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Autistic sixth grader found at busy intersection
A sixth grade nonverbal and autistic student at Francis C. Hammond Middle School, who will be referred to as “Hussein” in this story due to his age, wandered away from campus grounds on the afternoon of Aug. 23 and was found by an Alexandria Police Department officer nearly a mile away, his mother said.
UMC employees allege mismanagement, retaliation and early service cuts
WASHINGTON — Patient services cut and employees showed the door at Washington, D.C.'s only hospital serving 177,000 people who live East of the Anacostia River. Employees at United Medical Center (UMC) say the siphoning-off of care is leaving patients with nowhere to turn. Cedar Hill Medical Center on the...
Education advocates wary of Maryland third grade retention proposal, exemptions
Education professionals from across Maryland testified before the State Board of Education on Tuesday, expressing apprehension about a proposed policy that would require students to repeat third grade if they don’t read at grade level, noting that there can be adverse effects that come with grade retention, particularly on marginalized students. Michelle Corkadel, the president of the Maryland ...
Ravens let go of pair of WRs on way to final 53-man roster
The Ravens have gotten down to the required 53-man roster. Here’s how they did it:. Baltimore will be without the veteran Maulet or electric Mitchell for at least four games to start the season. The other injured reserve placements, which includes two undrafted free agent signings, will miss the entire 2024 season.
Motorcycle crash leaves man dead in Anne Arundel County
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A 34-year-old Maryland man is dead following a crash on US 50 in Annapolis early Wednesday morning. Maryland State Police troopers are still working to learn the cause of the crash. According to investigators, troopers were called to a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle...
Waynesboro renames alleyways for two WPD officers who died in line of service over 100 years ago
28 August 2024- Two alleys adjacent to Borough Hall were recently renamed for two Waynesboro Police Officers who were killed in the line of duty. Ringgold Alley, between Main Street and North Street was recently renamed as Flenner Alley, and Alley No. 1 North between N. Church Street and N. Broad Street was recently renamed as Daywalt Alley.
Bowie State honors former student, Army lieutenant in new MLK building
Bowie State University has honored a former student and Army lieutenant murdered in 2017. On Tuesday, the university cut the ribbon on the new $166 million Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, which will serve as the hub for communications and humanities studies. The building includes a two-story mural of Army...
MPD officer dead after being shot while recovering suspect's gun from storm drain
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. Police officer died after he was shot while trying to recover a suspect’s gun from a storm drain in Northeast Wednesday evening, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials. Officials said members of the Violent Crime Suppression Division were in the 4500 block...
Hood College Introduces Non-Degree Skill Accelerator Badge Program
The Graduate School at Hood College has announced the new non-degree Skill Accelerator program, which awards verified digital badges for completing graduate-level coursework. Badges are offered at the foundational, intermediate and advanced levels, and most badges can be applied toward a future master’s degree or certificate. The program is...
Orioles’ Virnig helps serve up feel-good volleyball win
Numerous times in Tuesday’s season opener, Maryland School for the Deaf’s volleyball team was on the verge of winning or losing a third set that was destined to be decisive. And near the end of it, fired up members of MSD’s student section — football players among them — were jumping up and down on the floor behind the Orioles’ bench.
New catch limits set for Maryland blue crabs
ANNAPOLIS — Starting Aug. 30 at 12:01 a.m., there are new recreational limits in place for the number of blue crabs one can catch per day. These new regulations go farther in breaking down who can catch and the daily limits. Beginning Aug. 30, an unlicensed boat with one person crabbing can take no more than two dozen crabs per day. Two unlicensed crabbers on an unlicensed boat can take four dozen. A licensed boat with any amount of licensed or unlicensed crabbers has a one bushel — or six dozen male crabs — catch limit. Recreational crabbers may not keep females. Until the new regulations go into effect, any recreational crabber is allowed to take a bushel of male crabs daily.
With surge in self-confidence, Lancers golfer Wisnom prevails in quad match with 2-under 34
WALKERSVILLE — When he sank a short putt on the ninth hole at Glade Valley Golf Club to close his round with a par, Linganore’s Schaffer Wisnom pumped his fist. That was the emotional exhale for Wisnom, who played the final three holes with a set goal of finishing his round bogey-free. That putt secured it, along with a 2-under 34 that the junior said was his best high school round to date.
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