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A semitrailer carrying bacon and other pork products caught fire on Interstate 68 in Cumberland.

A fire hit an Aberdeen home early Monday afternoon, Harford County's Volunteer Fire & EMS Association reported.

A home on Chapel Road near Havre de Grace was damaged and its residents displaced following a fire Wednesday afternoon caused by a discarded cigarette, fire investigators said.

Havre de Grace's City Council made the unusual move of tabling a vote on the proposed 2015 budget Monday night, agreeing abruptly to recess the council meeting until June 25.

A man was pulled from the Chesapeake Bay Tuesday morning after falling out a boat, said fire officials.

A Harford County teen was charged Thursday with setting a trash can on fire outside of the Boys and Girls Club of Havre de Grace, said fire officials.

Organizers of the inaugural Havre de Grace head-shaving fundraiser for the St. Baldrick's Foundation raised at least $60,500 for children's cancer research, an amount that is more than double their goal.

The Havre de Grace Activity Center is without heat or air conditioning after contractors hit the center's geothermal heating and cooling line causing a coolant leak Monday afternoon, fire officials said.

Gentlemen, prepare to get shorn! St. Badrick's Foundation head shaving events are planned this Saturday in Bel Air and next Saturday in Havre de Grace.

Instead of focusing on raising money to connect the trails, let's raise awareness and funds to maintain the safety and beauty of the trails we currently enjoy.

Members of the Havre de Grace City Council unanimously approved Tuesday an application to hold the city's First Fridays event on the first Friday of every month from April through December.

A two-alarm fire, which started in a business in Havre de grace, sent two firefighters to the hospital on Valentine's Day night, according to Scott Hurst, chief of the Susquehanna Hose Company.

A fire broke out in the attached garage of a house in the 200 block of Canvasback Drive in Havre de Grace Wednesday evening, injuring two people and causing an undetermined amount of damage to the house and its contents, according to Harford County fire officials.

A Carroll County volunteer firefighter was flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries after a hose burst and struck him Friday afternoon at a fire scene, officials said.

Throughout the Baltimore area, the record-breaking cold has caused water pipes to freeze and burst, unleashing rivers of water that panicked homeowners rush to stop. Plumbers say they've never been busier

For veteran dunkers, wading into the frigid waters off the Havre de Grace Yacht Basin for the Susquehanna Hose Company's annual Duck Dunk does not get any easier on the second or third go-round.

The third annual Susquehanna Hose Company Duck Dunk, a fundraising event with the look and feel of a Polar Bear Plunge, is planned for 8 to 10 a.m. Jan. 18, a Saturday, at the Havre de Grace Yacht Basin adjacent to Tydings Park.

A Havre de Grace motorist was saved from plunging into the waters off Tydings Park Saturday afternoon when the front of his car hit a city-owned barge resting in its slip.

Calling all polar bears! Joe Kochenderfer will lead Havre de Grace's polar team to brave frigid temperatures on Saturday at 10 a.m. for a "Frost Bite Walk of the North Park Trail

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire that extensively damaged a home in the 1300 block of Marigold Court in Riverside Wednesday morning.

It may come to pass that a dedicated fire tax is needed in Harford County, but without a greater level of public financial accountability on the part of the fire companies, levying such a tax would be foolish.

The skies over Havre de Grace were lit up Wednesday for the first minutes of 2014 as one fireworks after another went off over families gathered on the campus of Havre de Grace Middle School.

It's almost the end of 2013 and in Havre de Grace that means it's time for another new year's eve celebration.

Good luck in 2014. May you accomplish all your new year's resolutions

The original home of the Susquehanna Hose Company will now forever be preserved in a model, unveiled in grand style before the Havre de Grace City Council on Monday

A car belonging to Havre de Grace's Susquehanna Hose Company was taken on a joy ride of sorts Wednesday evening, unbeknownst to its owner.

The Susquehanna Hose Company had a rescue of a different sort Saturday at the Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace.

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.

More than 75 lifeguards from Maryland's state parks converged on Sandy Point State Park near Annapolis on Tuesday to compete for bragging rights in events that tested their swimming, running and rescue skills.

The Susquehanna Hose Company of Havre de Grace responded to a water rescue Saturday in which a Delaware man drowned after jumping from a cliff on the Susquehanna River north of Conowingo Dam.

Howard County Fire and Police officials are urging residents to stay safe and abide by the law during Independence Day celebrations.

Eighteen people were displaced after a fire late Wednesday night caused significant damage to a Havre de Grace apartment house.

Numerous Harford County residents in the Fallston, Joppa and Bel Air areas felt the tremble Tuesday afternoon when a train derailed in the Rosedale area of Baltimore County near the Baltimore City line.

With Havre de Grace's election just around the corner, on May 7, voters will get the chance to cast their vote for one of two mayoral candidates and three of five candidates running for city council.

Two people were rescued from a boat after it started taking on water while in the Susquehanna Flats area of the Chesapeake Bay Saturday evening.

Two fires in Aberdeen and one in Street between Friday and Saturday night caused a combined $35,000 worth of damage to three structures and their contents but did not injure anyone, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said.

Firefighters from several Harford County fire companies battled a fire that extensively damaged a home on Aldino Road near Churchville Monday afternoon.

One of two man found in the Susquehanna River off Havre de Grace early Saturday evening drowned, Havre de Grace Police confirmed Tuesday.

It's going to be a very purple weekend for bars all over Harford County. Watering holes around Havre de Grace, Aberdeen and Bel Air are gearing up for plenty of Ravens fans pouring in to celebrate what they hope will be a decisive win against the New England Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship in Foxboro, Mass.

It's not exactly the Chesapeake Bay, but the cold waters of the Susquehanna River will once again be filled with some Havre de Grace "dunkers" this Saturday.

Fire Chief Christopher Scott Hurst of the Susquehanna Hose Company has successfully completed the process that awards him the professional designation of "Chief Fire Officer)." The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met Nov. 6 to officially confer the designation upon Hurst, who is one of only 908 CFOs worldwide

Those who come to Havre de Grace's annual Duck Drop this year might think the city is viewing the New Year through rose-colored glasses.

Residents of The Graw in Havre de Grace were evacuated Thursday afternoon when a fire broke out in the six-story apartment building that mainly caters to senior citizens.

The volunteer firefighters went above and beyond their call of duty. They mitigated further water sprinkler damage by use of tarps and moving furniture.

Harford County was spared from the worst of Superstorm Sandy, and many thankful residents have decided to help people elsewhere in the Northeast who were hit hard by the storm.

The Susquehanna Hose Company will hold an open house this Saturday, Oct. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m at the Division 4 Firehouse, 911 Revolution St. in Havre de Grace.