Canadian wildfire smoke prompts Code Red in Baltimore area on Wednesday

BALTIMORE, MD—As copious amounts of wildfire smoke from eastern Canada pour into the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can […]

Haze from Canadian wildfires makes its way to Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Seeing hazy skies this morning? The haze blanketing much of Maryland is being caused by smoke from wildfires in Canada that has made its to the Mid-Atlantic, Maryland Department of the Environment officials said on Wednesday morning. So far, more than 29,000 people have been evacuated from communities throughout Alberta as wildfires rage in Canada. The smoke is still […]

Canadian man charged with production of child pornography involving Maryland minor, 4 others

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Muhammad Luqman Rana, 32, of City of Vaughan, Ontario, for the federal charges of production of child pornography and extortion by threat to injure the reputation of another. The indictment was returned on December 11, 2019 and unsealed on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 upon his extradition from Canada. The indictment […]