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Same-sex marriage opponents set to turn in first petitions
Church-led activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first batch of petitions ahead of schedule this week, and they say the number of signatures will far exceed the mark. The question is: By how much? There's little...
Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Judges, Barack Obama
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Spring snow accumulating in Western Maryland
It's a wet, snowy day in Western Maryland. The storm may not dump as much snow in Maryland as expected, or as much as has already fallen a bit further north, though. Traffic cameras show slick roadways and white on everything else. Forecasters are...
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather Warnings, Snow Storms
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for sunny skies and a high temperature near 60 degrees. Breezy conditions are expected. Tonight is expected to be partly cloudy, with a low temperature around 43 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic map for this morning's...Tags: Dean Jones, Prosecution, Howard County, NFL Draft, American League
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Rocky Gap casino license awarded
Hoping to turn around the struggling resort, Maryland's slots location committee awarded a license Thursday for a casino at Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Allegany County.
The Video Lottery Facility Location Commission voted unanimously to issue...Tags: Garrett County, Prince George's County, Consumer Goods Industries, Casino and Gambling Industry, Phillips Seafood
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McCormick warehouse cuts energy bill to zero
With 369,000 square feet under roof, it would seem McCormick & Co.'s sprawling distribution center in Belcamp would have an eye-popping power bill, with some 3,300 light fixtures and a refrigerated storage area big enough to drive forklifts in and out....Tags: Energy Saving, Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Harford County
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Twice convicted sex offender sentenced to 33 years in prison
A 36-year-old man from a tiny, unincorporated town in Western Maryland with two prior convictions for sexually abusing children has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison for advertising child pornography on the Internet. Matthew Sluss, of...Tags: Lawyers, Pornography, Rod J. Rosenstein, Prisons, Trials
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Neighbor kills neighbor in dispute over trees
A dispute over whose property three trees were on prompted one neighbor to fatally shoot another neighbor with a rifle in Western Maryland on Wednesday, and police said this morning they have a suspect in custody. Maryland State Police said the victim,... -
Changes in hunting regulations proposed
A number of hunting regulation changes are being considered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service as a result of receiving more than 1,000 comments at stakeholder meetings, public hearings and online forums. The...
Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife, Natural Resource Industry, Hunting, Conservation
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Komen hands out grants for breast cancer work
The Maryland affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded $2.2 million to 26 local health departments, hospitals and other programs to provide free mammograms, breast exams and diagnostic tests. The money will also be used for support...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, Breast Cancer, Howard County
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Robert F. Fanto
Robert F. Fanto, a retired longtime Baltimore County public schools guidance counselor, died of cancer Wednesday at his Timonium home. He was 80. The son of a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad machinist and a homemaker, Mr. Fanto was born in Cumberland and...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Parkville, Baltimore County, Radio, Christianity
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Man dies in fall from cliff in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — Police say a Cumberland man died in a 180-foot fall from a cliff known locally as Lover's Leap. The Allegany County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old Thaddeus Carolan died Thursday. Investigators say it appears to have been an...Tags: Maryland State Police, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Prison inmate found dead in his cell
A 57-year-old prison inmate was found dead Thursday night inside a maximum-security prison cell in Allegany County, state police said. The man was an inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland. Division of Correction officials have...Tags: Prisons, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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