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Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Aug 12, 2026

MD redistricting lawsuit unsealed; hearing scheduled for later this month

A lawsuit challenging Maryland's redistricting effort has been unsealed, after The Daily Record published a story about it being hidden from the public.

Anne Arundel County Circuit Courthouse. (The Daily Record file/Bryan P. Sears)
Aug 11, 2026

MD redistricting case has been sealed for days; Republicans add another

A lawsuit challenging Maryland's redistricting ballot question has been hidden from the public view since it was filed last week, and Republicans have since added another.

A voter fills out a ballot at an El Dorado County polling station during California’s special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in El Dorado Hills, California, on Nov. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo)
Jul 15, 2026

What statewide referendums will appear on MD ballots?

The Maryland General Assembly will convene in a special session to potentially add a redistricting referendum. What questions are already planned for ballots?

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.

Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom
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 […]

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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.

Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom
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 […]