REP. MC CLAIN DELANEY INTRODUCES EMERGENCY ALERT GRANT FAIRNESS ACT
Maryland Representative April McClain Delaney says when disaster strikes, every minute counts and that’s why she’s introduced the Emergency Alert Grant Fairness Act. The legislation would ensure that FEMA’s Next Generation Warning System can operate as intended and directly support local public broadcasters. She says when Western Maryland experienced devastating flooding in May, emergency alerts…
FORMER SOMERSET 911 COORDINATOR PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD SEX CRIMES
Before his trial continued this week, former Somerset County 911 coordinator Bradley Lavan entered a guilty plea to dozens of charges related to child sex crimes. Those charges included counts of child rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child. Lavan will now be remanded to jail, while he awaits sentencing, for which a…
BEDFORD D.A. SUES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Bedford County District Attorney Ashlan Clark has filed a civil lawsuit against the county commissioners there, alleging they reversed the hiring of a new assistant district attorney, despite prior approvals. The employee was ready to begin work on November 17th, but was told on November 6th the county was on a hiring freeze, due to…
PRESTON COUNTY BUYS INDUSTRIAL SITE
The Preston County Economic Development Authority has purchased a 41-acre site in Hazelton for future development. The property includes a 15-thousand-square-foot building and sits along the interstate. Nearly four million dollars from a federal mine reclamation grant will pay for the purchase and infrastructure improvements. Officials say they’re already talking with companies about locating at…
BERKELEY TEACHERS BARRED FOR LIFE
Three former Berkeley County Schools employees are permanently banned from teaching or working with special needs children. A civil lawsuit filed in 2019 found that former teacher Christina Lester and aides June Yurish and Kristin Douty violated the state’s Human Rights Act. Attorney General J.B. McCuskey says the ban ensures accountability for their treatment of…
MARYLAND LAUNCHES MODERNIZED PLATFORM FOR STATE REGULATIONS
Governor Wes Moore has announced the launch of a modernized, online platform for the Code of Maryland Regulations. COMAR is accessed more than 100-thousand times a month by state agencies, courts, libraries, law firms, businesses, and others who need to know the law. The new system improves search capabilities and navigation, it automates the regulatory…
MD. DEPT. OF HEALTH STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATIONS
The Maryland Department of Health is stressing the importance of a full hepatitis B vaccination schedule for newborns. The message follows last week’s decision by the CDC vaccine advisory panel to remove the recommendation. Maryland Health Secretary Dr. Meena Seshamani says the change by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will lead to worse health…
OLD BAY RETURNS TO TIN
Old Bay Seasoning is doing a little ringing out the old and ringing in the new by bringing back its popular tin packaging. This past week, the company launched its classic product line bearing the familiar yellow, red and blue tin packaging at an event at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood. Old Bay Seasoning is celebrating its…
GAS PRICES HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA
Gas prices across Pennsylvania continue to climb higher than the national average. Triple A says the average cost per gallon is currently at three-dollars and 17-cents in the state. Meanwhile, the national average has come down to two-dollars and 95-cents per gallon.
LUIGI MANGIONE PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS CONTINUE
Luigi Mangione will be back in a New York City courtroom today as his pre-trial hearings enter their second week. He’s accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Manhattan last year. Mangione and his legal team want key evidence obtained during his arrest at an Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonalds to be…
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