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We like our smart phones and other high-tech gadgets. Now, new technology is being used to save lives when victims aren’t able to breathe. The details and amazing photos are on Columbia Patch.


Part of the Firefighters Prayer goes like this: Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age.
Two firefighters in Westminster have likely said that prayer and many others to make it through 50 years of working to save lives and property. They were honored in a laughter- and memory-filled event covered by Westminster Patch.


A crash on the Snowden River Parkway caused injuries and an investigation. Savage-Guilford Patch covered the story.

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A new report reveals a surprising result from a series of speed cameras in school zones in Baltimore County last year: Accidents in those areas failed to go down.  Still, officials say, speeding has gone down, and that’s what matters. Owings Mills Patch has the story.

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