MLB history in the making: All-female broadcast crew for Orioles-Rays game

By Dave Johnson
July 20, 2021 | 9:45 AM

Orioles’ play-by-play announcer Melanie Newman will have company Tuesday night in the broadcast booth at Tropicana Field for the game against the Tampa Bay Rays, and history will be made.

Five women, including Newman, will serve as the on-air broadcast team for the MLB Game of the Week on YouTube, marking the first time an all-women team has handled the entire broadcast for a Major League game.

Newman last summer became the first woman to ever call a regular season Orioles game, and one of only four active women calling games in MLB, when she was part of the radio broadcast team.

For the 7:10 p.m. broadcast, Newman will be joined by MLB.com writer Sarah Langs serving as the color analyst. Alana Rizzo will be the on-field reporter, with Heidi Watney and Lauren Gardner anchoring both pre and post-game coverage.

Bat and skunk test positive for rabies in Charles Co., following 2 rabid beaver attacks

By Valerie Bonk
August 22, 2026 | 2:33 PM

Two animals in Charles County, Maryland, have tested positive for rabies, according to the county's health department. A bat and a skunk were both found to have the disease and the health department is warning area residents to keep an eye out and avoid contact with unknown animals and wildlife. The bat was discovered in Waldorf and the skunk was found in Port Tobacco. Both animals tested positive for rabies on Friday. This comes after three attacks within a month by beavers at Maryland state parks. Two beavers that bit people at Cunningham Falls State Park tested positive for rabies. A beaver that attacked a 10-year-old girl at Seneca Creek State Park was not found but was presumed rabid.

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