BALTIMORE, MD—AAA predicts a record-breaking 119.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday period from Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, January 1. This projection narrowly exceeds the 2019 record by 64,000 travelers. AAA predicts 3 million more travelers this holiday season. The surge in holiday travel is attributed to Christmas Day falling on […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland fifth graders have until March 3 to submit entries for the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Forest Conservancy District Boards announced. The contest, open to all fifth graders in public and private schools statewide, encourages young artists to celebrate Maryland’s forests and trees through original artwork. This year’s theme is “Trees […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced this week. The decision comes as a legal challenge to the merger, spearheaded by Attorney General Brown and a coalition of states, gains momentum. The lawsuit, filed in February 2024, argues that the merger of […]
BEL AIR, MD—Here’s some sunny news for a rainy morning in Maryland. The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $670 million, and a winning $1 million ticket was sold in Harford County for Tuesday night’s drawing. The $1 million winner was sold at the Wawa store located at 709 Belair Road in Bel Air. The winner has 182 days from […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $11,798,035 in contributions to the state during November 2024, the largest single-month total the program has produced since its launch in December 2021. Sports wagering contributions to the state are directed to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public education programs. The largest previous single-month contribution was $9.4 million in September 2024. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The holiday season is upon us, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers to plan ahead for sober rides home. The agency’s annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign kicked off today, aiming to reduce drunk and impaired driving over the holidays. “Alcohol-impaired driving remains a leading cause of fatal traffic crashes in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Two CEOs were convicted by a federal jury in Maryland for a scheme to defraud investors about a drug being developed to treat HIV and COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Nader Pourhassan, 61, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Kazem Kazempour, 71, of Potomac, Maryland, were found guilty of the scheme involving CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The man who has been arrested in connection with the brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has connections to Maryland. Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione with a weapon “consistent with” the gun used in the killing, according to the New York City police commissioner. Thompson, 50, died in a dawn ambush on Wednesday as he walked to the […]