O'Malley Pushing Utilities To Work Quickly
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he is pushing utilities to do better than their predictions of restoring power to 90 percent of homes by Friday.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley says he is pushing utilities to do better than their predictions of restoring power to 90 percent of homes by Friday.
A day after seeking refuge at shopping malls and movie theaters, hoping the lights would be back on when they returned, 3 million residents faced a grim reality Sunday: stifling homes, spoiled food and a looming commute filled with knocked-out stoplights.
The cleanup continues, and so does the heat. This was the fifth straight day with temperatures at 90 degrees or higher.
Washington-area residents and local leaders are preparing for a difficult Monday morning commute in parts of the region because of storm damage.
The death toll from the storms that devastated the eastern U.S. has risen to 14.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management says federal agencies in Washington will be open Monday, but employees will have the option of taking unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has declared liberal leave for state workers on Monday, urging residents not to drive if they don't have to because of the many traffic signal disabled by Friday's storms.
Forty-two Baltimore County public schools are without power and will be closed on Monday.
Online registration for Maryland's biotech tax credits has been postponed because of Friday's storms and ensuing power outages.
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 28-year-old man who went missing after the boat he was aboard capsized.
Prince George's County fire officials say rescuers have recovered the body of a worker who had been missing since a warehouse collapsed Thursday in Landover.
Kai Jackson spoke with Dr. Michael J. Bina, Shelonda Stokes and Dr. Bill Watson and "Mary Pickersgill."
Prince George's County fire officials say residents of two homes were sickened by fumes caused by generators and a fire was started in a third home by improper use of a generator.
Seasonably warm to hot weather will prevail across the Northeast during the upcoming week as the main branch of the jet stream remains across southern Canada.
