The historic cicada invasion is upon us! Noisy flying insects known as cicadas have begun emerging from the ground and have been spotted buzzing around North Carolina and South Carolina before they will eventually appear across 15 other states. The one to two-inch-longbugs are rising from the soil and growing wings before they then start a frantic mating frenzy lasting …
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Online data protection bills become law in Maryland
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on information collected on children. The measure, known as the Maryland Kids Code, seeks to limit data that could be collected from children …
Read More »WATCH: Dem Senate candidate caught on video screaming at reporter over controversial police remark
The Democrat frontrunner in one of this year’s top Senate races went off on a reporter this week who pressed him concerning a controversial remark he made on social media about police. The tense exhange between Rep. David Trone, D-Md., and Fox 5 reporter Tom Fitzgerald happened during a campaign stop in Rockville, Maryland, on Tuesday, when Trone expressed his …
Read More »Trump says keeping FBI in DC will be 'centerpiece of my plan' rebuilding capital city
Former President Donald Trump said this week that keeping the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. would be a major decision in his second term. The federal government under President Biden has proposed splitting the FBI between D.C. and a new site to be constructed in Greenbelt, Maryland. “The new FBI building should be built in Washington, D.C., not …
Read More »Maryland man allegedly murdered his mom in their shared home, left her body in a bathtub
A Maryland man was arrested Monday after allegedly murdering his mother and leaving her body inside a bathroom of the home the two of them shared. Jeremy Gentry, 48, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in connection with the death of Beatrice Kay Gentry, 68, according to Maryland State Police. The Fruitland …
Read More »Body of sixth victim in Baltimore Key Bridge collapse pulled from water
The Unified Command salvage teams have located the body of another victim of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster, bringing the total number of causalities to six. Maryland State Police investigators identified the victim as Jose Mynor Lopez, 37, of Baltimore. Investigators from the Maryland State Police, along with an FBI Victim Specialist and linguist, and a team of mental …
Read More »WWII veteran, 100, finally receives his college diploma nearly 60 years after graduation
A 100-year-old veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War thought he was going to a celebration for his 100th birthday and to honor his contributions to the University of Maryland Global Campus, his alma mater. Instead, Jack Milton this week received the surprise of a lifetime: his long-overdue graduation ceremony. “I’ve had many ceremonies throughout …
Read More »Baltimore bridge collapse: Fifth body recovered from Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage
Divers searching the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore have recovered a fifth body. The Key Bridge Response Unified Command said the victim’s body was recovered after salvage teams located a missing construction vehicle in the Patapsco River, FOX 5 Washington DC reported. The workers then notified the Maryland Department of State Police. The recovered victim was …
Read More »Illegal immigrant caught in deadly hit-and-run had history of armed robbery, assault and drugs
A man accused of being the driver in a deadly Maryland hit-and-run is an illegal immigrant who was recently released from federal prison. Gilver Zelaya-Diaz, 42, was arrested last week in connection to a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of 26-year-old Jacques Price in Montgomery County Maryland, earlier this month, according to a press release from the Montgomery County …
Read More »Surging GOP Senate candidate unleashes on 'both parties' during border visit: 'Failing the American people'
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday visited the southern border in McAllen, Texas, as he campaigns for the open Maryland Senate seat — and as the ongoing crisis at the southern border remains a top political issue. Hogan met with law enforcement and public safety officials and told Fox News in an exclusive statement that he visited the border …
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