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Fall Hunting is Underway in Maryland!November means deer hunting – Maryland’s 2026 Junior Deer Hunt opens November 14 and Maryland’s two-week firearms season begins Nov. 28. Also this month, Maryland offers the first of two special waterfowl hunting day for youth, veterans, and military personnel on Nov. 7, and rabbit season opens Nov. 8.Regulations, seasons, and bag limits can be found in the online Hunting and Trapping Guide for 2026-27.Visit MD Outdoors to purchase your 2026-27 hunting license.Also, you can still order our Limited Edition MD250 Hard Card, only available this year.

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‘Outdoors Maryland’ Debuts New Season on MPT

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Maryland Public Television’s award-winning original series Outdoors Maryland returns for its 38th season on Tuesday, November 10 with the first of two new fall episodes. Produced in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Outdoors Maryland continues to captivate viewers with memorable stories and compelling photography.

This season offers a rare glimpse DNR biologists surveying black bears in Western Maryland, conservationists working to restore the blackbanded sunfish to our waters, important Black history hidden in the woods of the new Freedman’s State Park, and miuch more.

Outdoors Maryland airs on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. on MPT and online at mpt.org/livestream, with encore broadcasts on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. Episodes are available to watch

Maryland Fishing Report – Nov.4

Maryland Fishing Report is written and compiled by Keith Lockwood

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Franklin Roloson was out fishing on Liberty Reservoir on Halloween and no tricks were experienced, just a wonderful treat in the form of this 17-inch crappie. Photo courtesy of Franklin Roloson

The calendar says November, but Maryland is still experiencing some mild weather – all the better to enjoy fishing surrounded by beautiful fall colors.

Forecast Summary: November 4 – November 10

Main Bay surface and river mouth water temperatures are holding in the low 60s. Temperatures in smaller rivers and streams are hovering in the low to mid 50s. Currently there is adequate oxygen in most Bay bottom waters. Due to the continued dry conditions, Bay salinities are running higher than normal throughout Maryland waters.

Expect average flows for most Maryland rivers and streams. Expect average clarity for most Maryland portions of the Bay and rivers. To see the latest water clarity conditions on NOAA satellite maps, check Eyes on the Bay Satellite Maps. There will be above average tidal currents Thursday through the rest of the week because of the new moon on November 9.

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Maryland Man Convicted of $18.7 Million Medicare Fraud

A federal jury in the District of Maryland convicted a laboratory owner yesterday for taking advantage of nursing homes that needed COVID-19 tests during the pandemic and fraudulently billing Medicare more than $18 million for other expensive respiratory tests that nursing home residents did not need, physicians did not order, and, in many cases, were never performed.

“Mr. Britton-Harr’s decision to exploit elderly nursing‑home residents and inexperienced interns for personal gain during a global pandemic is unconscionable. This verdict reinforces our message: there is nowhere to hide for those who commit fraud. We will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,” said U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes for the District of Maryland. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office, along with our law-enforcement partners, remains committed to rooting out fraud and holding accountable those who exploit our vulnerable victims and who steal our taxpayer money.”

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Maryland Striped Bass Reproduction Index Higher for 2026

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ 2026 juvenile striped bass survey recorded a young-of-year index of 5.5. Although it marks the eighth consecutive year of low spawning success for striped bass, this is the highest index recorded since 2018. The survey tracks the reproductive success of Maryland’s state fish in Chesapeake Bay.

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CNBNews Photo of the Day: Rainbow Over Nuiqsut Village

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NUIQSUT VILLAGE, ALASKA (CNBNews)– Adam Tussey Sr. recently photographed a rainbow hovering over Nuiqsut Village while working nearby. Tussey is employed by Tanco Engineering as operations manager.

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110-Pound Black Lab Found Dead in Hot Van

WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) (September 25, 2026)— The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has dropped an animal cruelty charge against the owner of a Wheeling pet resort where a 6-year-old dog was found dead in a hot van earlier this month. The incident happened on September 3, 2026

Miller, a 110-pound black Labrador, was found dead in a hot van after being transported to Waggles Pet Resort.

Waggles Owner Ross Niehaus was charged, but the state’s attorney’s office dropped the charge Friday.

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Maryland police chief killed in vehicle crash

Chief of Police George W. Bacorn, Jr.

Denton Police Department, Maryland End of Watch: Friday, September 25, 2026

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Chief of Police George Bacorn was killed in a head-on vehicle crash on Dover Road in Easton.

Around 11:26 a.m., Chief Bacorn was traveling eastbound in his agency-owned vehicle when a westbound delivery truck sideswiped another eastbound truck and then struck Chief Bacorn’s vehicle head-on.

The delivery driver was airlifted to a local hospital.

Chief Bacorn served with the Denton Police Department for 36 years, including six years as chief of police. Survivors include his wife, five sons, a sister, thirteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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BE WARY OF T-MOBILE’S FREE PHONE OFFER!

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WHAT A NIGHTMARE

Gloucester City, NJ (August 26, 2026)–More and more I am finding it so difficult to deal with businesses, utility companies and those in the medical field online. The wait time to talk with someone can be an

hour or more. In some cases you can’t talk to anyone. Instead you are switched to a chat-line that seems to lead nowhere. The frustration of navigating these systems is overwhelming. Most recently, we wanted to change our cellphone provider. What an ordeal this has become. After countless hours, we still haven’t been able to get that dilemma solved.

We had been with Verizon forever, and although the service was reliable, the cost for our mobile phone plan had become exorbitant. Tired of paying such high bills, we decided to switch to Consumer Cellular based on some recommendations. Unfortunately, the phone reception was abysmal, making it difficult to use the service effectively. Our next choice, based on further research and consumer feedback, was T-Mobile.

BAD MOVE

On June 7, 2026, I spent over an hour applying for a T-Mobile senior citizen 55 and over mobile account for my wife and me. The following day, I printed out the seven-page contract that I signed electronically. As I reviewed it, I was shocked to discover that I was billed $639 for an iPhone 17e that T-Mobile had advertised as being free as part of their promotion for new customers. Katherine the T-Mobile rep that I chatted with the day before emphasize several time that phone was free; “On us,” she wrote.

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Man Faces Felony Arson Charges

A man is facing felony charges following a July fire investigation by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal.

The accused is identified as Chad Edward Care, 43, of Hedgesville, West Virginia. Care is facing first- and second-degree arson charges and two counts of first-degree malicious burning. All are felonies.

Deputy State Fire Marshals assigned to the Western Region Office served a criminal summons on Care this morning at Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County.

On July 30, 2026, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Deputy State Fire Marshals and accelerant-detection K-9 Quinn responded to investigate a fire reported near the 0 block of Dobbin Road in Oakland, Maryland.

Investigators determined the fire was set intentionally by one of the property owners following a family dispute. A greenhouse and two camper trailers were destroyed in the fire, with an estimated loss of $40,000.

The Gorman Fire Department responded to extinguish flames. Garrett County, Maryland Sheriff’s Office assisted with the investigation. No injuries were reported.

Tips & Snippets: Trash Blockade, Flood, Sign Sez, Brooklawn Celebrates, No Power Again

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TRASH BLOCKS SIDEWALK—Why would those responsible for blocking the sidewalk with trash think that this was acceptable? A week ago, on Monday, Sweetie and I were walking on South Broadway towards Brooklawn. We tried to get past the blockade of trash in the photo, but it was impossible. We were left with no other choice but to risk our lives and walk onto nearby Broadway. Fortunately, traffic was light. One has to wonder about the people who piled the trash on the sidewalk that way. Surely they had to see that they were blocking the pathway for pedestrians. Unfortunately, as we travel through our City we have come upon more incidents of people who have no consideration for their neighbors. Their grass needs to be cut, their trash cans are placed in their front yard, and derelict cars with no license plates or registration stickers are parked on their property.

Photo courtesy of Gloucester City Historical Society.

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ–Following a heavy summer rainstorm, youngsters played in the contaminated water that overflowed from the sewers, flooding Market Street and nearby Broadway. Residents in that neighborhood told Cleary’s Notebook News that they saw feces floating on top of the water. The exact date of the photo is not known.

RAW SEWERAGE BACKS UP INTO HOMES IN CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER CITIES-The Courier Post reported recently that it would cost over $400 million to fix the flooding in Camden City and Gloucester City. In the meantime, raw sewage will continue to back up into homes and flows down city streets. The untreated wastewater spills into watersheds and seeps into popular recreation spots like Cooper River, which is regularly used by rowing teams but is too dirty to swim in. In Gloucester City the raw sewerage can be seen flowing into the Delaware River even on sunny days.

A heavy rainstorm on July 6, 2026, dumped almost four inches of rain in an hour and caused Camden County’s sewer system to back up, causing floods and over 150 calls for emergency help, officials said.

Videos posted online showed flood waters breaching storefronts and basements.

Camden County says it now has a plan to fix the longstanding issue, but it’s going to take more than a decade to complete and a huge sum of money to pull off. The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA), a government agency located in South Camden, is responsible for wastewater treatment and regional sewage management. Since the 1970s, Camden County residents have paid that agency millions of dollars to fix the sewerage problem and flooding. When it was first proposed, the CCMUA was going to build its wastewater treatment plant in Gloucester City, where the Holt Marine Terminal is today. READ MORE

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