TAKOMA PARK, Md.— On a recent Monday night in Takoma Park, an empty parking lot for a small, almost unrecognizable bar slowly fills with cars. Starting around 7 p.m., locals enter the bar intermittently and order beer (cash-only) for around…
BWI-Marshall Airport hit by shutdown of international budget airline
An unexpected development overnight Thursday for anyone flying on WOW Airlines including those with flights into and out of BWI-Marshall Airport. The company went out of business stranding customers. One Baltimore woman who may have well been on the last WOW flight ever into BWI-Marshall says it came as a surprise.
Local Special Olympian’s family worries about possible loss of federal funding
Desiree Holland, 48, is a Special Olympics champion. Her mother says she’s been participating in the games since she was 8. But Desiree’s mother also says she worries about the impact a possible loss of federal funds might have on the program.
House and Senate override Governor’s veto of minimum wage increase
After Governor Hogan on Wednesday vetoed a $15 minimum wage in Maryland, the House and the Senate less than 24 hours later voted to override the veto. As a result, the first increase will kick in January 1, 2020, when the minimum wage will become $11 an hour. It will reach $15 in 2026.
Washington County senior hand crochets thousands of caps for newborns
80 year old Doris Bender retired in 2001 and has since found her niche. She crochets hats for newborns at Meritus Medical center and has made over two thousand in three years.
Hopeful fans turn out for the start of the Nationals season
Opening Day brought fans from all over to Nationals Park. Some came for the classic ballpark snacks and others for the impressive pitching matchup.
Oldest Living African American B&O employee recalls life on the railroad
She’s 99 years old…soon to be 100. But Maggie Hudson’s memories remain of being among an important first for the B&O Railroad.
Supreme Court hears arguments in Maryland gerrymandering case
Maryland’s gerrymandering case, involving the state’s Sixth Congressional District, that’s been making its way through the courts for several years landed before the U-S Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Maryland House votes to reprimand Delegate Jay Jalisi
Two days after the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics released a damaging 16-page report on what it called an “ongoing pattern of bullying and abusive workplace behavior” the Maryland House of Delegates voted to reprimand Baltimore County Delegate Jay Jalisi.
Liberians seek extension of program to allow their legal stay in the U.S. to continue
In just a number of days, the Deferred Enforced Departure program, or D.E.D., which grants Liberians a safe haven in America, will expire. Liberians from throughout the region joined with other supporters at a rally in Hyattsville in hopes of getting President Trump to extend the March 31 deadline.