A nightmare scenario for anyone who has walked down a city street with the fear of falling through a sidewalk grate occurred for a D.C. woman on Wednesday, falling approximately 10 feet down into an air well.
At approximately 5:30pm, fire and rescue units were called to the 800 block of 4th St SW for a below grade rescue after an adult female fell approximately 10 feet down into an air well. The woman was extricated and treated for injuries and will be okay, according to DC Fire and EMS.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Per the State of Maryland:
50 Portable Ventilators to Front Line Hospitals
Per UMTerps.com
Kevin Willard has been named the new head coach of the Maryland Men’s Basketball program as announced by Damon Evans, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics on Monday. Willard recently coached Seton Hall to its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six events that were played. Having won a regular-season conference championship, conference tournament championship and earning conference coach of the year, Willard is one of 10 active head coaches in the Power 6 conferences to achieve each of the accomplishments in the last six seasons.
The United States Senate passed the “Sunshine Protection Act” by unanimous consent today. The bill would make Daylight Saving permanent and put an end to having to change your clocks twice a year. The bill will now need to pass through the House, before going to President Biden. According to the H.R.69 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, this bill makes daylight savings time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight savings time may choose the standard time for those areas.
The bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act was introduced by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ed Markey (D-MA). Daylight Saving Time began in the U.S. in 1918 and was extended by four weeks in 2007. Daylight saving time began this year this past Sunday, March 13, and lasts until November, 6.
Professional wrestler Scott Hall, known to many as “Razor Ramon” has passed away after suffering three heart attacks, stemming from a serious complication following hip surgery when a blood clot was dislodged.
Hall, whose father was in the military, moved around a lot when he was a child, but was born in St. Mary’s County in Maryland.
Ukranian born Boris Levonenko, owner of King Farm Auto Services at 15563 Frederick Rd in Rockville, has been hard at work collecting supplies to send to his war-torn home country.
According to WTOP, Levonenko has already shipped over 100 boxes of medical supplies, which he has been driving up to Delaware to ship through a Ukrainian Express Shipping Company.
There is a new record for the most expensive condo ever sold in DC, according to BizJournals. The $11 million sale of Penthouse 2C at 3150 South St. NW, the Ritz-Carlton Residences Georgetown breaks a record set just two months ago by another penthouse… in the same building.
“The Ritz-Carlton penthouse was first listed for $18 million in January 2021, then reduced to $14.5 million about eight months later to better reflect market dynamics.” according to the article. The record-breaking unit belonged to the late philanthropist Michelle Smith, the daughter of late developer Robert H. Smith whom the Maryland School of Business is named for.
Per the Smithsonian Museum:
Calling all citizen scientists, do-gooders, plant lovers, activists, advocates, dreamers, and creators! Join us in March 2022, when the Smithsonian shakes up Women’s History Month with a new Women’s Futures Month: a forward-looking celebration of the power of women and girls in STEM to shape a better world.
Ballenger Creek Middle School was evacuated earlier today after an unknown irritant was released inside the school, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.
The initial notice, which can be seen below, was updated to reflect that the school has now reopened.
Over the weekend, Larry Hogan directed Maryland’s Secretary of State to terminate Maryland’s sister state relationship with the Leningrad Region of Russia, which was established in 1993.
The governor has also directed state agencies to review any and all contracts, procurements, and holdings that may have ties to Russian entities, according to Hogan’s Government website.