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Minor derecho, tornado outbreak cap active week of weather
A lightning strike injured a Cecil County zookeeper, half-dollar-sized hail fell in several counties and tornado sightings sent people scurrying for shelter from Rockville to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Yet the worst...
Tags: Cecil County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Montgomery County (Virginia), Natural Disasters, Inner Harbor
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Meteorologists forecasting storm outbreak, with eye toward 2012 derecho
Forecasters are watching an expected outbreak of severe weather from Illinois to Maryland that some are likening to last June's derecho; one meteorologist predicted it would be a "multi billion dollar storm" causing massive power outages. Storms were...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Baltimore County, National Weather Service
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Program gets kids off the couch and into the tent
Long before Karoline Hurd became involved with the Great American Backyard Campout, she and her young children would pitch tents and make s'mores behind the family's suburban home. "That's not the norm anymore," said Hurd, the senior manager of...Tags: Travel, Cecil County, Marketing, State Parks, Gardens and Parks
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Andrea, no longer tropical, dumping heavy rains Friday
Tropical Storm Andrea dropped several inches of rain on the Baltimore area Friday and could bring several inches more, causing some flooding and road closures. The rain started Thursday night, and is forecast to continue into early Saturday. As much...
Tags: Cecil County, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms, Weather Warnings, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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St. Mary's College in turmoil
St. Mary's College of Maryland, which for years has enjoyed a reputation as a gem among the state's public institutions, finds itself on the defensive as a projected admissions shortfall has come to light, the president has resigned and an outspoken...
Tags: St. Mary's City, Teaching and Learning, Financially Distressed Companies, Job Layoffs, Colleges and Universities
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Forecasters eyeing severe storm risks Thursday, likely south of Baltimore
Forecasters are watching for development of potentially severe thunderstorms across Maryland late Thursday, though the strongest chances for severe weather were expected in Southern Maryland. Warming temperatures are expected to fuel the atmospheric...
Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), National Weather Service, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Habitat for Humanity International, Weather Reports
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John E. "Jack" Simms, executive
John E. "Jack" Simms, a retired executive vice president whose career at American Credit Indemnity Co. spanned more than four decades, died Friday from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Stella Maris Hospice. He was 88. The son of a Methodist...Tags: Arable Farming, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkville, Surry (Surry, Virginia)
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McDaniel announces its largest scholarship bequest
McDaniel College announced Monday that a $6.7 million bequest will be used to establish an endowment for scholarships, the largest in its history. The funds come from the estate of Philip Henry Dorsey, who was part of a class of 18 earning a bachelor'...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Education
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Eastern Shore wind project confronts eagles, Navy
A wind power project proposed on the lower Eastern Shore that's struggling to overcome objections from the Navy has a new, airborne worry — bald eagles. Federal wildlife biologists say the population of the once-rare national bird has grown so...
Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Somerset County (Maryland), Prisons
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Not all aboard capsized fishing boat wore vests
A preliminary report on the deaths of two anglers on the opening day of the Chesapeake Bay rockfish season says all six persons aboard the boat that capsized off Point Lookout had life vests, but not all wore them, according to the Maryland Natural...
Tags: Conservation, Hypothermia, David Chase, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources
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Two dead after boating accident on Chesapeake Bay
Two people died and four were rescued in a boating accident on the Chesapeake Bay Saturday when their 25-foot boat capsized two miles south of Point Lookout State Park in St. Mary's County, according to Department of Natural Resources Police. Sgt....
Tags: Conservation, Natural Resource Industry, Hypothermia, David Chase, Accidental Death
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Dr. Theodore Kardash, obstetrician-gynecologist
Dr. Theodore Kardash, an obstetrician-gynecologist who had been head of gynecologic services at Maryland General Hospital and whose accomplishments as a physician were the pride of his Russian immigrant parents, died April 9 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Baltimore County, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), General Practitioners
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