OAKLAND — Gov. Martin O’Malley focused resources Thursday on restoring electricity to Garrett County and checking on snowbound residents suffering their fourth day without power after a blizzard spawned by Superstorm Sandy buried western Maryland’s mountains under more than two ...

Tagged with: blizzard garrett county Martin O'Malley maryland News pepco storm superstorm sandy western maryland

WASHINGTON — The monthly U.S. jobs report will be released as scheduled Friday despite earlier concerns that Superstorm Sandy might force the Labor Department to delay its release. The report on hiring and the unemployment rate for October will be ...

Tagged with: Labor Department storm Unemployment united states

I hope recovery is possible and happens quickly for everyone.

Tagged with: Baltimore Baltimore County storm superstorm sandy weather work-life balance

NEW YORK — Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, still delivering punishing ...

Tagged with: deaths flooding hurricane New York City New York Stock Exchange News power storm superstorm sandy Transportation weather western maryland

A neighbor says the man killed when a tree fell on his Pasadena home during superstorm Sandy was a 74-year-old retired engineer. Neighbor John Brown identified the victim as Donald Cannata Sr. Property records show that Cannata was the owner ...

Tagged with: Anne Arundel County death hurricane sandy storm superstorm sandy weather

WASHINGTON — Crews are still working to restore power to hundreds of thousands in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia after winds from superstorm Sandy downed trees and power lines. By 4 p.m. Tuesday, more than 122,000 ...

Tagged with: Baltimore BGE Energy hurricane sandy maryland news Montgomery County pepco power storm

As rain mercilessly pelted pedestrians and rising waters threatened to bury parts of downtown Baltimore on Monday, the city’s tourism industry took a beating, as well. Hotels were emptier than expected, conventions were under-attended and storefronts went dark. “We’ve had ...

Tagged with: Baltimore baltimore convention center Hotels hurricane sandy Restaurants storm Tourism weather

CRISFIELD — Maryland officials say they’re working to evacuate about 150 people from a development in Crisfield on the Eastern Shore. Ed McDonough, a spokesman for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, said police got the call shortly before 3 p.m. ...

Tagged with: crisfield hurricane sandy maryland emergency management agency News storm weather

Early responders from the private sector in Maryland say they are poised to go into action if and when flooding and power outages occur as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Teams of plumbers, heating specialists, tree surgeons and electricians said ...

Tagged with: flooding hurricane sandy hvac News storm

In Maryland, we name our storms. In Colorado, we call them “Monday.”

Tagged with: advice hurricane sandy News solo storm weather