Eastern Shore

Jen Kaye and her family have sold Schooner Woodwind to 59º North Sailing, a rare change in the rarefied field of commercial sailing.

Read the state board of education's opinion in the appeal filed by Ava Tasker-Mitchell, the fired Somerset schools superintendent.

Somerset County’s school board accused its superintendent of insubordination. She said the board chair threatened her before she left town.

Read the state board of education's opinion in the appeal filed by Ava Tasker-Mitchell, the fired Somerset schools superintendent.

Heidi Anderson is accused of lifting several paragraphs from a 1981 paper by Robert M. Caldwell without citations.

Two music festivals, Oceans Calling and Country Calling, generated $376.3 million for the Ocean City economy last year. Businesses have a mixed experience with the throngs of festival-goers.

The board’s decision came after two meetings in which a parent was escorted out of the room after forcefully questioning the board and raising his voice.

The picture was alarming. A Dundalk woman posted a photo of a Bay Bridge deck support looking off-center, askew atop the pilings. And so, another Bay Bridge myth is born — it’s slipping!

Scattered thunderstorms Tuesday evening are bringing the threat of flash flooding and damaging winds across the region, with the warning that parts of Anne Arundel County could see up to half a foot of water during high tide.

Salisbury Police are investigating after a man’s body was found floating in the Wicomico River days after he was reported missing.

Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning house fire that killed two people in Salisbury.

A man who is incarcerated at a state prison in Somerset County has been indicted and charged with murder in connection with the death of another prisoner earlier this year.

Though making strides in English, Somerset County was one of the worst at improving math.

An inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover was found dead early Sunday, prompting a homicide investigation, according to Maryland State Police.

Salisbury is quaint and imperfect, but intern Eli Pekelny love it. Here is a list of eats, sights and stops to make you love it, too.

With Hurricane Erin out to sea — churning in the Atlantic Ocean but not battering the coast — “this is a very exciting time for surfers,” said Tommy Vach, president of Ocean City Surf Club.

An unpopular Republican president, a budget bill that busts the deficit while hurting many Marylanders and election rigging in Texas could change the political fortunes of Rep. Andy Harris.

Though Hurricane Erin is not forecast to make landfall along the East Coast, the storm is bringing hazardous conditions to the Mid-Atlantic region and Maryland beaches.

Several beaches in and around Maryland are limiting access because of the winds and deadly rip currents that Hurricane Erin is generating.

If you could interview the watermelon queen, what would you ask? I did, and they sent me in search of meaning in the ubiquitous fruit of summer. First off, it's not a fruit, and second, growing watermelons is no dream.