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Stories to talk about tonight:

No Stopping for Sunflower Pics on MD 146: Maryland State Police

As sunflowers have sprung from the fields of Monkton, the paparazzi has cropped up as well, to the point that police have had to intervene.

"Please do not stop along Jarrettsville Pike north of Hess Road to photograph the sunflower field," Maryland State Police said in a statement this week. "It creates a tremendous traffic hazard as well as a danger to the pedestrians." >>> Read more.

Head Lice Treatment, Prevention Tips

Children have left the often solitary living of summer and have returned to schoolyard playgrounds. They'll be rubbing heads as they tussle or climb on playground equipment, and many parents will be pulling out the lice brushes for another season.

Head lice arrive year-round, but the number of cases peaks as kids return to school in the fall and then again in January after the winter school break. There are up to 12 million cases of head lice infestation each year in the U.S. on the itchy scalps of children ages 3 to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. >>> Read more.

• The decision not to offer a September term leaves tens of thousands of students nationwide scrambling for other options.

• Hermine helped keep temperatures mild, but the storm's exit later this week will usher in a new heat wave.

• Firefighters have gotten the two-alarm fire under control, and ATF investigators will be responding to the scene.

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