Haze over Baltimore expected to last through at least Thursday; Code Red alert issued for poor air quality

The current haze throughout Baltimore is expected to last through at least Thursday as winds carry smoke from Canadian wildfires across the northeastern states. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

University System of Maryland approves FY2024 operating budget, including staff raises and additional HBCU funds

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents Committee on Finance voted unanimously to approve the operating budget for fiscal year 2024, wrapping up the budget process. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Carroll County commissioners to discuss federal grant to help homeless youth and young adults

The Continuum of Care for Carroll County will request permission Thursday to apply for and accept a federal grant of up to $600,000, to help young people experiencing homelessness. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Chesapeake Bay receives a C on latest report card

The Chesapeake Bay notched a C on its latest report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, released Tuesday at an event in Alexandria, Virginia. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Two drivers charged with felony manslaughter in Baltimore Beltway crash that killed six workers

The two drivers in the Baltimore Beltway crash that killed six construction workers were indicted Monday on charges including negligent manslaughter. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Ensuring a ‘diverse range of voices’ in revival of historic Baltimore neighborhood | GUEST COMMENTARY

A new initiative in Baltimore is helping transform the Upton Neighborhood in Baltimore by Investing in BIPOC developers. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Maryland small businesses hurt by overreaching California regulation| GUEST COMMENTARY

For nearly 40 years, Prop 65′s broad language has opened the door to legal nightmares for small businesses like mine. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Bret Stephens: Turkey’s election is a warning about Trump | GUEST COMMENTARY

Turkey under Erdogan is in a dreadful state and has been for a long time. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Carroll officials looking for input on allowing motorized e-bikes on designated park trails

Carroll County officials are continuing to consider changing a law that bans all motorized vehicles from county-owned park trails, in order to allow people to ride a certain class of motorized bikes. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Orioles starters believe Grayson Rodriguez will bounce back from his demotion. They’ve done it themselves.

When the Orioles optioned top prospect Grayson Rodriguez to Triple-A Norfolk after his 10 up-and-down outings, they pulled him from a rotation full of pitchers who also initially struggled before settling into the majors. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

William G. ‘Hotzie’ Hotz Sr., Navy veteran and Baltimore Sun photographer known for his versatility, dies

William G. ”Hotzie” Hotz Sr., a Baltimore Sun photographer and Navy veteran, died May 18 at his Berlin, Worcester County home. He was 85. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Adam Frazier wants to walk more than he strikes out. The Orioles veteran is one of the rare players who could.

Orioles second baseman Adam Frazier wants to walk more times this season than he strikes out — a feat he’s never accomplished and one that only six qualified batters did in 2022. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Frank R. Cutko, referee and umpire who coached teams at Community College of Baltimore County, dies

Frank R. Cutko, a referee and umpire who taught physical education, died May 20 at his son’s home in Bowdoinham, Maine. He was 90. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Frederick County sheriff facing federal charges says he had no ‘financial incentive,’ seeks separate trial from co-defendant

The Frederick County sheriff accused of conspiring to fraudulently acquire machine guns with a local gun business owner is asking for his federal case to be handled separately from his co-defendant. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge sentences 19-year-old to 65 years in prison for fatal shooting of Baltimore Police captain’s husband

A city judge on Friday handed down the maximum sentence of 65 years in prison for the 19-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting the husband of a Baltimore Police captain. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Dan Rodricks: Anti-LGBTQ+ is not Christian. It’s childish and a waste of valuable time. | COMMENTARY

Few things stir the fundamentalist blood like the rainbow colors on the racks at Target. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Josh Loeffler steps down as Johns Hopkins men’s basketball coach for assistant role at Cincinnati

After six years as the men’s basketball coach at Division III Johns Hopkins, including three conference tournament championships, Josh Loeffler resigned to fill an assistant coaching position at Division I Cincinnati. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Six former UMBC swimmers allege university leaders covered up sexual abuse, harassment by former coach

Six former college swimmers have brought a federal lawsuit against University of Maryland, Baltimore County, alleging that the university ignored and covered up persistent sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination by former swim coach Chad Cradock. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Protecting vital U.S. wetlands must remain a federal priority | COMMENTARY

Chesapeake Bay tops the list of valuable natural resources endangered by a recent Supreme Court ruling reducing EPA regulatory authority. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts names interim CEO

BOPA’s board of directors said Todd Yuhanick will take over the role June 2, according to a news release Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

LifeBridge Health names new president for Baltimore’s Sinai Hospital, Grace Medical Center

LifeBridge Health has named Amy Shlossman, a health care leader and policy expert with a background at the White House, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Red Cross, as the new president and chief operating officer of the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and Grace Medical Center. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release…

Charles M. Blow: Unprepared Republicans are flooding into the presidential race | GUEST COMMENTARY

If you thought the last two election cycles were ugly, strap up: This one will likely be worse. Top Featured Tags: – Maryland News Press Release Distribution Service

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