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Snow, sleet and rain on Christmas Eve made roads slick in parts of the Baltimore area where officials temporarily shut parts of I-83 Christmas morning in the city. I-83 was reopened in the city before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said, and traffic cameras showed light traffic. The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday for Northern Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick Harford, Howard and Washington counties. The agency cautioned that until noon, visibility could be less than one-quarter mile in spots, and suggested that motorists use low-beam headlights and leave plenty of distance between vehicles.

At least one person was injured in a crash Friday morning on northbound Interstate 83 just south of Cold Spring Lane, according to Baltimore police. The incident was reported just before 7:30 a.m. and traffic was stopped, police said. No further information was available. Text BUSINESS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun Business text alerts

A contractor for Baltimore's department of recreation and parks is working to smother a smoldering compost pile at a facility just south of Cold Spring Lane, according to a spokeswoman. The contractor was adding more dirt to reduce the flow of oxygen to the pile at Camp Small, she said. The facility is west of Interstate 83 and the smoke was visible to morning commuters. Compost piles heat as the organic materials decay, said the spokeswoman, Gwendolyn Chambers. Occasionally, the pile may grow warm enough to smolder if there's enough oxygen, she said.

As of 5 p.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on northbound of Interstate 83 because of a three-car accident near Northern Parkway, police said. An earlier accident on I-83, near Ruxton Road, has been cleared. There were no major delays reported on area transit systems for the Thursday evening commute. steve.kilar@baltsun.com twitter.com/stevekilar

Baltimore police have reopened I-83 in both directions after closing it following two separate crashes Sunday morning. The interstate was shut down between Falls Road and Cold Spring Lane, said police spokesman Detective Jeremy Silbert. The interstate was closed for nearly two hours before it reopened around noon. The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management said in a message sent out on Twitter that traffic was "severe" on Greenspring Avenue and Falls Road as a result. Luke.Broadwater@baltsun.com Twitter.com/lukebroadwater

A Baltimore man was killed early Sunday morning after the motorcycle he was driving collided with the rear of a car traveling south on Interstate 83 near Old Pimlico Road, according to Maryland State Police. An investigation showed Marcell Donnell Smith, 32, had been traveling at a "high rate of speed" on his orange 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle about 1:30 a.m, when he drove into the back of a 2012 Mazda 6, police said. The collision caused Smith to be ejected from the motorcycle, and he was found in grass beyond a highway guard rail, police said.

It's been a tough year for Mary Mack. During the warmer months she traveled with carnivals, but lean times meant fewer dollars spent on "Pick-a-Duck" and "Shoot-A-Cup," the games she operates. When Mack and her husband returned to Baltimore in the fall, they had $200 and no place to go. For several weeks, they slept on the ground outside her aunt's shed. "We just live day by day, whatever we can do," said Mack, adding that Christmas was "terrible" this year. "We had nothing." On Sunday, Mack and family members joined hundreds of others to receive free clothing, housewares and toys given away by a nonprofit group under a Jones Falls Expressway bridge.

As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, a crash involving two tractor-trailers was slowing traffic on northbound I-83 near York Road. Debris in the road was slowing the inner loop of the Baltimore Beltway at White Marsh Boulevard. Traffic was slow on southbound I-95 prior to the Moravia Road ramp, due to an accident. There were no major delays for Baltimore area mass transit systems.

Two incidents are delaying commuters on southbound I-83 this morning. Baltimore Police reported that the interstate was closed at Northern Parkway because of a traffic accident, and also at North Avenue because of a separate incident. Officials had no further details on how many vehicles were involved, or when lanes will be reopened.

Two incidents delayed commuters on southbound I-83 this morning. Baltimore Police reported early Thursday morning that the interstate was closed at Northern Parkway because of a traffic accident, and also at North Avenue because of a separate incident. All lanes were reopened by late morning. Officials had no further details on how many vehicles were involved, or when all lanes will be reopened.