BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year and having left 55% of their PTO unused last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Hardest-Working States in America. Maryland came in at No. 11 on this year’s list. North Dakota topped the list with Alaska ranking at No. 2. In order […]
TOWSON, MD—As Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers (Yarbrough) begins her first year at the helm of Baltimore County Public Schools, the school system opened the 2023-2024 school year on Monday by welcoming more than 111,000 students into its 176 schools, centers, and programs. “My team and I spent this summer working intensively to prepare for this school year,” said Dr. Rogers. […]
WASHINGTON—The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 4, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 4.0 cents from a week ago to $3.78 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 5.8 cents from a month ago but 3.5 cents per gallon lower […]
ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled the week of August 28, 2023. APG has firing operations scheduled this week between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, watercraft, and/or aircraft will be visible during daytime and nighttime hours. Residents may […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The national average for a gallon of gas dropped four cents since last week, despite growing gas demand, according to AAA. However, the price of oil has declined several dollars per barrel and is holding steady below $80, contributing to lower pump prices. As Labor Day approaches, gas demand and volatile oil prices, particularly during an active hurricane season, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With home values up around 1.0% in the past year and mortgage rates having continued to increase, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best Real-Estate Markets. To determine the most attractive real-estate markets in the U.S., WalletHub compared 300 cities across 17 key metrics. Baltimore came in last place at No. 300 on the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Port of Baltimore received a massive visitor this past weekend. Evergreen’s Ever Max visited the Port for the first time on Saturday. The Ever Max, the largest ship to ever visit Port of Baltimore, weighs 165,350 tons, is more than 1,200 feet long, and can handle 15,432 Twenty-foot Equivalent (TEU) containers. Port officials say they can handle such […]