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Dozens hospitalized during a mass overdose event in Baltimore
United Press International (UPI)
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July 10 (UPI) -- More than two dozen people were hospitalized Thursday morning following a mass overdose event in Baltimore, officials and authorities said. The fire department responded to a report of an overdose at around 9:20 a.m. EDT in the...
Trump official promotes 'One Big Beautiful Bill' in Baltimore small business visit
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
BALTIMORE — Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler visited Checkerspot Brewing Company Thursday to promote the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill," touting tax cuts for small businesses and workers. During her tour of Checkerspot,...
Nessel joins multistate effort defending school-based mental health funding
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of states in filing an amicus brief to support schools facing the potential loss of federal mental health funding. The brief supports a lawsuit by a New Mexico school district...
Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 8, 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Looking Ahead With the reconciliation package signed into law, the U.S. House of Representatives is in recess and will return on July 14, 2025. In the interim, the U.S. Senate will focus on the appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and...
Baltimore police release body cam footage in shooting of 70-year-old woman
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Baltimore Police released a video showing the moments that led to officers shooting and killing a 70-year-old woman during a mental health crisis on June 25. The incident occurred in West Baltimore in the 2700 block of Mosher Street. Officers...
At least 25 hospitalized after mass overdose in Baltimore
New York Daily News
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July 10, 2025
At least 25 people were hospitalized Thursday following a “level one” mass overdose event in Baltimore. Baltimore City police and fire officials said paramedics first responded to a 911 call for a single overdose around 9:25 a.m. in the Penn-North...
Healing Mental Health Through the Arts
Women's eNews
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July 10, 2025
In the aftermath of grant cuts from the National Endowment of Arts (NEA) and its consequent trickle down to other arts organizations along with more recent cuts to Medicaid coverage there is more reason than ever to support and endorse the arts...
Maryland transportation chief Paul Wiedefeld leaving agency
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 9, 2025
Maryland’s transportation secretary, Paul J. Wiedefeld, is leaving his post at the end of the month. Wiedefeld has been transportation secretary for more than two years, overseeing the response to the collapse of the Key Bridge, relaunching...
He's the WORST: Chris Murphy Hits New Low With False, Fearmongering Screed About Hospitals Closing
Twitchy
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July 10, 2025
In the never-ending race to the bottom from Democrats in Washington, Chris Murphy is almost always in the lead group. Perhaps his most reprehensible sin in recent years has been repeatedly claiming that illegal immigrant crime was just a...
25 people taken to the hospital after mass overdose event in Baltimore
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
More than two dozen people were taken to the hospital Thursday after an apparent mass overdose in Baltimore, the local firefighters union said on social media. The fire department responded “to a mass casualty incident involving multiple...
Anne Arundel Health Officials Issue Urgent Warning After Surge in Overdoses
Eye on Annapolis - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is sharing life-saving resources and information after an increase in overdoses in the region. Thursday morning, Baltimore City experienced a high overdose event that sent multiple individuals to the...
Police investigating after man injured in shooting in West Baltimore
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred late Thursday morning in West Baltimore. According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 1300 block of W. North Avenue around 11:16 a.m. on July 10....
25 hospitalized after suspected mass drug overdose in West Baltimore
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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At least 25 people were hospitalized after suspected drug overdoses in West Baltimore Thursday morning, according to Baltimore Fire officials. Fire crews and paramedics responded to the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Avenues around 9:20...
Baltimore’s website redesign is two years late and costing $1 million more than anticipated
Technical.ly
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July 9, 2025
Baltimore’s city website redesign is costing taxpayers more than $2 million and is nearly two years behind its original schedule, per a recent report from the city’s inspector general. Digital services contractor Fearless is the firm behind the...
Why aren't film productions coming to Maryland?
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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An entertainment union in Maryland is questioning why it's been years since a production has been brought to the state, leaving many of their members out of work. "I've had to find other forms of income, mostly change all spending habits," said...
Pleebo Health Center trains 20 TTMs in Maryland.
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 10, 2025
By: Patrick N. Mensah, Maryland County. PLEEBO, Maryland, July 11, 2025 —Health authorities at the Pleebo Health Center have concluded a day-long training for Trained Traditional Midwives (TTMs) across the Pleebo-Sodoken District in Maryland...
25 people taken to the hospital after mass overdose in Baltimore
NBC News
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July 10, 2025
More than two dozen people were taken to the hospital Thursday after an apparent mass overdose in Baltimore, the local firefighters union said on social media. The fire department responded “to a mass casualty incident involving multiple...
Baltimore Mayor’s Office shows council its overdose prevention plan, allays fears overlong term solutions
WYPR - Maryland
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July 9, 2025
Baltimore’s City Council finally had a chance to directly hear from Mayor Brandon Scott’s Office directly about his plan to use hundreds of millions of dollars in drug manufacturer settlement money to address the city’s opioid overdose issue...
Baltimore launches first citywide cleanup initiative to clear public spaces
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Baltimore launched a citywide cleanup initiative Tuesday in an effort to clear public spaces and promote neighborhood pride, according to the mayor. "It takes every single one of us doing our part to make sure Baltimore is the cleanest and...
AG Brown joins multistate effort defending school mental health funding
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a multistate coalition in supporting a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to end key federal funding for school-based mental health programs. The...