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North Carolina will receive over $50 million from EPA to address climate change and support conservation
The grant is intended to reduce greenhouse gas admissions across North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia, and preserve and restore thousands of acres of coastal wetlands and forests.
Maryland's Democratic convention delegates unanimously support Harris for president
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland's entire delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention announced Monday that it has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Democratic nomination for president. The endorsement was announced in a news release Monday morning from the Maryland Democratic Party. Delegates will officially cast their votes at the convention, scheduled...
Natural Resources Police, Special Olympics Maryland Host Safety Training Event
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) teamed up with Special Olympics Maryland to teach survival techniques for an active shooter scenario to Special Olympics athletes at a Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions program in Sykesville on July 17. NRP’s training division presented its Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events...
Maryland adds 5,600 jobs in June, unemployment rate creeps higher
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland added 5,600 total jobs in June, including 3,900 in the private sector, according to monthly data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The growth rate last month (0.2 percent) was double the national rate (0.1 percent).
DNREC Sinks Two Vintage Vessels on Delaware Reef Site 11, ‘The Redbird Reef,’ to Enhance Recreational Opportunities
Ex-City of Baltimore fireboat Mayor J. Harold Grady (left photo) and World War II-era US Maritime Administration tugboat TD-21 were deployed today by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife on Reef Site 11 of Delaware’s acclaimed artificial reef system. /DNREC photos. WWII-era U.S. Maritime Administration Tugboat TD-21 and...
Unsettled weather continues in Maryland through Thursday
BALTIMORE -- A very unsettled weather pattern will continue across the area throughout most of this week with periodic chances for showers and storms, and partly to mostly cloudy skies each day.Aside from the beneficial rainfall, the other positive is that it will not be nearly as hot as it was last week. Temperatures tonight will drop back into the lower 70s under a mostly cloudy sky with a continuation of chances for showers and storms, although the coverage should diminish after sunset through late tonight.Another wave of low pressure will approach the area from the southwest on Tuesday. Right now,...
Woman shot in Sparrows Point
SPARROWS POINT, MD—Police are investigating after a woman was shot in Sparrows Point over the weekend. At just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 21, officers responded to the 6500-block of North Point Road (21219) for a report of a shooting. Once on scene, authorities located an adult female...
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Seven Life Terms for Triple Murder in Franklin County
Christopher Van Johnson, 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, received seven consecutive life sentences on July 17, 2024, for his involvement in the murders of three individuals on June 25, 2016, in Mercersburg, Franklin County. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner also imposed concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms for related robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges.
Mayor Scott, officials to hold news conference on expanding internet access
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott will join Sen. Chris Van Hollen and FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to highlight efforts to expand internet access for more Marylanders. Efforts are underway to expand internet access to more Marylanders. The FCC recently voted on a proposal allowing schools and libraries to expand the...
In Baltimore, teens more likely to be charged as adults than in the past
Baltimore City law enforcement officials are arresting fewer juveniles than they were a few years ago, but charging a greater portion of them as adults. Data from the Baltimore Police Department and analyzed by the Sentencing Project shows that on average from 2021 through the first five months of 2024, roughly 25-30% of juveniles arrested were charged as adults. By comparison, about 12% — half that rate — were charged as adults in 2018 and 2019.
Police Respond to Loyola Northway Triple Shooting
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 20, at approximately 1:47 a.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 2400 block of Loyola Northway for multiple calls of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers located a 30-year-old male, a 31-year-old...
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