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HIV and AIDS rates in the United States have dropped, but rates among African Americans are still 20 times higher than those of whites. In some cases in southern states the numbers have not declined. According to the CDC, Southern states including Georgia have the highest rates of new HIV-positive diagnoses. in 2015 almost 52 […]
On Wednesday, Governor Larry Hogan announced that overall homelessness rate in Maryland has been reduced by 9.47%, according to data from the 2019 Point-in-Time Count. The number of chronically homeless individuals dropped by 14.8 percent and veterans experiencing homelessness declined by 8.58 percent. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For The Latest News: Source:FoxBaltimore
Baltimore City officials now have some idea of the cost of fixing the city’s computer network after a ransomware attack. The proposal was approved by Mayor Jack young this morning during the Board of Estimates meeting at City Hall. Without debate or discussion, the Board of Estimates unanimously voted for the use of $10 million […]
Two separate groups of black women are crying foul after they say a racist man called police on them while relaxing at an apartment complex swimming pool. Both incidents happened at The Edition Apartments on East-West Highway in Hyattsville, Maryland this past weekend and were recorded, in part, and posted on social media. Felecia Soso recounted […]
Do you remember when emojis first came on the scene? Little icons that could display the emotions you were feeling without having to type it all out. It was fun using those yellow faces and figures but then it was like okay, nevermind this actually doesn’t represent me. Katrina Parrott’s daughter coming home with that […]
A man has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug ring in which he paid a U.S. Postal worker in drugs and cash to distribute more than 100 kilograms of cannabis while on his mail route around Baltimore. According to court documents, investigators found that since early 2017 over 200 suspicious parcels were mailed […]
As Marylanders scramble to schedule their REAL ID appointment, the Motor Vehicle Administration is now required to reschedule all appointments on July 5. This move comes after Gov. Larry Hogan extended the Independence Day holiday through the weekend. Maryland customers with appointments on this date can also reschedule online through the MVA’s Central Scheduling System. […]
Baltimore drivers are the worst- again. For the second straight year, Allstate ranks Baltimore drivers last out of the nation’s 200 largest cities. The report documents which cities enjoy the safest motorists in the U.S., along with the metro areas that suffer the most accident-prone drivers and over which stretches of road crashes most often […]
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that state employees will have a holiday on July 5, in addition to the Fourth of July. According to WJZ, Hogan says he’s granting state employees an additional day to gather with their families and enjoy celebrations taking place throughout the state. Maryland state universities will have the option […]
Apolice officer in Washington, D.C., had some questions to answer after a video showed him using a Taser on an unarmed Black man who didn’t appear to pose any threat. The unidentified officer was reportedly questioning a young Black male who had been handcuffed in the U St. Metro Station in Northwest Washington when a […]