Last weekend, Montgomery County resident Ellen Gira was the winner of a Canadian Folk Music Award for “Traditional Album of the Year” along with her duo partner, fiddler, and step dancer Jocelyn Pettit.
According to the Royal Bahamas Police, a 10-year-old boy from Maryland, U.S.A was reportedly bitten by a shark shortly before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024.
In 2011, 35-year-old Robyn Gardner of Frederick, MD traveled to Aruba with 50-year-old Gary Giordano of Gaithersburg, MD. Two days into their stay, Giordano claims that Gardner vanished while the two were snorkeling- she hasn’t been seen since and is presumed dead by Aruban police.
MoCo native Katie Ledecky’s gold medal in the women‘s 800m has given her the most career individual swimming world titles of all time, with 16 overall. She has surpassed fellow Marylander Michael Phelps, who previously held the record with 15.
Ledecky won the 800m freestyle race on Saturday with a time of 8 minutes and 8.87 seconds. She now holds the 29 fastest times in history in the event and also became the first swimmer to win any event six times at worlds. She has never lost since winning her first 800m back in 2012 when she was just 12 years old. Ledecky finished the world championships in took gold in the 800m and 1500m frees along with two silvers.
Ledecky was raised in Bethesda, where she attended Little Flower School through eighth grade and later attended high school at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, where she graduated in 2015
.@katieledecky's gold medal in the women’s 800m gives her the most career individual swimming world titles of all time! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/EHlRywFbU7
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2023
The rules of travel to Europe will change starting from 2024, as anyone traveling to Europe from the United States will be required to have a travel authorization to enter most European countries through the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected at this point.
ETIAS travel authorization is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals traveling to any of these 30 European countries. It is linked to a traveler’s passport and is valid for up to three years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. If you get a new passport, you need to get a new ETIAS travel authorization.
With a valid ETIAS travel authorization, you can enter the territory of these European countries as often as you want for short-term stays – normally for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. However, it does not guarantee entry. When you arrive, a border guard will ask to see your passport and other documents and verify that you meet the entry conditions.
