OWINGS MILLS, MD—This week, Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller visited the Ravens training camp in Owings Mills. The event was to rally the Ravens Flock ahead of the upcoming season. Governor Moore sent a clear message to rival teams that are looking to defend against Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson this year: “Good luck!” “The Ravens are the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about eating meat sliced at deli counters. The warning comes after two people were killed and 28 others were hospitalized with listeriosis, an infection that can be fatal to pregnant people and people older than 65. The CDC recommends that people older than 65, pregnant people, and people […]
GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland woman has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for her involvement in multiple fraud schemes, including passport fraud and bankruptcy fraud. According to the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland, Charmaine Brown, 45, of Lusby, was sentenced Wednesday. She will also serve three years of supervised release after her prison sentence and has been ordered to […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks is speaking out against the effort to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats. The proposal to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats is being pushed by the Vote4More coalition, a grassroots organization that is collecting signatures for a county charter amendment. The Vote4More coalition has been organizing since March 2022, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A total of $21.5 million will be allocated to improve public boating access, dredging of navigable waterways, and safety for the next fiscal year, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. In Baltimore County, Gunpowder Falls State Park is set to receive nearly $2.5 million. The funding comes from a variety of sources including a 5% excise tax […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Dr. Joshua Michael, a Baltimore educator and public policy expert, will take over as president of the Maryland State Board of Education, the board announced Tuesday. Dr. Michael, who was appointed to the State Board by Gov. Wes Moore, currently serves as the executive director of the nonprofit Sherman Family Foundation, which supports young people in Baltimore through early […]
TOWSON, MD—The National Artist Travel Prize has been awarded to a Carver Center teacher, and will allow her to travel to document ghost forests along the mid-Atlantic coast and to Germany. Sherry Insley, a visual arts teacher at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, has won the $7,000 prize from the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in a catastrophic accident, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has secured key federal environmental approvals for the bridge’s reconstruction. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has granted the MDTA a Categorical Exclusion (CE) classification and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approval for the $75 million project. The approval […]