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President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. (DepositPhotos)
Mar 18, 2026

Deadline nears for $60K minimum MD teacher salary; 11 counties lagging

Maryland's school districts have until July 1 to raise teacher salaries to a $60,000 minimum, and only about half of them have reached that threshold.

A bronze statue of Harriet Tubman stands outside the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, which Maryland officials helped fight to recover funding. (Nolan Rogalski/Capital News Service)
Feb 27, 2026

‘Stories that need to be told’: Efforts to preserve Black history continue in MD

Maryland advocates and organizations persist in preserving Black history through grants, legislation and conservation despite federal setbacks.

The segments highlighted in orange indicate the three lots Fire & Risk Alliance bought from the Dorchester Technology Park. (Courtesy Photo)
Jun 12, 2025

Business buys property in Dorchester Tech Park

Fire & Risk Alliance LLC has purchased three lots in Dorchester Technology Park.

Judge Gavel and Handcuffs with Dollars Bills on the Table. (Depositphotos)
Sep 1, 2022

Appeals court: EMT not an ‘agent of the state’ when questioning suspect

Maryland's Court of Special Appeals ruled that a suspect's incriminating statement to an emergency medical technician was admissible in court even though the man did not receive a Miranda warning.

Gang member is first to be sentenced under 2009 US hate crime law
May 19, 2022

In Dorchester, candidate’s saga as Baltimore prosecutor attracts little scrutiny

As a candidate for state’s attorney in Dorchester County, Molly Fox touts her past experience prosecuting criminal cases in Baltimore. Her campaign website doesn’t mention, however, the unusual circumstances that […]

Q&A with Governor Larry Hogan
Jan 6, 2022

Hogan names new circuit court judges in Howard, Caroline, Dorchester counties

Gov. Larry Hogan appointed new circuit court judges for Howard, Caroline and Dorchester counties, his office announced.

Oct 10, 2019

Wastewater treatment plant on Eastern Shore gets $5.8M grant

A wastewater treatment plant on Maryland's Eastern Shore has received a $5.8 million federal grant for an upgrade.

Jan 31, 2018

State Fire Marshal: 38 grenades found along road in Maryland

Maryland officials say more than three dozen military grenades have been found by a person collecting recyclables near a road.

Gang member is first to be sentenced under 2009 US hate crime law
Aug 2, 2017

Man gets life sentence for killings outside Elks Lodge

CAMBRIDGE — A Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2014 shooting outside an Elks Lodge that left two people dead. Thirty-three-year-old Terrance Jermaine Brown was […]

Jul 21, 2017

New mural honoring African-American heritage in Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE — A city on Maryland’s Eastern Shore city is getting a new mural to honor its African-American heritage. The 48-foot wide mural will be formally presented in Cambridge on […]

Gavel
Jun 28, 2017

Lawsuit claims Cambridge officers assaulted, wrongfully arrested woman

An Eastern Shore woman alleging she was assaulted and wrongfully arrested by Cambridge police has filed an excessive force lawsuit in federal court, claiming the interaction “thoroughly validated every hackneyed […]

Court of Appeals
May 1, 2017

Maryland court rejects appeal in killing of Delaware man

ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland court has rejected an appeal from a Salisbury man serving life in prison for the drug-related slaying of a Delaware man. The Court of Special Appeals […]

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