Several schools in Maryland’s 7th congressional district will be closed on February 4 as voters head to the polls for a primary election to replace the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. Baltimore County School said classes with be canceled because many schools serve as polling place. Schools will close district-wide for the general election on April […]
Police in Laurel are looking for the person who they said lured several seagulls to a parking lot to kill them. Investigators said the suspect sprinkles popcorn Saturday morning to draw the birds to the area. After several of them gathered, the person used a car to run the birds over. “I was disturbed.” said […]
Gov. Larry Hogan is extended a helping hand to refugees saying they are welcomed in Maryland as long as they are legally allowed to be in the United States. He sent a letter to the Trump administration Monday. it was in response to a September executive order from President Trump that allowed states to block […]
A Maryland man wanted for a Bethesda jewelry store robbery has been arrested and charged with a Virginia bank robbery. Derrick Lamont Graham was apprehended at a metro station near the Arlington bank. It’s unclear how much money was able to get away with. Graham, 42, is also one of three male suspects who allegedly […]
Maryland’s minimum wage is rising to $11 an hour. The increase from $10.10 is one of the state’s new laws taking effect Wednesday. The minimum wage for companies with 15 or more employees will have future increases over the next several years and reach $15 in 2025. The wage for companies with 14 or fewer […]
A Maryland woman was killed inside of a home and now Prince George’s County police are searching for possible suspects. She was pronounced dead Wednesday inside of the Landover Hills home. Police said the gunfire may have come from outside the home. Officers say the wounded woman was unresponsive when officers arrived. She hasn’t been identified. […]
The Newseum has officially closed its doors after thousands of people visited the museum for the last time this week. A lack of funding forced the shut down. Now, its owners are looking for a new home. The artifacts at the Newseum are being put into storage. Johns Hopkins University is taking over the building and […]
More trouble for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. She was charged with perjury for failing to disclose her business interest in Healthy Holly, LLC, while she served as a Maryland state senator, the state prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. “She is charged with omitting to declare on her financial disclosure statements when she was a Maryland […]
The U.S. House voted to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday. Afterwards, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a moment to recognize late Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings. Pelosi said even though Cummings was not physically with them, he was there in spirit all day, calling in a “North Star.” The Congressman served as Chairman of the House […]
Community Activist Sean “Layedbackjack” Davis, 33, was among those killed in Baltimore this week. He was shot to death outside of his car dealership on East 25th Street. Davis helped people in the community, giving away cars for $1 to those who needed them. Most recently, he ran Toys were left inside the gate of […]
An Amazon delivery van was recovered Monday after it had been missing for several hours. Baltimore police said the vehicle was stolen around 12:19 p.m. from the 1300 block of Sherwood Avenue. It was found later in the afternoon along Craddock Road, around two miles from where it disappeared. At this time, police cannot say […]
Baltimore city leaders are a step closer to renaming the Courthouse East Building after the late Rep. Elijah Cummings. The ordinance was introduced in late October, more than a week after Cummings died on the 17th of that month. The longtime congressman, who represented parts of Baltimore, Baltimore County and Howard County, was 68. It […]