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A Learjet that previously transported former President George W. Bush has been submerged in a Pennsylvania quarry to serve as an underwater scuba diving attraction.
Baltimore is expected to experience mid-summer heat conditions in the coming days.
Valley View Farms offers guidance on pruning trees affected by a late season frost in Maryland to help gardeners maintain plant health.
The Maryland Public Service Commission delays implementing a policy requiring new gas customers to cover the full cost of pipeline extensions, a move that had sparked opposition from natural gas companies and concern am…
WBAL-TV 11 Weather provides a step-by-step guide for Maryland residents to receive customized severe weather alerts on their phones, helping them stay informed during hazardous conditions.
Temperatures in Maryland will rise above normal this weekend with dry and sunny weather expected for the Preakness Stakes, and record-high temperatures possible next week.
The weather forecast for the Preakness Stakes predicts dry and sunny conditions.
Vivian E. Thomson and Michael E. Mann emphasize the importance of addressing methane emissions as a significant factor in climate change, noting that federal action under the Trump administration is unlikely and urging …
The Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population has decreased by approximately 50% since 2010, with invasive blue catfish contributing to the decline, though the primary causes remain unclear according to a recent study.
Maryland officially designates a prehistoric shark as the state's official shark following a proposal by paleontologist Stephen Godfrey, celebrated by the Calvert Marine Museum staff.
Governor Wes Moore signs Mason’s Law, requiring Maryland municipalities to inventory all public and private open drainage inlets after 13-year-old Mason Kearns dies in a flash flood.
The Department of Justice files charges related to the Key Bridge collapse as Maryland reaches a $2.25 billion settlement with the ship's owner. Additionally, a new law mandates municipalities to improve hazardous storm…
University of Maryland professor emeritus Mike Raupp warns that despite a cold winter, mosquitoes, spotted lanternflies, and ticks are expected to be more prevalent this summer in Maryland.
Maryland plans to expand its online reservation system to more state parks starting as soon as this summer, aiming to reduce long lines at popular locations.
A FEMA review council, appointed during the Trump administration, recommends that state governments take on greater responsibility and costs for natural disaster recovery and suggests moving the National Flood Insurance…
The Board of Public Works delays a deal to close the Days Cove landfill by 2029 and convert the site into part of Gunpowder Falls State Park due to environmental group concerns.
PJM, the organization managing the wholesale electricity supply for Maryland and surrounding states, is reviewing applications for over 800 new power projects, marking the first such review in four years.
Maryland banned the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams in 2022 due to health risks, but four years later, local fire departments still possess the hazardous foam with no state plan for disposal.
The Delmarva Discovery Museum in Pocomoke City, initially closed for good in March, will reopen on May 30 after receiving $100,000 in donations. Museum officials now face the challenge of sustaining long-term community …
EPA employees suspended last year after criticizing Trump administration leadership allege retaliation and file over a dozen whistleblower violation claims against the agency.
A frost on April 21 damages early crops in Maryland, causing significant losses for local farmers and vintners and casting uncertainty over the spring and summer selling season.
A Baltimore nonprofit is using the water testing technology employed during the 2024 Paris Olympics to monitor Baltimore’s harbor in real-time, aiming to assess conditions for potential swimming events.
The Frederick wastewater treatment plant has exceeded its annual phosphorus discharge limit for the fourth time in five years, with 2025 discharges nearly double the allowed amount, according to state officials.
Fifty-four years ago, reports indicate that vandals using BB guns wounded or killed at least three ducks around Baker Park, according to City Police.
Chesapeake Bay oyster populations are thriving due to reduced disease, but watermen face declining demand, prices, and harvests, impacting their livelihoods.
Health officials along the Eastern Seaboard report rising infections from a potentially deadly bacteria linked to extreme weather events such as hurricanes and marine heatwaves.
Fifty-four years ago on April 26, temperatures dropped below freezing in some colder parts of the county, causing frost but no freeze damage.
Maryland, along with 13 other jurisdictions, sues the Environmental Protection Agency for missing a February deadline to assess national compliance with the 2024 fine particulate matter air quality standard.
Maryland poultry farmers can resume building new chicken houses after a nine-month delay caused by the state's hold on issuing pollution permits for animal feeding operations, which ended on Friday.
A cold and damp weather spell in Frederick County causes significant harm to local hens, as reported 104 years ago on April 24.
On April 20, 104 years ago, Mr. P.E. McNulty returned home from work to find a snake in his kitchen.
104 years ago, young people from Feagaville gathered arbutus at White Rock and other locations on a Sunday afternoon.
Pearl Fryar, a self-taught topiary artist known for his intricate garden designs and message of love, dies at 86. He balanced long factory shifts with his passion for shaping trees and shrubs, often working late into th…
Fifty-four years ago on April 12, a statement was made describing a hole as merely collecting mosquitoes and characterizing the activity as recycling land.
A large mountain fire threatens buildings on the edge of Thurmont, marking one of the biggest fires in the area's history 104 years ago.
Fifty-four years ago on April 4, a landslide in Loudoun County, Virginia, blocked a 100-yard section of U.S. Route 15 near the Maryland border.