2 MD Cities Worst For Startups: Patch PM

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2 Maryland Cities Among Worst For Business Startups: Study

You're well positioned if you live in Oklahoma. In Maryland, not so much, according to this analysis.

First Community To Feature Self-Parking Cars Now Under Construction

A groundbreaking Monday included the announcement of autonomous parking technology.

Red Line Rapist Gets 2 Life Terms

"A young woman who was a nurse who helps to heal people was herself hurt by this heartless criminal act," the Montgomery County State's Attorneys Office said.

Coast Guard Helps 2 Boaters Stranded On Island In Chesapeake Bay

The men were rescued by helicopter over the weekend after running into bad weather.

MD Has 2nd Highest Autism Rates In America, CDC Says

A new report from the CDC shows that autism rates in Maryland have jumped 10 percent in the past 14 years.

Astronaut John Glenn's Maryland Home Listed For $1.575 Million

He became the first American to orbit Earth in 1962.

After Boys Lose Parents, Family Sets Up Online Fundraiser

Donations are slated to go toward the boys' care and education.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Threat Closes School For Second Time This Year; Charges Sought
• Who Makes Maryland's Best Crabcakes?
• Pedestrian Killed On Highway, Alcohol May Be Factor: Police
• Two Families From Ethiopia Move Into Neighboring Habitat Houses
• Fatal Hit & Run: Gray Sedan Driver Sought After Motorcyclist Dies
• Extreme Fire Danger On Monday, Weather Service Warns
• Future Of Columbia Revealed: VIDEO
• MD Gas Prices Jump To Highest Level In 3 Years
• Waldorf Motorcyclist Killed In Largo Crash
• 15-Year-Old Girl Is Missing: Have You Seen Her?
• Girl Scouts Give Quilt Of Valor To Maryland Soldier

Across America

• 11-Year-Old Yodeler Gets Record Deal
• Cosby's Own Testimony Convicted Him: Juror
• DC Bald Eagle Egg Hatching: Report
• Amber Alert: Two Missing Children From Roanoke
• Pelicans Plunge Into Graduation: Video

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