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Maryland community mourns death of stray dog who "brought a lot of people together"
BALTIMORE - A stray dog spent his final years loved and cared for by many in Glen Burnie, and it's all thanks to two strangers who gave him a chance. Now, Brownie is being remembered for bringing the community together. More than 100 people were expected to attend a candlelight vigil on Thursday in honor of Brownie, who died last week. Brownie was located in 2016 living in a vacant lot, thin and covered in ticks, in Glen Burnie.Jamie Theirer started feeding him every morning on her way to work. Then, another neighbor, Joan Eisenhardt, fed the dog in the evenings. That's...
Maryland waterfront residents fight against dredge material in their swimming, fishing areas
BALTIMORE - Residents in Pasadena in Anne Arundel County tell WJZ they are concerned after learning Maryland Port Administration is considering putting dredge material in part of the river where they swim, fish and boat. What is dredging?Dredge is what the administration digs up from the river floor when they clear shipping channels, and due to pollution from nearby industries, that material can be toxic. "Tar balls and Slag" Residents say they fear MPA's plans to store dredge underwater, instead of on land, could harm their waterways and way of life."I recall the pollution that came over from Bethlehem Steel," said Carl...
Months after costly civil lawsuit settlement, Baltimore rivers still polluting
In one of his most viral videos to date, with over three million views on Instagram and close to a million views on TikTok, Baltimore crabber and social media influencer Luke McFadden addresses the camera while standing on his boat in the Chesapeake Bay. “Every time it rains in Maryland, at least where I’m at, we have garbage like this tire that washes down from places like the Conowingo Dam,” McFadden says. ...
Governor Moore signs bills to improve public safety and juvenile justice
At the fourth and final bill signing ceremony of the 2024 Maryland General Assembly, Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed several much anticipated and controversial public safety measures into law. “When we entered office, we said that public safety was going to be our number one priority. In order to actually...
500-ton truss from Key Bridge collapse removed from Patapsco River
BALTIMORE - One of two 500+ ton sections of truss from the Key Bridge collapse was removed from the river as salvage efforts continued Friday with the goal of fully opening the federal shipping channel.The Unified Command shared photos of the movement with the majority of the substantial pieces beneath the water with the bottom chord of the lower section sitting buried in the mudline.To assist with additional salvage work, the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, a passageway for non-deep draft commercial ships with a depth of 20 feet and a width of 135 feet, will remain closed until 8...
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