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• Winter Weather Advisory for 2 Counties Calls for Up to 3 Inches of Snow
• Boyfriend Gave Woman Missing Bethesda Man's Credit Card: Police
• Gaithersburg Ranked Top 100 Best Cities For New Grads

Chesapeake Bay Healthiest in 18 Years: 2016 Report

The water of Chesapeake Bay is clearer than it's been in at least two decades, blue crab numbers are up, underwater grass beds are growing again, all signs that the health of the Bay is improving, according to a year-end report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Each year the group gives the Bay's health a score, and the 2016 score of a C- is the highest since the first State of the Bay report was issued 18 years ago. >>> Read more.

Silver Spring Man Pays No Taxes on $50K Lottery Prize

A 34-year-old drywall specialist from Silver Spring became the first Maryland Lottery player to claim the $50,000 top prize on the new All Cash No Taxes scratch-off. >>> Read more.

• Owings Mills Man Arrested With Gun at BWI Airport
• Winter Restaurant Week 2017 Lineup Includes Bethesda Area Venues
• Racially Tinged Petition at Gambrills School Not Criminal: Police
• College Park to Get First Amazon Brick-and-Mortar Location in DC Area: Report
• Suspicious Bicyclist Leads to Lockdown at Two Columbia Schools

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• Rockville 7-Eleven Armed Robbers Shown in Video: Police
• PG County Fire Chief Marc Bashoor to Step Down
• Howard County Executive to Veto Bill Declaring Jurisdiction a 'Sanctuary County'
• Tractor-Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill on I-95 South Reported Near MD 175
• Orchard Beach Truck Driver Hauls Away $10K Lottery Fortune

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