Maryland casinos generate $163.2 million in gaming revenue during April

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $163,150,675 in revenue from slot machines and table games during April 2024, a decrease of $11,591,543 (-6.6%) compared to April 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state during April 2024 totaled $69,799,072, a decrease of $2,577,110 (-3.6%) compared to April 2023. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund during April 2024 were $50,357,002, a […]

Maryland named 2024’s 6th-best state for police officers, WalletHub report

BALTIMORE, MD—With National Police Week starting on May 12 and the median annual salary for a police officer reaching over $69,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on the Best & Worst States to Be a Police Officer in 2024 to help identify where this hazardous but rewarding career is the most worthwhile. WalletHub compared the 50 […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of May 6

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of May 6, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing operations scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 – Friday, May 10 between approximately 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.  Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Officials say these operations are not […]

Baltimore County Fire Chief Rund to retire in July

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday made two senior leadership announcements. Baltimore County Fire Department Chief Joanne Rund on Monday announced her plans to retire from County service, effective July 2024. Additionally, Kimberly Routson will serve as acting director of Government Affairs. Routson will succeed Jennifer Aiosa who has departed from her role as of director of Government […]

Baltimore County to offer free capacity-building workshops for community, nonprofit organizations

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Planning has announced a series of free capacity-building workshops for community and nonprofit organizations. The workshops are part of an effort to assist organizations with a range of challenges, including grant readiness, human resources, strategic planning, and fundraising. The capacity-building initiative is funded by the Federal American Rescue Plan Act. Free, virtual workshop offerings […]

WashX Car Wash holds grand opening in Fallston

FALLSTON, MD—There’s a new car wash in town. WashX held a grand opening this weekend at its newest location in Fallston. The car wash is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and now has locations in Fallston, Elkton, Aberdeen, North East, Hampstead, and Millsboro (DE).  WashX offers single washes as well as monthly memberships starting at $9.99/month. The […]

Gas prices dip slightly for second straight week

BALTIMORE, MD—For the second week in a row, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 1.0 cent from a week ago to $3.62 per gallon this week, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 2.7 cents from a month […]