Catalytic converter thefts have gone up the past few years, especially with the increase of hybrid vehicles. Montgomery County Police partnered up with car dealers and mechanics to make the piece unique to the car and easily traceable.
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Maryland voters to see reproductive rights on 2024 ballot
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland voters will be asked to enshrine abortion rights into the state Constitution next year, after the Maryland House of Delegates’ passage of the “Right to Reproductive Freedom Act” on Thursday. SB 798 will place a referendum…
Maryland tech start-ups look to stay afloat after bank collapses
Maryland biomedical company Medcura is a Silicon Valley Bank customer, but they say they are not in a hurry to move change banks.
Overall crime in Maryland is going down, but homicides and rapes are rising
Criminologists attribute the rise to gun crime and possession, the murders of George Floyd and Freddie Gray, and the loss of reliability on law enforcement.
Two counties moved to ‘healthier’ school start times. How does the rest of Maryland compare?
Howard County passed a resolution in February to push its high school start time to 8 a.m. in the same academic year that Anne Arundel County implemented its 8:30 a.m. high school start times. The latter said it was moving to “healthier school start and dismissal times for students.”
Breezy day demonstrates POWER of wind energy at rally
Maryland has four offshore wind projects approved – enough to power 600,000 average homes by 2026.
Controversial gun control bill advances in Maryland Senate
If enacted, the bill would make the licensing process for wear and carry permits more strict.
Advocates call for Maryland Senate to pass ‘Safe Harbor’ protections for sex trafficking victims
In Maryland, older child victims of sex trafficking can be arrested, handcuffed, detained and incarcerated for prostitution – a charge some would say is blaming them.
Maryland House examines bill to cut packaging waste, shift costs onto producers
HB 284 would prohibit producers of packaging materials from selling or distributing their materials unless the producer has an approved producer responsibility plan.
Maryland bill targets fentanyl deaths through safe centers for drug use
The bill would allow community-based organizations to open up to six centers in non-residential areas where health professionals can monitor users, give first aid and provide sterile needles.