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May 2, 2018

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Man rescued from trench in Fallston

Wednesday, May 2

Fallston Volunteer Fire Company members and and the Harford County Technical Rescue Team were dispatched just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to a trench rescue in the 2000 block Fallsgrove Way in Fallston.

Friends of Harford reminds the public of the power of the zoning code

Friends of Harford holds its annual meeting Sunday, during which the next steps after the county's 2017 comprehensive rezoning were discussed, and FOH members met with candidates for local and state offices.

These puppies may be Maryland's first cloned dogs

A Bel Air woman loves her long-haired chihuahua so much that she paid a Texas animal cloning company $50,000 so that her dog — or a version of him — will be at her side forever.

Aberdeen edges Patterson Mill, 1-0, to stay alive in softball race

With a chance to wrap up the UCBAC Susquehanna Division softball title Tuesday, Patterson Mill hosted Aberdeen, the other team still alive as well for the title.

Area temperatures hit 90 degrees, breaking a record

The Baltimore area hit 90 degrees Wednesday for the first time since September, breaking a record for May 2 set in 1913. More record-breaking heat, and poor air quality, are forecast Thursday.

Former Maryland lacrosse coach Dick Edell, 74, dies of pneumonia

Former Maryland coach Dick Edell died Wednesday morning, of pneumonia, at Howard County General Hospital. The Glenelg resident was 74.

Orioles reliever Brad Brach's struggles come in two-strike approach

Brad Brach's struggles to put hitters away with two strikes continued in Anaheim.

Like the sun rising in the East, Todd Pletcher is back with four Kentucky Derby contenders

The world might take his success for granted, but trainer Todd Pletcher is back at the Kentucky Derby with four contenders. If anything, he's outdone himself in 2018. Each of his Derby hopefuls won a major prep race.