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Don’t be ‘that’ driver: How to avoid a water rescue
After torrential rains, first responders in the D.C. region have been rescuing stranded drivers. Here are some tips to avoiding requiring a water rescue.
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Old Line Bank completes $143.1 million purchase of Bay Bank
Columbia-based Bay Bank’s branches were converted to Old Line branches over the weekend after the deal closed late Friday. The deal closed at 11 percent higher than the original $128.6 million price tag.
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University of Maryland Laurel Regional Hospital seeks OK for $50 million upgrade
A filing with the Maryland Health Care Commission details plans to convert the hospital and construct a replacement freestanding medical facility, to be called UM Laurel Medical Center.
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Md. court blocks Costco’s effort to build Wheaton gas station
Costco’s eight-year-long effort to build a mega gas station in Wheaton has been blocked by a ruling from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
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Md. man reported missing 2 days ago found near crashed car in ravine
A Maryland man reported missing over the weekend was discovered Monday morning down an embankment off Indian Head Highway in Oxon Hill, Maryland, near his crashed vehicle, Maryland State Police said.
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MARC Brunswick service resumes
MARC service is stopped on the Brunswick Line because of a downed tree on the tracks between the Brunswick station and the Point of Rocks station.
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Baltimore councilman proposes $15M racial equity fund
One bill would mandate agencies develop a plan to reverse disparity trends based on race, gender and income. The other is a proposed charter amendment that would create an “equity assistance fund” worth 3 percent of the police department’s budget.
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Maryland explores changing tolls to electronic only
Transportation officials say that the transition to all-electronic, high-speed toll collection will: save drivers time on their commute, save the state money, reduce accidents at toll plazas, and reduce CO2 emissions as less fuel is being burned, according to a national study by the University of Central Florida.
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Maryland’s largest teacher’s union endorses Jealous for governor
Former NAACP president Ben Jealous received the support from the Maryland State Education Association, which is one of the most coveted in Democratic politics.
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Arrest made in shooting outside Metrorail station
Metro Transit police tweeted that 18-year-old Reginald Raquan Felix was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder and several lesser charges Sunday.
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Teens learn about healthy dating at Choose Respect conference
Hundreds of students and parents gathered in Rockville, Maryland, Sunday to talk about healthy relationships and learn different ways to prevent teen dating violence at the Choose Respect conference at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville.
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2 dead after boat overturns in Potomac River
Maryland Natural Resources Police said they recovered two bodies of two men who went missing after their boat capsized in the Potomac River.
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Baltimore officials look to reduce accidental falls, costs
Officials in Baltimore are hoping to find ways to reduce number of people injured in accidental falls, and the resulting health costs as well.
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Montgomery Co. wants to expand alcohol industry, draw more tourists
A zoning amendment backed by several members of the council is hoping to loosen the rules that surround wineries and other craft alcohol producers along the county’s rural Agriculture Reserve.
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Juvenile arrests down sharply in Baltimore
Baltimore’s latest crime statistics show that there were 209 juvenile arrests this year through the week ending April 7, down 56 percent from the 472 arrests at the same point last year.
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