The investigation comes days after the deaths of an estimated 100,000 fish in northwest Arkansas. Authorities suspect disease was to blame there, a state spokesman said.
"The affected fish are almost exclusively juvenile spot fish, 3 to 6 inches in length," the Maryland department said. A recent survey "showed a very strong population of spot in the bay this year. An increased juvenile population and limited deep water habitat would likely compound the effects of cold water stress."
Several more beach homes have crashed into the ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, littering the...
A powerful winter weather system — including an intense low-pressure "bomb cyclone" along the East Coast...
