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A sewage spill has closed off swimming areas along the Potomac River in Charles County, according to a July 6 release from the Charles County Health Department.

As the remnants of Hurricane Ian approaches Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan wants residents to know that the state is ready. 

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management is urging residents to be prepared for the remnants of Hurricane Ian which are expected to move through the region over the weekend.

Remnants from Tropical Storm Ian, which slammed Florida earlier this week as a hurricane, are expected to bring boatloads of rain and potentially other nasty weather to the D.C. area this weekend.

Dave Matthews, Alanis Morissette and The Lumineers were set to headline the three-day event.

HISTORY MYSTERY: Who was Destin’s Cobb Point named after? H. C. “Hank” Klein A 1916 nautical chart of East Pass shows that the landmass we know as Destin is actually Moreno Point. Also, the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island is known as Norriego Point. You will also notice that Cobb Point is also clearly labeled on this chart. Moreno Point as named after a very prominent man in Pensacola, Francisco Moreno. He was considered the “King of Pensacola” throughout the 1800s. He was Pensacola�...