NOW YOU KNOW: End of session home runs

The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. We are coming down the home stretch of the 2023 legislative session! In honor of Oriole’s Opening Day, we wanted to share some of our HOME RUNS! We each have a bill making its way through the legislative process that we predict will be signed into law. […]

Governor Moore announces Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead as 31st Adjutant General of Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore this week announced the historic nomination of Brigadier General Janeen L. Birckhead as Maryland’s next Adjutant General. If confirmed by the Senate, Brig. Gen. Birckhead would become the only Black woman leading a state military in our nation. “I am proud to nominate Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead to serve as Maryland’s next Adjutant General. […]

Police searching for girl reported missing from northeast Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD—Police in Baltimore are searching for a missing girl. Mariah Johnson, 12, is 5’5″ tall and weighs 150 pounds. She was last seen on April 3, 2023, in the 5500-block of Bowleys Lane (21206) wearing a blue shirt with white lettering, dark blue jeans, a multicolor headband, and white foamy shoes. Anyone with information on Mariah Johnson’s whereabouts is […]

Baltimore County Police Department, Baltimore County NAACP to fost first-ever firearm buyback event

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department and the NAACP, Baltimore County Chapter, in partnership with the Kingdom Worship Center and Brooks Clinton Funeral Service, will jointly host a firearm buyback event to keep unwanted firearms out of communities and to help prevent criminals from accessing these weapons. The first-of-its-kind event in Baltimore County will be held on Saturday, April 15, […]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Baltimore area on Thursday

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch covers all of central Maryland and will be in effect until 10 p.m. on Thursday night. Forecasters say thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail are possible late Thursday afternoon and into the evening hours. The severe storm risk has […]

Gas prices rise on surprise OPEC announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C.—OPEC’s announcement last weekend that it will cut production by over a million barrels per day starting in a month took the oil market by surprise. In response, crude immediately surged well above $80 a barrel, although it has since struggled to stay above that mark. Meanwhile, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline rose seven cents […]