Maryland headlines and local reporting

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (251+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland will acquire 15 forested acres in Washington County next to South Mountain State Park, expanding protected public land along the Appalachian Trail corridor. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved $82,000 in Program Open Space Stateside funding for the acquisition…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) CALIFORNIA, Md. — St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles counties are home to layered cliffs, tidal shorelines and stream valleys where the past literally washes ashore. From megalodon teeth to million-year-old whale bones, the region’s exposed sediments offer a rare, hands-on connection to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (453+ words) A new device on the Anacostia River is turning one of the region's recurring water problems into part of the solution. The technology, which is installed at Bladensburg Waterfront Park in Maryland, is designed to use algae to clean pollution…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) A Western Maryland native, the Olympia marble is a rare type of butterfly with a marbled pattern displayed across its wings. With three unique populations available that feed on the nectar from plants like phlox and rock cress, wildlife experts…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (160+ words) Montgomery County residents are speaking out against any plan that would increase the amount of waste processed through the Shady Grove Transfer Station. As elected officials continue to consider the future of the Dickerson incinerator, some county residents spoke out…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (27+ words) If you can bottle up that cheap electricity when it’s cheap then discharge it at night, it helps to even out the cost of electricity for everybody.”......

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (139+ words) April's freeze devastated some apple varieties, leaving fewer apples and a shorter pick-your-own season this fall The effects of April’s catastrophic freeze are showing up at local orchards, where the chance to pick your own apples is slim this year....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (146+ words) Fishing boats gather menhaden in a large net, preparing to load them into a larger boat for transport to Reedville, VA. Hearings have been set along the Atlantic coast to let the public weigh in on whether to reduce the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (128+ words) Beech leaf disease — a malady caused by a microscopic roundworm called a nematode — could devastate a beloved and long-established tree in Maryland Moving quietly but quickly, a parasite is spreading through Maryland’s forests and front yards. Over the next decade,…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (420+ words) Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of General Services announced a 20-year agreement to purchase solar energy generated in Western Maryland, a deal state officials say could save Maryland about $300 million while expanding the state's use of renewable energy....