Hunter Landon

1 week ago | wboc.com | Sean Curtis |Hunter Landon

WICOMICO CO., MD - WBOC has obtained a third-party report on PFAS contamination at Perdue’s AgriBusiness identifying possible sources of the “forever chemicals.”The report was submitted in United States District Court of Maryland as part of an ongoing lawsuit against Perdue Agribusiness over the detection of PFAS at and around the Wicomico County facility. Perdue has pushed to have that lawsuit dismissed.

2 weeks ago | wboc.com | Hunter Landon

DENTON, Md. - Maryland's Secretary of Housing and Community Development Jake Day is responding to growing questions about whether he'll run for Congress in 2026. Day, a Wicomico County native, previously served on the Salisbury City Council and as Salisbury Mayor. During a meeting with community and business leaders in Denton on Wednesday, WBOC asked Day if he's running. "I'm 100 percent focused on my job. I've been asked that question a lot lately.

2 weeks ago | wboc.com | Hunter Landon

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Changes are coming to Maryland's Blueprint education plan, as the state grapples with a 3.3 billion dollar budget deficit. The State House adjourned 'sine die' around midnight Monday into Tuesday, officially marking the end of the 2025 legislative session. One of the last pieces of legislation considered by lawmakers regarded changes to the state's landmark 'Blueprint for Maryland's Future' education plan.

2 weeks ago | wboc.com | Hunter Landon

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The dreary weather on Monday was an apt metaphor for the dark cloud that has hung over Maryland's State House during the 90 day legislative session. Lawmakers have had to grapple with a 3.3 billion dollar budget deficit. The House and Senate elected to pass 2 billion dollars in budget cuts and nearly 1.7 billion dollars in tax and fee increases.

3 weeks ago | wboc.com | Hunter Landon

MARYLAND - In the final week of Maryland's legislative session, moves are being made to implement what has been dubbed a 'sleep tax,' that would apply a levy to the sale of all mattress sales in the state. The tax, which has been undefined in the bill, would implement the unspecified amount as part of a new "Mattress Stewardship Program." The bill states it would require mattress producers to define how they plan to recycle and dispose of mattresses in an environmentally friendly way.