The Office of Governor Wes Moore issued the following news release on Friday, June 28. (more…)
Maryland
Before it became the largest high school in Maryland in terms of square footage, Seneca Valley High School (19401 Crystal Rock Dr. Germantown, MD) opened in its original building in 1974. The school sits on land that was once the site of a dairy farm owned by baseball player Walter Johnson. Johnson purchased the land in 1935 and lived there with his family until his death in 1946. It was Germantown’s only high school until Northwest opened in 1998. Seneca Valley ranks 21st in the list of the largest high schools by enrollment in 2024.
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) has released its major lane closures for this weekend (June 28, 29, and 30, 2024). They can be seen below, by county:
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office issued the following news release on Thursday, June 27:
The Bay Bridge crosses the Chesapeake Bay along US 50/301. Its dual spans provide a direct connection between recreational and ocean regions on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, D.C. On this day, June 28th 1973, the westbound structure opened.
Thunderstorms often come up suddenly and can present a variety of hazards, including power outages, caused by lightning, heavy rains, hail and wind. Such storms usually affect Maryland in the late spring, summer or early fall, but can happen any time cold and warm air masses collide.
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. In his latest dining guide, highlighting “5 great affordable restaurants in the D.C. area”, he includes two Maryland restaurants– both located in Montgomery County.
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Updated with the correct time of the earthquake (previously written as Tuesday morning)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has stated that a 1.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Spencerville, near Cloverly and Burtonsville, in Montgomery County on Monday Night. USGS reports that the 5.9-depth earthquake occurred shortly before 11:30 pm on Monday night near Spencerville, Maryland.
The information in this investigative update is preliminary and will be supplemented or corrected during the course of the investigation.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an investigative update for its ongoing investigation of the March 26 contact of containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent bridge collapse. It can be seen below:
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The weather has been hot and we’ve found six spots right here in MoCo with their own variation of orange crushes (along with other flavors) on the menu.
Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department responded to a collision involving an overturned ambulance on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (more…)