Pa. Man Falls Overboard, Drowns In Md. River
Authorities in Maryland say a Pennsylvania man has drowned after falling overboard while cleaning his boat at a yacht basin.
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Authorities in Maryland say a Pennsylvania man has drowned after falling overboard while cleaning his boat at a yacht basin.
A man charged with killing his estranged wife and fatally beating her 11-year-old son with a baseball bat wants a judge to bar prosecutors from using his cell phone records as evidence.
To modern ears, it sounds like a fairy tale: Once upon a time, a uniformed man drove a truck and delivered glass bottles of cold milk to the front door. But the tale of the milkman seemed to be a story without a happy ending.
Rescue workers make a gruesome discovery in a Caroline County creek. Three boys are dead after drowning, and investigators are ruling it an accident.
The heat wave that hit the Mid-Atlantic is showing some signs of letting up with relatively cooler temperatures this week. But the region is still seeing the cumulative effects of the extreme heat. Thirteen people have now died of heat-related illnesses during this stretch of brutally hot days, many of them in Baltimore City.
The Maryland health department is reporting that the death toll in this heat wave now stands at 13.
We did it yet again. We hit 100 degrees Sunday afternoon. That ties the old record from 1993, and makes this the 12th straight day of 90+ degree days. That stretch also includes three days at 100+ degrees.
Katie Marks-McAuley's husband proposed on a Saturday. The couple married on a beach the following Wednesday-- just a few days before her groom deployed to Afghanistan.
Both Baltimore and Washington have broken records with temperatures soaring beyond 100 degrees.
We did it. We topped out at 103 degrees, breaking the old record of 101 degrees from 2010. That makes this the 11th straight day of 90 degree+ temperatures. We are looking to tack one more day on to that total before we get some relief Monday.
Delmarva Power is warning residents that customers should prepare for unexpected power outages if severe weather strikes the area this weekend.
Maryland emergency management officials say cooling centers are opening across the state to help residents cope with the extreme heat. They will have cool air and free water for residents.
It's another sizzling hot summer evening. For the tenth straight day, temperatures soared above 90 degrees and it's only going to get hotter. All across Maryland, people are trying to stay cool whether it's with water or finding some much needed shade.
Nearly a week after deadly summer storms struck the mid-Atlantic area, tens of thousands of residents still remain without power.
Last week's storm left nothing untouched, including the Bay Bridge. Drivers who were on the bridge during the storm are calling for some sweeping changes to protect them in bad weather.
Western Maryland electric utility Potomac Edison says it's addressing complaints about the timeliness of its meter reading.
Eight people have died due to the heat, according to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Four more heat-related deaths are reported in Maryland. That brings the total number to eight. Five of those are from Baltimore City. Doctors are now warning people to stay out of the sun or find a place to cool off.
The temperature rises and the power is still out for thousands.
Maryland is under a heat advisory, the seventh so far this year. Baltimore City has opened its cooling centers. They will have cool air and free water for residents.
Pepco says it has restored power to 90 percent of those affected by last week's storms, beating its own estimate for getting power back to customers.
Health officials have issued heat advisories for Maryland.
Maryland is hammered by a hurricane-like summer thunderstorm. Right now, hundreds of thousands are without power. There is extensive damage across the state. Cars were crushed by large trees. Hundreds of BGE crews and repair crews from around the nation are now in Maryland, trying to get everyone back online. Making matters worse for people without power, it's still very hot.
Maryland insurance officials have activated emergency regulations to require health insurance carriers to waive timing restrictions on coverage for renewal of prescription medications.
Three people in Maryland have died in the current heat wave.
