President Trump appoints Governor Moore to Council of Governors

WASHINGTON, DC—President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced new appointments to the Council of Governors, selecting 10 state leaders to advise on national security, disaster response, and military coordination. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) will serve two-year terms on the council, with Youngkin also acting as co-chair alongside North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D). The […]

Governor Moore urges regional grid operator to protect Marylanders from hikes in energy prices

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore has joined Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in urging regional grid operator PJM Interconnection LLC to make changes to its capacity market rules in order to safeguard Maryland ratepayers from potential electricity cost spikes. In a letter (PDF) sent to the PJM Board of Managers last week, Moore reiterated concerns about rising energy costs for Maryland […]

Luigi Mangione pleads ‘not guilty’ in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

BALTIMORE, MD—Luigi Mangione, 26, pleaded “not guilty” on Monday to charges related to the December 4th murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is accused of shooting Thompson twice in the back outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. The Gilman School graduate spoke into a microphone, saying “Not guilty” to the 11 charges in the indictment, The arraignment in a lower […]

Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder, has ties to Maryland

UPDATE: Luigi Mangione has pleaded “not guilty” to all charges. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The man who has been arrested in connection with the brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has connections to Maryland. Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione with a weapon “consistent with” the gun used in the killing, according to the New York City police commissioner. Thompson, […]

Rosedale man arrested in connection with illegal car rally in Philadelphia

BALTIMORE, MD—A joint investigation between partner law enforcement agencies and the Maryland Car Rally Task Force yielded the arrest of a Baltimore County man in connection with a car rally in Philadelphia. The suspect has been identified as Juawarn Williams, 21, of Rosedale. In a coordinated operation by the Maryland Car Rally Task Force and the Philadelphia Police Department, Williams […]

Double fatal crash on I-83 leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

UPDATE: The victims have been identified as Kevin Johnson, 53, of Ruther Glen, Virginia and James Hutson, 61, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Original story below… SPARKS, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a double fatal multiple-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore County. The driver of a pickup truck and the driver of a mobile crane, whose identities are being […]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation awarded $500K grant

BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has been awarded a $500,000 grant to design and implement 100 new forested riparian buffer acres and maintain existing buffers on agricultural lands in central Pennsylvania. The grant was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Section 319 Grant program. Forested riparian buffers are trees and shrubs planted along streams that […]

Road Rage on I-83: Gun pointed at woman, child

BALTIMORE, MD—A Pennsylvania man is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and her 10-year-old child during a road rage incident on I-83, Maryland State Police said. Troopers responded to reports of a road rage incident involving a gray Toyota Corolla on I-83 southbound on October 9, 2024. The […]