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Governors of Maryland, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia announce partnership with Rockefeller Foundation for 3 million rapid antigen tests

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Additional states have now joined the interstate compact – details here. Original story below… —— ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced a major bipartisan interstate compact with The Rockefeller Foundation to expand the use of rapid point-of-care […]

Attorneys General Frosh, Herring, Racine file notice of intent to sue EPA

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, joined by the Attorneys General of Virginia and the District of Columbia, on Monday filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to require Pennsylvania and New York to develop and implement plans to achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay restoration goals. Under the Clean Water Act, […]

Governor Hogan acts to address COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes, gives update on unemployment website [VIDEO]

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced an expanded testing strategy and aggressive new actions to address outbreaks of COVID-19 at poultry processing plants and nursing homes in Maryland. As Maryland continues to plan for the recovery phase, the state will target and isolate outbreaks and clusters of cases, redouble attention and resources on hotspot areas, and increase mitigation efforts […]

Smoke from controlled burn in Virginia visible in Baltimore County

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Local 911 centers were overwhelmed with calls on Sunday from residents who reported seeing smoke plumes in portions of Baltimore County. The Baltimore County Fire Department says the smoke plumes are the results of a controlled burn that is taking place in Virginia. The burn is taking place in Prince William, Fauquier, and Stafford Counties and is showing up […]

State trooper arrests police impersonator attempting to make traffic stop on I-695

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Maryland State Police urge anyone who may have been pulled over by this impersonator to contact police at 410-780-2700. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland State Police arrested a police impersonator attempting to conduct a traffic stop on I-695 on Saturday night. The suspect has been identified as Timothy Ervin Trivett, 54, of Yorktown, Virginia. Trivett was […]

Agents seize $10K in contraband cigarettes along I-95 in White Marsh

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

Comptroller Peter Franchot announced on Thursday that officers from the Field Enforcement Division assisted Maryland State Police in a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 95 in Baltimore County on Tuesday night that netted 1,650 packs of contraband cigarettes valued at more than $10,000. “Day or night, my agents remain vigilant in identifying criminals who try to cheat Maryland citizens and who use Maryland […]

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