Health groups, school children ask Hogan for more tobacco control funding

BALTIMORE – Several health groups, Senator Nathaniel McFadden and students on the City Springs debate team gathered to plead with Governor Hogan for more funding for Maryland’s tobacco control program.

U.S Capitol dome renovations unveiled

After two and a half years of construction, the Capitol Building Dome is finally free of scaffolding. The Architect of the Capitol says its unveiling has a deeper meaning than most may think.

Elementary students keep their eye on the ball as they learn life lessons

Furman L. Templeton Elementary School has entered its second year with the Baltimore Tennis Patrons program. The kids are eager to learn and excited to have exposure to a sport that they don’t see often. Coach Damian Jones says it means the world to him to teach students the sport of a lifetime.

Park Heights deconstruction takes its toll on longtime residents

The Park Heights area in Baltimore is getting a makeover. A new state-funded project is deconstructing old buildings and rebuilding the area with workforce housing, recreation, and retail centers. But for some long time residents, they’re not ready for the change.

Coming to terms: losing the one you love to opioid overdose

For Arielle Sokoll-Ward, losing her boyfriend Drew Weston to a heroin overdose taught her a lot about life. She planned to spend her life with him – but now she must cope with a future without him.

Women Urge President Obama to Grant Clemency to More Women

WASHINGTON, D.C.–As the Obama presidency reaches its final days so, too, comes the opportunity to grant federal inmates convicted of non-violent offenses a second chance through clemency. In Washington, Wednesday, dozens gathered across from the White House to urge the…

Local female football coach is breaking barriers

Coach Tobi Hudnall is breaking barriers in a male dominated sport. She says the journey wasn’t easy but it was worth the ride.

New UMD poll has Clinton leading, but country wants change

COLLEGE PARK – In the first University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll Clinton led Trump by nine nationally. Other findings of the poll came in the fact that the country WANTS change, but is unsure whether or not the change Trump would bring would be positive.

Thousands of released felons are voting again in Maryland

Gregory Carpenter was incarcerated for more than 20 years. He’s out on parole and a new Maryland law now allows him to vote in this election.

Trump presidency could have implications for Hogan reelection

The polls had Donald Trump down, but he pulled out the win on election day. Todd Eberly, the Coordinator of Public Policy Studies at St. Mary’s College says it’s because of assumptions pollsters made, and he says the election could have implications for Larry Hogan’s reelection chances.