A new lawsuit claims that Wicomico County Detention Center staff ignored an incarcerated man's declining mental health in the days and hours before he died by suicide in 2018.

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A county executive in Maryland has died following a monthslong battle with cancer.

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The Maryland Office of the Public Defender announced Monday that it will launch an investigation into cases potentially affected by the recent announcement of possible thefts from the property room of the Salisbury Police Department. The department announced Feb. 14 ...

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A Wicomico County judge will allow a Maryland Public Information Act lawsuit to go forward after denying Salisbury's motion to dismiss which claimed the city did not possess the requested records about a 2016 excessive force lawsuit settlement and any records would be privileged.

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A Maryland county has sued a city over an unpaid bill for the air conditioning system.

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Federal authorities are investigating an allegation that a private ambulance company knowingly overbilled Medicare on thousands of nonemergency trips.

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A Maryland city councilman is one of five people arrested in a state police prostitution sting.

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SALISBURY — An inmate has died after being found unresponsive in a Maryland jail cell. The Daily Times reports that Wicomico County Administrator Wayne Strausburg said there was no suspected foul play. He said the inmate was in a cell by himself ...

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Maryland authorities have filed criminal charges against a Delaware state senator who carried a loaded handgun into an airport. Wicomico County officials have charged Sen. Brian Pettyjohn with violating a prohibition against boarding or attempting to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland court has rejected an appeal from a Mardela Springs man sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing his uncle during an argument in a watermelon patch. William Blan “Trey” Harcum III was convicted by a ...

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