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

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

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

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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 sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive life terms for the deaths ...

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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 Friday. The presentation comes a week before the 50th anniversary ...

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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 stereotype about small town cops south of the Mason-Dixon line.” ...

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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 on Thursday ruled against Deshaune Darling, who challenged the admission ...

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    A pair of Maryland Regency hotels will be undergoing major transformations. The Hyatt Regency Bethesda will get a $37 million renovation, according to an announcement from the company. The overhaul includes a complete makeover of the hotel’s 390 ...

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ANNAPOLIS— A student activist is calling for a statue of Harriet Tubman to be added to the grounds of the Maryland State House. The Washington Post reports that University of Maryland student Colin Byrd thinks his push for the Tubman ...

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CAMBRIDGE— A Rhodesdale woman has been convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing of her infant daughter’s father. A Dorchester County jury on Thursday convicted 20-year-old Kryshonna Jones of first-degree murder in that death of 34-year-old Justin Barney. Prosecutors say ...

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