TOWSON, MD—A retired medical worker from Towson is $50,000 richer after buying a Powerball ticket in Parkville and using numbers from a fortune cookie. The Baltimore County grandmother said she frequents a restaurant that provides fortune cookies with meals. She decided to use the numbers from a recent fortune cookie for the January 8 Powerball drawing. “I said, ‘Let me […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation has released its $21.2 billion final six-year capital budget for fiscal years 2025-30. The budget fully funds and revives projects that prioritize safety and reliability while driving economic growth statewide. “Maryland deserves and demands to have a safe and reliable transportation system that is accessible for all to use and helps drive our ability […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Myriam Rogers has proposed a $2.98 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2026, a $126.4 million increase over the current year. The proposal, presented Jan. 14 to the Board of Education, aims to address the needs of the system’s 110,000 students and prioritize recruitment and retention of its more than 20,000 staff members. The […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Pets on Wheels, a Maryland therapy pet organization, has received a $5,000 grant from Petco Love, a national nonprofit, to support its work with veterans. The grant is part of Petco Love’s Helping Heroes initiative, which supports service, therapy, and working animals. Petco Love works to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has announced preliminary recommendations from the Government Efficiency Commission to modernize Maryland’s occupational permitting and licensing processes. The recommendations aim to streamline vendor credentialing, improve permitting reliability and predictability, and eliminate employment barriers for all Marylanders. “Modernizing state government is not just a talking point for us — it’s a governing philosophy,” Moore said. “As we […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline fell 1.1 cents to $3.02 per gallon last week, according to GasBuddy. The price is 0.9 cents higher than a month ago but 3.2 cents lower than a year ago. The decline in gas prices comes after a week of rising prices. However, colder weather has pushed diesel prices higher and could impact […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A brand of frozen chicken and cheese taquitos has been recalled over concerns about potential metal contamination, a federal agency announced. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bestway Sandwiches Inc. recalled around 24,870 pounds of the taquitos, which may be contaminated with pieces of metal. The recalled product was sold at ALDI grocery stores […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Bayview Asset Management, LLC, a mortgage company, and three of its affiliates have agreed to a $20 million settlement with 53 state regulators following a 2021 data breach that affected 5.8 million customers nationwide, including 124,000 in Maryland. The settlement, announced by the Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation, addresses deficient cybersecurity practices and compliance failures by […]