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Researchers are figuring out how African ancestry can affect certain brain disorders
Black Americans have been underrepresented in most genomic studies of neurological disorders. As a result of this disparity, there’s a lot scientists don’t know about whether African ancestry affects a person’s risk for these disorders or their response to a particular treatment. To help close this gap,...
29-year veteran takes helm at Office of Legislative Audits
There’s new leadership at the Office of Legislative Audits. Gregory Hook, a 43-year veteran of the office who served as legislative auditor since 2018, retired Monday. Replacing him is Brian Tanen. Tanen was named legislative officer Monday by Department of Legislative Services Executive Director Victoria Gruber. He joined the...
Stadium Authority approves Populous and Gilbane to lead Oriole Park improvements
Populous, a globally-recognized sports architecture firm, has been chosen to lead the design team that will make hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of capital improvements to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Maryland Stadium Authority voted on Tuesday to approve the selection of the Kansas City-based sports design...
Johns Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse Team: Eight Big Ten Distinguished Scholars Announced
Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team celebrates as eight members are named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, honoring students with a GPA of 3.7 or higher from all 14 institutions and affiliate members Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins. 386 students received the Distinguished Scholar Award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA in the...
For Little Feat, the ‘Rock and Roll Doctor’ was in Hunt Valley in 1974
50 years ago the band Little Feat came to Baltimore to record the album Feats Don’t Fail Me Now. The band was critically acclaimed but their first three records didn’t sell and they were on the verge of splitting up. But a combination of luck, happenstance, raw talent...
Baltimore recognizes one-year mark of Brooklyn Day mass shooting that left ‘scars and trauma’
The smiling face of Aaliyah Gonzalez, surrounded by balloons, beamed at her friends and family in a Glen Burnie Park as they commemorated the one-year anniversary of her death in Baltimore’s largest mass shooting. Employees from the Starbucks where the 18-year-old had worked passed out cold drinks and a few young men stripped off their shirts to compete in a basketball tournament staged for ...
Baltimore officials made a bad bet
At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, the freighter Summit Venture, with a harbor pilot guiding it, was entering Tampa Bay approaching the Sunshine Skyway Bridge when the total reliance on luck proved, yet again, to be a bad bet. The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge and the Francis Scott Key...
PHOTOS: Baby trumpeter swans grow to half the size of their parents at Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, Md. (DC News Now) — Look at them go! In just one month, the two young trumpeter swans at the Maryland Zoo have grown to be half their parents’ size. In an update posted Tuesday on the X platform, the zoo shared photos of the young swans — also called cygnets. On June 3, […]
Maryland State Police urge safety, will have more patrols over Fourth of July
BALTIMORE - The long Fourth of July weekend brings cookouts, beach trips and pool days. While you're enjoying time with family and friends, the Maryland State Police once again reminds us of the importance of making safe and wise decisions this holiday, especially if alcohol is involved.State Police say troopers will be in full force this holiday weekend to ensure the state's roads are safe. That includes enforcement for things like aggressive driving, distracted driving and driving under the influence. MSP is conducting "saturation patrols," increasing enforcement efforts across the state to save lives."We cannot continue to tolerate the poor and selfless choices...
Maryland mom Rachel Morin's murder suspect indicted by grand jury
BALTIMORE -- Victor Martinez Hernandez, the man accused of killing Maryland mom Rachel Morin was indicted by a grand jury in the Harford County Circuit Court Tuesday, according to the attorney representing the Morin family.Hernandez, who authorities said entered the country illegally, is accused of raping and beating Morin, a mother of five, to death while she was out for a jog at the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air in August 2023.After a search that lasted 10 months, Martinez Hernandez was arrested at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before being extradited to Maryland. Martinez Hernandez is also accused of another murder in his home country of El Salvador and attacking a child in Los Angeles. He was in Maryland during the majority of the nationwide manhunt, staying with family, according to court documents.Martinez Hernandez faces first and second-degree murder, rape, sex offense, and kidnapping charges.
Golf tournament to support animal shelter set for July 12
WORTON — The Animal Care Shelter for Kent County (ACSKC) is excited to announce their inaugural “Putt for Paws” golf tournament. The tournament will take place on Friday, July 12, at the Chester River Yacht & Country Club, featuring an 18-hole scramble format. Registration begins at noon, with a shotgun start for golfers at 1 p.m. For those interested in relaxed fun off the fairway, an after-party, including bocce, will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The golf fee is all-inclusive and covers 18...
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