Elijah Zelaya, a 10-year-old girl from Maryland, recently got the opportunity of a lifetime to showcase her cooking talents on the hit culinary competition show MasterChef Junior. According to a recent article from WTOP News, Elijah has loved cooking since she was young and would often help her mother in the kitchen. When Elijah heard that MasterChef…
The Problem of Recurrentfield and Curtis Bay have experienced increased incidents of “nuisance flooding” in recent years as sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay rise at an accelerating rate. Nuisance flooding, also called “sunny day flooding”, refers to tidal flooding events that cause public disruptions like road closures but do not necessarily cause extensive property…
Providing a Sanctuary for Older Canines The Senior Dog Sanctuary of Maryland provides a permanent home for senior dogs in need. Founded in 2010 and located in Severn, Maryland, the nonprofit sanctuary rescues dogs aged 7 years and older who are at risk of euthanasia due to neglect, abuse or the inability of their previous…
A Maryland woman has won her second major lottery prize in just over a year, taking home $50,000 from a scratch-off ticket purchased in December 2023. The first big win In late 2021, the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased a scratch-off ticket from a store in Waldorf, Maryland. To her surprise and excitement,…
On December 5th, 2023, Maryland’s highest court heard oral arguments in the civil case stemming from the 2016 police shooting of Korryn Gaines and her son Kodi Gaines in Baltimore County. Background on the 2016 police shooting In August 2016, police responded to Korryn Gaines’ apartment after a traffic stop led to a warrant being…
A three-vehicle collision on Route 29 South in Howard County, Maryland, sent eight adults and two juveniles to local hospitals on Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:00 PM near Route 29 and Route 108. According to the Howard County Police Department, a vehicle entering Route 29 South from the Route 108 ramp lost control…
A Baltimore woman had a terrifying experience early Saturday morning when she found herself face-to-face with an armed carjacker. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, had just gotten off work from her late night shift at a local hospital and was walking to her car in the parking lot around 1:45 AM. As she…
The death of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on December 1st at the age of 93 drew reactions from political leaders across Maryland, who remembered her historic career and impact. A trailblazer for women in law Many Maryland politicians emphasized Justice O’Connor’s role as the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court….
Discovery of the body On the morning of December 2nd, 2023, Baltimore City Police received a 911 call around 7:30 AM reporting an unresponsive man lying in an alleyway in the 2100 block of Baker Street in West Baltimore. Officers and EMS personnel responded to the scene to find a male victim in his 30s…
On December 1st, 2023 at approximately 5:30 PM, a two-vehicle crash occurred on I-95 North near the Exit 74 off-ramp in North Baltimore, Maryland. According to the Maryland State Police, a northbound red sedan lost control and crossed the median into oncoming southbound traffic. The sedan collided head-on with a white SUV. Details of the crash…