Maryland just took another step forward to reduce crime with the announcement that the state’s criminal DNA database has officially recorded 4,000 positive comparisons for evidence found at crime scenes — and with the recent quadruple homicide in Washington D.C. depending so heavily on DNA evidence, the importance of Maryland’s database has never been clearer. […]
Fracking has been banned in Maryland for the next two years as Gov. Larry Hogan let a bill pass into law without his signature last week. He had until May 29 to sign it, veto it or let it go into effect by default. The legislation prohibits the issuance of fracking permits in the state […]
The summer camping season is already off to a busy start for the Virginia Marine Police, who celebrated the start of the season with a jet ski accident. And on Saturday over the Memorial Day weekend, the Marine Police helped out with a problem in Maryland, rescuing a party of missing boaters in the middle […]
UPDATED 11/2/20 Baltimore apparel company Under Armour will be shipping its foreign-made products to the port of Baltimore for the first time since 2007. The Baltimore Sun reports that Under Armour recently struck a deal with the shipping company Evergreen Line. The deal was publicly announced after a meeting with company officials, local business leaders, […]
For many investors, managing their finances often comes down to a number of established rules: for example, look for stocks with higher gross profit ratios (GPR) for more timely and lucrative returns, decrease risk as you age, etc. However, in some cases, even the most prodigious investors will choose to make an investment based […]
Since 2011, the city of Baltimore has paid more than $6 million in settlements for cases involving personal injury and police brutality. The Baltimore Sun reports that the lawsuits against the city have continued to draw criticism of the Baltimore Police Department’s tactics, which many feel are out of control. The department is accused of […]
A Fruitland, MD woman is facing assault charges after allegedly harming a three-year-old boy at Emmanuel Child Development Center in Salisbury. However, the woman denies intentionally harming the child. The incident occurred only days before Maryland lawmakers rejected bills that would have expanded employee access to sick leave and other family-friendly changes, demonstrating the importance […]
As rioters took to the streets in Baltimore following the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, local politicians and news stations have increasingly become aware of the decades-long civil unrest that allowed the situation to escalate. The arrest and fatal spinal injuries — injuries allegedly inflicted by the arresting officers — of Gray, a black resident […]
A man has died after being trapped in a rock-crushing machine in a Maryland quarry, officials have announced. His name has not been released. “He was somehow entangled on the conveyor belt of the machine that he was operating and succumbed to his injuries,” Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins told NBC Washington. The […]
No Maryland hospitals have been awarded a five-star rating under a new federal system released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in April. Even the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital received only four stars. The one- to five-star rating is based solely on patient surveys and is published on the CMS Hospital […]
