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Despite anticipated traffic, higher gas prices, people still plan to travel for Memorial Day weekend
According to AAA, more than 41.5 million Americans will travel this weekend, a nearly 5 percent increase over last year. - Despite Maryland gas prices averaging 61 cents higher than last Memorial Day, nearly 890,000 Marylanders are expected to travel for the holiday weekend, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
- Whether or not right-hander Chris Tillman pitched his way out of the rotation Thursday night, the Orioles need a young starter to fill in Saturday in the doubleheader or maybe beyond. Who's ready?
- Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop returned Tuesday.
- The Orioles find themselves in an 8-0 hole by the second inning, are no-hit until the sixth and lose to the Los Angeles Angels, 12-3.
- Gas cost an average of $2.72 per gallon in Maryland on Sunday, 31 cents more than this time last year and the highest it’s been since 2014, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
- Maryland has made progress in reducing crashes involving distracted drivers but not all that much.
- A new Wawa on Joppa Road in Towson will hold its grand opening ceremony Thursday, April 19 at 10 a.m.
- The Orioles are halting Mark Trumbo's rehab assignment after just one game.
- From best appliance repair to best dog-walking service, Baltimore Sun staffers make their top picks in the services category.
- Baltimore's proposed budget for the coming year projects that the city's 100 speed and red light cameras will rake in $24 million, almost as much as the previous troubled system that operated earlier in the decade.
- An increasing number of states require drivers to remove snow from the roofs of their cars. Maryland isn't one of them.
- Looking back at and catching up with the 1983 Orioles, who won the team's most recent World Series, over the Phillies in five games.
- After three roster cuts Monday, the Orioles' big league camp roster is at 45 players.
- Interior secretary's claim that gas prices dropped under Trump after rising under Obama is shockingly untrue even by Trump administration standards.
- At last, the wait is over. More than 12,000 readers voted for their favorite local people, businesses and organizations in the 2017 Best of Harford County contest.
- Pleas for new recreation centers in Aberdeen and Jarrettsville dominated the discussion during Harford County Executive Barry Glassman's annual virtual town hall on the fiscal 2019 budget Thursday.
- Gov. Larry Hogan wants to convert inner shoulders to travel lanes, extend express toll lanes and rebuild the interchange at I-70 and I-695 in order to reduce rush hour commute times by about 15 minutes.
- Despite an uncertain weather forecast, nearly 2.3 million Marylanders will travel between Christmas and New Year’s Day, AAA Mid-Atlantic projected Monday — a 3.2 percent increase from last year’s projection and the auto club’s highest-ever holiday travel forecast.
- A coating of snow in the Baltimore region Wednesday evening could make for a slick commute Thursday morning, the National Weather Service warned.
- From the time the readers’ poll launches in August to the issue’s delivery in December, businesses, nonprofits and readers alike are abuzz in anticipation of who might take home the coveted Best of Howard County title.
- At Thanksgiving, traveling by vehicle can be particularly stressful. No surprise there, but it bears repeating: slow down, be alert, drive with care.
- Local residents can share their blessings with local nonprofits this holiday season.
- Safety tips for driving during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
- Between 30,000 and 40,000 passengers per day are expected to pass through security checkpoints at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in the lead-up to Thanksgiving, according to the TSA.
- "This Thanksgiving weekend is expected to be the busiest for the holiday in more than 10 years,”
- Hope you enjoyed your extra hour thanks to the end of daylight saving time. But be prepared for sun glare in the morning and reduced visibility in the evening during you Monday commute, both of which can contribute to automobile crashes.
- More than 500 people helped kick off Harford Fest Saturday by raising more than $25,000 in the Heather Hurd 5K Spooktacular at Harford Community College.
- Drivers in 14 state highway corridors in Maryland will see their travel times cut over the next year as a result of a $50 million upgrade to traffic signals, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.
- Holiday-themed events will be taking place in the community. Prince George's Police District VI will host Trunk or Treat.
- Our View: Safety on the road, of course, is something we should practice year-round, not just one week out of the year.
- In front of a crowd of family, friends and supporters, Harford County Executive Barry Glassman announced, as expected, Tuesday he will seek a second four-year term.
- Our View: Daylight will only get shorter and mating season more active over the next few weeks. Stay on high alert for animals while driving and be safe.
- Baltimore expands speed and red light camera system
- Maryland's governor proposed adding four toll lanes each to the entire stretches of I-495, to I-270 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, three of the state's most congested roadways.
- Take a look at the winners of Carroll's Best 2017. Jump to a category by clicking one of the links below.
- Online and in person, many things may get more expensive because of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
- The start of a new school year also comes with increased risks of transportation-related injuries for school children.
- Gas prices spiking as refineries close following Hurricane Harvey
- Retail, hotel and restaurant operators in Maryland’s most popular beach town say they’ve noticed a delay in the exodus of vacationers, which they attribute to Hogan’s executive order.
- When it comes to filling up his GMC SUV, every penny counts for Frank Beales, a retired corrections officer from Violetville. He stopped at the U.S. Gas in
- Orioles reliever Donnie Hart is keeping close tabs on his family, which has felt the effects of the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey
- Harford County residents are offering their thoughts and prayers to people dealing with Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath.
- The re-launch of Baltimore’s beleaguered speed camera system hit a snag on its first day, when about 900 drivers caught speeding were sent two tickets instead of one.
- The Parking Authority of Baltimore City will begin adjusting parking meter prices in the Central Business District by demand beginning this summer.
- The Parking Authority of Baltimore City will begin adjusting parking meter prices in the Central Business District by demand beginning this summer.
- Sean Evans isn't making the typical Maryland Fourth of July weekend drive to Ocean City.
- When Baltimore turns on a new set of speed cameras on Monday, it will operate under new laws that officials say will make the system more reliable and less prone to errors than an old one that had to be shut down.
- Nothing changed when the Orioles returned home Friday night to open an interleague series with the St. Louis Cardinals, hope as they might.
- While many Americans may not be concerned with how their DirecTV or XM satellite radio makes it to their home or car, this is the daily burden of engineers and technicians at Saft, a company in Cockeysville that develops some of the nation's most high-tech batteries for use in communications satellites, weather balloons, rocket ships, military Humvees and tanks and even Formula One race cars