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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant from Nicaragua who admitted to massacring 20 people while serving in the Nicaraguan army in the 1990s was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Javier Zeledon Reyes, 56, was arrested by ICE in Hyattsville on March 6 after he confessed to the killings during immigration proceedings. He had […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Goucher College junior Tanise Thornton-Fillyaw will be competing in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend for the third consecutive year. The championships will be held at Rochester’s Golisano Training Center. Thornton-Fillyaw has qualified for the women’s 800 meter run, where she holds the No. 1 seed with a time of 2:09.06. This […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Stargazers across Maryland will be able to witness a rare astronomical event this week – a total lunar eclipse – but only true “night owls” will be able to see it. The eclipse will occur on the night of March 13th, or early in the morning of March 14th, depending on your time zone. During a lunar eclipse, the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 38 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice in proposing a final set of remedies to dismantle Google’s monopoly over internet search engines. The proposed package aims to restore competition and benefit consumers nationwide. This proposal follows a landmark decision (PDF) last year where a D.C. federal […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline has fallen for the third straight week, reaching its lowest point for March since the pandemic, according to GasBuddy. The average price for a gallon of gas is now $3.03, down 0.6 cents from last week and 8.9 cents from a month ago. This marks a significant decrease of 36.7 cents per gallon […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Despite a significant increase in wildfire occurrences in Maryland during 2024, the total acreage burned was substantially lower than the previous year, according to the Maryland Forest Service’s Annual Wildland Fire Report released this month. The report analyzes data from 3.2 million acres of land overseen by the agency, including lands managed by the Maryland Forest Service, National Park […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced five watershed projects that will be part of the state’s Whole Watershed Act pilot program. The five-year program will implement restoration projects in the Antietam Creek in Washington County, the Baltimore Harbor, Newport Bay in Worcester County, the Severn River near Annapolis, and the Upper Choptank River on the Eastern Shore. […]