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BALTIMORE – Maryland Lottery and Gaming said Monday it brought more than $1.5 billion to the state through the lottery, six casinos, sports betting and fantasy sports in fiscal year 2022, a record sum. Revenue supports state schools, public health, public safety and other state services. The agency said it is the state’s fourth-largest source of revenue after income, sales and business taxes. “We are very proud to be a vital source of funding for the programs and services that Marylanders depend on every day,” said John Martin, director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming. “We’re in the entertainment business,…

Federal judge rules that Senator Graham must testify before a special grand jury in the election investigation Graham’s lawyers argued that he is immune from testifying because Graham is protected by congressional privilege. ATLANTA – A federal judge ruled Monday that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special purpose grand jury looking into possible election interference in the 2020 presidential election. Graham said he will continue to fight it and his legal team plans to appeal the sentence, but prosecutors say the grand jury needs to hear about three phone calls. The Fulton County district attorney said Graham…

Old photographs found along the Bear Creek Greenway in February, hand-delivered to Texas descendants Belinda Glenn found a collection of old photos while jogging along the Bear Creek Greenway in February. After months of digging, he found relatives in Texas of the people in the photo. [courtesy photo] Belinda Glenn [courtesy photo] An old photo album found along the Bear Creek Greenway earlier this year. [courtesy photo] One of the old photos found along the Bear Creek Greenway that has been given to family members in Texas. [courtesy photo] Belinda Glenn found a collection of old photos while jogging along…

A boy was rescued Monday after falling into a pool in Abington. The incident happened on Plymouth Street, according to Abington fire officials, who say they received a call that an approximately 2-year-old boy had been pulled from a pool. According to Abington Deputy Fire Chief Jack Glynn, an Abington fire dispatcher helped instruct a family member on how to perform CPR on the child. Once the firefighters arrived at the scene, they took over the treatment. The boy was taken to South Shore Hospital. The boy was breathing on his own when he arrived at South Shore Hospital, according…

The state says insurers are not using the fire risk map to raise rates A wildfire risk map created and later retired by the Oregon Department of Forestry places most of rural Jackson County in high and extreme fire risk categories. Jackson County commissioners have sent a letter to state officials asking for a reevaluation and fixes to the wildfire risk mapping process that placed a large number of properties in high or extreme fire risk categories. Meanwhile, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation announced that insurance companies are not using and do not plan to use the map to…

Trump’s allies on the House Judiciary Committee are now calling on the Biden administration to do what former President Donald Trump apparently failed to do: save and turn over sensitive records to another part of the government. House Republicans have sent letters to senior Biden administration officials demanding they send documents and communications to Congress about the FBI searches Trump residence. The letters, addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, are signed by 18 Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, R- of Ohio They…

Medford school district must pay $91,223.61 cost of former student’s schooling in Utah A judge has ordered the Medford School District to pay the costs of a student’s schooling in Utah after finding that school officials here failed to provide an adequate education to a former South Medford High student before being expelled and then sought treatment out of state. for inappropriate sexual behavior. Jessica Toth, an administrative law judge for the Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings, signed an order on Aug. 8 that found the district “committed multiple violations” of the student’s right to an “education appropriate public free”…