July 14, 2021 Baltimore public high school students earning below 1.0 GPA nearly doubled during pandemic Nearly half of all Baltimore high school students enrolled with the school district earned below a 1.0 GPA during the first three quarters of this school year, according to media reports, a statistic administrators have attributed to a year that saw unprecedented disruptions to learning nationwide.
July 9, 2021 Amtrak passengers evacuated near Baltimore after fire breaks out underneath rail car: report More than 200 Amtrak passengers were evacuated from a train in Maryland on Thursday night after a fire broke out underneath the train, according to reports.
July 8, 2021 Former Maryland pediatrician indicted on 98 sex abuse charges found incompetent to stand trial A Maryland judge on Wednesday ruled a former pediatrician indicted for 98 alleged sex crimes incompetent to stand trial, according to reports.
July 8, 2021 Greenwald: NSA had 'legal obligation' to conceal Tucker Carlson's identity from intercepted communications Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald reacted to claims by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the National Security Administration (NSA) wrongfully identified him through communications intended to set up an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his "Tucker Carlson Tonight" program.
July 7, 2021 Eastern US sees Songbirds dying from mysterious illness, scientists ask public for help Across the eastern and mid-Atlantic United States, songbirds are dying and scientists are asking for the public's help to understand why.
July 7, 2021 Maryland says 100% of COVID-19 deaths last month were among unvaccinated All COVID-19-related deaths that occurred in Maryland last month involved unvaccinated people, Gov. Larry Hogan’s communication’s director tweeted Tuesday.
July 6, 2021 Maryland court rejects Gov. Hogan's attempt to block federal unemployment programs Maryland’s highest court has upheld a lower court's emergency order keeping the state enrolled in enhanced federal unemployment programs.
July 4, 2021 Video captures Ocean City, Maryland fireworks detonating in truck near boardwalk There will be no fireworks for one Maryland town for Fourth of July, but beachgoers did get a spectacular display when the truck carrying the explosives blew up.
July 3, 2021 Brood X cicadas are gone: When will they reemerge? Brood X cicadas were seemingly everywhere across the eastern U.S. last month.
July 3, 2021 Baltimore anti-violence outreach worker, father of 11 shot and killed while getting food A Baltimore-based outreach worker with the Catholic anti-violence group Safe Streets Cherry Hill was shot and killed in the city on Thursday.
