PHOENIX, Arizona, March 29 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: The Associated Press global investigations team, the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University and the University of Maryland, and FRONTLINE (PBS) on Thursday launched "Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force," a project three years in the making. The investigation will continue rolling out over   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 29 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, during the middle of the third inning of the Baltimore Orioles' Opening Day game three Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers were honored for their bravery during the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Below is an statement from Sergeant Paul Pastorek, Corporal Jeremy Herbert, Officer Garry Kirts - three Maryland Transportation Authority Police Offi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following joint statement on March 28, 2024, with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on minimizing supply chain disruptions following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge: * * * "The tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has touched every corner of the nation, and we are ready to support Governor Moore and the people of Maryland in any way. "We have seen over the past several years that indefini  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 29 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture's Mosquito Control Program is urging residents to act now to reduce mosquito populations by reducing standing water on their properties. Aside from being nuisances, mosquitoes can also carry a number of diseases that are harmful to humans and animals, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. "Now is the time to be proactive about pr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 27 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, celebrates today's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announcement that member-companies Eversource and 0rsted are approved to begin construction on their Sunrise Wind offshore wind energy proje  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 29 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: The Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics and Student-Athlete Health and Welfare, a committee of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents, will meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 1. Public access to the meeting is via the following dial-in information: 301-715-8592 Conference ID: 952 9323 2367 Password: 186000 The committee will vote on a proposed amendment   more