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Maryland restarts process to redevelop State Center in Baltimore
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
Maryland’s state government will try again at redeveloping the State Center, its aging office complex in Baltimore. It’s a strategy that’s been tried before, spurring a yearslong logistical and legal saga that ended with the state forking over...
Baltimore police shoot, kill 70-year-old woman
WEEA - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
(Baltimore, MD) -- A 70-year-old woman is dead following a police-involved shooting in Baltimore City. Police Commissioner Richard Worley says officers responded to a home in the 2700 block of Mosher Street Wednesday afternoon for a woman having a...
Public meetings set this month about medical deliveries by drone
Daily State News - Delaware
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CRISFIELD — If you are still unsure about the plans for testing the delivery of medical items by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Crisfield and Smith Island then plan to attend one of four upcoming meetings hosted by the University of Maryland’s...
Maryland’s hiring freeze has room for possible thaw
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 26, 2025
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson told reporters Wednesday that Gov. Wes Moore's announced hiring freeze does allow state agencies to exercise some discretion. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said Wednesday that Gov. Wes Moore’s...
What's open and closed on July 4 in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The July Fourth weekend is approaching; here's what you should know for your travel plans to Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. WASHINGTON D.C. CLOSED The National Mall between 14th Street and the Lincoln Memorial...
Baltimore resident says knife-wielding neighbor's death by police shooting was preventable
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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A West Baltimore community is seeking answers after a knife-wielding neighbor was shot and killed by police Wednesday afternoon. Police said a 70-year-old woman lunged at officers with a knife twice during a mental health crisis before she was...
8 heat-related deaths reported in Maryland during June heat wave
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Maryland reported eight heat-related deaths during a dangerous heat wave in late June, according to the state's Department of Health (MDH). MDH's report from the week of June 22 to June 28 shows there were 472 emergency department and urgent care...
Maryland Fishing Report for Thursday, July 26, 2025
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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June 26, 2025
There is plenty of good fishing to be found in Maryland this week and for those wishing to fish open waters and not owning a boat, there are fishing guides, light tackle fishing guides, charter boats, and party boats to take customers out fishing....
Maryland doctor sentenced to 18 years for selling opioids out of a Northwest DC pill mill
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — A Maryland man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for prescribing narcotics for cash from his Northwest Washington, D.C., medical clinic. A jury found Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, M.D., 65, of Upper Marlboro, guilty on March 21,...
Medicaid Cuts Have Already Shuttered A Hospital In Rural Nebraska
National Memo
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July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" isn't even signed yet, but is already having negative consequences for Americans. A hospital in rural Nebraska announced on Wednesday that it will shut its doors after more than 30 years,...
Baltimore City Council President Cohen addresses budget allocations, challenges
WBAL - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
With WBAL hosts C4 and Bryan Nehman on Thursday, Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen explained his thoughts and clarified the newly passed $4.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2025. Key funding increases include: – $400,000 for the State’s...
Maryland unveils new gun violence plan and dashboard to reduce incidents
WYPR - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
The Maryland Department of Health is launching a new dashboard focused on cataloging firearm violence around the state; it coincides with a state preliminary plan for an approach to reduce firearm violence. The dashboard shows detailed geographic...
Tecoluca (SV-1831) – Brutality Exposed: Maryland Man Tortured in El Salvador Mega-Prison – LIVE UPDATES
The Published Reporter
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July 4, 2025
CECOT Mega-Prison, Tecoluca (SV-1831) – Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported under controversial U.S. immigration policies, has come forward with harrowing allegations of torture and abuse inside El Salvador’s notorious CECOT...
Maryland Gov. Moore Grants 7,000 More Pardons In Cannabis Equity Push
Forbes
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OCTOBER 09: Governor Wes Moore speaks at an event in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty ... More Images for TIME)Getty Images for TIME Recently Gov. Wes Moore announced a series of actions designed to close the racial wealth gap in...
Maryland launches effort to reduce gun violence, track firearm data
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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The Maryland Department of Health shared a detailed plan Thursday to reduce gun violence in the state and track firearm data. The effort comes as Maryland ranked 17th lowest among U.S. states for a five-year firearm fatality rate between 2019 and...
Hillary Scholten opposes healthcare bill affecting Michiganders
Grand Rapids Reporter - Michigan
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July 3, 2025
Hillary Scholten U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district | Official U.S. House HeadshotHillary Scholten U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district | Official U.S. House Headshot Congresswoman Hillary Scholten,...
Maryland Department of Health Announces Preliminary State Prevention Plan and Firearm Violence Data Dashboard
WGMD - Delaware
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June 26, 2025
The Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention has released a Preliminary State Plan and a new Firearm Violence Data Dashboard as part of a public health approach to reducing gun violence. The State...
Baltimore’s State Center to become hub of transit, housing, retail, officials say
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
A development project intended to revamp Baltimore’s 28-acre State Center into a residential and retail hub is in the works, state officials said Thursday. Maryland Department of General Service Secretary Atif Chaudhry announced the launch of the...
Maryland parents express outrage after teacher acquitted of sex abuse
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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The parents of five Maryland students expressed their outrage Thursday after an Anne Arundel County elementary school teacher was acquitted of sex abuse charges. On June 18, Matthew Schlegel, 45, a third-grade math teacher at Severna Park...
Maryland DNR Fishing Report – June 26
The Bay Net - Maryland
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June 26, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – There is plenty of good fishing to be found in Maryland this week and for those wishing to fish open waters and not owning a boat, there are fishing guides, light tackle fishing guides, charter boats, and party boats to take...