REISTERSTOWN, MD—Reisterstown Elementary School served as the backdrop for a roundtable discussion on education reform and teacher recruitment with Governor Wes Moore, early-career educators, and local school officials on January 30, 2025. The event focused on the Moore-Miller administration’s strategies to improve classroom outcomes and attract and retain teachers. A key component of the discussion was the Excellence in Maryland […]
WASHINGTON, DC—A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night after colliding with a military helicopter during its approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport, according to officials. The incident, which occurred just over 3 miles south of the White House and the U.S. Capitol, is feared to have killed everyone on board both […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland gained 38,400 jobs in 2024, experiencing a 1.4 percent employment growth rate, according to preliminary year-end estimates released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The private sector accounted for 27,300 of the new jobs. The state added 200 jobs in December, maintaining a labor force participation rate of 65.6 percent, significantly higher than […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Honda is recalling 295,000 vehicles in the U.S. to update the fuel injection electronic control unit software. The recall affects certain 2023-2025 Honda Pilot and 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type S and TLX Type S models. According to the automaker, the issue is due to improper programming of the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU). This could lead to sudden […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new policy withholding trillions of dollars in federal funding from states. The lawsuit aims to prevent the implementation of the policy, which was issued late on January 27th by the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been convicted on 13 counts of fraud, three counts of money laundering, two counts of filing false tax returns, and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a $20 million life insurance scheme. Federal prosecutors say that 77-year-old James William Wilson, Jr., of Owings Mills, defrauded life insurance companies by taking […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Block, Inc., the parent company of popular mobile payment service Cash App, has agreed to pay $80 million to settle with 48 state financial regulatory agencies, including Maryland, for violations of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws. The settlement, announced by the Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation, addresses deficiencies in Block’sBSA/AML program that […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for Wegmans frozen, fully cooked breaded chicken breast nuggets that may be contaminated with bone fragments. The FSIS is urging consumers not to consume the product, though a recall hasn’t been issued as it’s no longer available for purchase. The product in […]