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Welcome Winter: Ellicott City Today

Head into the day a little more informed.

Update: A vote on counilmanic redistricting will likely be tabled at tonight's council meeting. 

This is winter. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high temperature in the low 30s today with partly sunny skies and winds as fast as 21 mph. Tonight temperatures will drop to 15 degrees with breezy, northwest winds. 

, but county government is getting back to business today, starting with a County Council meeting tonight at 7:30. On the agenda, among other things is councilmanic redistricting. Watch live online, or on Verizon 44 or Comcast 99. 

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The traffic widget is missing from the morning post, but fear not. We now have a dedicated tab for local gas prices and traffic conditions. Just click "Traffic & Gas" on the top of the screen for up-to-date information. 

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And ... On this day in 1999, NASA launched the Mars Polar Lander to learn more about the past and current climate of Mars. Unfortunately, scientists lost contact with the lander as it entered the Martian atmosphere. 


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