Sugar skulls, pictures and orange flowers: Mexican Catholics celebrate Day of the Dead

Baltimore-To commemorate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, Mexican Catholics display colorful altars to celebrate the lives of their loved ones. This tradition is celebrated primarily in Mexico, but it has extended to various parts across the…

Victory for tenants: Montgomery County Council passes rent stabilization bill

Rockville, MD- The Montgomery County Council unanimously passes Bill 30-21 which aims to help struggling tenants from losing their homes. The bill limits rent increases and prohibits landlords from charging late fees for the next six months. Local advocates say…

Activists call for change in how police respond to mental health crisis incidents in Montgomery County

Gaithersburg, MD-  The Silver Spring Justice Coalition and the family of Ryan Leroux are demanding for change in how police respond to mental health crisis incidents. Leroux was shot and killed in July by Montgomery County Police officers after they…

Vehicles for Change: A non-profit transforming lives one car at a time

Halethorpe, MD- Baltimore-based nonprofit organization, Vehicles for Change (VFC), is working to address generational poverty. VFC facilitates the reentry process of former prisoners and gives them a chance to become skilled auto mechanics through an internship program. Under the supervision…

A local small business is rewarding teachers for their hard work

A local small business is paying it forward for teachers who have gone through the unimaginable during the COVID-19 pandemic. FlanCake by Gaby is giving teachers free flan cakes for their continued hard work and dedication.

The return of the March Madness has buoyed chicken wing sales

Crofton, MD- With no NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament in 2020, the chicken wing business saw a one million pound surplus and chicken wing prices plummet to under one dollar. Now with the NCAA tournament back in full swing, chicken wing…

Maryland launches mobile vaccination program to give shots to those in underserved communities

Reisterstown, MD –  The Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Emergency Management Agency unveil mobile vaccination sites that will roll through Maryland starting this weekend. The 32 foot long mobile units will be staffed by trained vaccinators and will serve…

Take a walk through Centreville’s opioid haunted house

CENTREVILLE, Md. — Some people’s biggest monster isn’t a goblin or ghost; it’s the struggle of an opioid addiction. A group of people in Queen Anne’s county wanted to educate the community and invite open discussion about the opioid epidemic, so they created the Haunted Trap House, a haunted house with each room representing a different scene in the life of a drug abuser.

Key witnesses impugn Trump in first impeachment public hearing

Wednesday marked the first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, and the five-and-a-half-hour testimony revealed new findings. It also saw a partisan divide in how lawmakers viewed Trump’s conduct. CNS-TV’s Max Marcilla recaps the start of the public impeachment process.