Still working on budget, Westminster staff recommends municipal pool remain...
The Westminster Common Council discussed the city’s budget Monday, May 18, but did not yet vote to approve a version. They agreed to push the vote back so city staff could work to implement recent...
View ArticleAnnual survey finds Chesapeake Bay crab population is down, but remains...
The Chesapeake Bay crab population is down this year, but remains within a range officials consider to be “resilient and sustainable."
View ArticleMemorial Day remembrance going virtual with video tributes from Carroll...
"We didn’t want Memorial Day to pass without the recognition it is due. This year will be our 153rd consecutive observance of Memorial Day, and even though we had to cancel the actual parade, we have...
View ArticleBusinessman Bob Wallace wants to shake up Baltimore mayor’s race with...
Baltimore entrepreneur Bob Wallace is running as an independent for Baltimore mayor, joining a field he says lacks a candidate with his ability to create jobs.
View ArticleMap: Nursing home coronavirus deaths, cases reported in Maryland
Maryland has recorded hundreds of coronavirus cases and related deaths at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. See where the impacted facilities are and how many residents and staff have been...
View ArticleFive things you might not know about the Blue Angels
The Blue Angels sought to keep spirits high during the coronavirus pandemic with not one but two flyovers in Anne Arundel this year, including the one Wednesday morning to surprise the Naval Academy...
View ArticleCoronavirus cuts short Pride of Baltimore II sailing season
Uncertainty caused by the current coronavirus pandemic will keep Pride of Baltimore II closed to the public and at dock for the remainder of the 2020 season.
View Article‘You’re my hero’: Woman captures video of Anne Arundel officer escorting...
An Anne Arundel County police officer escorted a mother duck and her ducklings across the street in Pasadena Tuesday.
View ArticleOrganizers plan Friday protest of Baltimore County coronavirus lockdown order
Citing the “constitutional overreach of local governments” and concern over languishing county businesses, a newly-formed group is planning a Reopen Baltimore County rally in Towson Friday.
View ArticleCarroll County’s Teacher of the Year Jena Ehmann spreads the love of reading
Standing outside of Winfield Elementary School on Monday was the first time Jena Ehmann had been at the school since it closed to students and staff in March. It was a bittersweet moment for Carroll...
View ArticleBaltimore County Council to vote on extending county executive’s emergency...
Baltimore County Council is meeting remotely Thursday to consider its third emergency declaration extension.
View ArticleBaltimore to offer 4,000 virtual summer jobs to youth with scaled down...
Baltimore’s annual YouthWorks job program will be offered virtually this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Wednesday.
View ArticlePasadena councilman authors bill to prevent campus-like clusters of assisted...
An effort to prevent campus-like clusters of community-based assisted living facilities across the region has gained traction in the Anne Arundel County Council — a controversial bill drew 83 responses...
View ArticleAppointment-free coronavirus testing for Baltimore County residents without...
Baltimore County residents with mild or no symptoms of coronavirus will be able to be tested for the virus without an appointment or doctor’s order Thursday at the testing site at the Maryland State...
View ArticleRedskins draft pick Antonio Gandy-Golden from Liberty says he had coronavirus
Washington Redskins rookie receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden says he tested positive for the new coronavirus in March and was fully recovered by early April
View ArticleMaryland approved for SNAP online grocery purchases
Low-income families in Maryland will be able to purchase groceries online for delivery or pickup with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits beginning next week, the latest...
View ArticleHarford schools form project teams, seek more community feedback as ‘digital...
Three teams have been convened by Harford County Public Schools officials to develop a “digital teaching and learning plan,” as the school system continues to navigate the process of delivering...
View ArticleFour Baltimore libraries now offering outside Wi-Fi
Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library is offering free Wi-Fi service outside four of its branches.
View ArticleFormer St. Frances football star Luke Hill arrested on eight charges,...
According to ESPN, former St. Frances football star Luke Hill allegedly fired a gun multiple times from a car Monday night, targeting Rhode Island basketball recruit Ishmael Leggett.
View ArticleNaval Academy midshipman’s sexual assault trial rescheduled for July
The court-martial, scheduled for May after several delays, was postponed earlier this month for coronavirus concerns.
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