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CCBC receives $95K grant to provide aid to businesses impacted by Key Bridge collapse

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BALTIMORE, MD—Community College of Baltimore County has received a $95,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to support an initiative aimed at bolstering small businesses in Dundalk and neighboring communities significantly impacted by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year. The initiative, titled “Building Bridges to Recovery: Strengthening Dundalk’s Business Community,” will offer education, resources, and coaching […]

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Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ remains average in size in 2024

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BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay’s dead zone, an area of hypoxia where low oxygen levels can’t sustain life, was about average in size in 2024, according to a release from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The annual report, released by the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program, comes as leaders in the region prepare to meet in December to discuss the Bay’s cleanup efforts […]

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Cybersecurity

Russian national extradited in $16 million Phobos ransomware scheme

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BALTIMORE, MD—Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 42-year-old Russian national, was extradited from South Korea to face charges related to his alleged role in the Phobos ransomware scheme. He made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on November 4th. The Justice Department alleges that Ptitsyn served as a key administrator of the Phobos ransomware operation, overseeing the […]

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Baltimore County landscaper hits $500K lottery jackpot

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BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has won $500,000 from a Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket. The landscaper, who chose to remain anonymous, bought two $20 $500,000 Crossword scratch-off tickets from a 7-Eleven located at 1001 Aviation Boulevard in Anne Arundel County. After scratching the tickets at home, he discovered he had won the top prize on one of them. Playing scratch-offs […]

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Cecil County man named 15th FishMaryland Master Angler

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BALTIMORE, MD—Nick Perez of Perryville, Maryland, has achieved the prestigious Master Angler Milestone Award from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. He is the 15th angler to reach this milestone since the program began in 2019. Perez’s daughter, Lucy Moore, was the 10th Master Angler, making her the first youth and first female to receive the award. Perez’s […]

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Man who murdered Rosedale father & son receives additional life sentence in Baltimore City case

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BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore City judge has sentenced Ameer Gittens to life plus 15 years, with the first five years without the possibility of parole. The sentence will be served consecutively to the sentence he is currently serving for a Baltimore County homicide case. Gittens is currently serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus 50 years for the […]

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Governor Moore appoints 13 to Harford County Judicial Nominating Commission

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has appointed 13 individuals to the District 4 Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission representing Harford County. Rebecca Fleming will lead the commission as chair. “Our state trial courts are charged with issuing clear judgments, unclouded by fear or favor and rooted in fact, law, and precedent. The Judicial Nominating Commission for Harford County plays a key […]

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