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Baltimore County Delegate sponsors bill that would install speed monitoring devices in vehicles of serial offenders in Maryland

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BALTIMORE, MD—A new bill under consideration in Maryland aims to curb dangerous driving by requiring repeat reckless driving offenders to install Intelligent Speed Assistance devices in their vehicles. House Bill 1139, sponsored by Baltimore County Delegate Nick Allen, was the subject of testimony last week by Montgomery County Police Sgt. Patrick Kepp, who shared his experience as a victim of […]

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Baltimore man sentenced for impersonating Maryland State Trooper, gun possession

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BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to five years in prison for impersonating a Maryland State Trooper and possessing firearms, one of which was a .22 caliber revolver, officials say. Edward Renard Kyler, Sr., 42, was convicted of possession of a firearm with a felony conviction following a two-day jury trial in Harford County Circuit Court before the Honorable […]

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Maryland Department of Health expands access to school-based mental health services for children, youth [VIDEO]

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BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health has announced an expansion of Medicaid coverage to provide mental health services to all public school students enrolled in the program. Previously, Medicaid only covered these services for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs). This means that over 650,000 Maryland children, almost half of the state’s student population, […]

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BCPS students shine at Maryland Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

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TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students earned 1,141 awards from the 2025 Maryland Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognition program, a significant increase from previous years. This represents 45% more awards than the 787 earned in 2024 and more than three times the 347 awards earned in 2023. BCPS students won 32% of all art awards and 42% of […]

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland Advocacy Director elected to lead Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative

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BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland Advocacy Director Alan Girard has been elected as the Chair of the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative (DLLC) for 2025. The DLLC is a group of diverse stakeholders working to address pollution from chicken litter in the Chesapeake Bay region. Chicken farming has been integral to Delmarva Peninsula culture for a century. Chicken litter, […]

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Baltimore Man sentenced for assaulting correctional officers

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BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to over nine years in prison for assaulting four correctional officers at the Chesapeake Detention Facility in 2021. Igor Yasinov, 35, was found guilty of four counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, inflicting bodily injury. Acting U.S. Attorney Phil Selden, U.S. Marshal Clinton J. Fuchs, and Maryland Department of […]

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