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Teaching technical trades is a big part of economic development in the St. Mary’s County Innovation District. (St. Mary's County Department of Economic Development)
May 12, 2026

To the ’burbs and beyond: How can MD boost business outside cities?

Locales in Maryland’s outer reaches have their own strengths and attractions — and varied approaches to economic development.

gavel
Apr 14, 2026

$970.9K medical malpractice verdict might be largest in Talbot County history

A jury last week awarded a $970,900 verdict to a man who was permanently injured after an alleged mistake during a surgery went uncorrected.

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.

Using a phone in a car texting while driving concept for danger of text message and being distracted. (Depositphotos)
Jan 28, 2026

Touching a phone is not enough for a texting-while-driving stop, MD Supreme Court rules

Police officers can’t pull drivers over for texting while driving merely because they saw the driver touch their phone, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled.

Property management company Pennrose and the Housing Commission of Talbot celebrated the grand opening of the revitalized Doverbrook Apartments complex in Easton. (Courtesy of Pennrose)
Nov 12, 2025

Revitalized housing development opens on Eastern Shore

Pennrose and the Housing Commission of Talbot opened the revitalized Doverbrook Apartments complex in Easton.

State and local officials joined leaders of Vetagro to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Italian animal nutrition company's new manufacturing facility in Easton. The Easton location will serve as Vetagro’s first full-scale U.S. manufacturing facility. (Courtesy Photo)
Sep 25, 2025

Italian firm expands to MD’s Eastern Shore

Italian business Vetagro broke ground on a new production and distribution facility at Mistletoe Hall Commerce-Business Park in Easton.

Virus Outbreak International Students
May 30, 2025

Two GOP-led MD counties scramble after being labeled as ‘sanctuary’ areas

Two GOP-led counties were among the Maryland jurisdictions that the Trump administration included in its list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
May 29, 2025

10 MD municipalities, 8 counties listed as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’

DHS lists 500+ sanctuary jurisdictions, warning of federal funding cuts as Trump pushes for stronger immigration enforcement nationwide.

Maryland Court of Appeals
Jun 29, 2023

Md. high court declines to say whether ‘egregious’ violations by prosecutors mandate dismissal

Maryland's Supreme Court sidestepped the question of whether dismissal is required when a prosecutor intentionally fails to disclose extensive exculpatory evidence to the defense in a criminal case.

Talbot 330
Jul 20, 2021

Free digital COVID-19 vaccine card service now available in Talbot County

Talbot County Health Department and PinPoint US LLC are partnering to offer free digital COVID-19 vaccine cards for Talbot County residents.

Empty Jury Box
Sep 13, 2019

Jury awards $150K to woman in Talbot Co. malpractice case

A Talbot County jury awarded $150,000 in damages to an Easton woman Thursday for a botched procedure that caused her to have an emergency hysterectomy and to lose a kidney. […]

tidewater
Oct 2, 2018

Easton hotel renovates 20 more rooms

The Tidewater Inn, a luxury hotel in Easton, recently completed another phase of its renovations, which began in 2016.