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History has been made in Howard County. County Executive Calvin Ball named Lisa Myers, a retired Howard County police captain, as the department’s new chief at a news conference scheduled Tuesday morning. Myers is Howard County’s first female and first African-American police chief. “I am selecting a 27-year veteran of the Howard County Police Department, a […]
Three more schools in Baltimore County have tested positive for lead in the water. Water samples collected from Arbutus Elementary School, Riderwood Elementary School and Warren Elementary School each had high levels of lead. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there is no safe level of lead. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For The Latest […]
Coppin State University’s president is stepping down at the end of this school year. Dr. Maria Thompson has led the University since 2015. https://www.facebook.com/coppinstateuniversity/posts/10156849801454882 In a letter to students and parents, Thompson says she’s resigning in June after overcoming recent health issues. Thompson says she is healthy and will head back to her native city […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show a record total of confirmed cases of a polio-like illness, mostly affecting children. It’s called acute flaccid myelitis and 186 children had confirmed cases of it in the U.S. […]
Prince George’s County Police announced that they have made an arrested in the murder of a local athlete. 21-year-old Rondell Fletcher was arrested on Thursday for the murder of 22-year-old Tyamonee Johnson in Oxon Hill last weekend. Johnson was a standout football player at Bullis High School in Potomac. After graduating in 2014, he attended […]
Calling all high school students! Applications are now being accepted for Congressman Elijah Cummings’ youth program. ECYP invests in promising teens and prepares them to serve as open-minded leaders with the skills, community ties, and global exposure critical to success in a diverse society. The program’s efforts are infused with the spirit of bridge-building exemplified by […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! Johns Hopkins head football coach Jim Margraff has died. The university’s athletic department confirmed in a statement Wednesday that Margraff passed away suddenly at the age of 58. https://twitter.com/MarkWJZ/status/1080570969222197254 Margraff just finished his 29th season as […]
HANOVER, Md. (AP) — Investigators found a defective metal bracket on the jet bridge that collapsed and injured six people at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said Sunday. Metal brackets will be replaced on the jet bridge that collapsed Saturday and on five other jet bridges made by the same manufacturer, the Maryland Department […]
Source: Joe Robbins /Getty According to reports, John Wall will have heel surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2018-2019 season. Wall will have surgey to repair bone spurs on his left heel that has been bothering him throughout the season. While Wall has been trying to play through the injury, he believes that […]
GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A Delaware man has been fined $50 in connection with a crash that killed a longtime Delmarva broadcast news executive. News outlets report that 38-year-old Shawn Armstrong on Thursday pleaded no contest to inattentive driving in the September 2017 crash that led to 76-year-old Thomas H. Draper’s death. Delaware State Police […]