Megan VerHelst
Breaking News Editor, National Desk at Patch
Iowa girl. Writer. University of Iowa grad. Breaking news editor at @PatchTweet. Former reporter at the @BusinessRecord.
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patch.com | Megan VerHelst
VIRGINIA — Advisories were issued across Northern Virginia on Tuesday as strong winds battered parts of the state. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible in Fairfax, Arlington, Fauquier, Prince William and Loudoun counties, where advisories are set to run until 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. The cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park are also included in the warning.
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patch.com | Megan VerHelst
MARYLAND — Advisories were issued for nine Maryland counties on Tuesday as strong winds battered the state. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible in Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore, Cecil, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Montgomery, Howard and Harford counties, where advisories are set to run until 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said. According to forecasters, sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph are expected, with peak gusts reaching 45 to 50 mph at times.
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patch.com | Megan VerHelst
SILVER SPRING, MD β A Silver Spring woman died Sunday when the car she was driving crashed into a utility pole in Montgomery County, authorities said. According to police, the crash happened shortly after 10:40 p.m. Sunday in the 10400 block of Colesville Road. Authorities responded to the area after receiving multiple calls about a car that had struck a utility pole.
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patch.com | Megan VerHelst
VIRGINIA — The hummingbird season has arrived in Virginia as tiny, energetic birds make their way north. During migration from their winter homes in Central and South America, a hummingbird’s heart beats up to 1,260 times a minute, and its wings flap 15 to 80 times a second, according to , which maintains an interactive map of long flights from their winter homes in Mexico and Central America to their breeding ground in North America.
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patch.com | Megan VerHelst
MARYLAND — Black bears are emerging from their dens in some parts of the state, which means they'll be on the hunt for food and could wander closer to people, according to Maryland wildlife officials. Black bears in Maryland are concentrated in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties; however, they can be found anywhere in central and southern Maryland, particularly during spring when young male bears tend to wander into new areas looking for a place to establish their territory.
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