BALTIMORE, MD—This week, April 7-13, marks Public Health Week in Maryland, a time to recognize the crucial role public health professionals play in the state. The Maryland Department of Health is commemorating the week with events celebrating its over 6,500 employees and highlighting their work in promoting health and safety for Marylanders. The theme for Public Health Week 2025, “It […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission on Monday issued letters to commodity trading businesses KalshiEX, LLC (Kalshi), Robinhood Derivatives, LLC (Robinhood) and North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (doing business as Crypto.com), directing them to stop offering sports event contracts in Maryland. Maryland Lottery and Gaming informed the three companies that the sports event prediction markets they offer via […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious crash in the Joppa area. The crash was reported at around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025 in the 2400-block of Winters Run Road. One vehicle overturned in the crash and Winters Run Road has been shut down. One patient is being evaluated by emergency personnel, according to the Joppa-Magnolia […]
WASHINGTON, DC—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is putting its foot down on distracted driving this month. With April being Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the NHTSA is launching its “Put the Phone Away or Pay” campaign to highlight the dangers of distracted driving, particularly among young people. The campaign, running from today through April 14th, will feature high-visibility enforcement […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Some Parkville-area police officers recently received a pleasant surprise from some local students. Students and staff from Perry Hall Christian School recently surprised the Parkville Precinct officers with thank you cards and goody bags to show their appreciation. The students are in fifth grade. Photo via BCoPD
UPDATE: A mother and son will be splitting the $50,000 scratch-off jackpot from the ticket that was purchased in Nottingham. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—Some big winning lottery tickets were sold in and around the Nottingham area over the past week. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Maryland Lottery paid nearly $32.7 million in prizes during the week of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average gas price jumped 10.6 cents this week to $3.21 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. This marks the largest weekly increase of the year so far. However, experts predict that the price hike is unlikely to last long due to plummeting oil prices. The recent surge in gas prices is attributed to concerns about the global economy […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown last week announced that he has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general suing the Trump administration over its plan to dismantle three federal agencies. The agencies, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), provide “crucial services to […]