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Frederick Considers Smoking Ban In Parks
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The city of Frederick is considering banning smoking in city parks. The proposal is on the agenda for a Wednesday afternoon meeting of the mayor and Board of Aldermen. The city’s...
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Former Md. Officer Pleads Guilty In Cigarette Case
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Prince George’s County police officer has pleaded guilty to helping transport and distribute untaxed cigarettes and alcohol in Maryland and elsewhere. Chong Chen Kim of...
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Illegal Cigarette Smuggling Booms In Maryland
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– As criminal enterprises go, cigarette smuggling is safer than dealing heroin. As illegal business goes, it’s booming. Alex DeMetrick reports on why Maryland sits at the center of the...
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Another Hike In Md. Tobacco Tax Likely
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Smokers could soon pay extra for cigarettes. Another possible tobacco hike is in the works. Political reporter Pat Warren explains the reason behind it is health. Where there’s smoke,...
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Police Crack Down On Cigarette Smuggling
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Cigarettes smuggled across state lines are costing the state of Maryland big bucks. Now officials are cracking down. Meghan McCorkell has more on the growing problem. The U.S. Justice...
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Health Advocates Want Increase On Tobacco Taxes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Public health advocates want lawmakers to consider raising taxes on tobacco products. Community and faith leaders will join advocates Wednesday afternoon in Annapolis to advocate...
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Senate Gives Initial OK To Vehicle Smoking Ban
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland residents would not be able to smoke in a vehicle with a passenger younger than 8, under a measure that has received preliminary approval in the state Senate. The Senate...
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Ex-Md. Cop Sentenced For Role In Extortion Plot
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Prince George’s County police officer has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in an extortion scheme involving the trafficking of contraband...
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E-Cigarettes Don’t Harm Heart, Study Shows
Electronic Cigarettes Useful as Smoking Cessation Aid, Researcher Says WebMD Medical News By Charlene Laino Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Aug. 28, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Electronic cigarettes do...
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Md. Fire Deaths Down 22 Percent In 2012
PIKESVILLE, Md. (AP) — The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says fire-related deaths in the state fell by 22 percent last year. The agency said Thursday that preliminary figures show that 52 people...
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Study: Children’s Use Of E-Cigarettes On The Rise
ATLANTA (AP) — Children—like adults—are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students. About 2 percent of the...
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Police In Md. Seize 5,000 Packs Of Cigarettes
BERLIN, Md. (AP) — Berlin police have arrested a New Jersey man after more than 500 cases of cigarettes were found in a car during a traffic stop. Police say an officer stopped a car that was allegedly...
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$6.5M Bust: Foreign Prescription Drugs, Cigarettes Trafficked At Pikesville...
PIKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ)—Eleven people are indicted on federal charges after FBI agents find they trafficked more than $6 million in contraband cigarettes and foreign prescription drugs through a popular...
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Experts Increasingly Contemplate End Of Smoking
ATLANTA (CBSMiami/AP) — Health officials have begun to call “end game” on cigarette-smoking in America. They have long wished for a cigarette-free America, but shied away from calling for smoking rates...
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Md. Health Group Pushes For $1 Tobacco Tax Hike
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The cost to keep smoking in Maryland may soon get even steeper. Another tobacco tax hike is being pushed for 2015. Monique Griego has more on why supporters feel it’s close to a done...
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Maryland Zoo In Baltimore Will Ban Smoking On Grounds
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will ban smoking on its grounds. The ban takes effect July 1. The zoo says the ban applies to all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes...
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CVS Stops Tobacco Sales 1 Month Early
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name and stop the sale of tobacco nearly a month sooner than...
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Police Looking For Two Suspects In Armed Robbery
Davidsonville, Md. (WJZ) — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects of an armed robbery. On Wednesday, around 8 p.m. officers responded to Davidsonville Market at 801 West...
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Man Pleads Guilty In Plot To Distribute Cigarettes
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Pikesville man has pleaded guilty to plotting to distribute $6.6 million in contraband cigarettes. Fifty-two-year-old Zarakh Yelizarov entered the plea Wednesday in federal court in...
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Local Hospital Passes Strict Anti-Smoking Rule
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — A tough new anti-smoking law goes into effect at a major local hospital. From now on, employees who want to work at Anne Arundel Medical Center will have to pass a test...
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