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Record-breaking snowfall around nation’s capital
The National Weather Service says a winter storm is breaking snowfall records around the nation's capital.
Snow predictions lowered as another storm hits U.S.
School is canceled, buses are halted and federal government workers are staying home as a storm dumped snow on the nation's capital and parts of the East Coast.
For florists, snow fun
This week’s winter weather was inconvenient for many people and businesses, but the timing of the storm was extremely problematic for some local florists.
Cold winter causes slow economy?
The Baltimore metro area's long cold winter may cause some short term discomfort for the local economy.
Winter storm dumps 15 inches on Baltimore
After pummeling wide swaths of the South, a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region as it marched Northeast and threatened more power outages, traffic headaches and widespread closures for millions of residents.
Keep your cool in winter weather
A few guidelines on how to handle foreboding forecasts.
Unsung heroes
As the rest of us panicked, avoided the outdoors and drank hot cocoa, a few individuals did the dirty work involved with a snow storm.
You’ll pay more to keep warm this winter, Energy Dept. forecasts
The government forecast Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Heating oil users will catch a slight break, but will still pay near-record prices to keep warm. Prices for natural gas, electricity and propane should be higher, the primary reason that more than 90 percent of U.S. homes will incur higher […]
Cold weather keeps crabs at bottom of Chesapeake
ANNAPOLIS — For months, there’s been a countdown on the Maryland Seafood website, ticking down the months, days, hours, minutes and even seconds to the most anticipated seafood season of the year: crabbing season. Monday marks the start of crabbing for both commercial watermen and recreational crabbers who seek the sweet meat of Maryland’s blue […]
BGE forecasts colder winter, higher heating costs
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. is forecasting customers’ heating costs will be more this winter than last, due to an colder weather. Customers will likely use more natural gas this winter than they did last year, as the coming winter is expected to be colder than last winter, the utility said in a statement. “… […]
Move over, Groundhog Day
On Wednesday, under the auspices of the Department of Natural Resources and Old Bay, we will see the debut of Baltimore Bill, who will tell us how soon winter is going to get here.
O’Malley to release crab data
RIVA — Crabs in the Chesapeake Bay had an easier winter this year than last when cold killed off nearly a third of them. But while the winter was warmer, it followed two major fall storms that dumped tons of trash, mud and sediments into the bay. Answers to how the weather has treated the […]
