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Mongtomery County student earns Maryland’s first Youth Poet Laureate title
CHEVY CHASE, Md. (DC News Now) — Rising high school senior Tara Prakash from Chevy Chase became Maryland’s first-ever youth poet laureate at age 18. The poet has performed at the Kennedy Center and earned various accolades through her rhymes, including previously being named the Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate. “Poetry is just like a […]
Maryland's Wes Moore is nation's third most popular governor, survey finds
BALTIMORE -- When it comes to the most popular governors in the United States, Maryland's Wes Moore is near the top of the list, according to a new survey from Morning Consult.Moore is the third most popular governor in the nation with a 65% approval rating, according to the survey.He trails just Vermont's Phil Scott and Kentucky's Andy Beshear.His disapproval rating is the second lowest, the survey shows.Moore, 45, defeated Dan Cox in the 2022 gubernatorial election to become Maryland's 63rd governor. He served in the U.S. Army and earned his bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.Moore gained national attention as he led the state's response to the deadly bridge collapse. Here in Maryland, he has also been influential in securing the Baltimore Orioles' agreement to remain at Camden Yards, pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions and overseeing the legalization of recreational marijuana, and protecting gender-affirming healthcare through executive order.
Alsobrooks, Hogan still considering FOX 5 debate at University of Maryland
The race for the seat held by retiring Maryland Senator Ben Cardin is shaping up to be a crucial battle for control of Congress. The University of Maryland has been proposed as the host site for a debate between Larry Hogan and Angela Alsobrooks, sponsored by FOX 5 and the University's Capital News Service.
CSM Travel Study Students Put Education into Action to Aid Horseshoe Crab Conservation Efforts
“The fact that their lineage is so ancient, and their biology differs so dramatically from humans makes them seem almost alien.”. It’s a cycle that has existed each spring for millions of years: as dusk falls along the Delaware Bay, thousands of horseshoe crabs come ashore to lay their eggs, which then become food for migrating birds. Scientists are still working to fully understand the threads of this complex web, but on a night this past May they had help from College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students and faculty members, who traveled to Cape May, New Jersey to help tag the “living fossils” for scientific research.
Thompson traces his baseball roots to Charles County
Tuesday evening after he had limited the visiting Hagerstown Boxcars to just one run in seven innings and collected the 100th win of his Atlantic League career in his 250th game as a member of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, La Plata High School graduate Daryl Thompson recalled his more youthful days playing with Hughesville Little League. Thompson, who also competed in his 250th game as a member of the Blue Crabs on Tuesday when Southern Maryland defeated Hagerstown 7-1 for his milestone victory, deflected...
Beloved Virginia couple die in plane crash
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — A beloved Virginia couple has died after a small plane crash in New York. The pilot, Christopher Kucera, 46, of Fredericksburg and his passenger, Zachary Hatcher, 43, of King George, Virginia both died as a result of the crash. On Monday, investigators say a single engine...
Mike Locksley on starting the post-Tagovailoa era, his new "mayor" role, recruiting and more
College football media days signal that the start of the season is near. Locksley, who traveled to Indianapolis with wide receiver Tai Felton, linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II and defensive lineman Jordan Phillips, enters Year Six at the helm of the Terps. He enters a new era without quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, the Big Ten's all-time leading passer whose college career wrapped up after four years in College Park. Either Billy Edwards or MJ Morris seem set to fill his shoes behind a new-look offensive line.
New apartments for adults with disabilities, families, older adults coming to Columbia
New multifamily housing is coming to Hickory Ridge in Columbia. Mission First Housing Group, in partnership with the Howard County Housing Commission and the Autism Society of Maryland, is set to start work on a 76-unit affordable apartment community for adults with disabilities, older adults and families in Columbia. The...
NCAA Rewind: Tillman, Maryland Maxed Out
Before USA Lacrosse Magazine looks ahead to what’s to come in 2025 — look out for our NCAA Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings later this summer — our team of staff and contributors decided it was worth taking a last look at the 2024 college lacrosse season. To...
Danny Dietrich Making Dirt Late Model Debut At Hagerstown Speedway
Count Danny Dietrich as the latest open-wheel standout to try his hand in Dirt Late Model racing. The Pennsylvania Posse Sprint Car standout will make his debut in the fendered discipline on July 28 at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway as part of the half-mile's Frank Sagi Tribute live on FloRacing. Dietrich...
'I need prayer warriors' | Grandmother of toddler shot outside her DC day care asks for community's help
WASHINGTON — The grandmother of the toddler shot outside her Southeast DC day care is speaking out to WUSA9. Two-year-old Emily is recovering from surgery after family members told us she was shot in the stomach and arm last week. Four people were shot and two of them died,...
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