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Morgantown City Council discussing ordinance banning homeless camps
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - Morgantown City Council held a meeting Tuesday that focused heavily on issues surrounding the homeless. The meeting drew both criticism and support for a potential ban on homeless encampments. The president of the non-profit Main Street Morgantown, Mark Downs says current conditions downtown are enabling dangerous...
Maryland Weather: Evening storms followed by a welcome break from the heat
BALTIMORE -- It's another very hot day across the area with temperatures topping out in the 90s for most locations. Heat index values through the afternoon will reach between 100 and 105 degrees for most areas, with portions of the Eastern Shore possibly reaching close to 110 degrees.A cold front will approach the area during the afternoon and evening hours, bringing a decent chance for showers and thunderstorms. A severe thunderstorm watch is in place until 10:00 p.m. for much of the state, including Baltimore, Baltimore County, Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard, Harford, and Caroline counties. Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil,...
Hogan calls for ‘both sides’ to ditch ‘toxic’ rhetoric after Trump assassination attempt
SUITLAND, Maryland — Maryland Republican Senate hopeful Larry Hogan is looking to both political parties to turn down the heated rhetoric in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The “tragic incident,” as the former two-term centrist GOP governor described it, was fueled by “divisive rhetoric and angry, toxic politics” from […]
Maryland Weather | More Triple-Digit Temps Expected Before Cold Front Approaches
(Baltimore, MD) -- The heat wave appears to be close to breaking in the Baltimore area. A Heat Advisory is in effect from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon and evening before a cold front moves through the area. Once the extreme heat...
Collating equity in Maryland's 5th district
What began as a topic of conversation less than a decade ago, the Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition has since expanded into a grand sum of 31 organizations working together to elevate the history of Black, Indigenous and other people of color across Southern Maryland. Although the local history of Black and Indigenous people in the region is referenced in books, members and organizers of the coalition have sought to make it more accessible through a comprehensive and easily searchable website. Their mission is...
Alsobrooks camp seethes at Hogan site; Republicans at convention like his odds
MILWAUKEE – Amid calls for cooler rhetoric, supporters of Maryland Democratic Senate nominee Angela Alsobrooks are complaining her opponent, former Gov. Larry Hogan (R), is doing the opposite with a spoof campaign website. The new Hogan website, angelaalsobrooks.org, looks almost identical to the official Alsobrooks campaign website, angelaalsobrooks.com. But instead of extolling the Democrat’s virtues, […] The post Alsobrooks camp seethes at Hogan site; Republicans at convention like his odds appeared first on Maryland Matters.
State rescinds offer to settle Quantum Loophole fiber optic ring violations for $130K
The Maryland Department of the Environment in June rescinded an offer to settle for $130,000 Quantum Loophole’s environmental violations related to constructing fiber optic infrastructure, citing the “ongoing nature and severity of the violations,” according to a letter from the department. The settlement offer was made in November to resolve violations of titles four, five and nine in the ...
Court grants motion to pause Dollar General Market project in Myersville
A Frederick County Circuit Court judge has ordered a stay on a Myersville Board of Zoning Appeals decision, halting the developers of a Dollar General-affiliated grocery store from continuing with the project. The stay issued last month means the project, just off Interstate 70, cannot move forward now, said according to Hugh Cropper, a partner at Booth, Cropper and Marriner. First, the ...
Disciplinary incidents are rising among Washington County students, report shows
Molly Adams said she's "lucky" to teach third grade at Salem Avenue Elementary School. Salem Avenue is of Washington County's nine Title I elementary schools and one of the most impoverished in Washington County. But Adams used to teach in Baltimore City, where she said she had very little behavioral support in the classroom by comparison. ...
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