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How data centers can help lower electricity costs
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (675+ words) As electricity bills rise across Maryland, customers are asking a fair question: what's driving these costs and who is paying for it? A mix of factors is getting public scrutiny, from fluctuating natural gas prices to potential data center development....
Baltimore Archdiocese files new abuse settlement proposal
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (799+ words) The headquarters of the Baltimore Archdiocese seen on April 30, 2026. (Ian Round/The Daily Record) Ian Round//May 16, 2026// In a new settlement proposal filed Friday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore would pay survivors of child sexual abuse just under $44 million, insurance carriers…...
John Schnatter settles lawsuit over Papa John's ousting
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1522+ words) Papa John's founder John Schnatter tastes a spoonful of pizza sauce in 1997. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect) Reuters Connect//May 15, 2026// After nearly six and a half years and more than 500 court filings, John Schnatter settled his lawsuit against a…...
Harvey Weinstein's third NY rape trial ends in mistrial
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (702+ words) Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for the retrial of his rape case, in New York City, on May 15, 2026. (Timothy A. Clary/Pool via REUTERS) Reuters Connect//May 15, 2026// NEW YORK " Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New…...
MD Supreme Court upholds but narrows Montgomery County gun laws
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (880+ words) Ian Round//May 15, 2026// The Maryland Supreme Court affirmed Montgomery County's ability to regulate firearms but narrowed how it can do so and left a sweeping ban open to a challenge. In a complicated, unanimous opinion published April 28, the court ruled…...
Ketamine clinic opens in Columbia
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (523+ words) The Mood Center, a ketamine therapy practice, has opened a new clinic in Columbia. (Courtesy of The Mood Center) Daily Record Staff//May 15, 2026// The Mood Center, a ketamine therapy practice based in Annapolis, has opened a new facility in Columbia....
Fingerboard Farm runs multiple businesses to stay afloat " even a cannabis venture
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (876+ words) Caption: Fingerboard Farm owner and CEO Dawn Gordon. smelling a hemp plant on her farm. (Courtesy of Fingerboard Farm) Capital News Service//May 15, 2026// IJAMSVILLE, MD. " About an hour west of Baltimore, where the city and suburban landscape gives way to Maryland's…...
Derek Stikeleather | Goodell De Vries
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (289+ words) Daily Record Staff//May 15, 2026// Appellate lawyer Derek Stikeleather of Goodell De Vries has been honored with the 2026 Industry Defender Award for his distinguished contributions to defending healthcare providers and organizations. The award was bestowed by the Medical Professional Liability (MPL)…...
Much of Maryland under drought warning
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (760+ words) Reuters Connect//May 15, 2026// Much of Maryland remains in drought warning status, according to a May 14 update from the Maryland Department of the Environment. "While there are currently no statewide water shortages or restrictions, three consecutive years of dry weather and…...
Raymour & Flanigan opening first MD showroom
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (426+ words) Raymour & Flanigan, a furniture and mattress retailer, is opening its first Maryland showroom in June. (Courtesy of Raymour & Flanigan) Vicky Jarrett, Furniture Today//May 15, 2026// SYRACUSE, N. Y. " Raymour & Flanigan, a furniture and mattress retailer, is opening its first Maryland showroom, a 54, 000-square-foot…...