New Maryland law requires schools to notify parents when children wander away
Maryland schools are now required to notify parents the same day a child wanders or elopes at school, thanks to a new law named after a 3-year-old boy with autism who drowned
Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital ads violated Big Tech’s free speech, judges say
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland's first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the
Governor Wes Moore Launches $7 Million Round of Build Our Future Grants for Innovation...
Governor Wes Moore announced that applications for the $7 million Build Our Future grant program will reopen on August 25, offering up to $2 million in matching grants for infrastructure projects that advance Maryland’s strategic technology and innovation sectors. Per the news release distributed on Monday, August...
GOVERNOR MOORE URGES URGENT ACTION AT COUNTY LEADERS SUMMIT
Ocean City, Maryland — Governor Wes Moore spoke at the 2025 Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City, calling for faster, more decisive action across the state. He highlighted economic growth, affordable housing, health care, education, energy costs, and public safety as immediate priorities....
Ohio to send National Guard to Washington D.C. to “crack down on crime”
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Ohio National Guard is heading to Washington, D.C. According to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, approximately 150 military police with the guard are expected to arrive in the nation’s capital in the coming days. The governor said the request came from Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll. “These...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Portions of Maryland and Northern Virginia
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for several counties in Maryland and Northern Virginia, including Montgomery, west central Howard, and southeastern Frederick counties in Maryland, as well as parts of Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia. The warning is in effect until...
Maryland Man Wanted in Pennsylvania on Drug and Conspiracy Charges
Lancaster, PA – Authorities in Pennsylvania have issued an arrest warrant for a 36-year-old Maryland man following a lengthy joint investigation into drug and conspiracy offenses. According to the Pennsylvania State Police Troop J – Lancaster Station, Eugenio Ortiz Perez-Bard is wanted on numerous felony charges,...
76-year-old man struck, killed in Fairfax County crosswalk
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A man crossing the road in West Springfield on Friday was struck and killed by a motorist, Fairfax County police said. Police identified the victim as 76-year-old Jay Kim of Springfield, Virginia. Kim, police said, had been in the marked crosswalk around 7:30 a.m....
Carlos St. James Hover Raped Woman, Robbed Bank In MD Spree
Montgomery County Police said Carlos St. James Hover, 34, of Washington, DC, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, after walking into a Capital One Bank on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring and committing an armed robbery. Detectives quickly linked Hover to a rape that happened the night before at a...
ICE boasts about ripping Mount Pleasant sign with anti-border patrol message
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials proudly claimed responsibility on Sunday for tearing down a homemade sign in Mount Pleasant cursing out immigration authorities, with the agency posting a video to social media featuring eight masked people in bulletproof vests. The X video was was...
