All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 3 2018 // The Federal Railroad Administration has warned Maryland officials the state’s train system is at risk of failing to meet a congressional deadline to install a mandatory safety system by the end of the year.WRC-TV...
Jul 3 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Insurance Associates, a Rockville, Md.-based independent insurance agency specializing in the construction industry. Terms...
Jun 27 2018 // Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is asking for a presidential disaster declaration following a severe storm and flooding that hit the Baltimore area last month, devastating Ellicott City.The governor announced the request...
Jun 19 2018 // Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is asking for a presidential disaster declaration for Maryland following heavy rainfall and flooding that hit two western counties last month.The flooding in Frederick and Washington counties...
Jun 18 2018 // A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to respond to Maryland’s request for a declaration that power plants in five upwind states are contributing to Maryland’s air quality problems.The...
Jun 12 2018 // Fire officials in Maryland say a construction worker has died after falling down an elevator shaft.WBAL reported that the accident occurred in Cockeysville, Md., which is outside of Baltimore. Michael David Zeller was...
Jun 1 2018 // Searchers scouring a river alongside an historic Maryland town ripped apart by flash flooding found the body of a man last seen being swept away by the raging waters as it gutted shops and pushed parked cars into swollen...
May 31 2018 // The deadly flash flood that devastated a Maryland town’s historic center in July 2016 was dubbed a 1-in-1000 year event. Less than two years later, an even more treacherous flood ravaged the town, gutting shops and...
May 29 2018 // Roaring flash floods struck a Maryland city Sunday that had been wracked by similar devastation two years ago, its main street turned into a raging river that reached the first floor of some buildings and swept away parked...
May 24 2018 // A western Maryland county hit hard by flooding last week is surveying residents and businesses to get a handle on the extent of the damage. Frederick County announced Saturday that the survey will help determine whether...
May 14 2018 // A former Maryland resident who ran a telemarketing business hawking light bulbs and cleaning supplies has pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the...
May 8 2018 // The first glimpse of what health insurance companies plan to charge for Obamacare plans next year suggests there’s no relief ahead for consumers saddled with high premiums.Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia...
May 1 2018 // Five months ago, in a scathing report on a 2016 accident in which two track workers were killed, U.S. safety investigators urged Amtrak to slow its trains when they pass work crews.The nation’s passenger rail service...
Apr 3 2018 // Maryland’s largest health insurer says a phishing attack may have exposed the personal information of nearly 7,000 members. News outlets report CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said Friday that an employee’s...
Apr 3 2018 // FWD Group announced the appointment of Ken Lau as managing director, Greater China, and chief executive officer, Hong Kong & Macau, effective March 29, 2018.With more than 27 years’ insurance industry experience...
Feb 27 2018 // Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Eric Seaborg as a client advocate for its public entity practice within its education department. Seaborg will be based in the...
Feb 16 2018 // Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced that Jamar Marlyn Jones, of Edgewood, Md., pleaded guilty and was sentenced on one count of a felony theft scheme having a value of at least $10,000 but less than...
Feb 15 2018 // Firefighters say a blaze at a decades-old Maryland tavern in a Washington, D.C. suburb has caused damage costing roughly $500,000.Pete Piringer with Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service tells WTTG-TV it appears the...
Feb 15 2018 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) responded to 12,188 consumer complaints and inquiries in 2017, facilitating claims settlements and refunds totaling $11,766,213 for Maryland consumers, according to a press...
Feb 12 2018 // Officials say a fire has destroyed two buildings in Cumberland, Maryland’s historic district.The state fire marshal’s office said Saturday no injuries have been reported. Nearly 125 firefighters from Maryland...