Leah Brennan
Leah Brennan is a summer reporting intern for the Baltimore Sun Media Group. She is a rising junior journalism and government and politics major at the University of Maryland and the co-news editor of The Diamondback, UMD’s independent student newspaper. At the Diamondback, she reported on the university administration and its president, Wallace Loh. Prior to this, Brennan covered the most contested mayoral election in College Park’s history.
Recent Articles
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Local group rescues dogs from Kuwait and Lebanon, places them with families in Baltimore area
In September 2015, Youssef Saleh was walking in the south of Lebanon when he came across a bleeding, dismembered German shepherd mix dog with burnt whiskers in a garbage can. “I didn’t know what to do,” the Lebanese man said. “I just took a picture of him, standing in the garbage, with his [paw]...
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Months into medical marijuana sales, growth has been steady in Howard
After years of playing competitive softball, Carly Martin began to have chronic pain in her lower back. A Division I pitcher for Howard University in college, the back pain and stress from her schedule bothered her as she trudged along the campus hills from practice to class. The 14-year competitive...
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Howard's National Night Out parties unite neighbors, first responders
Jerel Registre knew the people in front of a Howard County Fire and Rescue fire truck at Tuesday’s Fulton National Night Out kickoff on a first name basis — they had been at his house that morning. The three firefighters had responded after the fire alarm system at the Registre’s Maple Lawn house...
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At the county fair, goats get a chance to strut their stuff
In an metal-gated arena with green wood chips covering the ground, people of all ages gathered — leaning on fences, sitting on bleachers, watching intently — to see who would win the top position in the Howard County Fair’s goat showmanship contest Monday. The show was among dozens of events at...
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Medical cannabis industry on the rise in Baltimore County, city and state
Beginning in 1998, Baltimore County resident Jim Dunnigan sang for years with a choral group of about 30 men. But four years ago, he would tremble so badly that he stopped performing publicly. “Without anything, I shake so bad that I can’t even feed myself,” Dunnigan, 84, said. “You just could...
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Council looks at stiffer reviews for development near Howard's scenic roads
Tighter restrictions and reviews for developments planned along or near scenic roads in Howard County are being considered by the County Council. Councilwoman Jen Terrasa is co-sponsoring legislation that would require more reviews and public meetings for developments that have more than 99 units...
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Nonprofit with Towson ties helps breathe 'new life' into seriously ill Tanzanian patients
When Don Hohne visited the Arusha region of Tanzania in 2012, he saw a man with an enlarged abdomen, swollen with fluid to the point that it looked like he was nine months pregnant. Seeing the man’s pain and discomfort, Hohne’s group inquired with a local palliative care staff member if the fluid...
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Plan to repeal Howard's mobile home tax stalls
A proposal to repeal Howard County’s mobile home rental tax has been put on hold. Councilwoman Jen Terrasa and Councilman Calvin Ball proposed a bill to relieve the 1,100 county mobile home residents from a 40-year-old tax that averages about $45 a month. The County Council tabled the proposal...