SEVERNA PARK, Maryland- Dozens of Anne Arundel County parents and players attended a rally in Severna Park to advocate for the return of high school sports this month. Former Governor Robert Ehrlich helped organize the rally, which was held at…
Maryland residents are struggling to get approved for unemployment
Maryland residents are struggling to get through the phone lines and receive the help they need to navigate the unemployment benefits process.
How will no fans affect football games
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland–The Big Ten Conference announced that no fans will be allowed at football games this year. We explore how that will impact the players.
University of Maryland and Bowie State University announce Social Justice Alliance
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The University of Maryland and Bowie State University announced the launch of a Social Justice Alliance in honor of Richard Collins III, a Bowie State Student who was murdered on the University of Maryland’s campus in…
New Maryland laws focus on anti-discrimination, law enforcement, healthcare
An update to Maryland’s hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several anti-discrimination measures going into effect Oct. 1. Other notable bills address crime, the environment and healthcare, including an infectious disease mandate named for Olivia Paregol, a University of Maryland freshman who died during a 2018 campus outbreak.
District sends voting applications to residents behind bars in federal prisons
After becoming the first jurisdiction to restore voting from behind bars this summer, the District of Columbia has distributed voter registration applications to all 2,400 residents serving felony sentences in federal prisons across the country.
Failure to pass relief package is hurting businesses
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – Restaurants, such as The Board and Brew, are feeling the impact of Congress’ failure to pass another coronavirus relief package.
Questions mount for Maryland’s next General Assembly session
General Assembly leaders in Maryland ended the 2020 session early and declined a special session due to pandemic and presidential election concerns. But they have yet to announce plans, particularly regarding legislative voting, as the next session draws near.
Public pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Becki Bass and her daughter Sky came to the Supreme Court on Wednesday to bid farewell to Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday at the age of 87. “I’ve always been a humongous Ruth fan.…
Substance-abuse deaths in Maryland spike during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a spike in methamphetamine, alcohol, cocaine and opioid-related overdose deaths in Maryland in the first half of 2020, according to a state health department report.