BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday announced the first travel-related Powassan virus death in Maryland. The Department confirmed the presence of Powassan, which is spread by the bite of an infected tick, on September 22, with subsequent follow-ups reinforcing that result. “We are very saddened to report the first death due to the Powassan virus in our state,” […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Thursday released the following statement regarding Maryland’s Red Alert Air Quality Condition resulting from the Canadian Wildfires: “We are working in close coordination with the Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Department of Health to monitor the impact that wildfires burning in Quebec, Canada are having on air quality both in Maryland and across […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to pass through the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Thursday in the Baltimore area. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthy for the general population. Officials say a concentrated plume of smoke is expected […]
BALTIMORE, MD—As copious amounts of wildfire smoke from eastern Canada pour into the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Seeing hazy skies this morning? The haze blanketing much of Maryland is being caused by smoke from wildfires in Canada that has made its to the Mid-Atlantic, Maryland Department of the Environment officials said on Wednesday morning. So far, more than 29,000 people have been evacuated from communities throughout Alberta as wildfires rage in Canada. The smoke is still […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Muhammad Luqman Rana, 32, of City of Vaughan, Ontario, for the federal charges of production of child pornography and extortion by threat to injure the reputation of another. The indictment was returned on December 11, 2019 and unsealed on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 upon his extradition from Canada. The indictment […]