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Today's weather and more. Five things for Aug. 28.

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Today's weather and more. Five things for Aug. 28.

Baltimore's chances for an Olympic bid and an awesome back-to-school story. Five things to know.
Fifty-two poker tables will open at Maryland Live! Casino on Wednesday.
Funding to graduates of the lab will be provided through a partnership with an investment firm.
School system staff will be on hand to receive feedback and detail plans about redistricting in anticipation of a new middle school opening in Elkridge next year.
All afternoon and evening activities on Tuesday were cancelled due to the power outage.
A Washington bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics could include sporting venues in the Baltimore area.
Funding to graduates of the lab will be provided through a partnership with an investment firm.
Three women have described a similar suspect who police say inappropriately touched them on pathways in Columbia.
The second phase of the pathway is headed for a pre-submission meeting Tuesday night, while delays have setback construction of the first phase in Downtown Columbia.
ESPN's role in college football and locals chef in the finals of a cooking tournament for the second year in a row.
A national read about ESPN's role in college football and today's weather.
Local parents sent their students back-to-school Monday in Howard County.
A team of chefs from Columbia's Iron Bridge Wine Company will compete in the finals of the Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament, which features chefs from the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area, on Tuesday.
Police will also use the scheduled checkpoint to check for seat belts and child safety seats.
Police will also use the scheduled checkpoint to check for seat belts and child safety seats.
The dam is located in Patapsco Valley State Park in Elkridge.
Local parents sent their students back-to-school Monday in Howard County.
The forecasters are predicting a partly sunny back to school Monday.
Inc. magazine ranked GiftCardRescue.com as one of the top 200 fastest growing companies in America.