Governor Wes Moore is urging Marylanders to stay off roads and exercise caution as a winter storm is expected to impact the state from February 11-12, bringing hazardous road conditions, heavy snowfall, and potential power outages. Officials coordinating emergency responses and advising residents to prepare for severe weather.

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On Monday, the Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Igor Lira, 40, a Slovakia national, for allegedly transmitting a threat in interstate or international commerce containing a threat to injure. Lira made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Monday after he was extradited from Germany.

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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with 21 other state attorneys general, has sued the Trump administration and the NIH for unlawfully cutting funding for medical research at universities by reducing “indirect cost” reimbursements, potentially jeopardizing vital biomedical research and public health advancements. (more…)


The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration has announced preparations for the incoming winter storm, including road pretreatment with salt brine, deployment of emergency patrols, and a request for drivers to limit unnecessary travel to aid snow and ice removal efforts. (more…)


As of 1pm, a Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for most of the area from 1pm Tuesday until 7am Wednesday. I suspect that later today this will be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for many nearby areas and a Winter Weather Advisory for areas to the north of us.

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