Maryland officials honor lives lost to work zone tragedies in an annual ceremony

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – Maryland is celebrating National Work Zone Awareness Week, holding a ceremony to honor roadside workers lost to accidents. Officials also released 2025 crash data, highlighting fewer incidents and stressing slow speeds.

‘I’m really hoping that we do well:’ Annapolis businesses ready for boat show

Some downtown businesses said they experienced losses from the City Dock construction project and hope this weekend’s boat show can bring in more customers.

Maryland state prisons saw forty-six inmate homicides since 2015, twenty-two were in the last two years

The last two years combined account for nearly half of all inmate homicides within state prisons since 2015.

Cómo la Policía de Parques está ayudando a ICE en sus esfuerzos de deportación

En las carreteras de los parques nacionales, los agentes de inmigración están arrestando a conductores en controles de tráfico “rutinos”.

Autistic children are at a higher risk of drowning – how to prepare for cooling off this summer

WASHINGTON – Following the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy, safety officials are calling for parents to prepare for a summer near the water.

Florida Democrat resigns just before her Ethics Committee hearing

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned moments before a hearing Tuesday where the House Ethics Committee might have decided to recommend her expulsion from Congress.

House members clash on Cuba

As the Trump administration’s coup in Venezuela causes instability in Cuba, lawmakers question what the next steps are for the decades-long communist dictatorship in the Caribbean.

Life after the legislative session: Maryland lawmakers return to other jobs

With the 2026 Maryland legislative session over, state lawmakers return to careers that range from farmers, to lawyers to electricians.

Under fire from Democrats, Trump Fed nominee swears he’s no sock puppet

Kevin Warsh promised Tuesday to keep politics out of Federal Reserve decisions if confirmed to serve as the chair.

Prediction markets spark concerns of insider trading

WASHINGTON–Minutes before President Donald Trump announced ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States, anonymous traders bought $500 million dollars worth of oil futures, an investment that quickly paid dividends for the people behind it. Trades like this and others…