Trump’s Kennedy nomination casts long shadow over NIH

The director of the National Institutes of Health fielded questions from House Republicans regarding trust and spending.

Maryland video game studio reacts to volatile industry by unionizing

The video game industry is booming. Why are there so many layoffs?

Senate panel passes bill making Chesapeake National Recreation Area a national park unit

The Chesapeake Bay area is one step closer to becoming part of the national parks system with the Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area Act moving onto the Senate floor.

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Annapolis

Maryland gives go-ahead to wind project on Delmarva Peninsula

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried about the environmental impact on local wetlands. The application, proposed by Baltimore…

Maryland schools get new rules for shooter drills

Active shooter drills in local schools will be different next school year under new state guidelines to limit the impact on student’s mental health

Climate activists urge Maryland lawmakers to brace for Trump

Maryland climate advocates are urging the state lawmakers to allocate resources to climate and clean energy now.

Trump makes inroads in true-blue Maryland

Maryland remain blue in this election but overall the voting patterns in Maryland saw a shift from 2020 toward President-Elect Donald Trump.

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Washington

Biden asks for aid for Baltimore’s Key Bridge rebuild in disaster package

WASHINGTON – Hours after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last March, President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government would pay for the entire replacement. The president and Congress are now attempting to fulfill that promise. Biden sent a…

Trump’s Kennedy nomination casts long shadow over NIH

The director of the National Institutes of Health fielded questions from House Republicans regarding trust and spending.

Senate panel OKs measure aimed at luring Washington Commanders from Maryland to DC

A bill to transfer control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium land to the District of Columbia passed a hurdle in the Senate.

Senate panel passes bill making Chesapeake National Recreation Area a national park unit

The Chesapeake Bay area is one step closer to becoming part of the national parks system with the Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area Act moving onto the Senate floor.

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Maryland

Maryland gives go-ahead to wind project on Delmarva Peninsula

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried about the environmental impact on local wetlands. The application, proposed by Baltimore…

Senate panel OKs measure aimed at luring Washington Commanders from Maryland to DC

A bill to transfer control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium land to the District of Columbia passed a hurdle in the Senate.

Senate panel passes bill making Chesapeake National Recreation Area a national park unit

The Chesapeake Bay area is one step closer to becoming part of the national parks system with the Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area Act moving onto the Senate floor.

Beloved owner of RJ Bentley’s in College Park, Maryland dies at 77

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The College Park community mourns the death of John Brown, a local legend who owned and co-founded R.J. Bentley’s restaurant and bar.

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Foreign Reporting

Senegalese Journalist Maty Sarr Niang Finally Liberated

Maty Niang, a journalist for the independent news site Kéwoulo was released on March 12 after being detained for nearly 10 months.

Silencing Truth: The Persecution of Russian Journalist Ivan Safronov

Ivan Safronov was a well-respected military correspondent for two establishment newspapers then he went to work for the Russian space agency.

The Nightmare before New Year’s: The Story of Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim

Egyptian journalist Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim was a man spending time with his family on vacation until he was suddenly detained for his association with his employer Al-Jazeera.

567 days and counting: Renowned Guatemalan journalist still behind bars

Jose Carlos was on the phone with his father renowned investigative journalist and publisher José Rubén Zamora.