OCEAN CITY — Hurricane Sandy did significant damage to a fishing pier in Ocean City, with heavy surf pounding at the pilings and ripping away part of a longtime structure familiar to residents and visitors. Gov. Martin O’Malley said Monday ...

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OCEAN CITY — Floodwaters inundated seaboard communities in Maryland and Delaware as Hurricane Sandy raced nearer to the mid-Atlantic coast, and residents feared the worst was yet to come as the huge, violent storm was expected to park itself over ...

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WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia court system is closed for the day because of Hurricane Sandy. The judiciary posted a message on its website Monday indicating that the courts would be closed.

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Utility companies in Maryland and the District of Columbia are reporting only sporadic power outages in the hours since steady rain moved into the area. Baltimore Gas and Electric reported 346 outages as of 6 a.m. Monday and said service ...

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NEW YORK — Some U.S. airlines are giving travelers a way out if they want to scrap their plans due to Hurricane Sandy. JetBlue, US Airways and Spirit Airlines are offering waivers to customers who wish to reschedule their flights ...

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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — While emergency management officials throughout the mid-Atlantic region braced Friday for an onslaught of wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy, residents and visitors took advantage of the calm before the storm. Sunny skies and unseasonably warm ...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Martin O’Malley is declaring a state of emergency across Maryland as Hurricane Sandy approaches. O’Malley said Friday the declaration gives the state flexibility to activate the Maryland National Guard and provide assistance to local emergency managers. ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Maryland utility companies and emergency management officials say they’re preparing for large-scale power outages, flooding and other damage from a storm that could arrive as early as Sunday. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said Thursday it’s planning for ...

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Unless utilities fundamentally change how they distribute energy, they won’t be able to restore power to all customers within 24 hours after a hurricane-like storm, officials told Maryland regulators on Thursday. Douglas R.M. Nazarian, chairman of Maryland’s Public Service Commission, ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service says weekend storms dumped record amounts of rain at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The weather service says 3.36 inches of rain fell at the airport on Sunday. That breaks the previous daily ...

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