BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Thursday in the Baltimore area. The advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August 4, 2022. Forecasters say heat index values up to 106 expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. This will be accompanied by increasing shower/thunderstorm chances […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore metro area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease, or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Department of Health have issued an update on the state’s response to the recent monkeypox outbreak, including efforts to make testing, vaccination, and public health resources widely available for high-risk populations. To date, there have been no deaths attributed to monkeypox in the U.S. “Since before our first monkeypox case was identified, the […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced that the State of Maryland has submitted its 2022 American Rescue Plan, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Annual Performance Report to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The report—which details expenditures from March 3, 2021 through June 30, 2022 and includes planned allocations for Fiscal Year 2023—describes the use of the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has been ranked the fifth-best state for health care in the U.S. With the average American spending more than $12,500 per year on personal health care, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Health Care. In order to determine where Americans receive the highest-quality services at the best prices, […]
TOWSON, MD—In accordance with the amended Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article Section 9-503, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation is proposing an amendment to the County’s Ten Year Solid Waste Management Plan regarding a proposed medical waste facility at 1201 67th Street in Rosedale. For community input, a public hearing is being held in cooperation with […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland’s Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) on Tuesday announced $10 million in block and competitive grant awards to help support programs around the state to address the opioid crisis. The grant funding, which will be distributed between July 2022 and June 2023, will be used to support prevention & education, enforcement & public safety, and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Sunday in the Baltimore area. Heat index values of around 105 degrees are expected, with the highest values occurring along and east of I-95. The advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illnesses to occur. […]