COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 13 -- Howard Community College issued the following news release: Howard Community College (HCC) was announced this week as one of eight institutions to join the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network, a national organization seeking reforms in higher education to expand student success. HCC is one of two Maryland community colleges named to this year's cohort. The colleges will all begin membership in a three-year program to build campus capacity in student support, leade  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 13 (TNSres) -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General today released its investigative reports of the July 22, 2023, fatal officer-involved shooting in the Wheaton area of Montgomery County, Maryland. On July 22, 2023, at approximately 10:35 a.m., officers with the Montgomery County Police Department responded to a business in t  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 13 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced the launch of the Port of Baltimore Worker Retention Program to help Port of Baltimore businesses retain employees as the Port recovers from the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse. The $12.5 million program was established through Governor Moore's executive order (https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press/pages/governor-moore-signs-executive-order-  more

HUNT VALLEY, Maryland, April 12 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Sinclair, Inc. today announced the company has joined the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) as a member of the Board of Directors. The company will be represented by Mike Palmer, Sinclair's AVP of Media Management, who will serve on EIDR's board as Sinclair's representative for a 1-year term. EIDR is a public registry that provides a unique i  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 13 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Robbyn Hopewell Elizabeth Pellegrini's decision to transfer to Eckerd College to study marine science in Fall 2023 is already paying dividends. The sophomore from Hereford, Maryland, is one of six Eckerd students to win the coveted 2024 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship. The NOAA Hollings Scholarship provides up to $9,500 per year for two years of full-time study and   more