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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 Kansas federal judge recently imposed penalties that included fines ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 upon attorneys responsible for mistakenly submitting a brief containing falsehoods created by artificial intelligence. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Mar 16, 2026

MD man sentenced to decades in prison for child sex abuse

A Wicomico County man has been sentenced to decades in prison for sexual abuse of a minor, among other charges.

Maryland State Police cruiser (USA Today Network)
Mar 10, 2026

Maryland State Police investigating inmate death on Eastern Shore

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County.

Salisbury University has delayed a planned March 9. 2026, speech by Jared Taylor due to security concerns. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Mar 9, 2026

Speech by ‘white advocacy’ speaker postponed by Salisbury University

Salisbury University has chosen to delay a Maryland Federation of College Republicans event with controversial speaker Jared Taylor.

The Eddie Bauer Outlet at Hagerstown Premium Outlets south of Hagerstown is having a closing sale March 4, 2026. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Mar 5, 2026

3 Eddie Bauer stores slated for closure in MD

Three Eddie Bauer Outlet stores in Maryland are among those having a closing sale after the owner of the brand's brick-and-mortar stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Sheriff Mike Lewis holds a photo taken during a large-scale animal cruelty investigation at a news conference March 2, 2026, at the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office in Salisbury. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Mar 3, 2026

‘Sheer neglect and abuse’ of about 200 cats found in MD animal cruelty case

About 200 cats were found neglected and abused in Wicomico County, Maryland, authorities said, prompting a major rescue operation.

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building is shown in Annapolis in 2004. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Mar 2, 2026

MD Appellate Court judge retires, giving Moore at-large pick

Gov. Wes Moore has his first opportunity to appoint an at-large member to the 15-member Maryland Appellate Court.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Mar 2, 2026

Supreme Court lets ruling stand on MD gun seizure law

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal, letting Maryland's law banning gun possession after two years or more in prison stand.

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.

Breeze Airways announced a nonstop route to Ford Lauderdale, Florida, from the Salisbury Regional Airport. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Feb 25, 2026

Breeze Airways adds new flight from Salisbury to Florida

Breeze Airways has announced a new nonstop route to Florida from the Salisbury Regional Airport, starting July 1.

simulation of wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City
Feb 19, 2026

MD judge dismisses US Wind’s claims in lawsuit over Ocean City wind farm

A federal judge dismissed US Wind’s claims in the lawsuit between Ocean City and the federal government over a planned offshore wind farm.

A man walks past the Washington County Circuit Court building in downtown Hagerstown. Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot to death in the driveway of his home on Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Feb 16, 2026

Bomb threat to Western MD courthouse came from Eastern Shore

A Delaware man is charged with making a false statement regarding a bomb threat that evacuated Washington County Circuit Court.