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Report: 35 Md. beaches violate EPA standards
- The National Resources Defense Council released a report on Tuesday that identified two beaches in Maryland -- Kent County's Bay Country Campground and Beach and Cecil County's Hacks Point -- as "severely contaminated."
- The National Resources Defense Council released a report on Tuesday that identified two beaches in Maryland -- Kent County's Bay Country Campground and Beach and Cecil County's Hacks Point -- as "severely contaminated."
Police investigate suspicious package downtown
- Police cordoned off several blocks of Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore this morning as officials investigated a suspicious package across from the World Trade Center.
- Police cordoned off several blocks of Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore this morning as officials investigated a suspicious package across from the World Trade Center.
Police look for bank robbery suspect
- Baltimore County Police are looking for a man believed to have robbed several area banks during the past six months.
- Baltimore County Police are looking for a man believed to have robbed several area banks during the past six months.
Database could improve research on bipolar disorder
- Like a genetic Google, a free database launched by researchers this week could enable scientists to isolate genes linked to the development of bipolar disorder.
Study: Rising temps pose health risks
- Left unabated, rising temperatures across Maryland and around the globe will pose ever-greater public health risks, according to a report released Tuesday by a local environmental organization.
Findings could aid memory loss
- A discovery involving a happy accident and a rat brain may open the door to new drug treatments for memory loss and addiction, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University say.
Software to ease small practice billing
- Billing delays and high overhead costs put a pinch on many small health care practices that still file claims on paper.
Take a look, it’s in a book
- Half of Maryland children under 5 have a book read to them daily.
Animals best high temperatures at Maryland Zoo
- As area residents scramble to beat the heat with air conditioning, fans and bottled water, animals at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are hardly breaking a sweat.
- As area residents scramble to beat the heat with air conditioning, fans and bottled water, animals at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are hardly breaking a sweat.
Roasting heat drives people indoors
- A blast of sweltering air ushered in the workweek Monday, prompting local authorities to issue heat advisories and sending residents to seek shelter from the summer’s hottest temperatures to date.
- A blast of sweltering air ushered in the workweek Monday, prompting local authorities to issue heat advisories and sending residents to seek shelter from the summer’s hottest temperatures to date.
Rabid bat found at Maryland Zoo
- Officials are warning anyone who came in contact with a baby bat while visiting the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on Monday to contact local health officials after the bat tested positive for rabies. Zoo spokesman Grant Healey said officials discovered the bat near a walkway on Monday. State health officials later confirmed that the creature, which was not part of the zoo’s collection, had tested positive for the rabies virus.
Gilman headmaster resigns
- The headmaster of Gilman School has resigned following the discovery of “misrepresentations” on his resume, the school announced Friday.
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