Maryland Department of Agriculture expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Department of Agriculture this week expanded its spotted lanternfly quarantine to include the following counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Washington and Wicomico, as well as Baltimore City. This quarantine is effective immediately, and restricts the movement of regulated articles that might contain the […]

Attorney General Brown leads coalition in comments opposing application to transport cryogenic ethane in rail tank cars

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, led a coalition of 14 Attorneys General in submitting comments opposing Gas Innovations LNG Refrigerants Inc.’s request for a special permit to ship cryogenic liquefied ethane in rail tank cars from a facility in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to undisclosed locations in the United […]

Governor Wes Moore joins 20 states to announce ‘Reproductive Freedom Alliance’

ANNAPOLIS, MD—On Tuesday, Governor Wes Moore joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai’i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York […]

Maryland Department of Health issues consumer advisory for enoki mushrooms due to Listeria risk

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health is warning consumers not to eat enoki mushrooms produced by Shandong Youhe Biotechnology Co Ltd. in Shandong Province, China, because of potential contamination with Listeria bacteria. Samples collected and tested by MDH in early January were positive for the Listeria bacteria. MDH is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other states […]

Perry Hall High School senior marches in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

PERRY HALL, MD—Many folks spent Thanksgiving 2022 eating big meals with family and then watching football games and holiday movies. Clarinetist Sophie Risley, a Grade 12 student at Perry Hall High School, spent hers marching through the streets of New York as part of the Macy’s Great American Marching Band in the 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Sophie’s journey […]

New York truck driver killed in White Marsh crash on I-95

WHITE MARSH, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred Saturday morning in Baltimore County. At just after 7:15 a.m., troopers responded to southbound I-95 in White Marsh, Maryland for a report of a pedestrian struck on the roadway. According to a preliminary investigation, a tractor-trailer was parked on the right shoulder of I-95. The pedestrian, identified […]

New York man claims $2.6 million FAST PLAY jackpot from ticket purchased on Pulaski Highway

BALTIMORE, MD—An out-of-state player has claimed a huge Maryland Lottery jackpot. The progressive jackpot started at $250,000 for the Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY Diamond Mine game and grew more than tenfold before a player in eastern Baltimore bought the winning ticket, which was worth more than $2 million. Sold on the morning of October 21, the winning ticket went unclaimed […]