Today: November 14, 2026
The Anne Arundel Liquor Board fined Laurel restaurant Catherine's $1,500 after its chief inspector said the venue exceeded capacity and blocked firefighters from the alarm panel. It also fined a Shady Side market and TGI Fridays and approved license changes.…
Councilmember Evan Glass said he backed the 6-5 resolution to keep the Dickerson incinerator open long term, but argued a composting facility should be built right away and questioned the unreleased cost of trucking trash to Virginia.…
Montgomery County declared Nov. 4 through Veterans Day as Operation Green Light for Veterans, urging residents to display green lights. The proclamation cites more than 36,000 local veterans, and officials highlighted housing vouchers, a VA clinic and county health services.…
Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, closes DC schools, DMV offices and Maryland MVA branches, while shelters, crisis services, parks and libraries stay open.…
State road-closure records posted Nov. 11 list planned lane or shoulder closures on I-95, I-81, US 13 and the I-895 northbound toll plaza. None gives an end time, and three do not say why. Drivers should check Maryland's CHART 511 service for…
A Baltimore County Board of Appeals panel leans 2-1 toward granting an electrician's request for an alternative electrical inspection. Joseph Evans voted no and will write a dissent, and a written opinion is still pending.…
Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González discussed the 6-5 vote to keep the Dickerson incinerator open, saying she hopes the long-term commitment lasts at least 20 years and that costs would come from an enterprise fund.…
Residents and advocates urged Maryland regulators on Oct. 28 to protect EmPOWER energy efficiency programs from proposed utility cuts, citing lower bills and heat pump savings, as the commission weighs 2027-2029 plans.…
Baltimore officials told a City Council committee the city has recorded 359 overdose deaths through part of September, while detailing how much opioid restitution money has been committed and spent so far.…
Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen and two residents urged Maryland regulators to reject BGE’s $156 million electric rate request at the first public comment hearing on Oct. 26. The next hearing is Nov. 4; comments are due Dec. 23.…
