Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy rain could dash Saturday night plans for a second time this month, though the risk is much lower this weekend.
Residents of Cecil County and Newark, Delaware, were injured Saturday afternoon when a boat exploded moments after refueling at a Chesapeake City marina.
A lightning strike is believed to have ignited a four-alarm fire at a Curtis Bay warehouse Saturday evening as severe thunderstorms swept across Baltimore, capping a day of triple-digit heat with flooding, power outages and emergency calls.
A powerful line of thunderstorms tore across Maryland on Saturday evening, capping a sweltering Fourth of July with flash flooding, water rescues, widespread power outages, downed trees and power lines, a four-alarm fire in Baltimore and the cancellation of holiday celebrations.
Jalen Godard, 29, of Odenton, reported his truck stolen to police minutes after he allegedly broke the window and stole a Verizon store in Ellicott City last week, police said.
The Fourth of July weekend kicked off with delays, cancelations and infrastructure meltdowns as a triple-digit heat wave engulfed the region and placed Maryland under an extreme heat warning until after sunset.
Almost all of Maryland is under a heat advisory or an extreme heat warning Wednesday amid a heat wave expected to cook most of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
Marylanders can expect “very hot and humid conditions” that will spark “extreme heat risk,” especially to vulnerable people, including children and older adults, the governor’s office said in a press release. The State of Preparedness is expected to last from July 1-5.
The return of dirt bikes to Baltimore streets is fueling renewed debate over public safety, policing and a culture deeply rooted in many city neighborhoods.
Made in Baltimore, a brick-and-mortar store near the Inner Harbor that sells goods from makers and artists in the city, will close at Harborplace after Sunday.
Intermittent heavy rain, wind gusts and lightning could bring Sail250 participants and Orioles fans inside Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
A rainbow hue of oil floating on the water’s surface at the Inner Harbor prompted an emergency clean up by environmental regulators on Friday afternoon, officials said.
Almost every Venezuelan in the United States knows someone affected by the deadly earthquakes in their home country this past week, said the owners of Arepi, a Venezuelan restaurant in Fells Point.