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Eastern Shore

    Landlord preyed on vulnerable women, sought sex for reduced rent, Maryland AG alleges
    It’s the first case that the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has brought since obtaining the authority to enforce local, state and federal civil rights laws.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, pictured in a file photo, on Friday discussed a lawsuit that the office’s Civil Rights Division filed against Eric Sessoms and Mt Vernon Group LLC during a news conference.
    One person killed when small plane crashes into river on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
    Maryland law enforcement officials and the NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that is believed to have left a person dead in Royal Oak on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Black women crab pickers risked it all in 1938. Maryland finally recognizes them.
    The Maryland Department of Transportation recently installed a historic marker on Route 413 in Crisfield to commemorate the 86th anniversary of a strike by about 600 workers β€” predominantly Black women β€” for fair wages in the seafood industry. It’s part of a statewide effort to recognize history that has been left out or gone unacknowledged.
    A mural of crab pickers is seen on a wall in Crisfield, MD on June 12, 2024.
    Here’s where Maryland plans to help install more than 100 EV chargers
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    Four sites in Baltimore County were chosen for help with EV charger installations, while none in Baltimore City were selected.
    Three teens face charges in an alleged BB gun shooting spree through Ocean City
    Dundalk resident Anthony Edward Connolly, 19, and Westminster residents Evan Michael Barnette, 19, and Jonathan Daniel Colon, 19, are facing misdemeanor charges for second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and other counts related to property destruction and possession of a replica gun.
    An aerial shot shows Ocean City, Maryland, with the beach on the right, the city in the middle and Isle of Wight Bay in the background.
    Mom of Gavin Knupp, teen killed in Ocean City hit-and-run, charged with embezzlement
    Tiffany Knupp faces nine charges for embezzling $12,625 from the Gavin Knupp Foundation and a local restaurant that raised money for the foundation.
    Gavin Knupp's mother, Tiffany Knupp, fixes and adds things to his memorial on the side of the service road where the hit-and-run took place last summer.
    All things end β€” summer police in OC, the Glen Burnie carnival and even the Maryland Gazette
    In a season of change, the new owners of Baltimore Sun Media stopped publishing the Maryland Gazette, which carried news of the Declaration of Independence on July 11, 1776. The Big Glen Burnie Carnival ended a summer run that started in 1908. And down in Ocean City, the city is phasing out a century-old seasonal police officer program.
    A summer police officer patrols downtown Ocean City. The Ocean City Police Department, after a century of relying on summer officers, will end the program at the end of this season.
    Heading to Bas Rouge after James Beard win? Try these other Easton restaurants, too.
    A James Beard Award for chef Harley Peet of Bas Rouge has shone the spotlight on Easton, the once-sleepy Eastern Shore town that is now a booming foodie capital.
    The only thing better than a freshly picked Eastern Shore peach has to be the peach pastry from P. Bordier, a new arrival to Easton from Bluepoint Hospitality Group. The pastry and crepe shop is led by Thomas Raquel, formerly of New York's Le Bernadin.
    Sexual affair allegations lead to multiple suspensions at Ocean City Police Department
    Allegations of sex tapes, Snapchat, burner phones and a wide-ranging sex scandal underlie a citizen complaint that led to several officer suspensions at the Ocean City Police Department.
    Excerpts from an internal affairs complaint involving multiple officers.
    Death of inmate at a state prison being investigated as a homicide
    An inmate’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Princess Anne is being investigated as a homicide and another inmate is the target of the probe, Maryland State Police said Saturday.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Letters: Immigrants have always made America better
    Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland and their families will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.
    Meeting the the needs of migrant children in Maryland will make our communities stronger, a Pikesville physician says.
    Expect traffic: Thousands to cross Bay Bridge for Memorial Day weekend
    AAA estimates peak travel times will be Thursday and Friday afternoons as people get off work.
    The Bay Bridge is arguably the most famous bridge in Maryland, crossing the Chesapeake between Annapolis and Kent Island.
    They filed complaints about Ocean City Police. Then they were criminally prosecuted.
    In Maryland’s coastal tourist hub, the top prosecutor is accused of trying to chill citizen complaints about police.
    Months after settlement, worries remain about impact of sewage overflows on Bay, rivers
    A viral video sounded the alarm about the effect of the city's sewage overflows on the Chesapeake Bay. The city has until 2030 to prevent them from occurring.
    Baltimore crabber and social media influencer Luke McFadden with his hook, which he uses to fish items from rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. (Screen shot from TikTok)
    Commentary: Long emergency room wait times point to health system failures
    Rethinking approaches to health care and adopting a new nursing initiative would help alleviate long emergency care wait times that put Marylanders at risk, leaders of health care and nursing programs at Johns Hopkins and Morgan State universities say.
    From left: Sarah Stanton, Kim Dobson Sydnor and Maija Anderson.
    10 Mother’s Day restaurant suggestions that’ll make you seem like a good kid
    Seal the deal as the favorite child by celebrating Mother’s Day at one of these 10 restaurants recommended by food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.
    The patio at Gunther & Co.
    Ocean City making opioid overdose medication publicly available
    The boxes will have instructions on how to administer the medication and a QR code that can be scanned to learn more about opioid overdoses and nalaxone.
    People walk along the Ocean City Boardwalk.
    State’s Harriet Tubman signs contain crucial errors, biographer says
    For more than 100 years, Tubman was credited with freeing 300 people β€” but that figure is way off, according to a biographer.
    Three signs at the Brodess Farm, where Harriet Tubman was enslaved. The State Roads Commission sign and Underground Railroad Byway sign contradict each other. The newer byway sign is correct.
    Solar eclipse in Maryland: The forecast and when to look outside
    The National Weather Service predicts the best chance of seeing Monday's solar eclipse thorugh cloud coverage will be along or east of I-95.
    A map that shows the path of totality for the April 2024 solar eclipse over the United States.
    4.8 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey sends tremors through Maryland
    An earthquake detected in New Jersey could be felt in some areas of Maryland Friday morning.
    A map of the earthquake felt Friday morning.
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