Eastern Shore

Maryland leaders are setting a goal of increasing the amount of energy produced by offshore wind in the state to 8.5 gigawatts from roughly two gigawatts.

Climate change is luring sea turtles farther north — but some get trapped in frigid waters.

What happened that night where Gray’s Corner Road meets Riddle Lane just outside Ocean City has transfixed the year-round residents of this tight-knit beach community ― triggering outrage, sparking activism and leading to restaurant boycotts and the apparent end of a business partnership.

A Maryland State Police trooper was shot multiple times Monday night in Wicomico County, and the suspected shooter was later found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and pronounced dead, the agency said.

Childhood depiction with muskrat offers glimpse of her survival during enslavement

At the 76th annual National Muskrat Skinning Competition in Golden Hill, dozens of people of all ages raced to cut the pelt from these aquatic rodents. The tradition brings together families in this marshy land and hearkens back to Native American traditions.

My agrarian heritage is still enough a part of me that I work until I drop, but the pandemic taught me about self-care.

The governor’s office said the home is believed to be that of an enslaved overseer, possibly Jerry Manokey.

The region has no shortage of historical sites marking the life of the Dorchester native who escaped to freedom and was a leader in the Underground Railroad.

Family said Sarah Beth Clendaniel’s descent into neo-Nazism occurred against a backdrop of mental health issues and drug addiction.

Maryland is rich with the history of Black Americans and their struggle for freedom. but fewer people are telling their stories.

Temperatures will be lowest Friday night, approaching 10 degrees.

Small businesses can find ways to attract and retain employees despite a tight labor market and economic uncertainties, an entrepreur and owner of a Maryland small businees says.

Gov. Wes Moore says his cabinet selections reflect his commitment to assembling a talented and diverse team. Putting those cabinet secretaries in place is the first step toward rebuilding Maryland’s executive branch workforce, Moore said.

A comet with a funky green glow is visible from Earth right now, possibly for the first time in history. To spot it, start by looking for the Little Dipper.

The body of a 33-foot-long humpback whale washed up at Assateague National Seashore this week. It’s the 10th dead whale to be found along the coasts of the mid-Atlantic over recent weeks. The whale was likely struck by a boat, a NOAA spokeswoman said.

When the federal government auctioned the 120-year-old Chesapeake Bay lighthouse last year, a surprise bidding war broke out. The price jumped from $15,000 to $38,000. Then $189,000. Who bought the Hooper Island Light?

The statewide residential and commercial combined assessment increase beat 2022’s overall jump of 12% and is the highest year-over-year value hike in several years.

A recap of some of the uplifting stories we published this year.

This week, our astrologer Cheryl Fair explains how to prepare for the Saturn return.