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Patch has community sites across Maryland. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Search Suspended for Tuesday for Woman Reported Missing in Great Falls Area: Police
• Bel Air Homicide: 28-Year-Old Woman Shot, Suspect at Large, Sheriff Says
• Howard Council Approves Sanctuary Status, Bill Goes to County Executive

Maryland Weather Forecast: Record Highs — Then Snow

Don't get used to that balmy springlike 72 degrees outside. Not in February. Brace yourself, Maryland, because winter returns Wednesday night with a chance of — wait for it — snow. While the National Weather Service says a record high of 72 degrees was set about 4 p.m. Tuesday at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, the thermometer is about to plunge. >>> Read more.

Maryland Tax Free Weekend Coming for Energy Star Appliances

Maryland consumers who buy qualifying Energy Star products will soon get a break from the state's 6 percent sales tax. Beginning Saturday, Feb. 18, and continuing through Monday, Feb. 20, shoppers who buy air conditioners, refrigerators, washers and dryers, boilers, dehumidifiers, compact fluorescent light bulbs and other qualifying Energy Star products will get the tax break. >>> Read more.

• Metro to Riders: Please, Stop Using Our Service
• Rabid Skunk Spotted in Glen Burnie: Health Alert
• Pet Death Prompts Recall of Evanger’s Dog Food Sold in Maryland
• Pre-K Suspensions: Maryland Bills Would Ban Early Childhood Suspensions, Require Study
• Newlywed's $20K Lottery Win Will Offset Business' Slow Season

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• Pilot Lost Engine Power, Crashed Into Trees in Fort Washington: Police
• Fourth MS-13 Gang Member Charged in Gaithersburg Teen's Murder
• Thefts from Boats Spike on Bourbon Street: Police
• Rockville Man to Share $10K Win With His Mother
• Passenger Dies After Car Strikes Utility Pole in Brandywine

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