Episode Two: The flood mitigation plan (Run time – 18:47) Synopsis: The Howard County Council listens to the community’s opinion about a flood mitigation plan that had been announced by County Executive Allan Kittleman and Councilman Jon Weinstein on Aug.…
Ellicott City: Historic Town, Historic Water – Podcast Episode One
Episode One: Water (Run time – 15:26) Synopsis: This podcast series will examine two fatal floods that occurred in Ellicott City, Maryland. One on July 30, 2016, and the other on May 27th of this year, 2018. In this episode…
Court decision, midterm elections drive debate over Medicare for all
By JEFF LEVINE Capital News Service WASHINGTON – The decision by a federal court judge on Friday to strike down the Affordable Care Act strengthens the case for “Medicare for all,” according to Dr. Adam Gaffney, president of the Physicians…
The Washington Bullpen, Episode 13
WASHINGTON – On the last episode of The Washington Bullpen for the Fall 2018 semester, host Jarod Golub has the latest on former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s sentencing, the clash between President Trump and Democratic lawmakers over border wall…
How Washington’s softball team fizzled in a blaze of Glory
WASHINGTON – Carie Dever-Boaz was ready to step away from coaching college softball when the phone rang. After spending two years at the University of Virginia as the Cavaliers’ head softball coach, Dever-Boaz was expecting to make the trip back…
The Lost Islands
A look at the hundreds of islands that have sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.
State lawmakers look to ban untraceable guns in next session
With about a month until the 2019 Maryland General Assembly reconvenes on Jan. 9, the new Democratic state House Majority Leader is looking to continue the progress made last session on gun violence prevention by banning 3D and ghost guns in the state.
With new plan on pause, Ellicott City business owner feels stuck
ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland — After a 2016 flood destroyed Great Panes Art Glass Studio on this city’s Main Street, the owners resolved to rebuild. Sherry Fackler-Berkowitz, 65, has run the business in the historic mill town with her husband Len…
Your phone as a way to view the flood [A simulation]
Ellicott City, Maryland — This video is an experimental look at what it would have been like to experience the flood. Instead of putting the viewer in a resident’s shoes, we put the viewer in the resident’s phone.
Rebuilding Ellicott City [360 video in 3D]
ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland—An immersive journey through the flooding, aftermath and reconstruction of Ellicott City, Maryland. Shot on an Insta360 Pro, CNS producer Aaron Rosa created graphics overlaid on 3-D aftermath footage to give a new perspective to the damage done…