The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

Eastern Shore

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks to the press in La Libertad, El Salvador, where he arrived regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen stepped up to Trump — and into the national spotlight
    The Trump administration has so far denied a unanimous U.S Supreme Court order to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return, and the president has called Chris Van Hollen a “fake” and a “grandstander” for confronting his administration’s sweeping deportation efforts with a congressional fact-finding mission.
    Lewis Bracy, a retired federal police officer from Severn, wears his handgun to a protest on Mary 20, 2023. Maryland's 3-year-old handgun license laws have resulted in a fourfold increase of people with carry permits.
    200,000 people can carry guns in Maryland. Here’s where they are.
    More than 200,000 people have a Maryland permit to carry a handgun — a jump from fewer than 50,000 in 2020.
    Residential properties abut the Perdue Agribusiness factory in Salisbury.
    The state knew about toxic chemicals in Perdue’s wastewater. Residents had no idea.
    Perdue and Maryland state officials found "forever chemicals" in the wastewater at the Wicomico County facility more than a year before telling the plant's neighbors, emails show.
    Slow shutter speed is used to capture people walking down the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    Ocean City tram canceled for summer as fatal collision probe continues
    Ocean City has been investigating tram safety since a fatal collision with a 2-year-old last August. The beach town won't run trams this summer.
    State police are investigating the death of Shane Lanham, 28, at Eastern Correctional Institute.
    Maryland State Police investigate inmate death at Eastern Shore prison
    Shane Lanham, 28, was pronounced dead on Saturday at Eastern Correctional Institute.

    The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

    New cars at the Dundalk Marine Terminal. Maryland lawmakers are changing plans for a proposed vehicle sales tax increase.
    Maryland lawmakers adjust planned tax increase after Trump auto tariffs
    The swift pivot marks yet another Trump-induced change in course for lawmakers navigating a tough budget squeeze.
    Hundreds of people flocked to a town hall featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin at Mace's Lane Middle School in Dorchester County on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
    Raskin slams no-show Harris at packed town hall: ‘Your face should not be on the milk carton’
    Failing to attract the attention of Republican Congressman Andy Harris, hundreds of people flocked to a middle school gymnasium on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to hear from a willing Democratic stand-in — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin.
    Tyler Mailloux, 23, leaves Worchester County Courthouse in Snow Hill, MD on August 18, 2023. Mailloux was charged with 17 counts in the deadly hit-and-run of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp, who was struck on a road outside Ocean City on July 11, 2022.
    Tyler Mailloux sentenced in hit-and-run death of teen Gavin Knupp: ‘Our lives are shattered’
    Tyler Mailloux will serve 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count in the death of Gavin Knupp, a 14-year-old pedestrian who was struck and killed the night of July 11, 2022.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris talks with Salisbury State University sophomore Adrian Todd, right, at the Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge, MD, on March 13, 2025.
    AWOL Andy wants me fired! Voters want a town hall.
    I wrote about Andy Harris’ congressional district art contest two weeks ago, and the Republican from Cambridge hated it so much he wants me fired. I guess it pays not to be a federal worker in Andy’s world.
    A selection of artifacts found by archeologists at the Ben Ross Homeplace, including various kitchen items and pieces of housewares.
    Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy endures in a virtual museum.
    Harriet Tubman died 112 years ago today. Her legacy lives on in an archaeological virtual museum

    The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin visited Annapolis on Feb. 28, 2025, and took in a tour of the small living shoreline at the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
    Facing threats, the Chesapeake economy in Annapolis could tumble
    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin paid a visit to Annapolis recently amid concerns about state and federal budget cuts. Some worry about the potential effects on the bay economy.
    Andy Harris is holding an art contest. Oh, how I wish I could enter.
    How could any teenager worth the title resist the chance to submit an entry tweaking the congressman for his tone-deaf dismissal of concerns held by many constituents and fellow Marylanders?
    April Amaya-Luis, left, and her husband Tyler Schelts.
    Undocumented trans woman from Maryland granted bond in Miami after ICE arrest
    The White House posted a picture of her on its X account in February as an example of alleged crimes committed by immigrants.
    Officers Andrew Duarte, left, and Cameron Girvin started their careers with the Ocean City Police Department. Both were killed in unrelated incidents in York County, Pa., and Virginia Beach, Va., respectively.
    Maryland police mourn former Ocean City officers killed in Pennsylvania, Virginia shootings
    Two officers killed in separate incidents in Virginia Beach and Pennsylvania over the weekend started their careers with the Ocean City Police Department.
    April Amaya-Luis, left, and her husband Tyler Schelts.
    Why the White House posted about an undocumented trans woman from Maryland
    The White House posted a picture of April Amaya-Luis on its X account as an example of crimes it claims were committed by immigrants.

    The Baltimore Banner thanks its sponsors. Become one.

    For sale: Remarkable 850-acre waterfront estate
    This one-of-a-kind Kent County waterfront estate is on the market for the first time in nearly a century.
    Federal court documents identify Carlos Ayala as wearing a grey 3M-style painter’s mask and a "Stop the Steal" button at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ayala was charged with civil disorder and other charges and was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
    Former Maryland elections board member among Jan. 6 pardons
    Carlos Ayala had his case dismissed earlier this week after President Trump issued a blanket pardon to the Jan. 6 participants. Ayala’s trial was scheduled for June.
    Fire crews were called to the site in Queen Anne’s County around 2 p.m. Wednesday after reports of an explosion, according to the state fire marshal.
    State investigates explosion at cannabis facility on Kent Island
    Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cannabis processing facility in Queen Anne’s County.
    Twelve Salisbury University students who were initially charged with hate crimes are facing trial on misdemeanor charges in the next week.
    Salisbury University students face trial in attack on man from Grindr
    Three men face trial in Wicomico District Court for misdemeanors.
    Molly Power, 26, holding protest signs, waits with family at Penn Station before hopping on the MARC train to attend the People's March in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 2025.
    Marylanders vigorously protested Trump’s first inauguration. This time, quiet.
    Demonstrations after Donald Trump’s first inauguration were the largest in U.S. history. This time, the resistance has been subdued.
    Load More Stories
    Oh no!

    Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact customer service at 443-843-0043 or customercare@thebaltimorebanner.com.