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Maryland students improve on national math, reading tests

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BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland student achievement scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed modest improvement in mathematics and continued progress in reading. The Nation’s Report Card, a congressionally mandated biennial assessment, measures student achievement in fourth and eighth-grade reading and math nationwide. While Maryland’s scores have declined over the past decade, this year’s results show some stabilization. Reading […]

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NOW YOU KNOW: Baltimore County takes bold step toward addressing deer overpopulation

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The following is a legislative update from Delegates Ryan Nawrocki and Kathy Szeliga. The 2025 legislative session kicked off this month in Annapolis, and we’ve certainly seen fireworks! We proudly launched the Maryland Freedom Caucus with five other fellow House Delegates. This organized group of patriots will work together to fight for fiscal responsibility and conservative principles. Delegate Ryan Nawrocki […]

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Maryland Attorney General joins lawsuit to block Trump’s funding freeze, Governor Moore: ‘It’s chaos’

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BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new policy withholding trillions of dollars in federal funding from states. The lawsuit aims to prevent the implementation of the policy, which was issued late on January 27th by the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The […]

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Fallston crash leaves one injured

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FALLSTON, MD—Crews responded to a crash in the Fallston area on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported at just after 7:45 a.m. on January 29, 2025 along Fallston Road at Engle Road (21047). Two vehicles were involved in the crash, and one person was taken to a local emergency room for treatment. Another patient was evaluated at the scene. Photo […]

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Baltimore County man convicted in $20 million insurance fraud scheme

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BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County  man has been convicted on 13 counts of fraud, three counts of money laundering, two counts of filing false tax returns, and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a $20 million life insurance scheme. Federal prosecutors say that 77-year-old James William Wilson, Jr., of Owings Mills, defrauded life insurance companies by taking […]

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Cash App, Block Inc. settle with states over BSA/AML violations

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BALTIMORE, MD—Block, Inc., the parent company of popular mobile payment service Cash App, has agreed to pay $80 million to settle with 48 state financial regulatory agencies, including Maryland, for violations of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws. The settlement, announced by the Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation, addresses deficiencies in Block’sBSA/AML program that […]

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Police searching for missing 12-year-old last seen in Parkville area

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UPDATE: Demitrious Robertson has been located. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing 12-year-old boy. Demitrious Jahayd Robertson is 5’9″ tall and weighs 140 pounds. He was last seen at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 in the Parkville area wearing a blue jacket, black pants, and black shoes. Anyone with information […]

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