A 31-year-old Hyattsville woman was killed in March when the car she was riding in collided with another vehicle at the Adelphi Road and Riggs Road intersection, fewer than two miles from the University of Maryland. But the road death…
DC area food industry shaken after DHS visits more than 100 businesses
WASHINGTON – Department of Homeland Security agents visited more than 100 businesses in the Washington area last week, including nearly a dozen popular restaurants, leaving owners and staff on edge. “For the community as a whole, throughout the entire D.C.…
Some Maryland brewers concerned tariffs will make tough times tougher
BALTIMORE — Maryland breweries have yet to fully recover from the economic effects of COVID-19, and the Trump administration’s tariffs have added another wrinkle to their bounce-back efforts. President Donald Trump has ordered a minimum 10% tariff on all imports…
Looking at driving under the influence of cannabis in Maryland
Driving under the influence of illicit substances has always been illegal in Maryland, but with marijuana recently decriminalized, driving while high has become more frequent according to data from the state – and potentially harder to catch. In 2023, after…
Loss of Key Bridge leads to more potholes, truck traffic in neighborhoods
DUNDALK, Md. – Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse, rerouted trucks have wrought havoc on Dundalk’s narrow roads, causing stress and headaches for motorists and local officials. Even truckers don’t like the situation. “I haven’t seen the roads this…
Sen. Alsobrooks Urges RFK Jr. to Resign at ‘Sick of it Rally’ outside NIH
Citizens gather to voice their discontent with cuts to NIH and the Trump Administration’s attitude towards the scientific community.
Machine learning — in Maryland and elsewhere — opens new possibilities for suicide prevention
The Reddit thread that caught Philip Resnik’s attention posed a potentially life-saving question. “Formerly suicidal Redditors, what’s something that kept you alive a little while longer and helped you to get through the dark times in your lives?” the post…
Visitors, workers – and Democrats – dismayed at sudden firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
WASHINGTON – In the Library of Congress, visitors from across the country, some stepping inside the ornate, Beaux-Arts building for the first time, reacted with anger and dismay to President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden,…
Here’s how federal and state action may affect Maryland electric vehicle programs
Maryland joined a coalition of states and Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit Wednesday to overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that blocks billions in funding for electric vehicle charging stations. It’s one measure the state has taken to…
Disappointing apathy in Maryland and beyond, says Jan. 6 Officer Harry Dunn
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn discovered a disappointing level of apathy among his fellow Marylanders when it came to the events that had unfolded inside the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.