Bear Rescue, Stores Closing, Overdose Deaths: News Nearby

Here are some of the top headlines from the past 24 hours on Maryland Patches:

• 'Polio-Like' Illnesses Under Investigation In Maryland: Report
• Sears Closing 5 Stores In Maryland As Company Declares Bankruptcy
• Montgomery County Man Gets 70 Years For Trying To Kill Pregnant Ex: Reports
• 'Buckethead' The Bear Rescued From Plastic Jar After 3 Days
• Maryland Overdose Deaths: Fentanyl, Cocaine Fatalities Rising
• Scammers Target MD Small Businesses In Green Dot Hoax: State
• 5 MD Schools Rank Among Healthiest In US: List
• Baltimore Ranked Among Top Foodies Hotspots
• Sen. John McCain's Headstone In Place At US Naval Academy
• Missing In Maryland: 9 People Have Disappeared

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• Maryland's Biggest Fear Revealed In Time For Halloween
• Hit-And-Run Crash Injures 11-Year-Old Girl Near Towson: Police
• Patch Wants To See Your Decked-Out Halloween Yard
• Drug Charges Filed After Hanover, Jessup Raids
• Pedestrian Killed In Route 40 Crash In Cecil County: Police
• 30th Annual Halloween Costume Parade To Draw Thousands To Bel Air
• Lexus Killed Pedestrian In Hit-And-Run On Liberty Road: Police
• Fatal West Street Crash Kills Elderly Driver
• Former Model, $4.5M Estate, Converted Barn: Maryland WOW Houses
• Motorcyclist Dies In Crash Near Olney: Police
• Clarksburg Premium Outlets To Host Holiday Hiring Day And Job Fair

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