BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release: * * * Baltimore County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than a Half Million Dollars in COVID-19 Cares Act Loans Defendant admitted using funds to buy and rehab Baltimore property and for other impermissible purposes * Edward McCorkle, 37, of Baltimore County, Maryland, pled guilty today, to one count of wire fraud, in connection with submitting fra  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Baltimore Woman Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Defrauding Maryland Unemployment Insurance Program Former Maryland Department of Labor contractor admits to authorizing more than $250,000 in fraudulent unemployment benefits scheme. * Natonia Johnson, 52, of Baltimore, Maryland, pled guilty today, to one count of wire fraud in connectio  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 20 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Chesapeake Bay Foundation Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Oyster Restoration Center in Anne Arundel County Former Seafood Market and Ice House in Galesville, Maryland, Will Be Transformed into the Truman T. Semans Center for Oyster Restoration and Innovation * Representatives from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) were joined this week by partners and supporters to ce  more

HAMMOND, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana posted the following news release: * * * Chesterton Man Arrested for Threat to United States Naval Academy CHESTERTON - Jackson Fleming, 23, of Chesterton, Indiana was arrested on September 12, 2025, on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application concerning the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 11, 2025. A complaint charging Fleming w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement on House Resolution 719 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding today's vote on House Resolution 719: "Political violence is vile, wicked, and destructive to the core of our democracy. And yet, two things can be true at once - I stand against all forms of violence by sick, evil, and demented people while at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Olszewski Issues Statement on Stop-Gap Budget Vote * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement after voting against a Continuing Resolution that would extend government funding through November 21. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 217-212 vote and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration: "I su  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 20 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation's Clean Energy Centers Deliver Near-Perfect Summer Reliability, Backed by $7 Billion in Investments Over the Past Decade In PJM alone, Constellation has invested more than $5.5 billion over the past 10 years, enhancing grid reliability and adding new, clean megawatts to the grid * During a su  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Dennie Mann wins TWS' Special Recognition Award * Dennie Mann has won The Wildlife Society's 2025 Special Recognition Service Award for half a century of leadership in wildlife conservation. The Special R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Department of Justice Issues Sentencing Memo for 2022 Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice * Today, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland issued a sentencing memo following Nicholas John Roske's April 8 guilty plea for the attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. "This attempt against the life of a Supreme Court Justice was an attack on the entire judicia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Joins Maryland Delegation Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement on U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on House Resolution 719 * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on House Resolution 719. "I hope we can all agree that political violence - be it the assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, the fire set on Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's home, the assassination attempts made against the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes No on Republicans' Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) voted against House Republicans' seven-week government funding bill. Elfreth instead supports House and Senate Democrats' funding bill which would place checks on the President's powers and address our nation's health care crisis. "Our country is on the precipice of a health care  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release: * * * Exactech Agrees to Pay $8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Selling Defective Knee Implant Devices Exactech Inc. agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act. A medical device company based in Gainesville, Florida, Exactech allegedly violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Families Can't Afford a Shutdown: McClain Delaney Calls Out House Majority's Health Care Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement after voting to protect Maryland families against rising costs: "My top priority is the families I represent in the 6 th District. As your representative, I do not want our government to shut down. But   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW Teams Unite to Deliver Critical F-35 Engine Fitting * In an extraordinary display of cross-departmental coordination, technical expertise, and mission-driven dedication, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) successfully produced and delivered a critical F-35 weapons bay engine fitting to the USS Carl Vinson, averting a costly and time-consuming crane-off of the aircraft  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attempts to Undermine DC's Home Rule Authority * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement regarding recently passed legislation that would enhance Republicans' efforts to assert more federal control over Washington, D.C. and undermine the District of Columbia's home rule authority: "This week, Repu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Republicans' Partisan Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on Republicans' partisan Continuing Resolution: "Over the past nine months this administration, aided by this Majority, has done everything possible to stop the government from functioning for the American people. They have purged fed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Resolution on Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on H.R. 719, the Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" Kirk Act: "I will condemn political violence every chance I get, no matter the perpetrator or the victim. Every Member of Congress - indeed, every American - ought to do the s  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Formally Submits Membership-Ratified Proposal to Boeing: Ball in Company's Court * ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19, 2025 -- The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 837 has formally submitted a membership-ratified four-year contract proposal to Boeing, putting the responsibility s  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release: * * * Indiana Man Arrested in Connection With Sending Threat Involving the Naval Academy on a Social Media App Federal law enforcement arrested Jackson Fleming, 23, of Chesterton, Indiana, on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application connected to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 11, 2025. A magistrat  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Find Potential New Drug Target for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders Scientists say their findings on how a critical brain protein functions may solve a decades-long mystery in molecular neuroscience. * In a new National Institutes of Health-funded research report, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a potential target for drugs that could dial   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Kaiser nurses across California to hold informational pickets protesting layoffs, wage theft, and A.I. * Nurses at 22 Kaiser Permanente facilities across the state of California will hold informational pickets on Tuesday, Sept. 23 to speak out against recent layoffs, wage theft, the implementation of untested technologies, and Kaiser's prioritization of its finances over pat  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Kaiser nurses to protest lay-offs and care suspensions outside event featuring Kaiser CEO as speaker * Registered nurses working at Kaiser Permanente facilities from across California will hold a protest on Friday, Sept. 19, outside an event at Flamingo Resort in Santa Rosa, Calif., where a Kaiser CEO is scheduled to speak. Kaiser nurses are represented by California Nurses   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) released the following statement on U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to Governor Wes Moore  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to Gove  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Multi-mission tactical UAS program welcomes new leadership * The Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-266) welcomed a new program manager during change of command and retirement ceremony Sept. 18 inside Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24's hangar, with the Marine Corps' MQ-9 Reaper in the backdrop. Marine Col. Leigh Irwin relieved Navy   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * NASA's IMAP Mission Passes Major Prelaunch Milestone * NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) completed its Flight Readiness Review on Sept. 18, which certifies its readiness to initiate final launch preparation activities. IMAP is targeting a launch date of Sept. 23 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. IMAP will study the he  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 20 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Action Against SouthCoast Wind Sabotages New England Grid, Affordable Energy Late yesterday, the Department of Justice filed to voluntarily remand its approval of SouthCoast Wind's Construction and Operations Plan. The 2.4 GW project was scheduled to deliver reliable, affordable power to more than 1 million Massachu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Preemption of State AI Laws Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hearing examining federal preemption o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Houlahan Push to Restore Banned Books to Defense Department Schools, Protect Students from Political Interference * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced legislation to fight back against MAGA book bans. The Stop Censoring Military Families Act would restore all books removed from Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Votes to Condemn Political Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement supporting a resolution to condemn political violence and the murder of Charlie Kirk: "Today, I will vote for a resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the rise of political violence that threatens us all. There is neve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Three Members of MS-13 Convicted of Two Murders and Multiple Attempted Murders * Today, a federal jury in Maryland convicted three men, Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde and Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras; for conspiracy to parti  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Three More Plead Guilty In 1st Adult N Pediatric Healthcare Fraud Case Former Director of Nursing, Two Nurses Admit to Billing for Services Not Provided * LYNCHBURG, Va. - Three former employees of 1st Adult N Pediatric Healthcare, including the director of nursing, pled guilty today to healthcare fraud and misprision charges. Shekita Gore, a.k.a. She  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release: * * * Three Sentenced in Fentanyl Drug Trafficking Operation in Eastern Panhandle MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Three more have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking organization. The indictment, returned in January 2024 charged 82 defendants, including Gary Brown, Jr., for their roles in an organization that was selling substantia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Highlights Oversight Concerns on FSK Bridge Rebuild to Gov. Moore Growing cost estimates and unconstitutional DEI practices threaten project delivery * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today in a letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore emphasized the Trump Administration's commitment to oversight of all the federal dollars funding the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Highlights Oversight Concerns on FSK Bridge Rebuild to Gov. Moore Growing cost estimates and unconstitutional DEI practices threaten project delivery * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today in a letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore emphasized the Trump Administration's commitment t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Underscores Illegality of Trump Action to End Collective Bargaining Agreements for Nonpartisan NASA, NOAA Employees * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, underscored the illegality of President Trump's August 28 executive order to end collective bargaining agreemen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Lujan Reintroduce the Democracy in Design Act to Democratize Federal Architecture Design * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Democracy in Design Act, legislation to preserve the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, which have been in place since the Kennedy Administration and allow state and local governments to design  more