for the past few years at a private residence in Silver Spring has been called off temporarily by the county. Read more on Silver Spring Patch.

Department of Defense Taps Rockville Nonprofit to Restore Military Death Benefit During Shutdown

The Department of Defense has worked out an agreement with The Fisher House Foundation to pay families a $100,000 “death gratuity,”  The Department of Defense announced on its website Wednesday. Read the story at Rockville Patch.

Men Honored For Saving Man’s Life After Car Crashed Through Sam’s Club

Sam's Club shoppers Wells Weymouth and John Hunt fashioned makeshift tourniquet for an elderly man whose leg was severed. Read the story at Gaithersburg Patch.