BALTIMORE, MD—The national average price of gasoline returned to a decline over the last week, falling 3.3 cents compared to a week ago, and stands at $3.13 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 6.2 cents from […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has been awarded a $500,000 grant to design and implement 100 new forested riparian buffer acres and maintain existing buffers on agricultural lands in central Pennsylvania. The grant was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Section 319 Grant program. Forested riparian buffers are trees and shrubs planted along streams that […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Parts of Western Maryland are past peak foliage for the season, while on the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland leaves are approaching their midpoint. In Patapsco Valley State Park, there are pockets of green, as well as holes in the forest canopy where winds have knocked down foliage. Foliage in Frederick is near its peak, according to the report. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man who lied about needing a wheelchair for a service-related injury was sentenced to home confinement after prosecutors said he fraudulently obtained more than $750,000 in disability benefits. William Rich, 44, of Windsor Mill, was found guilty in June of wire fraud and theft of government property following a four-day trial. Rich, who served in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to drug distribution and money laundering charges, authorities say. Ronald White, 56, of Pikesville, was involved in a large-scale drug conspiracy that operated in and around Baltimore, according to the Department of Justice. He was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison followed by five years […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Pennsylvania man is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and her 10-year-old child during a road rage incident on I-83, Maryland State Police said. Troopers responded to reports of a road rage incident involving a gray Toyota Corolla on I-83 southbound on October 9, 2024. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Caroline County man has become the 14th person to earn a Master Angler Milestone Award since the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) FishMaryland program began in 2019. Jeremy Elmore, 36, of Preston, caught ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland waters to qualify for the award. Elmore said he started fishing at a young age with […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Congressional Delegation this week announced $13.9 million in federal funding to support workforce development and postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. The funds will be administered by the Maryland Department of Disabilities and will help increase access to resources, promote data sharing, and improve employment outcomes for people living with disabilities, according to […]