Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ups police presence statewide to enforce COVID-19 guidelines The announcement comes as the state reaches a 6.88 percent seven-day positivity rate. Brent Abel November 23, 2020
Hundreds gather in Annapolis for youth-led march against police brutality, systemic racism The march was organized by two Annapolis High School students. Matt McDonald June 6, 2020
Maryland receives half a million COVID-19 tests from South Korea Gov. Larry Hogan said his wife, the country's first Korean American first lady, championed the operation. Clara Longo de Freitas April 20, 2020
Black Marylanders are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, state health dept. says Black residents made up nearly 50 percent of patients whose race was recorded. Matt McDonald April 9, 2020
UMD research team finds link between racism and poor community health — by using Twitter The team tracked tweets that mention race and saw how they lined up with the cardiovascular disease cases in an area. Clara Longo de Freitas March 24, 2020
Gov. Hogan advising all public Maryland universities to finish semesters online Campuses should remain open, he said. Andy Kostka March 19, 2020
PG officials will release some inmates from county jail to prevent coronavirus spread The State's Attorney and public defender's offices are set to work together. Amanda Hernández March 19, 2020
Peace Corps ranks UMD fourth for volunteer production, jumping ahead six places This university has ranked since 2011, and jumped six places from last year. Freelance Reporter March 13, 2020
UMD cancels classes Friday as Maryland activates national guard Maryland had confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday afternoon. Diamondback Staff March 12, 2020
PG County resident is Maryland’s first case of community COVID-19 transmission The patient had no known exposure through travel or an infected individual. Christine Condon March 12, 2020