The Maryland Department of the Environment is invalidating more than 1,400 lead inspection certificates across the state, requiring any tenant-occupied rental properties to be reinspected…
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Maryland State Police Ready for National Night Out 2025
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
The Maryland State Police is excited to join communities across the state for National Night Out 2025. Since 1984, National Night Out has brought neighbors…
Chasing a Slippery Predator: 8 Places to Target Maryland’s Chesapeake Channa
By The Citizen on August 1, 2025
The Chesapeake Channa, or snakehead, has developed a dedicated following in the sportfishing community–even though they’ve been an unwelcome addition to Maryland waterways. These invasive…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Warning and Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Maryland
By The Citizen on July 31, 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 8:00 PM EDT this evening for: District of Columbia – The entire District is under the watch. Maryland…
First Responders Find Missing Elderly Woman Deceased in Cobb Island
By The Citizen on July 29, 2025
On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 8:42 a.m., police responded to the 11000 block of Neale Sound Drive in Cobb Island, for the reported missing…
Maryland Casinos Generate $160.7 Million in Gaming Revenue During June
By The Citizen on July 29, 2025
Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $160,668,545 in revenue from slot machines and table games during June 2025. The statewide total was down $2,245,887 (-1.4%)…
Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Celebrates More than $365,000 in Maryland Heritage Grant Awards
By The Citizen on July 25, 2025
The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area is pleased to announce that the region’s heritage tourism organizations recently received seven heritage grants through the state government’s…
Man Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash Involving Cement Truck in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., while driving in the area of Old Village Road and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville…
Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Increased in June After Rainy May
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show an increasing volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of…
New Mobile Crisis Services Announced for Charles and St. Mary’s Counties
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and Charles County Health Department (CCHD) announce the launch of a new mobile crisis team serving St. Mary’s…
State Highway Administration Conducting Survey, Virtual Meetings to Gather Public Input on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Needs
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling…
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission Selects Intralot for Lottery System Contract
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (the Commission) today approved the recommendation of an award for a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System…
Maryland’s Summer Closure of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Begins July 16, 2025
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July…
Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Begins
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze…
Maryland State Police Make Over 190 Suspected DUI Arrested During First Week of July, 2025
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of…