Maryland had been among the most-affected for new flu cases in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control says.
Despite common belief, your car doesnβt need time to warm up. Check below to see how the myth could hurt you, and your wallet.
Bishop charged in fatal hit-and-run, schools superintendent apologizes and other top stories from Maryland Patches this week.
Engage your community via Patch.com. From school news to local fundraisers, from church suppers to lost pets -- you can post it.
Gas station robbed three times in one day, water shut off for 600 residents and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
Also in Montgomery County, a new Bethesda art exhibit opens, Gaithersburg flea market, "101 Dalmatians" on stage, and CityDance concert.
Montgomery County is reminding residents that the law requires them to shelter or bring their pets in with temperatures this cold.
Plus, man killed on Route 50, shovel or get a ticket, teens charged in mail thefts, dump truck crashes into patrol cars and Restaurant Week.
National Weather Service puts a number on all that slipping, sliding and shoveling that we were going through Tuesday morning.
Learn how to prevent water pipes from freezing and cracking -- and what to do if they're already frozen.
Wind chill advisory in effect until 8 a.m. Thursday. Here's the regional forecast.
Plus, warming centers open, students crash on way to school, new at Downtown Crown, train death victims, plow overturns on I-695 and more.
Plus, critically missing Annapolis woman, pics of suspected bank robber, fatal fire, charges in Abingdon man's death, + Hoggle kids in NJ?
Crews are pre-treating major state roads and loading trucks as snow heads toward Montgomery County in time for morning rush hour.
Mild weekend temperatures are going to drop fast in the work week, reaching dangerous wind chills by midweek. See the regional forecast.
New comet out-dazzles and out-shines astronomersβ expectations, plus 2015βs best meteor showers and other celestial spectacles.
Fraternity hazing, memorial bike ride and other top stories from the week on Maryland Patches.
MARC train fatality, New Year's duck drop, clothing store shutters and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
Plus top stories from 2014 on Patch sites, stabbing arrest, cabbie killed, reward in Columbia vandalism spree + bystanders grab stolen cash.
Bishop accused in bicyclist death had DUI in past, father gets tips on missing toddlers and other headlines from Maryland Patches
An Interfaith, Multicultural Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Plus robber punches woman in face, Bowie goes solar, Netflix titles to disappear, MLK Jr. awards and how to get rid of Christmas trees.
Crashes, missing girl, toy donation and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
Local theater showing The Interview, sleeping driver found with loaded guns and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
College fund for plane crash survivor, bank robbery goes awry and other stories from Maryland Patches.
People from across Montgomery County, and the state, want to help a man whose wife and sons died when a plane crashed into their house.
Plus favorite bakery, deputies show support for NYPD, suspect wanted police to kill him, last-minute Christmas shopping and more Patch news.
Top posts in Maryland this week also include university president's resignation, stolen cab chase across Bay Bridge and other headlines.
Scammer accidentally dials police, schools consider more religious holidays and other stories from Maryland Patches.
Possible abduction, Cuban prisoner's faith, casino dealer training and other stories from Maryland Patches.
Top posts in Maryland include fashion store heist, crash victim rescued, and the Patch tech gift guide.
Pharmacy robber armed with sword, Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
Plus, boy robbed at gunpoint, Hanukkah begins, new EMTs on the streets, more Angel Park donations, new Annapolis shops + local on game show.
Plus, weekend events, Geminids metor shower, Annapolis protest march, search for driver in fatal hit-and-run + other Maryland Patch stories.
Third ebola patient at MD facility, baby's pic with Santa goes national, fire victim identified and other stories from Maryland Patches.
The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda has successfully treated two other American health-care workers with the deadly virus.
Bel Air firefighters called to mall, wife tries to poison husband, local jobs, rain tax repeal proposed + other stories from Maryland Patch.
K-9 prompts search in rain, more details emerge about Gaithersburg plane crash and other stories from Maryland Patches.
Lots of national attention to the dangerous conditions to our north. And, forecasters are now warning Montgomery County to be ready.
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