Maryland
Rare chance to see the northern lights in Maryland
BALTIMORE — On April 23, 2023, a uncommon stage two (even as much as stage 4 potential), geomagnetic storm that cloud be seen even right here in western Maryland. The northern lights or aurora borealis within the northern hemisphere is brought on by interactions between the Earth’s magnetic area and charged particles from the environment of the solar interacting with each other. This causes a photo voltaic flare that floats via area and ultimately breaks the barrier of the Earth’s magnetic area. In flip, this response causes fairly coloured lights within the poles. However tonight, the storm has the elements to be seen farther south. Two points do hinder the potential; cloud cowl and lightweight air pollution. The perfect spots to see it will likely be out in western Maryland the place gentle air pollution is considerably lower than the Baltimore metro. Sadly, it does appear like we have now some pesky lingering clouds round that might hinder sky watchers. The perfect probabilities to exit and look shall be from 10:00 PM to three:00 AM on Monday April 24. If you happen to occur to see the lights be happy to ship us your photos or tag us on social media at @wmar2news or to me at @allyblakewx . Good luck wanting!
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NFL rookie Khyree Jackson killed in car accident in Maryland
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BARCS air conditioning back running after loosing power during heat wave
BALTIMORE — After temporarily losing power on the Fourth Of July, Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter staff walked into what they called a crisis situation on Friday.
In the middle of a dangerous heatwave, BARCS arrived Friday morning to find their air conditioning had stopped working.
It was at least 90 degrees inside the animal rooms.
The Baltimore Department of Public Health had just announced Baltimore City was in a code extreme red heat advisory and warned pet owners to stay aware of heat stroke and exhaustion symptoms in pets.
“It’s really scary…,” said Bailey Deacon, BARCS’ Director of Communications. “The body temperatures for animals are much higher than humans and they need to be kept cool, so we knew we needed to do everything possible.”
Shelter staff alerted the public asking for emergency fosters to help get the animals out of the heat until the A/C could be repaired.
“We just told people to walk in today and we know it was really busy, there were huge crowds, there were long waits, and we just really thank the public for coming down,” said Deacon
By Saturday afternoon, 60 animals had left with fosters and more than 100 people showed up with cases of water, Gatorade, coolers, and ice for the staff who were working round the clock to keep the animals safe in the heat.
“Our vets have been working overtime making sure every single animal is not overheating in this situation,” Beacon said.
Deacon explained the whole situation was overwhelming.
“It’s really amazing. Baltimore really cares about animals and they really care about the people at BARCS and that really showed today,” she said.
Baltimore’s Office of Emergency Management brought portable units to help cool down the shelter for the remaining animals while HVAC technicians worked on repairs.
“We were really grateful for everybody that came out today, waited in long lines, waited in the heat themselves as people to try and help us save lives,” Deacon said.
BARCS announced that the air conditioning was back up and running at 4 P.M. in every room except the medical room.
Shelter staff said as long as the temporary units continue to keep the medical room cool and the main air conditioning works overnight, they’ll resume normal operations on Sunday.
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Battle for the Washington Commanders: Maryland Wants ‘Fair Competition’ To Keep Team
The Washington Commanders already look very different under new ownership led by managing partner Josh Harris. There are just a few finishing touches Harris needs to put on the facelift he’s taken on with his purchase.
One of them includes finding the Commanders a new home to play in, in the relatively near future.
Battling it out to host the site of the new home for Washington football is the city of D.C. of course, the state of Maryland, and the commonwealth of Virginia. All three part of the greater DMV area the team has come to represent, stretching its influence beyond the nation’s capital.
Two officials from one of those combatants in the battle to house the team, Maryland, recently spoke to WUSA9’s Eric Flack about what they want to see happen as the decision process moves forward.
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“We think the best option is to remain in Landover, but whatever the future holds, there must be binding agreements as to the future of the current stadium property should the Commanders decide to move.”
– Sen. Ben Cardin, Maryland
“Maryland is seeking fair competition in the bid to host the Commanders in the future. We’ve had a great run for over 20 years and do not want to see the taxpayers used to alter the playing field,” said Sen. Ben Cardin in reference to the RFK Bill that could determine the viability of the Commanders returning to D.C. “We think the best option is to remain in Landover, but whatever the future holds, there must be binding agreements as to the future of the current stadium property should the Commanders decide to move.”
The bill to grant long-term control of the land old RFK Stadium currently sits on to D.C. needs to pass in order for there to be any real shot at Washington returning to its old stomping grounds in the future.
If that bill passes and the hurdles are cleared to make it happen, even if just for nostalgia, most are going to want to see the new stadium land there.
That would potentially cut Maryland out of the Commanders housing race altogether as Virginia already calls itself home to the team’s headquarters located in Ashburn, in the same county the commonwealth is eyeing to put a new stadium of its own. Doing so would make Virginia the exclusive home to Washington NFL football while D.C. would of course still hold claim to the team name bearing their identity.
Harris has made it clear in the past he’s not tied down to the idea the team needs to have all of its operations located at one site or even in the same jurisdiction, and Maryland clearly intends on doing everything it can to ensure it doesn’t go down without a fight.
If the Commanders do leave Landover, the state wants to ensure it’s not left with a rotting plot of land. The franchise owns not only the building that was once called FedEx Field, but also the land it sits on.
“The Commanders are excited about this upcoming season at Commanders Field, as well as our continued investments in the stadium, which total approximately $75 million in the last year,” the team told WUSA9 in a statement. “We remain committed partners with Prince George’s County and to all the jurisdictions where we live, play and work.”
And as long as Washington plays football in Landover we’re sure that won’t change. Until it changes, that is. If it does.
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