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Total overdoses are up versus this time last year in one county, while fatal overdoses are down. Increased use of naloxone may be the cause, officials say: Anne Arundel Police Release Heroin Overdose Statistics.

Police offered guidance about what to do if you are pulled over by an unmarked car, after a woman reported a possible impersonator stopped her and patted her down on a state road in Columbia: Possible Cop Impersonator Patted Down Woman On Route 108.

A Montgomery County lawmaker introduced a bill that would ensure pooches can be off-leash in parks "to make sure that dogs can run free": Montgomery Council Member Seeks Leash Freedom For Dogs.

An altercation on the road allegedly turned physical, with a man run over on the shoulder of I-95 south of MD 543: Hit-And-Run Closed I-95, Required Medevac In Harford County, Police Allege.

A steamy thriller, a perfect date night rom-com and Mark Wahlberg in the fifth "Transformers" movie. Find out what to see and what to skip: Movies Out This Weekend: 'The Beguiled,' 'The Big Sick,' And 'Transformers: The Last Knight.'

• Hope For The Homeless Fashion Show, Luke Bryan, Jazz Summer Series: Maryland Weekend
• Crystal Griner Throws First Pitch In Women's Congressional Game: Video
• Crash Requiring Medevac Stopped Traffic On I-95 In Harford County
• Sandy Spring 'Suspicious' Death, Vehicle Fire: Police Identify Victim
• Port of Baltimore Named Among the Fastest Growing in North America
• Sirens To Sound At Towson University On Friday

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• Gaithersburg Man Missing From Group Home: Police
• Ambulances, Helicopter Called To Route 40 Crash: Officials
• Police Search For Missing Rockville Man
• Sally Beauty Fire In Edgewood Started In Store: Fire Marshal
• Teen With Autism Found In Cromwell Valley Area: Police
• Sirens To Sound At Towson University On Friday
• HdG Home Invader Tried To Assault Officer: Police
• Homeless Man Killed In Germantown Pedestrian Collision
• Randallstown Library Sets Reopening Date

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