BALTIMORE, MD—The 2024 Olympic Games are here. The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Games take place in Paris, France on Friday, July 26, with TV coverage beginning at noon EDT on NBC. Who to root for in Paris? Here is a list of the Olympic athletes from Maryland participating in the Summer Games: The full schedule of events can […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has its first Mega Millions millionaire of 2024. The lucky player, who bought a second-tier winning ticket in Silver Spring in the Tuesday, June 4 drawing, shares the spotlight with those who bought $10,000 winning third-tier tickets in Bethesda and Ocean City. The $1 million winning ticket was sold at Montgomery County’s Aspen Hills Citgo, located at 13615 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda as a new state record holder for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Nontidal Division. Lartigue caught a 17.44-pound rainbow trout February 10 in the section of Antietam Creek running through Devil’s Backbone County Park in Washington County. Lartigue was fishing with a long, 12-foot crappie-style rod, […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Kenwood Management Company recently completed a 10-year, 10,500-square-foot lease with Manns Woodward, a nationally recognized and award-winning architectural firm specializing in the design of public safety and community-driven facilities and campuses. Kenwood will perform a $550,000 renovation to the single-story White Marsh office building for Manns Woodward, with occupancy anticipated in January 2024. With the completion of this […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has three new millionaires after a week when two people bought second-tier winning Mega Millions tickets in Upper Marlboro and White Hall, and a third person in Waldorf bought a FAST PLAY progressive jackpot ticket worth $1,540,419. As of January 9, only one of the three life-changing prizes had been claimed. The $1 million Mega Millions win in […]
GREENBELT, MD—A Maryland man is now facing federal charges for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a minor victim. A criminal complaint has been filed charging Mikiyas Maryie Kefyalew, a/k/a “Mick”, 24, of Silver Spring, with distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death of a minor victim. The criminal complaint was unsealed upon his arrest on September 16, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford this week celebrated the opening of Marriott International’s new global headquarters with citation presentations in Bethesda, Maryland and Seoul, South Korea. In 2016, following discussions with the state and Montgomery County, Marriott announced plans to stay in Maryland and move from its Fernwood Road headquarters to the new location in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Although players in California and Wisconsin will split the massive $632.6 million Powerball jackpot, three Maryland players were also big winners in the January 5 drawing with tickets worth $1,000,004 and $50,000. The winning numbers were 6, 14, 25, 33 and 46 with a Power Ball of 17. In all, Maryland Lottery retailers sold 60,869 winning tickets for the […]