These cameras will be added to Baltimore’s existing traffic surveillance system.
Baltimore County is leading the state for Covid-19 vaccination distribution. According to Fox 45, Batimore County has distributed 65,763 doses, while Baltimore City has given out 39,157 doses. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski they received 8,000 doses this week, but they need more as Maryland moves into the next phase. “We don’t have enough supply […]
While medical marijuana is already legal in Maryland, there is a new push to legalize recreational marijuana. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have already legalized recreational cannabis. State Del. Jazz Lewis of Prince George County, and a coalition of legalization advocates have introduced a legalization measure, House Bill 32, in Annapolis. According to […]
According to CNN, Instacart is laying off every employee who voted to unionize last February. Employees were in the process of negotiating their first contract when news of the layoffs came down. “These layoffs are totally discouraging for any gig workers who are trying to do something to make these jobs better,” one unionized worker […]
Rapper Kodak Black will be leaving federal prison early due to clemency from Donald Trump, but South Carolina prosecutors are still ready to aggressively pursue a sexual assault case against him. According to TMZ, Kodak was indicted in South Carolina on a felony charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and prosecutors still plan to press […]
On Wednesday, Kamala Harris became the first woman, first woman of color to hold the office of Vice- President in U.S. history. She was sworn in by the first Latina Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, using a Bible belonging to West Baltimore-born Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court justice. Good to see a Baltimore […]
Trump granted 143 people clemency in his final hours at the White House, but former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh did not make it. Also failing to make the list was former Baltimore police commissioner Edward T. Norris for his 2004 conviction. He spent six months in federal prison for federal corruption and tax charges. Among […]
Former Baltimore Police Sgt. Thomas Allers, serving a 15 year sentence for racketeering offenses in the City Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force has asked Trump to commute his sentence. According to his plea agreement, Allers stole money from victims, swore out false affidavits, and submitted false official incident reports. He became the officer-in-charge of […]
President-elect Joe Biden picks Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health. Levine will become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current position in 2017, making her one of the few transgender […]
On Friday night, a Virginia man was arrested near the U.S. Capitol with over 500 rounds of ammunition, a loaded handgun and fake credentials. Wesley Allen Beeler of Front Royal was arrested as he tried to pass through a downtown DC checkpoint one mile from the Capitol. Officers asked Beeler if he had any weapons […]
Mayor Brandon M. Scott will hold a press conference today on Baltimore’s response to COVID-19. Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison will join the Mayor at 2:00 p.m. Will bars and restaurants be allowed to reopen? This is a developing story.
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to speed up vaccines and pump out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s economic fallout. Called the “American Rescue Plan,” the legislative proposal will deliver another round of aid to stabilize the economy while the public health effort seeks the upper hand on […]