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Local district hikes school lunch, milk prices
Queen Anne’s County Public Schools Board of Education approved a 15-cent per meal price increase and 5-cent per milk carton price increase for the 2024-2025 school year at their June 26 meeting. The board cited cost increases for the higher prices. Lunch prices had remained the same since the 2022-2023 school year, according to Julie Hickey, coordinator of food services. ...
Fire at Crea Fill Fibers Warehouse Deemed Accidental
WORTON, MD—A fire broke out at the Crea Fill Fibers Corporation warehouse on 10200 Worton Road late Wednesday night, with preliminary investigations pointing to an accidental cause. The incident occurred…
Salisbury residents react to the heat, offering up advice for those who are out in it
SALISBURY, Md. – With feels-like temperatures nearing 107 degrees in Salisbury, WMDT News took to the streets this afternoon where we spoke to several residents on how they’re dealing with this oppressive heat, and what advice they have for those who have to be out in it. “The...
Ocean City sinkhole: How are they formed, and what can cause them?
A star-spangled... sinkhole? Motorists who journeyed into Ocean City, Maryland, over the Fourth of July faced major traffic congestion courtesy of a sinkhole, which was discovered at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening near the base of the Isle of Wight Bay Bridge. ...
Local community members host Block Party for residents
Md. – The West Side of Salisbury held a Community Day Block Party starting at 2 p.m. Keonte Bratten Sr. has lived just steps away from Booth Street in Salisbury. He says the community has had its share of pain and promise. “I’m going to do everything I can to keep hope alive over here… I was born and raised here. The West Side, I love this side of town. I love the whole city of Salisbury, But I live and breathe this west side, so anything I can do for this West side, I’m all for it.”
Massive House Fire Erupts In Dunkirk Overnight
DUNKIRK, Md. — On July 7, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Calvert 911 received multiple calls reporting a large house fire in the 3400 block of Old Jones Road in Dunkirk. Upon arrival, crews found the attached garage of a two-story home fully engulfed in flames, which had begun to spread into the main part of the house. Fortunately, all residents had self-evacuated before the arrival of emergency personnel.
This Bowie Baysox reliever is excelling, yet flying a bit under the radar
BOWIE, Md. – You won’t find his name on those top 30 prospect lists. He doesn’t throw a blazing fastball. He played college ball at the Div. 1 level and was not a high draft pick. But what Bowie bullpen right-hander Dylan Heid does have is very...
Baltimore and D.C. Enjoy Brief Respite from Humidity, Thunderstorms and Mugginess to Return Early Week
Residents of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., can expect relatively dry and less humid conditions today as a weak front has just passed through the region. However, the humidity won't be staying away for long. As the front stalls south of the area and then lifts north come Monday, heat, humidity, and thunderstorm chances are on a clear path to return during the week, according to the latest report from the National Weather Service.
Heat wave continues in Baltimore this week
BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- Updated 8 a.m. July 7 — The heat wave continues into the new week. Sunday is another hot day with high temperatures in the mid 90s with more clouds than sun. High temperatures soar into the mid 90s for the start of a new week with...
July 7 Hot But Less Humid Today And T.S. Beryl Expected To Hit Texas As A Hurricane Tomorrow
Baltimore hit 100ºF yesterday for the second time this summer. The latest numbers for BWI also show 17 days at or above 90ºF. Today we will add another to the list, but the humidity will be down a notch to make it a little more tolerable. The heat...
'We just need it to keep going': Help needed to keep WWII Liberty Ship up and running
Stepping on board the S.S. John W. Brown, a World War II Liberty Ship, is like stepping onto a piece of history. “It’s one of the largest class of ships ever built," said Dick Sterne, an engine room volunteer on the John W. Brown and the Secretary of Project Liberty Ship. "It was built right here in Baltimore at the old Bethlehem-Fairfield Yards."
Baltimore animal shelter gets air conditioning back after losing power during heatwave
BALTIMORE -- After temporarily losing power on the Fourth Of July, Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter staff walked into what they called a crisis situation on Friday. In the middle of a dangerous heatwave, BARCS arrived Friday morning to find their air conditioning had stopped working. It was at least 90 degrees inside the animal rooms. The Baltimore Department of Public Health had just announced Baltimore City was in a code extreme red heat advisory and warned pet owners to stay aware of heat stroke and exhaustion symptoms in pets. "It's really scary…," said Bailey Deacon, BARCS' Director of Communications. "The body temperatures...
Turf Wars kick off at Liberty Sports Park in Prince George’s County
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — The Main Attraction Recreational Sports (MARS) Turf Wars Adult Kickball Tournament began today in Upper Marlboro. The two-day tournament is put on with support from the Maryland Sports Commission and is reportedly the first-ever national kickball competition to be streamed on ESPN. Sixty teams, over...
Baltimore City holds first Splash Fest Teen Pool Party of summer 2024
Dozens of teenagers crowded the Druid Hill Park Pool on Friday night for the first Splash Fest Teen Pool Party of the summer. “It’s so important to provide our young people with things to do,” said Noell Lugay, the city’s assistant deputy mayor of human services. “We don’t want to continue to say that, ‘Oh, yes, you have curfew, you can’t be these places, don’t go here and there.’ We’re saying, ‘We’re opening up the city to you all,’ and, we’re saying that ‘This is your city, too.'”
This Orioles prospect could have a better career than Jackson Holiday
Few MLB farm systems are as stacked as that of the Baltimore Orioles. They have three prospects ranked in the top 15 of MLB Pipeline's top 100, including the No. 1 overall-ranked Jackson Holiday.There is, however, another Orioles youngster currently tearing it up in the major leagues. Heston Kjerstad, having just lost his official prospect eligibility, has been on a tear since having been recalled up to the big leagues on June 24. All the attention has been on him and he has been living up to the expectations.Over the past few years, amid the mass amount of talent all...
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