Snowy February prompts county plowing and plan lift
County roads workers began plowing and cindering at 3:30 am as a 36-truck, 85-person crew labored all day under a snow emergency that ended at 3 pm. The storm, part of a west moving low pressure trough, followed heavy snowfall that surpassed last year's totals at BWI and across the state with 1500 workers salting highways.
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Rockville Man Fatally Stabbed In Domestic Dispute
Montgomery County police said James Luther Tyler of 1288 First St. was stabbed multiple times at 58 Moore Drive during a fight over money with Michael Edward Davis, 28, of 38 Moore Drive. Tyler died at Suburban Hospital at 2:33 a.m. Davis is charged with murder and held without bond. an autopsy will be conducted.
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Montgomery keeps roads clear in snow delay
Montgomery County transportation crews operated through the night and into Friday morning to keep major roads salted and cleared. About 7 trucks and 100 employees treated snow with a second salt application before noon, while 100 trucks and 200 workers plowed main routes. Temperatures in the 20s, three inches of snow by afternoon, schools closed, and county workers on liberal leave. The Upper Montgomery Fire Department reported a few calls and no serious incidents.
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William A. Keim
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Senate panel defeats repeal of graduation service mandate
A Maryland Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee vote 6-5 defeated a bill by Sen. Charles Smelser and Sen. Frederick Markus to eliminate the 74 hours of community service required for a high school diploma. House action remains possible and lawmakers consider rare procedural moves to push the measure to the floor. The debate highlighted partisan and procedural tensions as supporters claim broad backing while opponents warn of bureaucratic overreach and unintended consequences.
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Senate
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State Board of Education
Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
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General Assembly
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Baltimore
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Michael Collins
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Maryland Lawmaker Seeks Commuter Tax Over D C Residents
Delegate Tom Hattery introduces a bill to let Maryland impose a commuter tax on District of Columbia residents who work in Maryland, triggered only if D C taxes Marylanders first. Over 290000 Maryland residents commute to Washington with 2600 from Frederick County. co sponsors total 20 lawmakers seeking about 50 million dollars in revenue.
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Sharon Pratt Kelly
Congress
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D.C
Frederick County
State Office of Planning
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