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    Turkey on a scale with money.
    This is the best strategy to save money shopping for Thanksgiving dinner
    Simply put, if you’re willing to do a little extra legwork, there is money to be saved on Thanksgiving dinner.
    The Bay Bridge Run on Sunday started with temperatures in the low 40s, with a brisk breeze atop the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that made it feel colder. It was still a sold-out crowd of participants.
    200 feet above the Chesapeake Bay, the future of the bridge is clear
    Given the chance Sunday, I joined a record-breaking 18,000 others to walk and run across the 4.3-mile eastbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I thought a lot about the future of Maryland’s defining engineering feat.
    In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, Jennell Black, mother of Anton Black, looks at a collection of her son's belongings at her home in Greensboro, Md. Relatives of Anton Black, a 19-year-old Black man who died during a struggle with police officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore, have reached a $5 million partial settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit, an agreement that also requires improvements in police training and policies, family attorneys announced Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.
    Maryland officials agree to reform autopsy process after Anton Black’s in-custody death
    The state has agreed to adopt a policy that explicitly addresses how medical examiners handle in-custody deaths. It would apply to all deaths involving law enforcement restraint, including those that occur in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities.
    Scientists have learned a lot about the annual movements of dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay in recent years thanks to an app created by Chesapeake Dolphin Watch. The dolphins move up the bay in late spring, then head back out to sea by late fall.
    A sign the Chesapeake Bay is getting slightly healthier? Dolphins are returning.
    An app created by the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science allows people to track dolphin sightings, providing insight into the prevalence and behavior of dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay.
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    Tropical Storm Ophelia hits Ocean City with heavy rain and flood waters
    The storm is expected to bring high winds of up to 50 mph and heavy bands of rain to Maryland.
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    Maryland among 16 states with underfunded historically Black land-grant universities, Biden administration says
    Historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have missed out on $12.6 billion in funding over the last three decades, according to the Biden administration.
    Turbines that are part of Constellation Energy's Criterion Wind Project stand along the ridge of Backbone Mountain on August 23, 2022 near Oakland, Maryland.
    Moore, northeast governors warn Biden that wind projects need federal help
    President Joe Biden can take three steps — on tax credits, revenue sharing and permits — to help the nascent wind industry deal with challenges like inflation, supply chain and other issues, according to the letter Wednesday from Gov. Wes Moore and the governors of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
    The only thing better than a freshly picked Eastern Shore peach has to be the peach pastry from P. Bordier, a new arrival to Easton from Bluepoint Hospitality Group.
    The Dish: Where to eat on the Eastern Shore (and no, not just crabs)
    Easton, Maryland is quickly becoming a foodie capital. We decided to check out its restaurants for ourselves.
    Tyler Mailloux, 23, leaves Worchester County Courthouse in Snow Hill, MD on August 18, 2023. Mailloux was charged with 17 counts in the deadly hit-and-run of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp, who was struck on a road outside Ocean City on July 11, 2022.
    Judge dismisses all charges against man accused in deadly hit-and-run of Gavin Knupp outside Ocean City
    Judge Brett W. Wilson said prosecutors erred in filing the case against Tyler Mailloux in Worcester County Circuit Court instead of the District Court of Maryland. The Worcester County state’s attorney said the state was "filing an immediate appeal" and would await a ruling by the appellate court.
    Many local businesses, some recognizable by tourists, have put slogans of support for Gavin Knupp.
    Man charged in deadly hit-and-run of Gavin Knupp outside Ocean City wants trial moved
    In motion for change of venue, Tyler Mailloux’s attorney wrote that his client cannot receive a fair and impartial trial unless the case is moved out of Worcester County.
    Amber Duckett sits under her Neso tent on the beach at Ocean City on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. She admitted that as she and her partner were setting it up, they felt a little embarrassed by how much space it took up for just the two of them.
    A win for Big Umbrella: Ocean City may take up ban on large shade devices on its beaches
    The hypothetical ban could be a boon to Big Umbrella and a blow to the Beach Shade Industrial Complex.
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    Patient escapes Maryland psychiatric hospital through shot-out window
    A patient escaped from one of Maryland’s state-run psychiatric hospitals Tuesday evening by exiting through a shot-out window and fleeing in a waiting getaway car, according to local police.
    A sailboat cruises by the Thomas Point Shoal Light near Annapolis. The 140-year-old lighthouse is one of four sites proposed for a new national park on the Chesapeake Bay.
    Lawmakers introduce bill to create Chesapeake Bay national park, with plan to minimize traffic
    The recreation area would knit together a network of cultural and environmental landmarks that one day could stretch across the 64,000-square-mile Chesapeake watershed in a single unit under the administration of the National Park Service office in Annapolis.
    A screen grab from a video shows the moment a Chesapeake Bay Foundation staff member pulled a juvenile sea turtle out of a clump of "scraped" seagrass.
    A chance encounter with a baby sea turtle in the bay delights students
    In a charming surprise, a group of students participating in a summer leadership course with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found a young sea turtle in the bay in Dorchester County.
    Paul Milewski of Wisconsin,  Robert Koontz, 79, of Waldorf MD, and William Bach of South Carolina, compete in the 100-meter at South Fayette High School, in McDonald, PA, during the National Senior Games, Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
    Too old for gold? Not these senior athletes.
    More than 1,000 medal events took place over twelve 12 days in 21 different, sports including basketball, swimming, table tennis, track and field, and badminton.
    Gov. Wes Moore introduces a new focus for Chesapeake Bay clean-up efforts during an event at the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area in Queenstown.
    Gov. Wes Moore outlines new approach to Chesapeake Bay cleanup
    Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced that Maryland would be the first state to respond to a recent study pointing out roadblocks to faster progress on cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.
    A man in Cecil County died from a heat-related illness, according to the Maryland health department.
    Marylanders urged to ‘take every precaution’ after first heat-related death of the year
    A 52-year-old man died from a heat-related illness in Cecil County, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
    Scattered thunderstorms are possible in Baltimore Thursday.
    Baltimore, several counties under severe thunderstorm watch; ‘hazardous’ weather possible
    Much of Maryland is under a flood watch Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, and could see severe thunderstorms produce excessive rainfall and strong winds.
    A blue crab is netted on Maryland's Choptank River.
    Chesapeake Bay agencies increase limits on crab harvest, but watermen ask for bigger catch
    The region’s fishery managers are far from confident that a surfeit of blue crabs now lurks beneath the bay’s surf. But they say that results from the just-released wintertime survey were promising enough to relax some of the restrictions.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Teen killed, six injured in shooting at Salisbury block party
    The teenager was transported to a hospital, where he died. The remaining victims’ injuries are considered non-life-threatening, police said.
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