A former State Department budget analyst from Montgomery Village, MD, pleaded guilty to embezzling over $650,000 by issuing fraudulent checks to herself and another person over a two-year period. (more…)
Maryland
Last summer, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood sought approval to build a 10,000 SF restaurant at 151 Lakelands Drive, at the corner of Lakelands Drive and Great Seneca Highway in Gaithersburg– what would be Eddie V’s first Maryland location. The proposal was met with mixed emotions, sparking opposition from many Lakelands residents and prompting a petition that garnered over 100 signatures in the days following the news.
A Frederick County man was arrested by Maryland State Police for suspected DUI and later charged with attempted child abduction, attempted kidnapping, and assault after allegedly trying to pull a juvenile into his vehicle near Woodsboro Pike. (more…)
A Maryland woman won $100,000 playing Powerball with the Power Play option after buying her ticket at a Walmart in Fruitland, MD. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
Governor Wes Moore announced that more than $2 million in grants have been awarded to 52 recipients through Maryland’s Alcohol Manufacturing Promotion Fund and Winery and Vineyard Economic Development Grant Program to support the state’s craft beverage industry through expansions, promotions, and agricultural projects. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 20 other attorneys general in supporting a legal effort to reinstate grant funding for fair housing organizations after HUD canceled 78 Fair Housing Initiative Program grants without prior notice. (more…)
Maryland State Police will conduct statewide DUI patrols and high-visibility enforcement during Cinco de Mayo weekend to deter impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving. (more…)
With National Prevention Week around the corner and the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the U.S. reaching more than 80,670, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Biggest Drug Problems, with Maryland coming in ranked 45th overall (“7th smallest drug problem).
Maryland resident Pat Sajak is gearing up for his final spin as the host of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Although Sajak stepped down from his long-time role on Wheel of Fortune in June 2024, he will return to lead episodes of the spinoff series one last time, starting this Wednesday, April 30th.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to significantly reduce AmeriCorps’ workforce and funding, arguing it unlawfully undermines federally authorized community service programs.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued a statement following the announcement by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Washington Commanders Managing Partner Josh Harris of a deal to return the team to the RFK campus in Washington, D.C. (more…)