Buildings Unsafe After Flood; Sewage in Patapsco River; 911 Calls From Storm: News Nearby

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

• ‘Imminent Collapse’ on Main Street with Two Buildings Unsafe: Howard County
• Patapsco River Closed by Sewage Discharge: Anne Arundel County
• Baltimore Business Designs T-Shirt for Ellicott City

911 Calls from Ellicott City Flood: 'The Floor is Buckling'

The Howard County Police Department released calls that its 911 center received Saturday night, when downtown Ellicott City was swept up in a deadly flash flood.

"Flooding is an understatement," said one of the callers in the 10-plus minutes of conversations released Wednesday. She was inside Ellicott Mills Brewing Company. >>> Read more.

Is Worst Bus Stop in Country in Silver Spring?

A bus stop perched on six-lane Route 29 in Silver Spring – a stop with no sidewalk leading to it – is called a disgrace by a local resident and is in the finals for the country’s worst bus stop.

The Streetsblog’s Sorriest Bus Stop tournament has gathered votes on the worst transit stops nationwide, and says “only the least appealing, most dehumanizing bus stops are still standing.” >>> Read more.

• 2 Dead, 3rd Person Trapped After Wreck in Bowie: Report
• Missing Lyon Sisters: Trial Delayed for Sex Offender, Murder Suspect
• 911 Outage Can Never Happen Again: County Council
• Motorcyclist Killed in Big Crash in Capitol Heights
• Michael Phelps to Lead Team USA in Opening Ceremony at Olympics in Rio

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