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Maryland Democratic primary has 2 black candidates leading
Voters say they’re encouraged by a field of minority, female and LGBT Democrats vying to lead a state where nearly a third of residents are black and where racial tensions flared after the 2015 death of a black man in police custody.
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Maryland’s capital city names its first poet laureate
Annapolis has announced that Naval Academy English professor Temple Cone will serve a two-year term as its poet laureate.
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2 missing boaters found in Potomac identified
Maryland Natural Resources Police were working with Charles County fire services to the two men, who have now been identified.
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Field of dreams: Father builds one, his son becomes pitcher
Family is one of the reasons Brenan Hanifee first started playing baseball at a young age, found confidence to break away from his comfort zone and ultimately become one of the top young pitchers in the Baltimore Orioles’ organization.
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Fire crews battle blaze at Montgomery Co. recycling plant
The Georgetown Paper Stock recycling plant in Rockville, Maryland, caught fire Friday afternoon. Though the fire was contained earlier, crews remained on the scene until Saturday afternoon, when the scene was cleared and roads reopened.
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Tractor, boat burn in shed that caught fire at Montgomery Co. park
There was heavy fire in a large maintenance shed in Seneca Creek State park. When firefighters arrived, they noticed a farm tractor and a boat on fire inside the shed.
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Realmuto has 2 HRs, 4 RBIs; Marlins sink Orioles 5-4
J.T. Realmuto homered twice and had four RBIs off Alex Cobb, and the Miami Marlins kept the Baltimore Orioles in a downward spiral Saturday with a 5-4 victory.
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Scherzer loses 2nd start in row, Blue Jays blank Nats 2-0
Max Scherzer lost his second straight start for the first time since 2015 when Marco Estrada pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings and Devon Travis homered Saturday for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
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Md. town ordered to pay towing company $260,000 in discrimination lawsuit
Mamoun Ashkar, owner of Greg’s Towing in Riverdale Park, filed a lawsuit against the town accusing officials of defamation and severing ties after he bought the business.
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Judge sets $5,000 bond for man accused of child sex abuse
A judge has set a $5,000 bond for a Maryland man facing charges of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Assault suspect survives after leaping off Maryland bridge
An assault suspect trying to elude police has survived after jumping off a bridge into the Susquehanna River after crashing his car on the span at the close of a chaotic chase
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3 massage parlor operators charged with human trafficking
Investigators say they observed two women housed in a Gaithersburg, Maryland, apartment getting ferried to four massage parlors. Detectives learned that the women “would often provide sexual services to the male customers.”
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Bridge resurfacing work on Beltway in Montgomery Co. ends early
All lanes on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County have reopened following bridge resurfacing work.
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Howard Co. councilman wants halt to development in Ellicott City
In the wake of the second devastating flood to hit Ellicott City in less than two years, one Howard County councilman is calling for a temporary freeze to development in the city’s historic district.
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Disaster loans now available to those affected by Md. flooding
The loans can be used to repair or replace damaged or destroyed items such as personal property, machinery and equipment, business inventory and assets, as well as real estate.
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