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Light City: Hours, Parking, Attractions
From an LED peacock to an interactive sound sculpture on the water, get the details on Baltimore's Light City festival, like when to go, what to see and how to get there.

Teens Charged With Rockville High School Rape Planned Assault: ProsecutorsThe two boys charged with rape of a 14-year-old girl at Rockville High School exchanged text messages planning the assault, prosectors said.

National Cherry Blossom Festival: April Schedule Of Events
The Blossom Kite Festival and others are on tap.

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• Maryland Weather: Sunny By Sunday
• Harford County's Teacher Of The Year Makes Housecalls
• Bowie Residents: This is Why Your Water May Turn a Strange Color
• Firefighters Shaving Heads For Charity This Weekend

Orioles Opening Day 2017: Tickets, Transportation, Weather
The O's have announced Opening Day festivities to kick off the season at Camden Yards.

FDA Shuts Down Soy Nut Butter Maker; Products Recalled In Maryland
I.M. Healthy soy nut butter and all soy nut butter-containing products from the SoyNut Butter Company were sold to a range of stores in Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County, and are also available online.

Recreational Crabbing Season Opens April 1
Crabbing season begins this Saturday in the Chesapeake Bay, its tidal tributaries and the Atlantic Ocean.

• Industrial Accident Kills Driver In Jessup: Police
• New Italian Restaurant Opens In Takoma Park
• 3 Hurt In Rollover Crash On I-97 Near Severn: Officials
• Grand Opening For Liquor Store In Towson Includes Free Growler Fillups

WATCH: DC Eagle Cam Shows Second Eaglet Has Hatched
As of now, these eaglets are referred to as "DC4" and "DC5," but the general public will have the opportunity to help come up with official names for the babies in several weeks.

Picture of Light City art installation OVO (Mostafa Hadi & Pol Marchandise Sculpture), Koert Vermeulen presented by LifeBridge Health. Image by @deehardaway1 courtesy of Light City.