Capt. Clinton A. Cornell, a 2001 USNA graduate and EOD commander, will return to Annapolis as the Academy’s 92nd Commandant of Midshipmen in June.

At a packed forum in Towson, seven candidates laid out sharply different plans on housing, safety and county government ahead of the June primary. Voters pressed for specifics and contrast emerged between experience and change.

A Maryland judge cleared the FTC to pursue a suit against a Pikesville ticket broker accused of using thousands of accounts to flip hundreds of thousands of tickets. The ruling could broaden federal enforcement under the BOTS Act.

Maryland's new PACE Act restricts when song lyrics and other creative works can be used as evidence. Supporters say it curbs bias; prosecutors warn it may hamper prosecutions.

Anne Arundel says it’s roughly 692 Republican election judges short for the June 23 primary. Officials warn they’ll begin filling GOP vacancies with other-party applicants if sign-ups don’t rise.

A retired officer filed for District 6 under the name Bobby Al Jolson Berger; local reporting shows he once performed in blackface as an Al Jolson impersonator.

Ivan Bates disclosed $1.8M in outside income for 2025, largely from property sales and legal payouts, according to his annual financial filing. The receipts far outpaced his public pay.

A federal judge this week ended court oversight of three more sections of Baltimore’s police consent decree while warning that a backlog of disciplinary cases still threatens a final exit.

A legislative audit found documentation gaps and thousands of lead‑related certificates, plus permit and radiation‑machine inspection backlogs at the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Carroll County is proposing a $645M FY2027 budget that leans on surplus funds for schools, libraries, parks and 12 fire/EMS positions ahead of public hearings and a May 21 vote.

Baltimore County’s school board hired Ray & Associates to run a national search to replace Superintendent Myriam Rogers, who announced she will retire this summer. The initial fee is $50,000, with total costs depending on the search duration.

Payroll data show Gov. Wes Moore and several top aides were among Maryland's highest-paid state employees in 2025, prompting scrutiny as lawmakers enacted cuts and tax changes.

TeraWulf wants to repurpose the Morgantown plant into a 1GW Chesapeake Data Campus with large batteries that could feed PJM. Regulators, watchdogs and neighbors say key details are missing.