Governor Wes Moore and the Board of Public Works approved $30.4 million in strategic investments for community revitalization projects statewide, including $4 million for Viva White Oak, a planned 280-acre mixed-use development in Montgomery County, as part of efforts to promote affordable housing, economic growth, and public safety. (more…)
There are more than 400 high schools in Maryland (public and private). Below are the 25 largest in Maryland by enrollment. The statistics come from Niche and were obtained from the U.S. Department of Education, representing the most recent data available, as self-reported by the schools.
The Maryland State Police will conduct high-visibility patrols and enhanced enforcement across all 23 barracks from August 29 to August 31, 2025, as part of a statewide effort to reduce impaired, distracted, and aggressive driving during Labor Day weekend. (more…)
As the fifteenth year since he went missing passes, the disappearance of Stuart Isaac remains an open wound for his family and a perplexing puzzle for investigators. The story of the 48-year-old Burtonsville, MD resident is not one of a simple outing gone wrong, but of a man who seemingly embarked on a spontaneous journey only to vanish into the vast and untamed wilderness of Yellowstone National Park.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s law banning licensed health professionals from practicing conversion therapy on minors, arguing the practice is harmful and falls below accepted medical standards. (more…)
Summer Restaurant Week, presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), returned August 18th and was originally scheduled until August 24th. It has now been extended until the end of the month, August 31st, with plenty of Montgomery County restaurants participating.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general urging major search engines and payment platforms to implement stronger safeguards against the spread of deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) and restrict payment processing for related content. (more…)
Governor Wes Moore announced the redesignation of Berlin, Chestertown, Denton, and Grantsville as Arts and Entertainment Districts, extending tax incentives that support economic development, tourism, and arts activity, which contributed to $136 million in statewide economic output in FY 2024. (more…)
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students have outperformed their peers across the state, according to an MCPS press release. According to the press release, the school system saw notable growth in secondary grades and on results from the 2024-2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP).
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has announced that Merriweather Post Pavilion is now accepting Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDL) and Mobile IDs for age verification, making it one of the first concert venues in the nation to adopt this innovative technology.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the 2025-2026 migratory game bird hunting seasons, beginning September 1, with full details on bag limits, dates, and regulations available in the Maryland Guide to Hunting and Trapping.