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Erik Mezick's body washed ashore near Avon, according to the family.

Tropical Storm Hermine is forecast to become a hurricane Thursday and strike the Florida panhandle by early Friday morning.

After thinking that the Labor Day weekend weather was going to be near perfect, things are a little more unexpected thanks to Tropical Storm Hermine.

Deborah Davis, a longtime employee of WYPR public radio station with a passion for theatre, music and equality, died on Dec. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Care after battling cancer. She was 61.

Seasoning for steaming crabs at restaurants and crab houses

The world is a circle, indeed, and nowhere was that more in evidence than this summer when Ellen and Ken Nibali of West Friendship welcomed Stan Dupuy, a visitor from France.

Arbutus company finds place at the table

The Sun's attack on Rep. Andy Harris over D.C. marijuana law is clueless.

Hurricane Arthur is expected to brush the Outer Banks of North Carolina early on the Fourth of July, but forecasts are only taking it further from the Delmarva coast after that.

A front of cool, dry air and moisture from Tropical Storm Arthur are forecast to converge over the mid-Atlantic Thursday and Friday, bringing storms and heavy rain – but helping to clear out heat and humidity for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The latest forecasts for Tropical Storm Arthur show it well off the coast of the Delmarva peninsula as it passes by on the Fourth of July, but before that it could strike the Outer Banks as a Category 1 hurricane.

Tropical Storm Arthur is forecast brush the mid-Atlantic coast on the Fourth of July, while a cold front could deliver storms and heavy downpours.

The season's first Atlantic tropical depression has formed and could become Tropical Storm Arthur on Tuesday. But its potential impact on July 4 celebrations remains unclear.

A rainy system off the coast of Florida could become Tropical Storm Arthur and sweep up the East Coast late this week into the weekend.

An advancing cold front was expected to bring storms overnight and through Thursday, with temperatures reaching around 90 degrees before cooler air arrives.

Jack McT. Dibler, a much-revered Howard County chemistry teacher who was an inveterate Washington Capitals fan, died Tuesday of esophageal cancer at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 63.

Oliver L. Hoffman Jr., a retired steel company executive who enjoyed watersports, died April 11 of complications from Parkinson's disease at his Arnold home. He was 87.

After a brief and somewhat unexpected warm-up early Monday, bitter cold and blustery winds were returning to the Baltimore area, prompting renewed calls to limit energy usage and look out for the homeless.

Hiss United Methodist Church honors Dianne Thompson.

Katherine E. Rafalko, who was a retired Stella Maris nursing supervisor who had been a World War II Army nurse and treated Battle of the Bulge casualties, died of heart disease Monday at her Timonium home. She was 91.

A launch to restock the International Space Station with provisions and scientific equipment has been postponed for repairs on the space station.

Runners of the Harford Community College cross-country team set the pace for a record field in the fifth annual Heather L. Hurd 5K Saturday.

Congratulations to the newly crowned Homecoming Queen and King of Perryville High School. Megan Hall was crowed Homecoming Queen and the Caleb Stevens was crowned Homecoming King.

A storm hitting the East Coast over the next few days will bring rain, drizzle and clouds to Baltimore, with the potential for flooding near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, according to the National Weather Service.

Mark your calendars to visit the Perryville Farmer's Market every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 25. The Farmer's Market is at Broad Street and Roundhouse Drive. Local produce, mushrooms, honey, hot and fresh homemade potato chips – made while you wait! – candles and homemade scented soaps are available.

The tropical system known as Humberto reached hurricane force late Tuesday, making it one of the latest first hurricanes of a season in modern history but not setting a record.

No hurricanes have formed yet in the Atlantic this season, nor do any appear imminent, making it the slowest start to a hurricane season in more than a decade. But it would need to keep up for a couple of weeks to be record-setting.

Havre de Grace Chapter No. 27 Order of the Eastern Star would like to thank everyone who attended the Eastern Star Flapjack breakfast at Applebee's this past weekend. It was a successful event for the Chapter.

Susquehanna Hose Company Chief Scott Hurst became the second local firefighter in a little over a week to help save someone drowning while spending time on an area beach.

Q&A with Melissa Hyatt, Baltimore police area commander

Dr. Leonard M. "Myrt" Gaines Jr., a retired Baltimore internist, died June 26 from heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson, where he had volunteered for more than a decade. He was 86.

The broken tree limbs and large puddles remain from Monday's storm, but forecasters are already looking ahead to more severe weather chances Wednesday and Thursday.

Ocean City, Md., is the fourth most-searched location among Americans looking for vacation homes online, according to website traffic from Trulia collected over a 12-month period ending March 31, 2013.

Beth Schub is a pioneer of sorts, part of a growing number of mothers who have have literally caught the wave of surfing.

After they nearly perished in a storm off the coast of North Carolina, Pat Schoenberger and Jim Southward are thankful to be alive.

This holiday-themed wedding was a dream come true

Francis Joseph McNerney III, a graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School where he was known as the Fighting Gael mascot, died Dec. 21 at the University of Maryland Medical Center from complications related to a lung transplant. He was 23.

Curtis B. Reiber, an Army intelligence officer whose career spanned three decades, died Nov. 20 of a stroke at Saint Agnes Hospital. He was 77.

Heather Vaughn will wed James Compton.

The mid-Atlantic and Northeast are bracing for a potential major impact from Hurricane Sandy early next week.

Perryville hosts Halloween party tonight at town hall

Some of my colleagues and I had an opportunity recently to do a little catching up with Dr. Gunther Hirsch, the former mayor and county council president, retired physician, author, world traveler and always one of Havre de Grace's first citizens.

John and Suzanne Welsh of Bel Air celebrated their 50th anniversary on Aug. 11. The couple vacationed at the Outer Banks in North Carolina with their seven children, nine grandchildren and other family members to celebrate their anniversary

The seventh annual Athleta Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon was a milestone for women and girls across Maryland and beyond. More than 2,000 athletes, ages 12 to 76, participated from 25 states and Washington.