ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * This joint DNR-federal facility is critical for oyster science and other marine research for the region * * * The Cooperative Oxford Laboratory is a unique collaborative research facility shared by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service and the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Marine Fishe  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 15 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Attorney General Jennings released the following statement on today's Supreme Court of the United States' decision to deny two writs of certiorari, refusing to entertain a challenge to Delaware's assault weapon and large capacity magazine ban and refusing a challenge to Maryland's gun licensing law: "This is a huge win for gun safety in our state and in our country. With  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: St. Paul, Minn. and Charlotte, NC. (Jan. 14, 2025) - 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced that the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge is now open to entries. As the nation's premier middle school science competition, the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to compete for an exclusive mentorship with a 3M scie  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Strategic Partnership Aims to Cement State and Greater-D.C. Region as a World-leading Hub for Quantum Science and Innovation * * * Governor Wes Moore today joined University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines and IonQ President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Chapman to announce the "Capital of Quantum" Initiative - a landmark public-private partnership that will cata  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- Hughes Network Systems issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2024: * * * Employees named number one risk to network security, Hughes and Cybersecurity Insiders found * * * Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: SATS), today released the 2025 State of Secure Network Access Report, exploring how businesses are adapting cybersecurity strategies to combat emerging cyber threats and ensure ubiquitous connectivity in a hybrid wor  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general issued a letter to Walmart voicing concerns about the company's recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In a letter sent to Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon, the coalition of attorneys general urge the company to  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Maryland Legal Services Corporation (MLSC), and the Access to Counsel in Evictions (ACE) Task Force today announced the groundbreaking successes of the ACE program as detailed in Stout Risius Ross, LLC's Year 1 Independent Evaluation. This transformative program, established by the Maryland General Assembly in 2021, ensures inc  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) of a commercial operation in Queen Anne's County following routine sampling of a broiler farm. This new detection of HPAI comes four days after a presumptive positive was made at a Caroline County commercial poultry farm. There are now four commercial operations in  more

COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: BALTIMORE - Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the "Company" or "Sinclair," today announced that Sinclair Television Group, Inc. ("STG") and certain affiliated entities have entered into a Transaction Support Agreement (including the attached term sheet and other attachments thereto, the "TSA") with certain of STG's secured creditors (the "Consent  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Lockheed Martin issued the following news release: MOORESTOWN, N.J. - January 14, 2025 - In partnership with Navantia, Spain's national defense and shipbuilding company, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), a global leader in aerospace and deterrence, has successfully demonstrated the first live track for the Spain F-110 Multi-Mission Frigate's AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar. The tracking event was conducted at Lockheed Martin's Aegis SCOMBA Integration Center (ASIC) in Moorestown,   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Stanley J. Kemp, professor in The University of Baltimore's Division of Science, Information Arts and Technologies and a local expert on waterways that run through the city, is part of a growing conversation about both the past and future of the Jones Falls, an urban river that was partially covered over by city engineers as a flood- and pollution-control measure in the early  more