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Maryland Musician Spotlights Chesapeake Bay Invasive Species in New Songs
Annapolis, MD - To express his love of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, Silver Spring resident Rick Bowers recently wrote and produced two new songs about Maryland’s most voracious invasive predators—the blue catfish and Chesapeake channa (formerly snakehead). In his catchy country tunes, appropriately named “Blue Cat Blues”...
Maryland Data Center Summit draws hundreds, aims to educate different stakeholders
Power demand was one of the most prominent topics discussed and debated at the Maryland Tech Council’s inaugural Maryland Data Center Summit on Thursday at Frederick Community College. The summit was sold out — hundreds registered to attend — and featured panels on several data center-related topics, like workforce development, why Maryland is desirable for data center development, and the ...
'Clean energy' goals forcing Maryland to double size of electric grid, Moore official says
FREDERICK, Md. (WBFF) — Gov. Wes Moore’s top legislative liaison said during a Frederick data center summit on Thursday morning that Maryland’s clean energy agenda will require doubling the state's power transmission grid. Eric Luedtke, Governor Moore's chief legislative officer, was a featured panelist at the inaugural...
WATCH: Storms roll through DC, Maryland, Virginia
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Heavy storms brought bouts of rain, lightning and hail as it began rolling through the D.C. area on Thursday night. Here’s what some DC News Now viewers captured in their neighborhoods: Lightning striking near Colgan High School in Prince William County, Va. — Hail in Boyds, Md. — Golfball-sized hail […]
Alice Ferguson Foundation set to celebrate its 70th
The Alice Ferguson Foundation invites the community to raise a glass on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the 10th Annual Pinot on the Potomac wine tasting and garden party, to celebrate the foundation’s 70th anniversary of providing environmental education to students and adults throughout the Potomac River watershed. “For seven decades, we’ve been dedicated to inspiring students and adults throughout the Potomac River watershed to cherish and protect our natural world,” said Theresa Cullen, Executive Director of the Alice Ferguson Foundation. “Pinot on the Potomac is...
Marilyn Mosby seeks permission to travel to California for employment training
Lawyer for the federally convicted former Baltimore state’s attorney, who was sentenced to home detention, says the trip is required as part of a tentative job offer. Marilyn Mosby, who was sentenced to home detention as part of her conviction for mortgage fraud and perjury charges, has asked for permission to travel between Maryland and California from September 29 to October 6 for employment purposes.
Add another presidential candidate to the mix: Green Party qualifies for ballot in Maryland
Maryland election officials certified that the Green Party had collected more than the 10,000 petition signatures needed to be officially recognized by the state as a political party, a designation that lets it place candidates on the ballot.
State settles lawsuit with inmate over seizure of a walking boot
The Maryland Department of Corrections will pay an inmate at the Western Correctional Institution $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit after corrections officers confiscated his walking boot, a prescribed medical device they said could be weaponized.
Fitzkee Brothers to release new single ‘Tomorrow’ Aug. 30
The Fitzkee Brothers are set to release their latest single, titled "Tomorrow," and celebrate with a party from 7 to 11 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30, at Fast Eddie's in Ocean City, Md. Comprising musicians Drew Fitzkee, Alex Fitzkee, Nick French and Otto Grundman, the dynamic four-piece band is known for...
Ocean City continuing to develop short-term rental regulations
Ocean City officials this week agreed to move forward with more regulations on short-term rentals. On Tuesday, the City Council remanded additional short-term rental regulations to the Ocean City Planning and Commission for discussion and approval. Deputy City Manager JR Harmon said staff recommended setting new occupancy limits on short-term rentals, as well as imposing a minimum length of stay for rentals in the R-1 residential and MH mobile home zoning districts.
Neighbors push back against Perryville mining proposal
ELKTON, Md. — Viewers in Cecil County reached out to WMAR-2 News about an effort to mine forest land in Perryville, making clear their concerns about everything from noise to truck traffic on a narrow road to the environment. The 90 acres of woodland Pennsylvania-based York Building Products is...
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