Campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war arrived in D.C. with both Georgetown University and George Washington University seeing hundreds rally. GW had wanted protesters to clear out by 7 p.m. — and it requested police to get involved — but WTOP’s Scott Gelman reported that a D.C. police source told WTOP the department is now holding and not moving forward with clearing the encampment from campus yet.
The Light Rail could be unavailable in your area once again, starting next month. Maryland Transit Administration officials said they will launch a planned maintenance project from May 3-24. During that time, Light Rail stops south of the North Linthicum Station will be closed, including Glen Burnie, Ferndale, Linthicum, BWI Business District and BWI.
Before Maryland’s 90-day legislative session began in January, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones urged not only her colleagues, but also the general public, to simply be more decent with each other. During the session, the Baltimore County Democrat presented a “decency agenda,” a package of five bills that sought to eradicate discrimination and election misinformation, provide leadership training for school officials, and ensure diverse books and other materials are available for everyone.
They didn’t graduate from the police academy, they don’t get overtime, but they’re incredibly quick when it comes to getting on the scene after a 911 call. Data from the Montgomery County Police Department’s dashboard on the “drones as first responder” program shows that overall arrival times for the drones — housed in downtown Silver Spring and Wheaton — average in just over one minute.
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) named Christine Andrews, CPA, a veteran of nearly 30 years in medical and health care advancement, as the system’s first vice president for philanthropy shared services. In the new position, Andrews will streamline UMMS’ approach to transformational giving, allowing donors to support large-scale projects that improve health care throughout Maryland while furthering the system’s mission.
The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through the new 35-foot channel headed for Saint John, Canada. Two more commercial ships followed later Thursday, including a vehicle carrier headed to Panama.
Amid a jurisdictional tug of war over the future home of the Washington Commanders, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday struck an assured posture on his state’s ability to keep the team in Prince George’s County. “I’m very confident we’re going to put together the most attractive offer for them,” Moore said in an interview with Capital News Service. “I wish I could predict what they’ll do.
The recent joint announcement by police and prosecutors in Baltimore that they intend to crack down on illegal dirt bike use on city streets comes as no great surprise. We have heard such promises before. They are as reliable a feature in Baltimore’s springtime as the return of the Orioles to Camden Yards or the arrival of crab cakes (at least the kind made from fresh local jumbo lump) to local eateries.
The members of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association (MDDC) are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of HB1258 on local journalism. This bill, which is on the governor’s desk now, would upend the longstanding practice of publishing public notices in local newspapers and their associated websites, threatening the vitality of Maryland’s communities and the essential role of the press in fostering civic engagement and accountability.
“Pre” didn’t seem like a scary word. It literally means “before,” suggesting something that’s way off in the future you don’t have to worry about yet. Yet being the operative word. Especially when the word that follows “pre” is “diabetes.” I was diagnosed with prediabetes a few years ago, but stupidly believed it wasn’t that big a deal. I ate mostly healthy, right?