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15 hrs ago | WBAL-AM Baltimore

Flash Flood Warning & Watch In Effect

The National Weather Service has now issued a Flash Flood Warning until 5 p.m. for Charles County, as well as Southern Anne Arundel, Southern Prince George's and Northwestern Calvert Counties.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Maryland, Prince Georges County, MD

Mon Jun 17, 2013

MyKawartha.com

Peterborough's connection to Uncle Tom's Cabin character

Mr. Henson's autobiography is widely believed to have inspired the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin .

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Related Topix: World News, Northamptonshire County, England, Lincolnshire County, England, Cambridgeshire County, England, United Kingdom, Science, Anthropology, Archaeology, Canada,

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

O'Fallon mom charged in death of infant daughter

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged a 25-year-old O'Fallon woman for allegedly offering up her four-month-old daughter to her boyfriend so he could engage in sexual activity with her, resulting in the child's death.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Washington Examiner

Boy, 4, dies after Maryland crash

A 4-year-old boy died early Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained in a Charles County crash that also caused injuries to two siblings and the children's mother, officials said.

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Related Topix: Waldorf, MD

Tue Jun 11, 2013

CNN

's Gut Check for June 11, 2013

DEBATE IS ON : A major hurdle in the clash over how to reform the nation's immigration laws was cleared Tuesday when the Senate voted 82-15 to allow debate to begin in the chamber.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Family, Parenting

Fri Jun 07, 2013

Business Journal

St. Louis hit with nine tornados last week

A total of nine tornados touched down in the St. Louis area on May 31, according to a recent report by the National Weather Service.

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Related Topix: Weather

Mon Jun 03, 2013

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Flood waters close WB Route 67 in St. Charles County

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation closed westbound Route 67 in St. Charles County between the Clark Bridge and Route 94 due to flooding.

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Sat Jun 01, 2013

WTLV

St. Charles County, Mo. storm damage extensive

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. -- The St. Charles County executive declared a state of emergency and Governor Jay Nixon will be coming to survey the damage Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Jay Nixon, US Governors

Tue May 28, 2013

WUSA-TV Washington

Soda Bottle Bombs Explode In Charles Co. Yard

Authorities with the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Bomb Squad say a woman heard explosions outside her home in Pomfret on Friday night and when she looked outside "she discovered several plastic chemical reaction devices detonating on her front yard." Authorities say members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene first and ... (more)

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Free Republic

MD abortion centers lose licenses – again – after DHMH survey

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suspended the licenses of four surgical abortion clinics, including three whose licenses were previously suspended but briefly reinstated.

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Related Topix: Maryland Government, Maryland, Cheverly, MD

Mon May 27, 2013

Patch.com

A History of Tornadoes in the Washington, DC, Area

The metropolitan Washington area has experienced a surprising number of tornadoes over the past 200 years, according to data from the National Weather Service Forecast Office.

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Related Topix: Weather, Montgomery County, MD, Calvert County, MD, The Washington Post Company

Sat May 25, 2013

Patch.com

A History of Tornadoes in the Washington, D.C. Area

The metropolitan Washington area has experienced a surprising number of tornadoes over the past 200 years, according to data from the National Weather Service Forecast Office.

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Related Topix: Weather, Montgomery County, MD, Calvert County, MD, The Washington Post Company