Severe storm hits area with mounting snowfall and outages
A massive storm affected the region with Brunswick and Emmitsburg reporting multiple inches of snow by 8 am and Frederick City near five inches. National forecasters warned of worsening conditions as outages and accidents were noted, while tornadoes in Florida caused fatalities and widespread damage.
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Edward Gladstone
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Lucille Beale
Emmittsburg
Pamela
Richard Lamar
Myersville
Richard Getzandanner
Unionville
Frederick City
Leon Widdowson
Sheriff's Office
Maryland
Virginia Lewis
Dixon Road
Urbana
Girl 10 injured by penned rottweilers in Locust Valley
Gillian Wasley, 10, of Middletown, was in critical condition after two rottweilers at the Santanas home on 1350 Market Road attacked her while she fed them. Deputy Alan Caire shot the dogs to allow rescue crews to treat her. she was flown to Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., with a scalp wound and leg injuries and was in surgery Saturday morning.
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Locust Valley
Frederick County
Gillian Wasley
Quebec School Road
Middletown
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Robert
Kathy Wasley
Gillian
Chassy Santana
Market Road
Sgt Kurby Maybush
Sherff
Sgt. Maybush
Alan Caire
Maybush
Walter Santana
House votes to end legislative scholarships in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS AP The Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill to abolish legislative scholarships and shift awarding power to the state scholarship board. The 119 to 7 vote moves the measure toward the Senate, which administers about 58 million annually.
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House
Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
State
Cornell Dypski
Baltimore
Detrick and Ritchie escape base closures in Md plan
Maryland bases escape big shutdowns as Defense Secretary Les Aspin names 31 major bases to close and 134 to realign. Fort Detrick and Fort Ritchie not on the closure list, though several state facilities face changes. Local economies will feel the impact while Defense officials stress essential, unique roles in medical research and communications.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Defense Department
Defense
Les Aspin
Fort Detrick
Fort Ritchie
Eileen Mitchell
Norman Covert
Department of Defense
Covert
US Army Biomedical Research and Development Lab
Aspin
California
South Carolina
Florida
Clinton
Pentagon
Cullen Center spurs passage of local bill
A Maryland Senate committee approved a local bill introduced by Sen John Derr to require a public hearing before any state owned facility changes its use. The move follows the Victor Cullen Center’s conversion to a juvenile detention site and complaints over notice and contracting with Youth Services International. The measure, endorsed by the Schaefer administration, aims to bring state hearings to such proposals and has a companion investigation resolution moving through the Senate.
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Annapolis
Senate
Victor Cullen
Sabulasville
Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
John Derr
R-Frederck
Washington
Derr
Board of Public Works
Dert
Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
House Judician
Schaefer
Department of Juvenie Services
Department of Fiscal Services
Joint Oversight Committee of Juvenile Services
Frederick County Quietly Builds Local Employment Base
Census data show 40 percent of working residents commute, with 6 percent employed in county and 22 percent in Montgomery County. Washington DC and Virginia are common out-of-state destinations. About 5,183 commuters come from Washington County, while Maryland counties provide most in-county workers. Experts say the county remains a bedroom community yet maintains a steady employment base supporting tax rolls.
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Frederick County
Washington- Balimore
Ebost
Montgomery County
Carroll
Washington
Pace George’s
Washington, DC
Virgina
Hearly County
Worcester County
Ocean City
Garrett County
Washington County
Montgomem
Carre
Frederck County
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Ray Barnes
Fredenck County
Harford
Leen
Mara’s
Maryland
Barnes
Fredemiel
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Weather Service
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Ed Willard
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McCrory’s
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Mark Crummel
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