Gameday predictions: UCLA football vs. Maryland

UCLA football (2-4, 2-1 Big Ten) proved the team was not a one-hit wonder when it followed its upset of then-No. 7 Penn State with a 38-13 battering of Michigan State at Spartan Stadium on Oct. 11. UCLA can continue on its two-game win streak...

A psychologist explains the link between signature size and narcissism

For years, Donald Trump’s distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public’s attention. Not only did it recently come to light that his signature appeared in a book that Jeffrey Epstein received for his 50th birthday, but it fits...

Baltimore County High School briefly locked down after student found with gun

Parkville High School was placed on lockdown late Friday morning after staff suspected a student might be carrying a weapon, according to Principal Maureen Astarita. In a letter sent to parents and guardians, Astarita said the incident began...

Maryland lawmakers prepare to rein in — and unleash — AI

State Del. Caylin Young said artificial intelligence is potentially as “transformative” for the nation as electricity. Many members of Maryland’s General Assembly– who will soon consider several proposals to regulate AI – are equally intrigued by...

Environmental Center turns 40

There’s a place you can visit locally — for free — and see bald eagles, bears, coyotes, snakes, bats, and even a fisher, which is a member of the weasel family that generally lives in dense forests and is very elusive. That place is the Carbon...

Farmers Struggle With Tariffs, Despite China Deal to Buy US Soybeans

“If we wanted to encourage more local production, then we would need farm bill support,” Hansen-Kuhn said. “So little support goes to fruit and vegetable production. It’s so overwhelmingly focused on these commodity crops that benefit a small...

Maryland’s $25.6B Shortfall Exposed

Maryland required an additional $25.6 billion to cover its bills at the end of fiscal year 2024, resulting in a taxpayer burden of $11,100 per taxpayer, according to a report from the nonprofit Truth in Accounting. The Chicago-based organization...

Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’

At the US Environmental Protection Agency, scientists say proposed cuts will gut research. Credit: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via GettyFor 30 years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has conducted controlled air-pollution studies at a...

‘Not fast enough’: Climate advocates want quicker adoption of electric heating rules in Maryland

A group of Maryland environmental advocates is pushing the state to hasten its development of rules that would bolster electric heating systems inside homes, including heat pumps. Under a June 2024 executive order from Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat,...

Maryland Fall Foliage Report Oct. 9, 2025 – Unpredictable Conditions

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – This fall, the trees are challenging our “just changing-to-midpoint-to-peak” foliage scale. In Garrett County, foresters report that about a quarter of trees are now bare, and those that still have leaves are everything from green...

Book Review: The Binding by Gianaclis Caldwell

The Binding by Gianaclis Caldwell Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Alternate History ISBN: 9780986190728 Print Length: 364 pages Reviewed by Victoria Lilly In an alternate-history America where the West was never colonized, a border between...

Six Flags America Shuts Down Permanently After 51 Years Of Operation

Getty Images Six Flags America closed permanently Sunday after 51 years, ending operations at the 131-acre Maryland park in Bowie. The amusement park announced closure plans in May. Wait times exceeded two hours for popular attractions including...

Rams Rookie QB Watch: Is Arch Manning-watch back?

This past week of the college football season was uneventful, from a quarterback perspective, to say the least. Ty Simpson and Dante Moore were on a bye week while Fernando Mendoza was on a virtual bye as Indiana played Maryland. The most notable...

Baltimore’s largest park since 1860 just opened, here’s what to know about the 20-acre space

After 25 years of planning, fundraising and community collaboration, Hillside Park has officially opened to the public, marking Baltimore’s largest new park since Patterson Park was created in 1860. The 20-acre green space, nestled along Falls...

Maryland’s largest brewery is teaming up with peers amid industry challenges

For the first time in decades, the craft beer market isn’t booming. Independent breweries had sprouted year after year, often finding customers eager for more. But last year, more craft breweries closed than opened, bucking a 20-year trend....

Baltimore County to launch its largest solar project at the Parkton landfill next month

Crews are preparing to switch on four solar arrays with a total of 15,000 panels at Baltimore County’s closed landfill in Parkton. The solar farm is expected to account for about 11 percent of the electricity the county consumes annually. It’s the...

Trump administration pauses funding for ‘lower-priority’ projects in Baltimore, other Democratic-run cities

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has paused over $11 billion in funding to projects in Baltimore and three other Democrat-led cities. The money was set to be spent on projects that Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on...

Apex Environmental Advisory Board OKs Conditions for Proposed Data Storage Facility 

At the heart of the debate over whether Apex should annex and rezone a parcel of land located in New Hill just south of Old U.S. Highway 1 for a proposed data storage facility is a central question: Do town leaders envision that property as a...

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE:PEG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript November 3, 2025 Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.13, expectations were $1.02. Operator: Ladies...

Daily on Energy: U.S. to skip COP30, a rare earths bill, and Exxon threatens EU exit

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Monday, readers! We hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep yesterday as we all turned our clocks backward for Daylight Saving. We are one week away from the United Nations’ annual climate change...