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With student-driven fanfare, Baltimore County Wednesday marked the start of a $300 million project that’s been a long ti...
11/19/2025

With student-driven fanfare, Baltimore County Wednesday marked the start of a $300 million project that’s been a long time coming: A new Dulaney High School.

The county is building three high schools at once, making up for decades of neglect.

PJM, the regional electric grid operator for 13 states including Maryland, will hold a stakeholders vote Wednesday to se...
11/19/2025

PJM, the regional electric grid operator for 13 states including Maryland, will hold a stakeholders vote Wednesday to select which of nearly 20 data center regulation proposals they will recommend to its board of directors.

PJM stakeholders will vote Wednesday to recommend if data centers should bring their own energy onto the grid in an effort to curb rising utility costs.

The rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will cost billions more than originally estimated and will take an estimated...
11/19/2025

The rebuild of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will cost billions more than originally estimated and will take an estimated two years longer to complete, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

Material costs are the biggest factor in the cost increase.

A new Trump administration policy cutting funding for permanent housing for unsheltered people will leave thousands of M...
11/19/2025

A new Trump administration policy cutting funding for permanent housing for unsheltered people will leave thousands of Marylanders without a place to live, WYPR has exclusively learned.

The move will likely have ripple effects across emergency infrastructure.

It’s going to cost Baltimore County taxpayers to expand the size of the county council from seven to nine seats, but not...
11/19/2025

It’s going to cost Baltimore County taxpayers to expand the size of the county council from seven to nine seats, but not nearly as much as an earlier estimate of $12 million.

Renovations will include making the dais accessible. The county seal will change too.

A loose wire is to blame for the crash of a cargo ship last March that killed six people and destroyed Baltimore’s Franc...
11/18/2025

A loose wire is to blame for the crash of a cargo ship last March that killed six people and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge

National Transportation Safety Board investigators revealed Tuesday in testimony that the wire caused two blackouts that eventually resulted in a loss of propulsion and steering.

A label kept the wire from connecting to the breaker.

The Warren Road Bridge in Cockeysville is more than 100 years old. A Baltimore County state legislator is concerned that...
11/18/2025

The Warren Road Bridge in Cockeysville is more than 100 years old. A Baltimore County state legislator is concerned that it may be dangerous.

Del. Guyton wants to know the bridge has not been forgotten.

The Trump administration is significantly slashing permanent housing funding for unsheltered people in the coming year i...
11/17/2025

The Trump administration is significantly slashing permanent housing funding for unsheltered people in the coming year in favor of transitional housing and treatment programs. Many public health experts say the move will be detrimental to people in tenuous living situations and put enormous strain on local resources in Maryland.

𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 GBMC - Greater Baltimore Medical Center

The cuts could put 170,000 people on the street nationwide.

Jane Leavy, a celebrated author and an award-winning sports and feature writer, formerly with the Washington Post, joins...
11/16/2025

Jane Leavy, a celebrated author and an award-winning sports and feature writer, formerly with the Washington Post, joins Midday to discuss 'Make Me Commissioner: I Know What’s Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It.' Her latest book is both a love letter and a compassionate scold to the game she loves so much.

Sportswriter Jane Leavy's new book is a fact-filled fastball pitch for new rules in baseball to bring more fairness — and fun — back to 'America's pastime.'

On this episode of 'Know It All,' CCBC engineering major Gary Hubble takes listeners on a journey through the world’s mo...
11/16/2025

On this episode of 'Know It All,' CCBC engineering major Gary Hubble takes listeners on a journey through the world’s most influential film festivals — including Cannes, Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival.

CCBC engineering major Gary Hubble takes listeners on a journey through the world’s most influential film festivals — including Cannes, Sundance, and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace, a 33-year veteran of the service who became chief in July 2023, joins Midday to disc...
11/16/2025

Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace, a 33-year veteran of the service who became chief in July 2023, joins Midday to discuss fighting fires, how new technologies is shaping how his department responds to calls and staffing shortages.

Staffing shortages risk burnout for the dedicated firefighters of the Baltimore Fire Department. Fire Chief James Wallace says a new approach to recruitment is showing signs of success.

Should Maryland follow California’s lead and re-draw its congressional district lines to favor Democrats, in response to...
11/15/2025

Should Maryland follow California’s lead and re-draw its congressional district lines to favor Democrats, in response to Texas and other states who have changed their districts to favor Republicans? The speaker of the Maryland House says yes, the governor says maybe and the president of the Senate says no. Midday examines what's at stake.

A wave of states across the nation are considering a mid-census redrawing of congressional lines. Maryland may soon be one of them.

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