1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (202+ words) MARYLAND– The State's Department of Budget and Management announced liberal leave is in effect for non-emergency outdoor employees due to hazardous weather conditions. Maryland's Department of the Environment says the state is under a Code Red Air Quality Alert due…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (417+ words) FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. BALTIMORE, Md. - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Maryland seeking to block the state's newly enacted Community Trust Act, arguing the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (302+ words) (Office of Governor Wes Moore) ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order Friday creating a statewide task force aimed at protecting immigrant Marylanders from fraud, exploitation, and discrimination. According to the governor's office, the Maryland Immigrant Rights Protection Task…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (272+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have required state agencies to direct at least half of their advertising spending to local Maryland news organizations. Senate Bill 459, known as the “Local News for Maryland Communities…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (542+ words) MARYLAND - The Maryland State Board of Elections says they have been made aware of an error made by a mail-in ballot vendor that resulted in some voters receiving the wrong party ballot for the upcoming Gubernatorial Primary Election. They say…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (260+ words) WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. -- There is a renewed emphasis on safe driving habits in construction zones. The push comes just after National Work Zone Awareness Week, as officials highlight the dangers road crews face while working only feet from passing vehicles. The…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (258+ words) MARYLAND– The State's Board of Public Works recently approved over $108 million in statewide education and childcare initiatives with potential impacts to the Eastern Shore. The largest investment will pay software application developer NCS Pearson, Inc. $95,327,067 to design, administer and report…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (351+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Multiple lawmakers have confirmed that Maryland’s Speaker of the House of Delegates Adrienne Jones is stepping down. Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki both issued a statement on Dec. 4 thanking Jones for her service. “I wish her nothing but…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (275+ words) The Maryland Board of Public Works announced they have approved $3.8 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments for outdoor recreational improvements and land conservation in 12 counties, including Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Wicomico,…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (427+ words) Public libraries on Maryland's Eastern Shore will be losing access to Hoopla, a digital media service where library patrons can download e-books, audiobooks, movies, and more for free on personal devices, starting June 1, according to the Wicomico Public Library....