Driving under the influence of illicit substances has always been illegal in Maryland, but with marijuana recently decriminalized, driving while high has become more frequent according to data from the state – and potentially harder to catch. In 2023, after…
Loss of Key Bridge leads to more potholes, truck traffic in neighborhoods
DUNDALK, Md. – Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse, rerouted trucks have wrought havoc on Dundalk’s narrow roads, causing stress and headaches for motorists and local officials. Even truckers don’t like the situation. “I haven’t seen the roads this…
Sen. Alsobrooks Urges RFK Jr. to Resign at ‘Sick of it Rally’ outside NIH
Citizens gather to voice their discontent with cuts to NIH and the Trump Administration’s attitude towards the scientific community.
Machine learning — in Maryland and elsewhere — opens new possibilities for suicide prevention
The Reddit thread that caught Philip Resnik’s attention posed a potentially life-saving question. “Formerly suicidal Redditors, what’s something that kept you alive a little while longer and helped you to get through the dark times in your lives?” the post…
Visitors, workers – and Democrats – dismayed at sudden firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
WASHINGTON – In the Library of Congress, visitors from across the country, some stepping inside the ornate, Beaux-Arts building for the first time, reacted with anger and dismay to President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden,…
Here’s how federal and state action may affect Maryland electric vehicle programs
Maryland joined a coalition of states and Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit Wednesday to overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that blocks billions in funding for electric vehicle charging stations. It’s one measure the state has taken to…
Disappointing apathy in Maryland and beyond, says Jan. 6 Officer Harry Dunn
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn discovered a disappointing level of apathy among his fellow Marylanders when it came to the events that had unfolded inside the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Pardoned Maryland Jan. 6 participants find support after convictions
Over a beer at the American Legion Post #10 in Boonsboro, Maryland, Steven Cook recounted how he got kicked out of his Salisbury University fraternity and dropped out of school after his assault on police officers during the Jan. 6,…
Antisemitism and Islamophobia soar in Maryland after October 2023 Hamas attacks
When one kind of extremism increases without being challenged, other varieties often follow suit, according to organizations and researchers who monitor these patterns. Dr. Sahar Khamis, a professor of communication at the University of Maryland who specializes in Islamic studies…
Maryland lawmakers decry possible Medicaid cuts amid 24-hour protest near US Capitol
WASHINGTON – Nicole Jorwic hadn’t slept in 30 hours by the time the 24-hour vigil protesting proposed Medicaid cuts ended Thursday afternoon on the National Mall. The Chicago-based organizer and chief program officer for the advocacy group Caring Across Generations…
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