Weather fuels busy holiday weekend in Maryland and Ocean City
Forecasters predict sunny conditions and 80s across Maryland for Memorial Day weekend. Ocean City expects about 200 000 visitors as state police deploy new traffic monitoring with SHA and MTA to speed incident response. Boating safety urged with life jackets, and enhanced patrols target speeders drunken and aggressive drivers. Memorial events include Antietam remembrance in Sharpsburg with Civil War parade. AAA projects 33.3 million road travelers nationwide as gas prices rise slightly.
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Russian envoy arrives to press Kosovo peace plan
Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russia’s top Kosovo envoy, arrives in Belgrade with a peace proposal amid Milosevic indictment. He urges a halt to NATO bombing to allow talks, saying the aim is to end the war and stop the bombing. The Hague tribunal indicted Milosevic and four aides for crimes against humanity in Kosovo.
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Adult Education grads prove it's never too late to learn
About 500 people filled the Gormas Johnson High School auditorium for a Thursday Adult Education graduation. Kimberly Reed 33 received her diploma through the External Diploma Program after missing her high school graduation. Kenneth Sung, a Korea native since 1973, earned a GED and plans to pursue further study. his wife, also an External Diploma Program graduate, was recognized with the Honors Graduate award.
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Bear temporarily frightens Emmitsburg residents during midday visit
An unusually bold black bear, about the size of a large dog, roamed Emmitsburg at lunchtime Thursday. Children at the Emmitsburg Childcare Center and security staff at the National Emergency Training Center watched from a distance as authorities pursued the animal through town and into a wooded patch, where it vanished by afternoon, leaving officials to believe the bear wandered toward the mountains.
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Firefighter Walter Stottlemyer Jr Honored for Rescue
Rockville firefighter Captain Walter Stottlemyer Jr. rushed into a burning house when a father cried that children were trapped. He entered without a hose, battled heat and smoke to pull the first child to safety, then returned with a line for the second, suffering burns to shoulder and face.
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Index Family Coping with Huntington's disease life and family
A brief overview discusses how Huntington's disease affects individuals and relatives, highlighting daily challenges, emotional strain, and the broader impact on family dynamics and plans within the Franck Mews Post community context.
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