Hurricane Ian aftermath underscores flood risk to Maryland coastal areas

In 2022 alone, Maryland landowners have received nearly $8 million in National Flood Insurance Program payments, economic aid overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That’s the fifth-highest total in the United States.

Maryland seafood industry to get help with temporary worker visas

That art, mastered by seafood processors along the Maryland shore, is threatened by a lack of workers.

In Maryland’s opioid crisis, fentanyl is driving deaths across the board

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, accounts for the majority of all drug-related deaths in the state, a discrepancy that only continues to intensify.

The new booster rollout has been slow across the US and Maryland is no exception

Despite recommendations by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the rollout of the new COVID-19 booster in Maryland remains slow. The new booster has been in circulation for a little more than 50 days, and yet has been administered far…

Adnan Syed returns home, neighbor “prayed” for his return

Betty Gaskins was sitting at her kitchen table Tuesday morning when she saw the news that Syed, her neighbor and the subject of the nationally popular podcast “Serial,” was finally free after the Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office dropped all charges and declared his innocence.

In Hagerstown, Biden touts economic policies, scolds GOP

Despite inflation, Biden and the Democrats – facing a tough battle with Republicans over control of the Congress in the midterm election that is a month away – are touting job growth and the administration’s investment in the U.S. infrastructure as major achievements.

Maryland early mail-in vote count moves forward

The number of requested mail-in ballots has already exceeded the unprecedented half a million mail-in ballots in the July primary election.

Court considers second Cox effort to halt Maryland early vote count

Just four days before the Maryland State Board of Elections is to begin counting early mail-in ballots, Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox filed another effort to halt the board’s plan to certify the Nov. 8 elections earlier.

Abortion providers face increasing attacks, harassment

Although abortion providers work a job that is not inherently dangerous, incidents of violence and harassment against workers in their field have increased in the past year. Because of the frequency of attacks, abortion providers in Maryland are fearful of sharing their last names.

Artificial Intelligence in art underlines deeper implications for workers

Twitter-viral text-to-image generators only tell one side of AI capabilities that could upend job growth in multiple industries.