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Seven deaths tallied so far from heat, storms
A summer heat wave expected to last through the weekend is now blamed for seven deaths across Maryland, and public officials called Monday for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. to act quickly to repair power outages or risk more deaths.
Four people died...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Anne Arundel County, Transportation Accidents, Carroll County (Maryland), Health
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Baltimore power outages dip below 53,000 for first time since storms
As of 9:16 a.m. Thursday, according to BGE, power was out for 52,501 customers, and power was restored for 654,218 customers since the storm began. The breakdown is: 6,573 customers out of power in Anne Arundel County and 129,165 customers with power...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Anne Arundel County, Prince George's County, Harford County
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Oyster farming off to a slow start in Maryland
— The dock built to hold water-filled tanks of baby oysters stands empty. The new marina for landing fully grown bivalves is being used for now by some crabbers.
Encouraged by a new state policy to boost private oyster farming, Jay Robinson and...Tags: Oysters, Wildlife, Human Interest, Nature, Endangered Species
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Husband makes court appearance in missing-woman murder case
Robert Jarrett shuffled over to the red plastic chair and sat down, then used both of his shackled hands to slide on a pair of glasses. It was the 57-year-old's first court appearance after his arrest Wednesday night on charges that he killed his wife,...Tags: Building Material, Prince George's County, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Howard County
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Husband charged when wife's remains found 20 years after disappearance
Most homes along Claire Road in a middle-class Elkridge neighborhood have a backyard shed, but underneath one of them, authorities say, a family secret has been buried for more than two decades.
Robert A. Jarrett, 57, has been charged with murder after...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Murder, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Prosecution
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O'Malley makes his case for 'investments' in Maryland
Gov. Martin O'Malley used his State of the State address Wednesday to make his case for his most ambitious legislative agenda since taking office.
Now comes the hard job of selling it.
In an upbeat, 33-minute speech to both chambers of the General...Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Human Interest, Justice and Rights, Politics, Interior Policy
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O'Malley to appeal for gas tax
Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to make a personal, perhaps quixotic pitch Wednesday for what could be the least popular proposal in Annapolis this year: raising the tax on gasoline.
The governor is scheduled to testify before House and Senate...Tags: Edward J Kasemeyer, Automotive Equipment, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Clarksville, Politics
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O'Malley proposes major renovations at state parks
Gov. Martin O'Malley wants to spend nearly $23 million to improve Maryland's often-maligned state parks, proposing widespread renovations for a system that critics say has been deteriorating for more than a decade.
The money would go toward highly...Tags: Politics, State Parks, Harriet Tubman, Tourism and Leisure, Forestry and Timber
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State Police run truck-safety dragnet at FedEx Field
— Just after dawn Tuesday, law enforcement officers began yanking hundreds of trucks off the Capital Beltway and funneling them to an inspection lot a long touchdown pass from FedEx Field.
The truck-safety dragnet pulled over 420 rigs and...Tags: Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Transportation, Laws, Prince George's County, Transportation Accidents
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Democrats, GOP lawmakers disagree on need for special session
Democrats and Republicans sparred Tuesday over whether a special session of the General Assembly is needed to pass tax increases to avert steep budget cuts, while Moody's Investors Service warned the situation could hurt the credit ratings of localities...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Government Debt, Moody's Corporation, Ratings
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Bay pollution trading stirs mixed feelings
Could pollution "trading" really shave billions of dollars from the costs of restoring the Chesapeake Bay? Or would the long-running cleanup effort suffer at the hands of those looking to make a buck on it? A study presented Thursday to the Chesapeake...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., Environmental Politics
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GOP opens session with roar of protest
Republican lawmakers opened Monday's special session with a roar of protest, denouncing Gov. Martin O'Malley as a liar and vowing to fight the majority Democrats' plans to raise income taxes and shift part of the cost of teacher pensions to the counties....Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Interior Policy, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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