travel alerts

Ocean City remains under a tropical storm warning Saturday and is expected to see significant coastal flooding while the Baltimore region will remain dry this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Howard County and the surrounding region Friday as heavy rainfall soaks the area.

Spring is in the air, but does the smell of your home pass the sniff test?

Haiti travel

Ukraine's future worries Peace Corps volunteer and Clarksville resident Peggy Walton.

Mexico off the beaten path trips

The state Department of Transportation reported at 8:40 a.m. on Monday that a five-vehicle accident on Interstate 83 North has been cleared and all lanes have been reopened.

While the number of Marylanders traveling for Thanksgiving this year is expected to be slightly lower this year compared to last year, there will still be hundreds of thousands of people on the roads, rails and in the air.

Howard County police announced Monday that police presence around shopping malls, neighborhoods and on the roadways will be increased this holiday season.

More than a quarter of drivers reported "being so tired they had a difficult time keeping their eyes open" while recently behind the wheel, despite most considering the practice "somewhat or completely unacceptable," according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

A ridiculously low turnout at the two school budget workshops last week would cause a sane person to ask what was all the finger-pointing, posturing and blame casting about the last two years.

Bob Baker, a ham radio operator in Glenwood, bounces radio waves off the moon so he can communicate with radio operators in other parts of the world.

Nick Mosby's resolution calling for a boycott of Florida over the 'stand your ground' law is off base.

Threat of big domestic attacks has receded, but local affiliates of the terrorist group are as dangerous as ever

A minor derecho storm and a second tornado outbreak in four days socked Marylanders twice on Thursday and yet the weather was still less severe than some had feared, after some forecasts referenced the derecho storm that paralyzed the region for days a year ago.

Maryland transit police are warning travelers to be alert on trains and buses, amid a long-running rash of mobile device thefts targeting riders who were texting, listening to music or talking on the phone.

Baltimore police have charged a man in the Christmas Day beating of Kenni Shaw, but did not announce the arrest for several days as the city's gay community remained on edge amid fears of violence.

Saturday starts quietly as Maryland transportation officials brace for Sunday's post-Thanksgiving traffic crush

A AAA Mid-Atlantic survey to be released Friday indicates that most Maryland residents with travel plans — 91 percent — will be going by car. About 883,000 travelers — or roughly one in six residents — are going somewhere for the holiday, according to the survey.

No major delays reported on area transit systems.

Eastern shore motorists urged to avoid traffic backups on U.S. 50 westbound on Sundays

Closure caused six mile traffic backup

Dozens of Independence Day parades were held Wednesday in Maryland, from do-it-yourself affairs consisting of three kids on bikes and a little red wagon to larger events popular enough to cause traffic jams.

Money may be tight, but not enough for most of us to forego a summer vacation.

A Baltimore County delegate called on the governor to send in the Maryland State Police to control "roving mobs of black youths" that he said are terrorizing Baltimore's Inner Harbor, prompting one of his colleagues to label the message "race-baiting."

Thousands headed to Ocean City's Springfest 2012.

So often, we drop our kids off at their lacrosse practices and games with no questions asked. A neighbor picks then up a couple of hours later and, when they get home, we assume they've been having fun and improving their game. Most of the time they have, but parents should not be blind to the infrequent possibility of injury, emotional stress or even sexual abuse that can occur in the youth sports environment.

The killing of Trayvon Martin recalls a long-ago brush with a neighborhood watch.

What happened to Wednesday's winter weather?

Yes, our gadgets our addictive and potentially dangerous, but let he who is without fingers cast the first iPhone out the car window

The Maryland State Highway Administration says it will close part Route 1 at Conowingo Dam Thursday, Nov. 10, to resurface and repair highway damage at the intersection of Routes 1 and Route 222 (Rock Spring Road) caused by a fuel tanker truck accident and spill Oct 26. The closing will involve lengthy detours around the dam.

Seasonal flights to Frankfurt begin next summer on German carrier

Airfares can fluctuate even within the span of a few hours, but the direction of holiday travel prices is one way: up.

Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks don't permanently damage Americans mental health

Harford County came out relatively unscathed from the brunt of Hurricane Irene, with no injuries, serious flooding or damage reported Sunday morning

A motorcycle convoy is expected to travel through Harford and Cecil counties on northbound I-95 Saturday morning as part of a 9/11 commemoration and victim's memorial ride that began in western Pennsylvania Friday.

The killing of Osama bin Laden closes an important chapter in our history, and though it does not end the war on terror, it could have a profound psychological effect on our troops and allies — as well as on those who would do us harm.