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Top News: An Epic Storm, Casino Cash and a Hovering Tree

Locals dealt with the destruction of derecho, while mother nature turns up the heat.

The charges stemmed from a shooting on June 6 on Carriage Hills Drive in Columbia, Howard County police said.

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Four men were indicted Tuesday by a Howard County Grand Jury on charges stemming from the methamphetamine lab discovered in an Elkridge hotel room last month.

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The Hanover casino contributed $13 million to the state's education trust fund.

While people are still recovering from last week's storm, thousands more lost power Thursday, but only temporarily, says BGE.

Tree removal companies and electrical crews have been working around the clock in Maryland since the storm struck on Friday.

"I told my boss today, here’s the situation—we have a tree on the house." - Paul Caci, Columbia.


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