Gerald Winegrad: Crashing insect populations threaten ecosystems and our food...
Something is really bugging me beyond the coronavirus confinement: the world’s insects are hurtling down a path to extinction. The rate of insect extinction is eight times faster than that of mammals,...
View ArticleA year after drowning death of Annapolis man, police file manslaughter...
A Crownsville man was charged with manslaughter Tuesday, almost exactly one year after 76-year-old George Jaeger, of Annapolis, fell off his boat into the South River and drowned.
View ArticleLaurel ice rink is serving as temporary morgue amid coronavirus pandemic,...
The state of Maryland is using an ice rink in Laurel as a temporary morgue to handle a sharp increase in deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.
View ArticleGov. Larry Hogan said he’s ‘concerned’ about crowds when Ocean City reopens...
Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday during a news conference that he’s “concerned” about Ocean City beaches reopening Saturday because it may lead to crowds of people who are not social distancing.
View ArticleCoronavirus testing moves to Cheverly Health Clinic in Prince George’s, FedEx...
Prince George’s County packed up its testing operation at FedEx Field last week and began operations instead at the Cheverly Health Clinic, where they will be able to test twice as many people without...
View ArticleAn Annapolis firefighter tests positive for the coronavirus
An Annapolis firefighter has tested positive for the coronavirus, the city’s fire department confirmed Wednesday.
View ArticleBoys’ Latin graduate, Oregon star among Ravens’ latest signings; team signs...
Wake Forest punter and Monkton native Dom Maggio and Oregon tight end Jake Breeland highlighted the team’s latest wave of undrafted-rookie signings.
View ArticleHavre de Grace ‘hanging in there’ with current funds during coronavirus...
Havre de Grace city leaders are “holding the line” and keeping property tax and water and sewer rates the same going into fiscal 2021, according to Mayor William T. Martin, although officials are being...
View ArticleJune E. Finney, former co-owner of a fabric shop, dies
June E. Finney, a former private school educator who later became co-owner of a Ruxton fabric shop, died Friday at Gilchrist Center Towson of complications from a stroke. The Blakehurst Retirement...
View ArticleF. Carvel Payne, former director of Maryland Department of Legislative...
F. Carvel Payne, former director of the Maryland Department of Legislative Reference, died of cancer Sunday at his Decatur, Georgia, home. The former Severna Park resident was 77.
View ArticleAnne Arundel schools superintendent says decision to close through the school...
Though Anne Arundel County Superintendent George Arlotto said he was disappointed schools will be closed through the end of the 2019-2020 school year, the state’s decision clears a path for full online...
View ArticleMaryland schools to remain closed for the rest of academic year due to...
Maryland's public school students will not return to classrooms for the rest of the academic year, officials announced Wednesday.
View ArticleCCPS to remain closed through end of school year, no decision on graduations
Maryland schools will be closed to in-person learning for the remainder of 2019-2020.
View ArticleFewer Carroll County coronavirus deaths as Health Department reclassifies...
The Carroll County Health Department announced Wednesday that four fatalities, including one community and three facility fatalities, were reclassified as not being attributable to COVID-19. Carroll...
View ArticleMaryland BPW declares Burtis House ‘property surplus,’ transfer to Annapolis...
There are still several steps remaining before the property, and an adjacent parcel, may be transferred, including two appraisals and a second appearance before the Board of Public Works for final...
View ArticleMaryland eases some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor recreation, allowing...
Maryland remains under a stay-at-home order with schools and many businesses closed, but Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced a slight easing of restrictions on outdoor recreation and non-emergency...
View ArticleCoronavirus has ravaged this Maryland family, with their dad and grandparents...
The Chalk siblings, John Jr., Alyssa, Daniel and Courtney, lost their grandparents last month. Then, they watched their father die of the coronavirus.
View ArticleFirst Howard County farmers market opens for the season, adjusts operations...
The first of Howard County’s five farmers markets kicked off Wednesday with new safety measures in place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleRavens GM Eric DeCosta on salary cap space, running back health, the center...
After four months of evaluating, signing, trading and drafting players, the Ravens are no longer in a position to be buyers this offseason, DeCosta said.
View ArticleSinclair Broadcast fined a record $48 million by the FCC
Sinclair Broadcast Group faces a $48 million civil penalty to resolve three investigations by the Federal Communications Commission, the agency said Wednesday.The FCC said the civil penalty is the...
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