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Eastern Shore

    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.
    Is the Bay Bridge safe? Key Bridge collapse has engineers taking a closer look
    Protecting the piers holding up the Bay Bridge will likely be costly but necessary.
    The Taipei Triumph, a 7-year-old container ship out of Singapore, passing underneath the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
    Maryland appeals court reinstates charges in deadly hit-and-run of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp outside Ocean City
    The Appellate Court of Maryland issued the ruling in the case of Tyler Mailloux less than one month after hearing oral argument.
    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.
    A town on the Eastern Shore suspended its entire police force. Residents want to know why.
    The largely unexplained decision has left Ridgely residents skeptical and on edge.
    The sign outside the town government and police department offices in Ridgely, Maryland.
    It’s not just the city. Baltimore County lost population last year, too, new data shows.
    Counties around the state grew in 2023. But why is Baltimore still lagging behind?
    Commentary: Maryland’s Blueprint left out free meals for students
    Maryland must make free meals available to all its public school students to promote good health, academic achievement and educational equity, two faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.
    Susan Gross and Erin Hager are faculty members in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
    ‘Ocean City is Not For Sale’: Mayor rejects payment from offshore wind company
    Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan dramatically rejected money from an offshore wind company in a press release.
    A sign detailing Ocean City’s history, with the ferris wheel lit rainbow in the righthand background.
    Were charges in fatal hit-and-run of Gavin Knupp filed correctly? Appeals court to decide
    A panel of three judges — Rosalyn Tang, Michael W. Reed and James R. Eyler — listened and asked questions for about 25 minutes in the Appellate Court of Maryland. It’s unclear when the court will issue an opinion.
    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.
    An artist took liberties with Frederick Douglass. Some on the Eastern Shore question the art.
    The mural in Easton opened a contentious debate that has yet to resolve.
    An enlarged print of “Frederick Douglass Liberty," featured on the side of a building in Easton, has drawn controversy.
    Lawmakers seek to honor Frederick Douglass’ fight for freedom with congressional medal
    Rep. Glenn Ivey and Rep. Andy Harris are co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill that would award Frederick Douglass the Congressional Gold Medal.
    Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is honored with a bronze statue in the Old House of Delegates Chamber in the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
    Maryland is poised to get the nation’s second veterinary school at an HBCU
    The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s plan would make it the second HBCU in the country and first university in the state to offer a stand-alone veterinary school.
    Pre-vet student Shamia Onley feeds a sheep as part of the UMES Extension and UMES SANS program.
    Opinion: Chicken for dinner? The leftovers are stinking up Maryland
    Smelly chicken plant leftovers, some of it trucked across state lines to be stored in pits until it can be spread as fertilizer on farm fields, is stinking up parts of Maryland now.
    Employees working at a chicken factory doing quality control.
    Commentary: We can protect communities most at risk from flooding
    Some areas of the Chesapeake Bay region and certain communities, including the Latino community, could be acutely impacted by flooding risks linked to climate change, Shanna Edberg, director of conservation programs at Hispanic Access Foundation, says.
    After the remains of what was once Tropical Storm Ophelia moved through Annapolis, there was some flooding on Sunday morning, Sept. 24, 2023. Floodwaters from Back Creek reached onto Second Street in Eastport at the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
    Why is the Harriet Tubman $20 bill taking so long?
    Federal authorities’ plan to feature Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill has years to go before making its way into Americans’ wallets.
    Rep. Joyce Beatty at a 2019 rally calling for Harriet Tubman’s image to be put on the $20 bill.
    Speeding sedan sought for possible role in 23-car crash on Chesapeake Bay Bridge
    Maryland Transportation Authority Police are searching for a blue 2018 Honda Civic that was speeding and may have contributed to a chain-reaction 23-car crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge over the weekend.
    A crash on the Westbound bridge of US-50 caused major delays on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
    Lost at sea: Ocean spits up 19th-century ship timber in Maryland. And then it disappeared
    A ranger with the Maryland Park Service found the ship timber, still showing markings of the shipwright who built her, during a daily patrol on December 22. A strong coastal storm delivered its gift practically to the ranger’s doorstep.
    The timber, part of a ship’s hull, became a social media darling, garnering more than 400 likes and 50 reposts on X.
    Maryland didn’t get snow, but we did get ... Arctic birds?
    Tuesday’s rainstorms swept unusual puffin-like seabirds into the mid-Atlantic region.
    This dovekie, an arctic seabird, was swept ashore in Virginia by a rain storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
    Flood and wind warnings continue Wednesday as Marylanders survey storm damage
    Baltimore area residents and emergency responders are surveying the damage caused by substantial rainfall that soaked the region Tuesday.
    The 1900 block of Thames Street was still underwater at Wolfe Street.
    A political reporter’s best tips for visiting the State House in Annapolis
    Check out history and see your lawmakers at work with a visit to the State House in Annapolis, the oldest state capital building that’s in continuous legislative use.
    Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772, and it’s the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
    Submerged streets and stranded cars: Heavy rains, wind leave mess across the area
    Heavy rains and tidal flooding submerged roadways, stranded vehicles and downed power lines and trees Tuesday as a storm plowed through the Baltimore region.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott monitored heavy rains and flooding across the city on Jan. 9, 2024, from the city's Office of Emergency Management.
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