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Maryland May See 'Historic Number' Of Early Voters, Election Official Says
Maryland's 97 polling stations have been busy in the opening days of early voting as the election rapidly approaches.
A record number of voters have come out in the opening days of early voting, easily outpacing the numbers from previous years, according to officials.
On the first day, there were a total of more than 154,000 voters, with approximately another 140,000 casting their vote on day two,
Jared DeMarinis, the State Administrator of Elections said that on the first day alone, there were more voters than the entire early voting period for the 2024 primary.
The day one n…
Tens Of Thousands In DMV Without Power With New Round Of Rain Approaching
Tens of thousands of residents throughout the DMV region are in the dark as whipping winds and heavy rains have knocked out power to some neighborhoods and businesses.
With the worst of the storm yet to come, as of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 Baltimore Gas and Electric crews were still working to repair 720 active outages impacting 34,513 of the company's 1,348,380.
A breakdown, by county, at 7:30 p.m.:
Baltimore: 12,513 customers affected;
Anne Arundel: 7,390;
Howard: 6,532;
Prince George's: 2,762
Baltimore City: 2,537;
Harford: 1,511;
Carroll: 1,101;
Calvert: 111;
Montgomery: 27.…
Snow Emergency Plans In Effect For Maryland
Snow emergency plans are in effect for much of Maryland due to the wintry weather Friday, according to Maryland State Police.
The plans are in effect for Allegany, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Talbot and Washington counties.
When snow emergency plans are in effect Maryland law requires motorists to operate vehicles that are equipped with snow tires to do so as designated by the manufacturer or equipped with chains.
During the declaration of a snow emergency, a person may not park a ve…
