PROSECUTORS TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY FOR ZIZIAN CULT MEMBER
The U.S. Justice Department says it will seek the death penalty against Teresa Youngblut, a member of the cultlike Zizian group, who were arrested in Allegany County in February. Youngblut is accused of fatally shooting U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland on January 20th, the same day President Donald Trum was inaugurated and signed a…
GRANTSVILLE RESIDENT ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES
Forty-year-old Mandy Sue Warnick of Grantsville was arrested earlier this week on felony drug charges. During a traffic stop along Bittinger Road, a K-9 unit scanned her vehicle, which resulted in a positive alert. Recovered as a quantity of fentanyl and methamphetamine. She was charged and later released on an unsecured bond, after an appearance…
FRANKLIN STREET ROAD WORK MOVED TO NEXT WEEK
The Franklin Street road work has been moved to Monday and Tuesday of next week, A portion of Franklin Street, between North Center Street and Columbia Avenue will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Traffic will be fully restored after the work is completed on Tuesday. Individuals may lose service for periods of…
MARYLAND FIREFIGHTERS JOIN BATTLE AGAINST WESTERN WILDFIRES
A 20-person wildland fire crew from Maryland is being deployed to help battle major wildfires in the western U.S. The team — made up of state firefighters and conservation personnel — departed Green Ridge State Forest Wednesday evening and is headed to the Rocky Mountain region. Once in Colorado, they’ll be assigned to either support…
HOGAN HINTS AT POSSIBLE CAMPAIGN RUN IN SOCIAL MEDIA POST
Former Governor Larry Hogan may be hinting he wants his old job back, after a social media post advertised—with tongue in cheek, of course—his “slightly used 2024 RV, with 15,000 Maryland miles.” Analysts say a race between Hogan and Governor Wes Moore would be costly, in that it would be a political fight, featuring a…
SEN. ALSOBROOKS CANCELS APPEARANCE FOLLOWING COVID DIAGNOSIS
Maryland U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks is dealing with a positive COVID-19 test and will miss several upcoming events. That includes a Thursday town hall and roundtable at Chesapeake College as well as the Maryland Association of Counties’ summer conference in Ocean City on Friday. A spokesperson says Alsobrooks is recovering and will continue working remotely. …
JUDGE SKEPTICAL OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAWSUIT
A federal judge from Virginia is questioning the Trump administration’s case against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over a deportation delay order. Judge Thomas Cullen, brought in to avoid conflicts of interest, said he was skeptical the lawsuit had legal standing. The order, issued in May, automatically pauses deportations for two days when a…
MARYLAND SNAP-ed PROGRAM TO SHUT DOWN
Maryland’s SNAP-Ed program, which provides nutrition education to low-income families, will end October 1 after losing federal funding under provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill. The University of Maryland Extension program received nearly six-point-three-million dollars this year, serving over 424,000 residents through schools, food pantries, wellness programs, and community gardens. The closure will affect 700…
BALTIMORE FABRICATION TO CLOSE PLANT, MOVE JOBS TO PENNSYLVANIA
Baltimore Fabrication is shutting down its plant after more than a decade in the city and moving operations to Pennsylvania. The closure, set for the end of November, will cut 33 jobs, according to a state filing. The company is investing six-point-two million dollars to expand its facilities in York County, creating 75 jobs over…
CHARTER SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS
West Virginia Academy is starting its fourth year of classes on Chestnut Ridge Road. The state’s first brick-and-mortar charter school has 280 students enrolled with openings still available. Principal Holly Honeycutt says staff and students are excited to return to their unique learning program. The school uses a special system called STEP where students learn…
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