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U.S. News & World Report
April 16, 2018
News outlets report that Montgomery County Fire and Rescue evacuated the Radisson Hotel in Rockville, Maryland, because of flooding early Monday. The service also reported that several vehicles were stranded in water, and at least one driver was rescued from a vehicle with non-life-threatening injuriesÃâà...
WTOP
April 16, 2018
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Transportation Authority is exploring phasing out all cash toll booths across the state. Today, tolls are collected three ways: by cash, or electronically, by either an E-ZPass transponder or by video tolling — when the state uses a license-plate photo and mails drivers theirÃâà...
Delmarva Daily Times
April 16, 2018
“I have a bunch of projects that I'd love to develop (in Maryland) that are, right now, dead in the water because of the (lack of) incentives,” Sanchez told Capital News Service. “If (a new tax incentive bill) passes, that opens up a lot of new work here, and I don't think I'm the only one in that position. I think a lotÃâà...
The Diamondback
April 16, 2018
Maryland men's lacrosse comes back to beat No. 8 Rutgers, 11- ... 8 Rutgers on Sunday at Maryland Stadium, neither attackman Anthony DeMaio nor midfielder Tim Rotanz registered a point. ... 1 Maryland used those conversions to claim a back-and-forth affair, 11-10, and extend its winning streak to five.
Herald-Mail Media
April 11, 2018
This is Severe Storms Awareness Week, and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is teaming up with the National Weather Service and local emergency managers to ... During spring, Maryland is at risk for heavy rainstorms, flooding, damaging winds, tornadoes, hail and lightning.
The Diamondback
April 11, 2018
Maryland bill would allow past criminal behavior to be used in sex offense cases ... After more than a decade of failed attempts, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation allowing prosecutors to use suspects' previous predatory behavior as evidence in trying sex offense cases. The bill, called theÃâà...
The Diamondback
April 11, 2018
Furthermore, the caveats listed under Maryland law do not protect minors from coercion. In many religions, it is a sin to engage in sexual activity outside the bonds of marriage. Should a minor get pregnant, she might face pressure or coercion from her guardians to marry. This accomplishes nothing otherÃâà...
The Diamondback
April 11, 2018
Infielder Anna Kufta rounds third base after hitting a home run during Maryland Softball's game against Michigan on Apr. 14, 2017 at Maryland Softball Stadium (Matt ... In the sixth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against St. Francis, Maryland softball brought the tying run to the plate trailing 3-0.
CBS Baltimore / WJZ
April 11, 2018
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland Zoo still needs help naming it's newest penguin chick — and you can help! The little girl arrived back in February and it's the 1000th African penguin to hatch at the zoo. This little girl was the 1000th African penguin chick to hatch at The Maryland Zoo! We need YOUR helpÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland Senate panel has approved a measure to create consistent standards for school safety statewide. The Senate ... The bill requires the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Center for School Safety to develop a policy for school-safety assessment.
NBC4 Washington
April 4, 2018
A Maryland mother is putting her voice behind the fight to have a controversial guardrail removed from the nation's roads. Sandra Johnson-Carter testified in front of the Tennessee House Transportation Committee Tuesday, supporting a resolution that would call on the U.S. Secretary of Transportation toÃâà...
The Diamondback
April 4, 2018
The Maryland Senate passed a bill last week banning conversion therapy for minors. The bill passed 34-12 and has yet to be voted on in the House. Conversion therapy for minors has been a controversial topic in state legislatures for many years, but it's time Maryland finally bans the practice by passingÃâà...
The Diamondback
March 9, 2018
Coach Julie Wright applauds a hit on the field during Maryland softball's game against Michigan State at Maryland Softball Stadium on April 8, 2016. ... While Maryland softball went 3-2 in last weekend's Louisville Invitational, the team struggled at the plate, scoring just 12 runs combined across the fiveÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 9, 2018
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will provide nearly $40,000 in state grants for services to assist deaf survivors of abuse. The Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention announced Thursday that the $37,882 grant will go to the Deaf Abused Women Network for the Deaf Survivors project, which willÃâà...
Maryland Daily Record
March 9, 2018
Fourteen women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and final time. A panel of business professionals and previous Maryland's Top 100 Women honorees from throughout the state reviewed the final applications and selected this year's honorees. “Maryland's TopÃâà...
Delmarva Daily Times
March 9, 2018
House and Senate joint resolutions urge all private-sector companies in Maryland to increase their gender diversity. Supporters hope that by December 2021, at least 30 percent of the directors of all companies doing business in the state will be women, and that companies measure their annual progressÃâà...
WBAL Baltimore
March 7, 2018
Dozens of gun bills are being heard in Annapolis on topics ranging from arming teachers and school employees to arming church-goers. "Allow local school boards to have the opportunity to decide whether or not to have certain school personnel be armed and protect our children," said Delegate RickÃâà...
The Diamondback
March 7, 2018
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan proposed a measure in January to create term limits for state lawmakers. Amid recent developments from across the globe — the Chinese Communist Party has announced plans to lift presidential term limits, solidifying President Xi Jinping's hold on power and revealing theÃâà...
WTOP
March 7, 2018
Friends of the daughter, who was a University of Maryland graduate, were there to support her memory by testifying in front of the committee. And like Adebayo's mother, they wore purple T-shirts with a photo of her on them. “If antique handguns and the replica her killer had had been classified under theÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 7, 2018
The Washington Post reports the new rules come as the number of Maryland women running for office surge. There are no women in Maryland's congressional delegation nor top statewide elective offices. State party chair Kathleen Matthews says reserving an equal number of seats for men and women willÃâà...
CBS Baltimore / WJZ
March 7, 2018
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A late winter blast hit Maryland Wednesday morning, bringing snow to some parts of the state and causing school delays and closures. A Winter ... Maryland happens to be “on the best side of a bad situation,” because this system will bring significant snowfall to areas to our north.
