Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Maryland football’s Billy Edwards Jr. was named to the preseason watch list for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, an honor given to the nation’s top senior or upperclassman quarterback, the organization announced Wednesday. 63 quarterbacks are … [Read more...] about MM 8.15: Billy Edwards Jr. named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list
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Maryland women’s soccer opens season with 2-0 win over Lehigh
Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The Terps are 1-0 for the first time in three years. Maryland women’s soccer started the 2024 campaign off strong Thursday, taking down Lehigh, 2-0, on the road. With the help of stellar goaltending by Liz Beardsley, who totaled seven saves, the Terps held on to a first-half lead and added an insurance goal to seal their first win … [Read more...] about Maryland women’s soccer opens season with 2-0 win over Lehigh
Escaped killer of 1-year-old girl caught after multi-day manhunt
The escaped killer of a one-year-old girl who fled from a medical transport van, Ramone Alston, was captured days later in a hotel in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Kannapolis, authorities said. … [Read more...] about Escaped killer of 1-year-old girl caught after multi-day manhunt
Baltimore County Schools see highest teaching staffing in recent years after about 250 vacant positions cut
Nearly 98% of Baltimore County Public Schools are fully staffed with teachers, the highest staffing level in recent years after more than 250 vacant positions were cut this fiscal year. Superintendent Myriam Rogers said the district has 126 vacancies as of Tuesday, slashed by more than half since this time last year. Amid a national teacher shortage, BCPS launched a hiring push … [Read more...] about Baltimore County Schools see highest teaching staffing in recent years after about 250 vacant positions cut
Baltimore worker’s on-the-job death comes amid rising heat-related fatalities
In December, a 42-year-old agricultural worker picking oranges in Arcadia, Florida, began acting erratically. The worker died of heat stroke, government records show. Last August, a 36-year-old roofer working in high heat index conditions in Pontiac, Illinois, returned to the roof after a break then became confused and collapsed. He was unresponsive and rescued from the roof … [Read more...] about Baltimore worker’s on-the-job death comes amid rising heat-related fatalities