Haotian Sun (34, Baltimore, MD) and Pengfei Xue (34, Germantown, MD) were sentenced today for participating in a “sophisticated scheme to defraud Apple Inc. out of millions of dollars’ worth of iPhones.” U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Sun to 57 months in prison, and sentenced Xue to 54 months in prison.
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore announced the cancellation of over $13 million in supervision and drug testing fees for 6,715 individuals currently under parole and probation supervision. (more…)
The Maryland State Police will participate in the 27th National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 26, encouraging the public to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs at any state police barracks. (more…)
Niche has released its “2025 Best Public High Schools” rankings based on “rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, and high school ratings.” The top 25 public high schools in the state of Maryland, according to their list, can be seen below:
Governor Wes Moore announced that the expanded Maryland SUN Bucks program provided over $70 million in federally-funded grocery benefits to more than 586,000 children during the summer, making it the largest investment in combating childhood hunger in the state’s history, with increased participation across all 24 jurisdictions. (more…)
CBS’s 48 Hours will air an episode this Saturday, October 5 at 10 p.m. on the death of Sarah Harris, initially reported as an overdose by her boyfriend, Dr. James Ryan, an oral surgeon in Germantown, MD. An investigation revealed evidence of Ryan providing powerful drugs to Harris, leading to his conviction and 45-year prison sentence on charges of second-degree depraved heart murder. A preview of the episode can be seen below.
On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, a single-engine airplane crashed into a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport (FFA) in. Roth Carolina. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of the Cirrus SR-22 airplane. Among those killed in the crash was Montgomery County, MD man Shashwat Ajit Adhikari.
Governor Wes Moore issued the following statement on Tuesday, October 1: (more…)
Members from the Maryland Car Rally Task Force, working in collaboration with the Maryland State Police Special (MSP) Operations Division, and allied police agencies disrupted twelve unlawful exhibition driving events throughout multiple Maryland counties, including Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore, Saturday night.
Maryland Department of Health officials are advising Marylanders to stock up on free COVID-19 tests for the fall and winter. COVID-19 tests are now available at COVIDtests.gov and through many local health departments statewide.
With small cities often offering significantly lower costs of living than large cities, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Best Small Cities in America, with three Maryland cities coming in ranked in the top 6%.