By Angela Hart, KFF Health News LOS ANGELES — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment. Others relaxed on shaded grass and charged their phones as an intake line for housing grew more crowded. The Skid Row Care Campus … [Read more...] about In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries leniency
Dayhoff: Carroll County’s tradition of medical leadership
Before Carroll County General Hospital was dedicated on Aug. 27, 1961, physicians in Carroll County were known to rush to the scene of a horse and buggy mishap, a farm accident or an automobile wreck to render emergency care. Newspapers were replete with stories of death and injury as a result of horse and wagon accidents. Many stories give account of a physician rushing to … [Read more...] about Dayhoff: Carroll County’s tradition of medical leadership
Harford police stop $40K in cash from being mailed to alleged scammers
Deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office stopped $40,000 in cash from being mailed to scammers after the victim advised police that sending the package “didn’t seem right,” the department said. According to a police news release on Saturday, the woman received a phone call informing her that there was fraudulent activity on her bank account. The scammers posed as … [Read more...] about Harford police stop $40K in cash from being mailed to alleged scammers
7th Annual rubber duck derby festival | PHOTOS
7th Annual rubber duck derby festival Saturday, in Union Bridge. The winning ducks were first place number 985, second place number 734 and third place number 103 after the race at the Dream Big Union Bridge Annual Rubber Duck Derby Festival .(Karen Jackson/Freelance) Rob Cline releases the numbered rubber ducks into the Little Pipe Creek for the annual Dream Big Union Bridge … [Read more...] about 7th Annual rubber duck derby festival | PHOTOS
Orioles game Sunday vs. Marlins at Camden Yards delayed because of rain
The All-Star break will have to wait another hour or two. The start of the Orioles’ game against the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon has been delayed because of rain. The Orioles originally said the game, originally scheduled for 1:35 p.m., would begin at 1:50 p.m., but they later rescinded that and said the contest would be delayed further. Sunday’s contest is the Orioles’ … [Read more...] about Orioles game Sunday vs. Marlins at Camden Yards delayed because of rain