Re-Fund The Police: Governor Hogan announces nearly $10 million for Community Safety Works awards

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, advancing a key plank of the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Community Safety Works awards grants to encourage […]

Governor Hogan: 10 hospital-based COVID-19 testing sites to open next week

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday toured the location of a new, state-run COVID-19 testing site at UM Laurel Medical Center and announced the locations for nine additional hospital-based testing sites that will open by the end of next week. The new sites will help to meet rising demand for testing and divert people away from visiting hospital emergency rooms […]

Attorney General Frosh announces $20 million settlement with Wells Fargo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced on Tuesday that the Securities Division entered into a $20 million settlement with Wells Fargo & Company. The Consent Order resolves financial crisis-era claims that Wells Fargo misled investors in its issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). The $20 million settlement is the largest reached by a state for Wells Fargo’s financial-crisis […]

Motorcycle stolen from Frederick recovered in Edgewood

EDGEWOOD, MD—Maryland State Police recently recovered a stolen motorcycle in Harford County, providing investigators with a lead into an ongoing investigation into the burglary of a motorcycle shop in Frederick County. Troopers arrested a 19-year-old man on Wednesday on theft charges in connection with the possession of the motorcycle. According to a preliminary investigation, authorities conducted a traffic stop at […]