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Explosion, Phelps Face, Disaster Declared: Maryland News
Drunk drivers get off easy, roulette ball lawsuit, Baltimore Police slammed and other headlines from the week on Maryland Patches.

Here are some of the week's top stories on Maryland Patch sites:
- Maryland Apartment Explosion: Search for Dead Continues, 5 Missing Identified
- āPhelps Faceā Trending After Olympic Qualifier Race
- Feds OK Ellicott City Disaster Declaration Request
- Man Hit By Errant Roulette Ball Loses $300K Casino Lawsuit
- Baltimore Cops Slammed for Treating Blacks Worse Than Whites: Federal Report
- 3 Test Positive for Deadly Bacterium at PG County Hospital: Report
- Maryland Goes Easy on Drunk Drivers: Study
- Coast Guard Crew Rescues Boaters on Back Creek
- Michael Phelps Makes Olympic History
- Newsweekās Top Public High Schools 2016: 11 Maryland Schools Among Best
- Officer Hit by Vehicle While Responding to Crash
- Baltimore Ravens Pause Game to Watch Michael Phelps Swim in Olympics 2016
- How to Help Silver Spring Apartment Blast Victims
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Photo of Silver Spring apartment explosion courtesy of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services.
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