Maryland uses new disaster fund to support communities impacted by flooding
Maryland allocated $459,375 from its new Disaster Recovery Fund to support Allegany County after severe flooding in May.
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Maryland allocated $459,375 from its new Disaster Recovery Fund to support Allegany County after severe flooding in May.
Maryland requested that FEMA conduct a damage assessment after flooding in western Maryland in mid-May.
A Blizzard Warning has been issued for Garrett County, according to the National Weather Service.
Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard and Washington counties, as well as Baltimore City, could see rain and heavy wind gusts.
An area of low pressure will dive into the mid-Atlantic overnight bringing the chance for sprinkles or flurries and snow showers to the northern portion of Maryland.
The first snowfall of the season could hit Western Maryland on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
A group of Republicans out in Western Maryland want out of our state. They've written letters to West Virginia leaders asking them to adopt their counties, calling the arrangement mutually beneficial.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he would welcome three counties in Western Maryland after state legislators from those jurisdictions sent letters asking to become part of the state.
Five Republican lawmakers from Maryland's three westernmost counties have sent letters to West Virginia legislative leaders asking if the state would consider adding their jurisdictions.
The department said motorists traveling in western Maryland should also watch for bears crossing roads in search of food.
Hunting privileges for three Garrett County men were suspended Wednesday after pleading guilty earlier this year in Garrett County District Court to poaching an albino deer in 2020, according to a Maryland Department of Natural Resources statement.
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has announced nearly $30,000 in awards to companies to expand internet access to 12,000 households in 18 counties, according to a department statement Tuesday.
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen along with Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone announced more than $1 million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Fire and EMS departments across Western Maryland on Monday.
As Maryland black bears emerge from hibernation, the state's Wildlife and Heritage Service is warning people to keep food tucked away to avoid attracting them.
The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating after a man was killed in a mobile home fire in Oakland on Tuesday morning.
Maryland school districts had to plan to have some students return to in-person learning starting March 1. Here's a breakdown county-by-county.
Another Maryland man was charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
Parts of Maryland saw more than a foot of snow as a multi-day system dropped fresh flakes up and down the East Coast.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of western Maryland overnight through Sunday afternoon.
A fire caused $600,000 in damage to a business in Garrett County on New Year's Eve, the state fire marshal's office said.
As a second wave of coronavirus hits Maryland, school districts statewide are reassessing plans for hybrid or in-person learning.
Maryland Natural Resources Police charged several people with illegally luring bear with bait during the state's annual Black Bear Hunt held on Oct. 26-30.
The annual black bear hunt in Western Maryland led to the harvesting of 117 black bears, including a 537-pound bear.
The body of a missing West Virginia man was found in a wooded area in Garrett County Friday morning, according to Maryland State Police.
A search is ongoing for a missing West Virginia man after his vehicle was located in Garrett County last Thursday, according to the Maryland State Police.
