BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Analysis underscores the need for better regulation of industries whose products may harm public health * * * A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that makers and marketers of prescription opioid painkillers misused scientific evidence to advance five common and inaccurate claims about the safety   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 26 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture is notifying cattle and bison producers about an important update to the disease traceability rule announced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Starting November 5, 2024, OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION (ID) for cattle will be required to be both electronically and visually readable. This updated requirement applies to animals moving wi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision to not seek charges in the February 16, 2024 fatal police in-custody incident in Prince George's County, Maryland. On Friday, February 16, 2024, at approximately 7:56 p.m., an officer with the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) arrived at the 10700 block of Lake Arbor Way in Largo, Maryland, i  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Anne Arundel County Man Pleads Guilty to 17 Environmental Crimes Charges * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the guilty plea of Michel Osei, 48, of Hanover, Maryland, on environmental crimes charges related to the illegal dumping and ultimate abandonment of over 250,000 scrap tires at a site in Allegany County, Maryland. On October 16, 2024  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: Metro advises customers of MTA's Purple Line construction impacts to bus bay, parking lot, and Kiss & Ride on Ellin Road at New Carrollton Station Construction of Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)'s Purple Line project continues at New Carrollton this Sunday. Effective Sunday, October 27, 2024, Metro will implement changes to the bus bay, parking lot, and Kiss & Ride on the Ellin R  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 25 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: Takamira Williams, a University of Baltimore senior and a student fellow with both the Andrew Goodman Foundation and UBalt's own Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement, is featured on WJZ-TV in a video about the University's latest successes in encouraging voter participation at the student level. "I just know how important it is to get the youth out" to vote, says Williams, in an interview broadca  more