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Members of the union representing employees at a Baltimore County Apple store gathered Wednesday to protest what they describe as discriminatory treatment of workers ahead of the store’s planned closure next month. The rally comes as Apple prepares to close its Towson Town Center location on June 20, citing “declining conditions” at the mall and […]
Some restaurants and bars in Baltimore County will soon be able to offer cocktails and mixed drinks to-go under new legislation signed into law Tuesday in Maryland. The law, which takes effect July 1, revives a practice that was temporarily allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic before expiring three years ago. Gov. Wes Moore signed the […]
Wes Moore signed the Maryland Phone Free Schools Act into law Tuesday, requiring all public school districts across the state to adopt policies limiting student use of cellphones and personal electronic devices beginning in the 2027–28 school year. Under the new law, local boards of education must create policies restricting the use of cellphones, laptops, […]
When Baltimore health inspectors visited a Royal Farms in the Patterson Park neighborhood in December, they found multiple sanitation concerns, including rodent droppings beneath shelves, gnats around the coffee station and several mice running through the store, according to public inspection reports. The inspector ordered the store to close immediately. However, a follow-up inspection conducted […]
Toyota is recalling more than 43,000 vehicles because engine contamination could cause the engine to fail and increase the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall affects approximately 43,566 model year 2024 Toyota Tundra trucks. Officials say debris left behind during the manufacturing process may contaminate the […]
Beginning Thursday, select international flights will be redirected to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, where passengers will undergo additional Ebola screening procedures. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that all travelers who have recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan — including U.S. citizens — will now be […]
The Maryland State Board of Elections has posted updated information on its website regarding incorrect mail-in ballots sent to some voters ahead of the June gubernatorial primary election. On Friday, the Board said the issue was caused by its vendor, Taylor Print & Visual Impressions, Inc., after some voters received ballots for the wrong political […]
Voluntary water restrictions have been announced for parts of the Baltimore region ahead of the summer season due to ongoing drought conditions and declining reservoir levels, according to Baltimore’s Department of Public Works (DPW). Officials say water levels are currently low in three major reservoirs that provide drinking water to nearly 1.8 million residents across […]
A federal grand jury has indicted the companies responsible for operating the cargo ship involved in the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a disaster that sent the bridge into the Patapsco River and claimed the lives of six construction workers. According to an indictment unsealed May 12 in the U.S. […]
Seventeen Americans who were aboard the cruise ship linked to the deadly hantavirus outbreak are expected to return to the United States early Monday. Before entering quarantine, they will first arrive at an Air Force base in Nebraska. The U.S. passengers disembarked Sunday from the MV Hondius after the vessel remained anchored near Tenerife in […]
Hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, who spent part of his teenage years in Baltimore, was honored Friday with a street naming nearly three decades after his death. Born in New York City, Tupac moved to Baltimore in 1984 and attended Roland Park Middle School, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, and the Baltimore School for the Arts. […]
Baltimore police could soon receive new body-worn cameras and Tasers after the city’s Board of Estimates approved a $153 million contract with Axon Enterprise spanning the next 10 years. City officials said the company’s software is compatible with the department’s existing technology. Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen abstained from the vote. According to Baltimore […]