Fire destroys hay shed at 4319 B Lander Road
A shed and 50 round bales of hay were destroyed in an early morning fire at 4319 B Lander Road. Three tractors and another farm implement were saved. Kenneth Wiles owns the farm. State Fire Marshal suspects spontaneous combustion in the hay. Jefferson, Carroll Manor, and Brunswick crews responded at 5:09 a.m. and cleared by 7:54 a.m.
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Lander Road
Jefferson
Dean Remsberg
Kenneth Wiles
Remsberg
Carroll Manor
Brunswick
Laughing gas leak at Shady Grove hospital
A contractor severed a half inch nitrous oxide line at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital while renovating the third floor. The line was quickly crimped and duct taped, with short term exposure deemed within safe limits and about 50 patients in ICU CCU and surgery unaffected. The hospital halted the line, tested the air, and reported no danger.
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Rockville
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Montgomery County Fire Department
John Rooney
Robert Jepson
Jepson
Gun rights restoration proposal dropped by House Republicans
The House Appropriations Committee scrapped a plan to revive a federal felon gun rights restoration program while finalizing a funding bill for Treasury and White House staff. GOP lawmakers faced opposition from Democrats and gun control groups who argued the move would empower dangerous felons. Critics warned the proposed petition fees would not cover ATF costs, and supporters claimed the policy would not meaningfully prevent violence.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
White House
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
GOP
Steny Hoyer
D-Md
Appropriations Committee
Bob Walker
Handgun Control Inc
National Rifle Association
Joe Phillips
NRA
Appropriations
ATF
Woodsboro Eyes Annexation of 11 Acres Amid Budget Talks
Woodsboro town commissioners voted to begin annexation of about 11 acres including part of Bob Meunier's Woodsboro Livestock Auction property. A public hearing is set for Aug 28 after four weeks of notices. engineers estimate Adams Street improvements at 120000 with 19800 budgeted for overlay at 26000.
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Woodsboro
Bob Meunier
Meunier
Adams Street
Maddox
Kenneth Morgan
Haze and Heat Return as Storms Loom in Area
The region endures haze heat and humidity with forecasters warning of fierce thunderstorms. Residents should monitor weather updates as unstable conditions threaten late day and evening storms. Local officials remind people to seek shelter during lightning events.
Missing boy returns home after week away
A 15 year old Yellow Springs boy Tommy Bender who had been missing since June 30 returned home Tuesday. Family says disputes prompted his departure. He declined to reveal where he was. Severe lightning storms puzzled forecasters Monday night with up to nearly an inch of rain in parts of the county. The Weather Service notes heat and humidity return with highs near 90 and a chance of storms through the weekend.
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Yellow Springs
Tuesay
Tommy Bender
Tommy
Sound Source
News-Post
Frederick
Maryland Lottery Draws Tuesday Numbers
Baltimore AP reports Maryland lotteries drawn Tuesday night and Tuesday afternoon. Daily Lottery numbers listed as 5 2 2 and 3 9 18 24 29 for evening and 2 2 7 2 and 5 9 6 6240 for afternoon. Pick 4 numbers shown as 2 2 7 2 and 6 2 4 0.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Weather forecast summary for Frederick area and regions
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the 80s to around 90. Tonight remains fair with mid 50s to mid 60s temps. Thursday brings continued sun and highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s with light southeast winds.
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Garrett County
Frederick County
Sader
Heat waves and storms sweep across the United States
A garbled weather synopsis reports extreme heat across parts of the Southwest with highs near triple digits and drastic humidity. It notes thunderstorms moving into the northern Great Lakes and New England, with heavy rain in the South and possible flash flooding conditions. Also reported are damaging winds in Dickinson North Dakota and a fire from lightning in Mesa Arizona, plus large hail in eastern Montana and wind gusts elsewhere.
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Arizona
Great Lakes
New England
Florida
Texas
Idaho
Utah
Oreg
California
Deserts
Mesa
Ariz
Apache Junction
Dickinson
N.D
NRC gives Calvert Cliffs good grad review
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a generally positive staff assessment of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s Calvert Cliffs plant in Lusby Maryland. It criticized the facility for fourteen automatic reactor trips over the past three years and noted that automatic shutdowns strain plant components. NBC spokesman Victor Dricks said shutdowns should occur only when absolutely necessary and that the agency has begun a plant-wide review.
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King OF Prussia, Pa
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Calvert Cliffs
NRC
Lusby
Com
NBC
Victor Dricks
Police seize 13 alleged gang members in Northwest DC raid
Federal and local agents raided a Northwest Washington neighborhood after a 18 month probe into the Fern Street Crew. The Safe Streets Task Force arrested 13 suspected gang members as community groups defended the area with nightly patrols along Fern Street, Georgia Avenue and Piney Branch Avenue.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Larry Soulsby
Metropolitan Police
Safe Streets Task Force
FBI
Fern Street Crew
U.S. Attorney's Office
Takoma Park
Shepard Park
Fern Street
Georgia Avenue
Piney Branch Avenue
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