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2 lanes of I-95 closed in Laurel for overturned tanker cleanup

Two right lanes of southbound Interstate 95 north of Route 198 in Laurel were expected to remain closed through the evening rush while the State Highway Administration and other agencies work to clear an overturned tanker truck from the roadway, an SHA spokesman said.

Morning delays reported for several MARC trains

Several MARC trains experienced significant delays Wednesday morning, according to the Maryland Transit Administration.

Teens' deaths on light rail accidental, MTA says

The two teens fatally struck Sunday near the Lutherville light rail station were hit as they walked in the middle of the tracks with their backs to a train, the Maryland Transit Administration has determined.

Baltimore speed-camera measure advances

A proposal that would allow speed cameras to be installed around school and construction zones in Baltimore passed the first round of City Council voting Tuesday. If the measure passes, the cameras could be in use by October.

2nd teenager dies; boys found on light rail tracks

A second teenager died Monday after being found injured on light rail tracks near the Lutherville station the previous afternoon, and Maryland Transit Administration police are still trying to determine what happened to the teens.

Free ride for E-ZPass ends: It's about time

As of last week, it costs $1.50 a month to maintain an E-ZPass account with the state of Maryland. That's a scandal.

Driver carrying fireworks unhurt after vehicle fire

HANCOCK - Maryland State Police say a man escaped injury after his vehicle carrying fireworks caught fire near the town of Hancock. Authorities say the incident occurred Saturday on eastbound Interstate 70. They say the man apparently had bought fireworks from a stand and reported his vehicle was on...

Baltimore Co. to add license plate reader

A $23,075 state grant will add another mobile license plate reader to the fleet of Baltimore County police vehicles. The image-processing device, known as a Mobile Plate Hunter System, already installed in many police cars, enables officers to automatically scan and identify stolen vehicles and...

Man, daughter, killed in crash of antique car

A 62-year-old Bowie man and his 10-year-old daughter were killed Tuesday night in Howard County when the antique car they were riding in was struck from behind and overturned on Interstate 70 near the Route 97 exit in Lisbon. About 6:30 p.m., Richard Thomas Dashiell of the 11000 block of Saturn...

City's Metro passes round of 'integrity tests'

A Maryland Transit Administration official said early Wednesday morning that Baltimore's Metro subway had passed a round of tests of the reliability of its control and collision prevention system conducted in the aftermath of the fatal June 22 crash of two Washington Metro trains.