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Keep Maryland Beautiful grants award $238,751 for 2025 conservation efforts

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the Maryland Environmental Trust – a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – and administered on the department’s […]

Maryland named 2025’s fifth-worst state for retirees, study

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Deciding where to spend your retirement years is one of life’s most significant choices. With factors ranging from housing costs and healthcare access to safety and tax considerations, many seniors struggle to determine which location will best serve their needs. To help simplify this important decision, retirement experts at Gold IRA Custodians have analyzed data across all 50 states […]

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Baltimore County tops list of Maryland’s most dangerous places for injury-related fatalities

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A recent study as identified Baltimore County as the most dangerous county in Maryland in terms of injury-related fatalities. The analysis, performed by MyBioSource, examined data from 2020 to 2024, and found that Baltimore County experienced a dramatic increase of 56 deaths per 100,000 people, the highest rise of any county in the state. The study measured fatal injuries […]

Former Harford County Sheriff’s Office detective facing federal charges for sexual exploitation of two minors

Posted on March 13, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A former detective with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office is facing federal charges relating to the sexual exploitation of two children. A federal grand jury has indicted Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodstock, Maryland, charging him with sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material. Hall is a former domestic violence detective who served 27 […]

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Maryland State Police to step up St. Patrick’s Day DUI patrols

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—In anticipation of increased DUI risks, the Maryland State Police have announced increased patrols and enforcement efforts targeting aggressive, distracted, and impaired driving throughout the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Starting Friday, March 14th, and continuing through Monday, March 17th, troopers from all 23 barracks will be deployed in saturation patrols, focusing on roadways known for high rates of impaired […]

Measles case reported in Maryland

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials on Sunday announced a positive case of measles in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally. The Maryland case is not associated with the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. Out of an abundance of caution, health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might […]

Illegal car rallies in Maryland shut down, 5 arrested

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Five people were arrested and charged in connection with illegal car rallies that were held in Maryland over the weekend, according to the Maryland State Police. Members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force began dismantling the car rallies around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, and continued until 4 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, police said. The car […]

DC man sentenced to 22 years in prison for role in armed robberies of Maryland cell phone stores

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Washington, D.C. man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in robbing four cell phone stores across Maryland at gunpoint, officials say. Xavier Jones, 26, was involved in robberies at Verizon and AT&T stores in Baltimore County, Howard County, and Prince George’s County, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During the robberies, Jones and his accomplices […]

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