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Silver Spring Tornado Causes Significant Damage, Displaces Residents: The National Weather Service said the tornado was about 100 yards wide and lasted for about a minute, with winds reaching 70 mph. The twister displaced a number of residents and caused sizable damage.

• Giraffe Calf Born At Maryland Zoo Receives Plasma Transfusion
• Maryland Tops Nation In Opioid-Related ER Visits: Report
• Police Can't Ask About Immigration Status Under Rockville Ordinance
• Maryland's First Steak 'n Shake Up For Auction
• Cyclist Killed In Towson Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
• Southern Living Magazine Ranks Havre de Grace Among Best Small Towns For Retirement
• Drunk Driver Crashes Into State Trooper's SUV In Annapolis: Police

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Steam Pipe Explosion In Downtown Baltimore: 5 Hospitalized, Fire Chief Says: Five people were injured when a steam pipe exploded in downtown Baltimore Tuesday evening. Despite shelter-in-place orders nearby, the Baltimore Orioles game against the Cleveland Indians started on time at 7:05 p.m., officials said.

• Police ID Victims In Woodlawn Motel 6 Shootings
• Montgomery County Restaurants Participate In Metro DC BBQ Week
• Maryland Flag At Half-Staff For Perry Hall Soldier
• Fire At Towson University Marriott Caused $30K In Damage: Officials
• Gunshots Hit 3 Severn Homes: Police
• DC Driver Slams Into Tree In Lothian Crash: Police
• 2 More Suspects Arrested In Silver Spring Days Inn Homicide
• Germantown Crash Kills 1 Pedestrian, Police Say
• Montgomery County Man Charged With Impersonating Police Officer
• 4 DC Men Charged With 10 Robberies Across Maryland

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