Maryland Maryland Department of Natural Resources Introduces Waterfowl Photo Contest MDBAL, February 6, 2025 The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites wildlife photographers to enter its new waterfowl photo contest. The winning entry will be the featured image on new DNR hard card hunting and fishing licenses that will be available later this year. Entries for this inaugural contest will be accepted through March… Continue Reading
Maryland Ellicott City Advances in Flood Mitigation – Report MDBAL, February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – Flood waters high enough to carry away cars and wipe out businesses wrecked Ellicott City on two separate occasions, but officials have a plan to mitigate flood risk. In July, 2016, six inches of rain fell in two hours, sending floodwaters racing down Main Street of… Continue Reading
Maryland Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Named to America’s Best Hospitals List 2025 MDBAL, February 3, 2025February 4, 2025 Healthgrades, a site Americans use to search medical care, has announced the recipients of the 2025 America’s Best Hospitals Awards. In Maryland, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center was the sole recipient to be named to the Top-50 list. This year’s achievements recognize the top one, two, and five percent of… Continue Reading
National News Mexico and US Halt Tariffs For a Month, Mexico to Send 10K Troops to Border MDBAL, February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 Mexico and the US have halted tariffs for one month and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to the border to combat drug trafficking and unlawful border crossings into the U.S.. President Donald Trump said on his social media that there will be negotiations in the… Continue Reading
Culture Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Makes Prediction: Six More Weeks of Winter MDBAL, February 2, 2025February 3, 2025 PUNXSUTAWNEY, Penn. – The Groundhog Day tradition continued Sunday and Punxsatawney Phil made his 2025 prediction: There will be six more weeks of winter because the so-called “Seer of Seers” and renowned rodent saw his shadow. It’s been a cold start to 2025 and some 50,000 fans gathered in 25-degree… Continue Reading
Aeronautics No Survivors in Fatal Helicopter-Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport, DC MDBAL, January 30, 2025February 3, 2025 Photo – Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/ US Coast Guard handout/EPA-EFE-Shutterstock Officials say there were no survivors in an air collision that took place at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. A Black Hawk military helicopter crashed into an American Airlines passenger jet estimated to… Continue Reading
National News White House Priorities: Safety, Affordability, ‘Drain The Swamp’ and Renewed Values MDBAL, January 27, 2025February 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House has issued a statement called The Trump-Vance Administration Priorities, which outlines steps the new administration expects to take over the next four years. Make America Safe Again • President Trump will take bold action to secure our border and protect American communities. • This… Continue Reading
National News President Joe Biden Gives Arthur Lawrence Byrd New Wings with Pardon MDBAL, December 13, 2024February 2, 2025 CLINTON, MD. – President Joe Biden gave Arthur Lawrence Byrd a new lease on life when the Clinton, Md., man was pardoned for a crime he committed many years ago. “I’ve got this stain off me,” Byrd told The Baltimore Sun. “I don’t want to die a criminal.” In a… Continue Reading
Culture Thanksgiving 2024: Turkey Ahead, But Storms on the Roads Along the Way MDBAL, November 27, 2024February 3, 2025 It’s expected to be a busy travel day on Thanksgiving and travelers may not be so thankful for the wet and rainy weather affecting much of the East Coast. The country’s highways and roads and the airports will once again be filled with travelers going to relatives and friends homes… Continue Reading
Corporate World Internet of Things Expo Features Latest in Tech – International News MDBAL, November 12, 2024February 2, 2025 WUXI, China – On Nov. 11, the opening ceremony of the World Internet of Things Expo was held in Wuxi, an eastern city in China. The event features exhibitions and five specialized forums, running through Nov. 13. The Product and Application Exhibition is divided into two sections, focusing on the… Continue Reading