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After Atholton High student is arrested with a knife, Howard public school staff is concerned about communication
Howard County police said they took a 15-year-old Atholton High School student into custody late last month after the student posted a threat on social media about bringing a weapon to school. The student was found with a knife at school and taken into custody on Sept. 24. But communication about the incident has concerned staff, according to the union that represents public school teachers. ...
New autism advocacy group in Maryland pushes water safety
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – The Maryland Autism Coalition was recently formed after a 6-year-old nonverbal child with autism was found in a pond at Bohrer Park in July after he wandered away from his family. The coalition hopes to prevent future tragedies like this from happening again. Autism Society of Maryland Executive […]
Baltimore Catholic parishes fighting archdiocese's plan to merge
BALTIMORE -- St. Ann's Catholic Church is fighting to avoid being shut down under the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Seek the City plan. St. Ann's is one of dozens of churches slated to close or merge by December 1. Churches slated to close have until 5 p.m. Friday to appeal the decision.The Archdiocese's plan will reduce the number of parishes in the city and surrounding suburbs from 61 to 23. "My father was buried from this church," said Sharon Johnson-Stewart, who attends St. Ann's Catholic Church. "The priest from this church buried my two brothers." Here's a list of the...
'You can rebuild stronger and better' | This Maryland city says it is an example of achieving climate resilience after severe storms
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Whatever destruction Hurricane Milton brings, there will be big decisions ahead about how to rebuild and even what places might need to be abandoned. Some damage predictions already exceed $200 billion in combined losses for Milton and Hurricane Helene, which crashed into the Southeast 13 days ago.
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