ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced the first round of grant awards for the Maryland Business Ready Sites Program, a new initiative aimed at accelerating the development of “shovel-ready” sites to attract and retain businesses across the state. The program, established by the governor’s economic competitiveness executive order, is designed to spur private sector investment and create jobs by […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore is urging Marylanders to exercise extreme caution as severe flash flooding continues to impact parts of the state. Western Maryland, and particularly Allegany County, has experienced significant flooding due to heavy rainfall, prompting evacuations and emergency responses. Since midnight, the area has received an estimated 4.65 inches of rainfall, with more expected. The North Branch Potomac […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant convicted of attempted murder was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Cumberland, Maryland, on March 31, according to a press release. Edvin Giovanni Ceron-Reyes, 37, a Guatemalan national, was transferred to ICE custody from the Western Correctional Facility. Ceron was convicted of attempted first-degree murder in Howard County in 2012. He will remain […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man was sentenced on Friday to 32 years in federal prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, for coercing and sexually exploiting six minors, including girls as young as 9, in a series of crimes that spanned several Maryland counties, federal authorities said. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander imposed the sentence on Delroy James Scott, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—While Marylanders missed out on a claim to the first Mega Millions jackpot hit in 2024, five lucky players won $10,000 in the Tuesday, March 26 drawing. The $1.13 million jackpot winning ticket was sold in New Jersey. Check your tickets for a $10,000 third-tier win if you visited any of these five Maryland retailers: 7 to 10 Market, […]
CUMBERLAND, MD—It’s happened again. A Cumberland resident has become the second player from that city to claim a prize of $1 million or more from the Maryland Lottery. The lucky woman was searching for gold at Parkview Liquors in Cumberland by playing her favorite scratch-off, the $30 $2,000,000 Gold Rush game. She’s tried her luck since the instant ticket went on […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Cumberland man has won $1 million on a ticket sold at a Circle K in Allegany County, the Maryland Lottery has announced. The man, who has won lottery prizes in the past, calls the win “beyond our wildest dreams.” The man was at work on Sunday when he noticed that the gas tank was nearly empty, according to […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Lottery player in Cumberland bought a FAST PLAY ticket worth $1 million over the weekend and winning $10,000 scratch-off tickets were sold in White Marsh, Rosedale, and Essex. In all, 33 Maryland Lottery tickets worth $10,000 or more were purchased or claimed in the week ending March 10, and players won prizes totaling nearly $32 million in […]