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Beltway Shutdown, 'Bachelorette' Men, Bias Complaint: Top MD News

A tanker crash, mall mob, delegate reprimand, DNA discovery, 'Bachelorette' contenders and more made headlines in Maryland this week.

An overturned tanker truck closed the inner loop of Interstate 495 on Thursday, March 28.
An overturned tanker truck closed the inner loop of Interstate 495 on Thursday, March 28. (Montgomery County OEMHS/CHART)

MARYLAND — Among the most read stories this week on Maryland Patches were articles about whether school will start after Labor Day, a transplant at Johns Hopkins that was a world first, and a tanker truck crash that shut down the capital beltway for hours. Also drawing readers in were the local contestants on "The Bachelorette," a complaint against a county sheriff's office and a mob at a local mall.

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