Earlier this week, a Philadelphia jury awarded $8 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and one if its subsidiaries over a drug the companies made that the plaintiff’s attorneys say is linked to the abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys. Nicholas Murray, of Maryland, was prescribed Risperdal as a child. He said […]
A construction worker is dead after being hit by an SUV that was involved in a car crash. It happened Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of the Hagerstown Police Department where three construction workers were doing a repaving project. Two cars collided in an intersection nearby. The collision, sending the SUV into the parking […]
Hundreds of new laws are now in effect in Maryland as of Tuesday. A large number of them fall under criminal justice and health. Senate Bill 707, which passed in the 2018 legislative session, bans the sale of bump stocks in Maryland. There will also be penalties for offenses including hate crime threats, solicitation for […]
More money is being delegated to supporting tourism projects in the state of Maryland. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration announced the 109 matching grants on Thursday. The funds will support tourism projects and activities that draw visitors to the state’s 13 certified heritage areas and expand economic development. All of Maryland’s counties and the city […]
It's being reported by the Christian Post that a Christian doctor could possibly lose his medical license after praying for patients.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that state employees will have a holiday on July 5, in addition to the Fourth of July. According to WJZ, Hogan says he’s granting state employees an additional day to gather with their families and enjoy celebrations taking place throughout the state. Maryland state universities will have the option […]
A 47-year-old man who works at a Maryland company that provides drug and alcohol testing services has pleaded guilty to taking cash payments in exchange for falsifying urine samples. Michael Andre Brown of Waldorf, Maryland made the plea on Monday, according to Fox 45. Brown was a federal contractor for the company that provided urinalysis […]
Maryland State Police say a Maryland inmate Herbert Mayes is dead after violence broke out involving inmates on the prison exercise yard. The 33-year-old inmate fell dead after a scuffle involving six other inmates inside the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland. Homicide investigators are looking into what happened Saturday afternoon to Mayes. An autopsy will […]
If you’ve been thinking about going back to school, here’s your chance to do so for free. Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill last year that covers tuition costs at community colleges for qualifying residents. The Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship provides scholarships of up to $5,000 to students from families earning less than $125,000 […]
If you go by its Twitter use, Maryland is the second most stressed-out state in the country, according to a study by British health service provider Babylon. Their “National Stress” report ranked Maryland No. 2 for stress, behind only Alaska. About 11 percent of tweets in Maryland were classified as stressed. See Also: Several Baltimore High […]