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ChristianaCare and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Agree to Join Forces, Expand Access to World-Class Pediatric Care in Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ChristianaCare and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announce a new strategic affiliation to expand access to world-class pediatric care in Delaware and surrounding communities. The...
St. Louis Blues 2024 First-Round Pick Adam Jiricek Finally Feels Healthy, Ready To Play Hockey Regularly
St. Louis Blues first-round pick in 2024, defenseman Adam Jiricek, is banking on his injury past being that, in the past, and is looking forward to playing hockey. (St. Louis Blues photo)MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Adam Jiricek had plenty of reasons...

Maryland leaders reacting after President Trump’s megabill passes in House
House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July...

Maryland pays man $2.7 million for nearly 30 years of wrongful incarceration
A Maryland man is being compensated after having been wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 30 years. James Langhorne was just 23 years old when his life turned upside down. In 1996, he was accused and convicted of the murder of Laurence Jones, three...

Lord Baltimore Lions Club holds yard and bake sale
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club held their annual yard and bake sale on Saturday, June 21, which, despite the hot temperatures, was a huge success, they said. Held in the parking lot of Lord Baltimore Elementary School, the yard sale included a...

Nnobi People in North America Raise $40,000 to Boost Education and Healthcare
Nnobi people in North America raised $40,000 at their 2025 convention held in Maryland over the penultimate weekend. The sold-out event featured young children and adults dancing, a masquerade performance, and other cultural displays. There were...

Prince George's County police officer involved in crash that left killed former DC officer
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (7News) — A Prince George's County police officer has been identified as one of the drivers in a crash that left a 56-year-old man dead on Monday night, a Maryland State Police (MSP) spokesperson and a Prince George's County...

Extreme heat alert issued in Baltimore Tuesday for triple digit heat index
By JT Moodee Lockman July 8, 2025 / 11:31 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live Baltimore is under a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert Tuesday as the heat index is expected to reach triple digits during the afternoon. The alert is...
Baltimore homicides hit historic low, but leaders say ‘work is far from over’
After a year of historic reductions in homicides, the first half of 2025 is looking even brighter for Charm City officials. There have been 68 homicides and 164 nonfatal shootings in Baltimore the first six months of the year, according to city...

CareFirst, Zócalo Health partner to boost bilingual primary care in MD
(Courtesy Photo) Zócalo Health, a primary care provider aiming to serve underrepresented patients, announced Monday that it has partnered with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan Maryland to improve access to bilingual primary...
Nnobi People In North America Raise $40,000 To Boost Education, Healthcare Back Home In Nigeria
Nnobi people in North America raised $40,000 at their 2025 convention held in Maryland over the penultimate weekend. The sold-out event featured young children and adults dancing, a masquerade performance, and other cultural displays. There were...

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin calls Trump ‘schoolyard bully’ after president calls him a ‘dope’ with an ‘ugly face’
President Donald Trump took time out from rallying support for his “big, beautiful bill” to call Democratic Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin a “dope” with an “ugly face.” “This DOPE has been consistently losing to me for YEARS, and I love watching his...
State Making Improvement in School Mental Health Services
July 8th, 2025 by WCBC Radio A new report finds Maryland has made progress in providing in-school mental health services for students. The mental health organization Inseparable says Maryland has improved the ratio of social workers to students,...

Horse Therapy — Gallop Your Way To Good Health
Circa 2007 The Atlantic Riding Center for the Handicapped (ARCH) was created 13 years ago to improve the lives of people with disabilities through horseback riding. The non-profit organization, based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, features a huge...

US needs fact-driven public health policy | READER COMMENTARY
Bravo to The Baltimore Sun for publishing the interview with Dr. Stanley Plotkin (“As RFK Jr. pushes to limit vaccines, MMR pioneer defends their lifesaving power,” July 5). Plotkin is being modest in the claim that his work has saved thousands of...

Texas flooding: Man believed to be delivering medicine found dead in Burnet County
BURNET, Texas - A man believed to be delivering medicine when devastating flooding hit Burnet County on Saturday morning has been found dead, officials confirmed to FOX 7. Bill Venus Bill Venus of Belton was swept out of his car while traveling on...

Tips to Stay Safe During a Baltimore Heat Wave
“The challenge for climate change is defining what is normal,” says Paul Ferraro, a professor at Johns Hopkins University who studies the applications of environmental programs. “The issue is that it seems like the frequency of these earlier and...

Connecticut pastor carjacked while attending funeral in Baltimore, fends off suspect before police arrest three teens
Last week, a Connecticut pastor was injured during a carjacking while in Maryland for a funeral, police say. Officials report Pastor Kenneth Moales Jr., of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bridgeport, was walking to dinner when he was...

2025 NFL Predictions, Picks: 3 OPOY Wagers To Make Now
The Offensive Player of the Year award in the NFL has fallen into two buckets over the last generation of football. The first bucket is this: It has been a running back or a receiver, having an outstanding season — often on a winning team — like...

Sweet Hope: How the Pandemic Helped Two Baltimore Churches Find Unity
by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware When Rev. Dr. Terry Thornton conceived the concept for his doctoral dissertation, “A Discovery of a Pastoral Leadership Succession Plan and Its Benefits for Sweet Hope Free Will Baptist Church,” he had no idea his work...