The suspension comes after the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, which sent debris and people into the Patapsco River early Tuesday morning.
Attorney general, public defender launch collaborative to address inequity in incarceration
The state’s top prosecutor and defense attorney united Wednesday behind an effort to end inequities in incarceration – which Attorney General Anthony Brown described as among “the worst in the United States of America” – with a partnership including state…
Juvenile services department to move detained girls, again
Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services will relocate girls awaiting court hearings or long-term placement this month from a single unit of the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center to a center that will house all girls in the agency’s residential care.
Halloween beetle sneaks inside to provide a scare as temps drop
These little bugs are extremely valuable to plant life but they bite, too.
Maryland legalizes recreational marijuana
Question four on the Maryland ballot passed easily, which means Marylanders 21 years and older can expect to legally use, carry and grow recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2023.
Adnan Syed returns home, neighbor “prayed” for his return
Betty Gaskins was sitting at her kitchen table Tuesday morning when she saw the news that Syed, her neighbor and the subject of the nationally popular podcast “Serial,” was finally free after the Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office dropped all charges and declared his innocence.
Maryland early mail-in vote count moves forward
The number of requested mail-in ballots has already exceeded the unprecedented half a million mail-in ballots in the July primary election.
Court considers second Cox effort to halt Maryland early vote count
Just four days before the Maryland State Board of Elections is to begin counting early mail-in ballots, Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox filed another effort to halt the board’s plan to certify the Nov. 8 elections earlier.
Abortion providers face increasing attacks, harassment
Although abortion providers work a job that is not inherently dangerous, incidents of violence and harassment against workers in their field have increased in the past year. Because of the frequency of attacks, abortion providers in Maryland are fearful of sharing their last names.
Maryland gubernatorial candidate’s financial connections pose conflict problems
Capital News Service reviewed the ethics filings and financial disclosures of the leading Democratic candidates for governor and found that while some have holdings in individual companies, none of them has a portfolio matching Wes Moore’s for size and range, and few invest in individual companies.