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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The Maryland Department of the Environment in June rescinded an offer to settle for $130,000 Quantum Loophole’s environmental violations related to constructing fiber optic infrastructure, citing the “ongoing nature and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 ...
New Play Explores How AIDS Epidemic Affected Black Americans, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, the AIDS epidemic beginning in the 1980s took hundreds of thousands of lives across the country, and even more around the world. A new theater production at this year’s Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) in Shepherdstown highlights how the disease impacted the lives of Black Americans in particular.
Governor Wes Moore Appoints Diane Sandoval, of Charles County, to CSM Board of Trustees
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore appointed College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Alumna Diane Sandoval ‘06, of Charles County, to serve the college as a trustee, effective July 1, 2024. Sandoval has a distinguished record of public service that began in 2011 when she joined the U.S. Navy as an aircrewman, working as an electronic warfare operator aboard the P-3C Orion sub hunting aircraft. She currently works for the federal government as a management and program analyst.
Maryland State Poker Championship Begins July 31
Maryland State Poker Championships will take place from July 31-August 12 at Live! Casino & Hotel at 7002 Arundel Mills Cir #7777 in Hanover, MD. The tournament will feature 18 events over 13 days with $1M in prizes guaranteed through the series. According to Pokerstars, the tournament includes access to...
Heat wave continues to grip the DMV
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Leead Briscoe lived in Las Vegas for many years but there’s a difference between the dry heat there and the humidity in the DMV. “It’s a little bit unbearable,” she said. Briscoe, who moved to Maryland a few weeks ago, has been putting up with heat wave that has gripped […]
Md. Health Department using targeted outreach to tackle pre-diabetes this summer
It’s not your imagination. You really have been seeing more health prevention ads in your social media feed. If you live in one of Maryland’s high health risk areas for diabetes, heart attack, stroke or other chronic diseases, Maryland’s Department of Health is actively looking for you.
Maryland to invest $5.19 million in cultural preservation
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority has announced that 87 cultural organizations, local governments, and heritage tourism organizations will receive a total of $5.19 million in grants to fund projects that aim to preserve and promote Maryland’s history and culture.
Moore-Miller administration adds Republican lawmaker from the Eastern Shore
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, often touts bipartisanship — that legislation his administration introduces receives support from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. This week, one of those state legislators from the GOP who voted for many of Moore’s bills is set to become the newest addition to his administration, according to an announcement.
16 West Virginians plead guilty in drug trafficking conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Seventeen individuals have pled guilty to drug distribution charges following an extensive investigation into a Baltimore-based trafficking organization, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld stated that since the indictment of Gary Brown, Jr. and eighty-one others […]
Pennsylvania animal shelters have been seeing an increase in surrenders
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Animal surrenders are on the rise throughout the Commonwealth. “We are overwhelmed,” said Lori Wetzel, a Vet Tech at the Adams County SPCA. “I mean, we get calls from all over the state wanting us to pull, you know, animals from them to help them out as well. And, you […]
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Diana Briceyda Portillo-Lopez, a missing 15-year-old. Portillo-Lopez was last seen on Sunday July 14, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., in the 12000 block of Bluhill Road...
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