Washington County Parks & Recreation has announced the loss of the historic 200-year-old Chinkapin Oak Tree at Woodland Way Park in Hagerstown, MD due to storm damage over Easter weekend, with plans underway to safely remove and potentially repurpose parts of the tree. (more…)


12-year-old Aiden Abraham, representing the State of Maryland and Team Senshi, earned a gold medal in kumite and a silver medal in kata at the 2025 Junior International Cup & USA Open in Las Vegas, competing against 22 athletes in his category. (more…)


The Maryland Park Service has announced that it will temporarily close Greenbrier State Park, the home of “Maryland’s Secret Beach” from May 5-9 as contractors repave the entrance road as part of ongoing upgrades to the park’s front entrance and contact station. These upgrades will help reduce traffic backups on busy weekends and holidays.

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Today, The Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), announced a $300 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co., and various subsidiaries (collectively, Walgreens) to “resolve allegations that the national chain pharmacy illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and then sought payment for many of those invalid prescriptions by Medicare and other federal health care programs in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). The settlement amount is based on Walgreens’s ability to pay. Walgreens will owe the United States an additional $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred prior to fiscal year 2032.”

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