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Earn Up To $1,000 By Plugging In: How Your Electric Truck Could Pay You This Fall

Electric vehicles are already saving drivers money at the gas pump. But if you own an electric truck, you could also earn up to $1,000 this fall just by plugging it in. Thanks to a new partnership in Maryland, some Ford F-150 Lightning owners are turning their trucks into mini…

Benzinga · Oct 4, 2025

A utility investigated but didn't find a gas leak before a fatal Maryland house explosion

A preliminary report on a fatal home explosion in Maryland says two people reported smelling gas at the residence the night before but a leak wasn’t found

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024

Neighbor reported smelling gas night before Maryland house explosion

A newspaper reports that a neighbor smelled gas and told a utility company about it the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing two people

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

Consumer utility shutoffs have grown into a crisis across US, report finds

Electricity shut offs soared 80% in Maryland last year, according to a utility watchdog group that says terminations of consumers’ electric and gas service for non-payment has turned into a national epidemic.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

Nearly 5,500 are without power Sunday after winter storms hit the Baltimore area

About 5,482 Baltimore Gas and Electric customers are without power Sunday morning after an Arctic cold front blasted the Baltimore area Friday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 25, 2022

Marine vet ‘hero’ in critical condition after helping victims of Baltimore house explosion

Terry Bagley Sr. was prepping food for Thanksgiving when he realized he needed pasta for the macaroni and cheese.

Tribune News Service · Nov 25, 2022

Explosion critically injures 3 in Baltimore neighborhood: ‘I’ve never seen nothing like it’

BALTIMORE — A 70-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl are in critical condition, Baltimore City Fire Department spokesperson Chief Roman Clark said.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022