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May 29, 2018

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National Guardsman's heroism in Ellicott City flood recalled as 'the most Eddie thing ever'

Wednesday, May 30

When a massive flood hit historic Ellicott City on Sunday, Sgt. Eddison “Eddie” A. Hermond rushed to help. Local shop owner Kate Bowman told The Baltimore Sun that Hermond tried to rescue her as the torrent gushed by — so loud she could barely hear.

'Water up to your neck': Flooding displaces six people in Southwest Baltimore; cleanup, aid efforts ongoing

While the destruction in Old Ellicott City 6 miles away garnered international attention, the same storm displaced at least six people from their homes in Southwest Baltimore's Beechfield neighborhood.

'Are we going to die, ma'am?' Howard County releases 911 calls from massive flood

Howard County officials released a handful of 911 calls from Sunday's devastating flooding in Ellicott City.

Ellicott City flood: Here's what a '1,000-year storm' actually means

The heavy winds and downpours that consumed Ellicott City this weekend formed a rare 1,000-year-storm. But what exactly does that mean?

Freelance photographer's tweets chronicling Ellicott City storm go viral

Trapped and in disbelief, freelance photographer Max Robinson began chronicling the storm on Twitter with videos, photos and commentary. His account went viral and even got the attention of media outlets.

Rodricks: Ellicott City flood was no 'act of God'

Locally and globally, human activity caused the devastation on Main Street

Investigation begins into report advising house arrest for Baltimore teen days before cop's killing

State officials are investigating the origins of a report recommending house arrest for 16-year-old Dawnta Harris three days before he allegedly ran over a Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio in a stolen Jeep.

Zurawik: All praise to ABC for cancelling 'Roseanne' after Barr's hate-speech tweet

ABC canceled "Roseanne" after Roseanne Barr tweeted what was widely decried as a racist remark about Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser to president Barack Obama. It was a rare bit of moral clarity from a TV network.

Former Ravens receiver Torrey Smith: NFL 'dropped the ball' with new national anthem policy

"The whole reason guys were protesting was to draw awareness to something," Carolina Panthers receiver Torrey Smith said.