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    This is a crowd of more than 700 people
    Marylanders questioned a proposed 70-mile transmission line. They didn’t get many answers.
    No one seems to want a proposed 70-mile power transmission line that would run through Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore Counties. And no one seems to know exactly how to stop it.
    Massive crowds gathered at a public information session held by the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project at the Westminster Senior Center  on July 11, 2024.
    Maryland consumer watchdog issues warning about forecasting power needs
    David S. Lapp, the people’s counsel, wrote a letter voicing his worries about a proposed 70-mile power line to the managers of PJM Interconnection LLC, the utility that manages the power grid infrastructure in Maryland and 12 other states.
    Children are seen holding signs opposing the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project in Carroll County at a public information session held at the Westminster Senior Center on July 11, 2024.
    Angry residents push back against proposed 70-mile power line across Central Maryland
    The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would bring a 70-mile energy transmission line to central Maryland. But the plan to slice through three counties to fuel data centers is worrying residents in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.
    Baltimore remains under a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Wednesday.
    Excessive heat warning continues with temperature feeling as high as 110
    The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning is continuing into Tuesday for much of Maryland, with temperature indices estimated to reach 110 degrees in some places.
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    Here’s where Maryland plans to help install more than 100 EV chargers
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    A historic house and power lines in Annapolis.
    Maryland residents voice concerns about planned new transmission lines across counties
    An environmentally-focused upgrade to Maryland’s electric grid will require more than 70 miles of overhead powerlines across several counties.
    A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to his alleged involvement in a Fourth of July road rage incident that left one dead and multiple injured in Taneytown.
    Man arrested in deadly Fourth of July road rage shooting in Taneytown
    A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to his alleged involvement in a Fourth of July road rage incident that left one dead and multiple injured in Taneytown.
    Police lights
    Sheriff: 1 dead, 3 people hurt in Taneytown shooting that began as road rage incident
    A road rage incident ended in Taneytown with a fatal shooting that left a 36-year-old Westminster man dead and left three others injured.
    The tornado in Gaithersburg was one of five across the state, officials said Thursday night.
    Maryland saw 5 tornadoes Wednesday night. Here’s where and what damage they caused.
    There were tornadoes in Baltimore, Montgomery, Howard and Carroll counties.
    A grapefruit rosemary crush from Charly’s Waterfront in Essex.
    7 restaurants and bars with outdoor seating to soak up the sun
    Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends some of his favorite outdoor restaurants to eat and drink at in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Carroll County.
    State Sen. Sarah Elfreth talks with Del. Shelia Ruth of Baltimore County Thursday morning in Annapolis. Ruth and others stopped Elfreth outside the State House to congratulate her on winning the Democratic primary for Congress in the 3rd District.
    ‘Stay tough.’ How a late House speaker’s words still inspire congressional candidate Sarah Elfreth.
    I recently caught up with state Sen. Sarah Elfreth over coffee, days after she won the Democratic nomination for Congress in Maryland's 6th District. She recently adopted a puppy named Ollie and thinks often of the late House Speaker Mike Busch, who encouraged and inspired her.
    Maryland 3rd Congressional District: Election results 2024
    See primary election results for Maryland's 3rd congressional district, which includes all of Howard County, the northern portion of Anne Arundel County and a small piece of Carroll County.
    Maryland 2nd Congressional District: Election results 2024
    See results for Maryland's 2nd District primary races, including the Democratic race between Johnny Olszewski Jr., Harry Bhandari and Sia Kyriakakos.
    U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth (D-Anne Arundel) speak about flood risks to the waterfront area outside of the Annapolis Market House on Monday, May 6, 2024 in Annapolis.
    U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin lends support to Elfreth in 3rd Congressional District
    “She has all that you would want in someone to represent you in Congress,” Cardin said during a stop in Annapolis Monday.
    Celeste M. Jordan is president of the Carroll County Education Association.
    Letters: Underfunding has left Carroll County short of teachers
    Years of underfunding has left Carroll County short of the number of teachers it needs, the president of the Carroll County Education Association says.
    Illustration of three bookcases tipping back from left to right, books falling off the shelves, and four librarians standing on right side of shelves trying to keep them from falling.
    Commentary: Why book bans are dangerous
    Kerry Graham argues that restricting books limits our access to think for ourselves.
    Abigail Diehl, a longshot candidate for Congress in the 3rd District, counts off her four campaign priorities during a forum in Annapolis.
    A funny thing happened on the way to the 3rd District forum in Annapolis
    Former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn and state Sen. Sarah Elfreth were among the candidates who participated in a forum in Annapolis. The candidates, who are vying to success outgoing U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, face off in the May 14 primary election.
    Carroll County’s public library requested a 3% increase in funding.
    A county library supported the ‘freedom to read.’ Commissioners threatened its funding.
    Carroll County commissioners plan to withhold some additional funding to the public library because staff supported the Freedom to Read Act, they said in budget work sessions this month.
    The seal of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland.
    Former Carroll County substitute teacher sentenced to 17 years in federal prison
    A 34-year-old Carroll County man was sentenced this week to 17 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child.
    A composite photo of candidates for the 3rd Congressional District in Maryland (from left): Mark S. Chang, Harry Dunn, Sarah Elfreth and Clarence Lam.
    Former cop Harry Dunn leads fundraising in Central Maryland congressional race
    The district includes all of Howard County, the central and northern parts of Anne Arundel County and a small portion of Carroll County.
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