Category: Maryland

Pentagon Warns Offshore Wind Projects Could Threaten National Security

The Pentagon is sounding the alarm over planned offshore wind farm projects that it says could negatively impact U.S. national security. According to published reports, the Pentagon is concerned that nearly all of the new areas slated for offshore wind energy development along the Central Atlantic coast—a key component of the Biden administration’s climate agenda—would…


Baltimore Mayor Announces Youth Curfew After 2 Teens Injured in Shooting

The mayor of Baltimore announced his intention to enact a 9 p.m. curfew for people 14 years old and younger after a shooting that wounded two teens the night of April 9. Fight among a group of more than 200 teens took place in the city’s Inner Harbor at 9 p.m., according to WBAL-TV. When…


Walter Reed Military Hospital Cuts Pastoral Care Contract With Catholic Priests, Chooses Secular Company Instead

The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has cut ties with the community of Catholic priests that have administered religious rights to service members and veterans at the hospital for two decades. Walter Reed Medical Center, one of the most prominent military hospitals in the United States, issued a cease and desist letter on March…


Maryland AG’s Report Reveals Tragic Scope of Alleged Sex Abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has finally released a report detailing eight decades of alleged sexual abuse by more than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The current or former clergy, seminarians, deacons, religious, teachers, and other Archdiocesan employees preyed on at least 600 children, the report said. “This Report…


Maryland Sheriff Indicted for Alleged Scheme to Buy Unlawful Machine Guns

A Maryland sheriff was indicted by a grand jury for an alleged conspiracy to illegally acquire machine guns, which included drafting false documents on his office’s letterhead. Charles Jenkins, 66, has been the sheriff of Frederick County since his first election in 2006, and he was again reelected last year. Robert Krop, 36, is the…


Former Maryland Governor’s Top Aide Dies After FBI Manhunt

A former chief of staff in Maryland’s government who was wanted on corruption charges died on Monday in Tennessee after he was wounded in a confrontation with FBI agents, according to The Washington Post, citing the former politician’s lawyer. Roy McGrath, 53, who in 2020 was appointed chief of staff to Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan,…


Former Maryland Governor’s Top Aide Dies in Hospital After Confrontation With FBI

A former chief of staff in Maryland’s government who was wanted on corruption charges died on Monday in Tennessee after he was wounded in a confrontation with FBI agents, according to The Washington Post, citing the former politician’s lawyer. Roy McGrath, 53, who in 2020 was appointed chief of staff to Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan,…


Former US Intel Director’s Daughter Gets 35 Years for Murder

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument at a Maryland home, prosecutors announced. Sophia Negroponte, 30, of Washington, was convicted in January of second-degree murder in the 2020 death of 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen….


James O’Keefe Releases First Investigation After Project Veritas Ouster; Official Announces Resignation

The first investigation by James O’Keefe’s new organization uncovered apparent political donation fraud, and Maryland’s top election official announced her resignation after the results were released this week. The O’Keefe Media Group, launched by O’Keefe after he exited Project Veritas, released a video on March 28 showing multiple voters in Maryland and elsewhere saying they had…


James O’Keefe Releases First Investigation After Project Veritas Ouster

The first investigation by James O’Keefe’s new organization uncovered apparent political donation fraud, and Maryland’s top election official announced her resignation after the results were released this week. The O’Keefe Media Group, launched by O’Keefe after he exited Project Veritas, released a video on March 28 showing multiple voters in Maryland and elsewhere saying they had…