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Downed Power Line To Blame For Massive Two-Alarm Brush Fire In Northern Maryland Woods (VIDEO) Downed Power Line To Blame For Massive Two-Alarm Brush Fire In Northern Maryland Woods (VIDEO)
Downed Power Line To Blame For Massive Two-Alarm Brush Fire In Northern Maryland Woods (Video) The ongoing dry conditions throughout the region led to a large brush fire in Harford County that resulted in one firefighter suffering an injury, according to officials. First responders from multiple agencies in Northern Maryland and Pennsylvania were called at around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday morning to a brush and woods fire in the area of Baldhill Lane and Silver Lane in Darlington after being alerted to flames by a utility worker in the area. According to officials, the initial call came from a Delmarva Power technician, who found the flames spreading across the hillside near the Susqueha…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler
Record-Setting Rock Bass Caught By Maryland Angler A Maryland angler has tied the record for the largest rock bass ever caught in the state. Thomas Over Jr. of Darlington caught the 1.0-pound rock bass in the lower Susquehanna River on Saturday, Jan. 6. “I was throwing a tandem perch rig with BPS jig heads and Southern Pro lil Hustler 1.5-inch white/red tube in deep water,” Over told the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. “When I felt the ‘thump’ and started cranking, I thought I had a doubleheader of jumbo yellow perch, but to my surprise, it was a new species of fish that I did not recognize.  "I sent a picture to a few…

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by Valerie Musson
Traffic
Motorcyclist Struck Head-On Trying To Avoid Crash In MD Dies: State Police Motorcyclist Struck Head-On Trying To Avoid Crash In MD Dies: State Police
Motorcyclist Struck Head-On Trying To Avoid Crash In MD Dies: State Police Another motorcyclist was killed in Maryland after a head-on crash in Harford County. Anthony Taylor, 52, of Darlington, has been identified as the Harley-Davidson rider who was killed in a two-car crash on Route 1 in Street late in the afternoon on Tuesday, June 13. Taylor was airlifted to an area shock trauma center at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday after he was riding south on Route 1 when a Toyota Sienna traveling in the opposite direction crossed over into his lane for unknown reasons. Both drivers attempted to move into the shoulder to avoid colliding, leading to the fatal head-on…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured Falling Through Harford County Roof Battling Blaze Firefighter Injured Falling Through Harford County Roof Battling Blaze
Firefighter Injured Falling Through Harford County Roof Battling Blaze One firefighter was injured falling through the roof of a garage in Harford County as they battled a blaze that broke out in a Darlington garage early on Friday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, March 10, crews from the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company were called to the 3300 block of Hughes Road in Darlington, when a neighbor reported a fire that had broken out inside an area garage. More than two dozen firefighters took approximately a half hour to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $20,000 in damage before the flames were knocked down. According to the Ma…

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by Zak Failla