Maryland BBQ Bash | Top-Secret Worker's $40K Theft | Meteor Shower Peak Weekend: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Maryland on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Maryland's Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Doubles In Harford County
• Maryland's Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Stable In Anne Arundel County
• Maryland's Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Spikes In Baltimore County
• Maryland's Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Stable In Howard County
• Maryland's Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Stable In Montgomery County
• Maryland's Opioid Epidemic: Overdose Death Rate Doubles In Prince George's County

Maryland Sales Tax-Free Shopping Week 2017: What Qualifies, Dates

Parents statewide can shave a little off the cost of school supplies and clothing when Maryland's sales tax-free weekstarts Sunday, Aug. 13. This year, for the first time, the first $40 toward the cost of a backpack or bookbag purchase is also tax-free.

Maryland Colleges Whose Grads Make The Most Money

You don't have to go to Johns Hopkins University to make a lot of money. In fact, you can make more money by going elsewhere in Maryland.

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• Perseids, Delta Aquarids: Summer Meteor Shower Peak Weekend Arrives
• What To Do In Maryland This Weekend: Lady Antebellum, Improv Festival, BBQ Bash, Walk With Orioles Bird
• Fort Meade Guard In Top-Secret Job Pleads Guilty To $40K Theft
• Internet Dating Scam, Money Laundering Sends Owings Mills Man To Prison
• Prostitute And Accomplice Rob, Beat Man: Takoma Park Police
• Lanham Man Shot To Death, $25K Reward Offered

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