Salisbury won’t host Maryland Folk Festival in 2026
The City of Salisbury has announced that the Maryland Folk Festival will not take place in 2026 due to funding challenges.
HBCUs in MD join group teaming up to pursue top research status
Two historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland are among 15 that have united to pursue the nation’s highest research status in partnership with leading research universities.
2nd highway worker killed on job in MD within days
A worker was killed while working on a maintenance project on Route 13 in Somerset County, the state's second such on-the-job death within days.
MD breweries win medals at World Beer Cup
Breweries in Maryland earned medals across multiple categories at the 2026 World Beer Cup, one of the beer industry's most prestigious competition.
UMES vet school: Where does accreditation stand?
The University of Maryland, Eastern Shore’s planned school of veterinary medicine is preparing to complete its next major step toward accreditation status.
Former MD school social worker sentenced for child porn charge
A former social worker at a Maryland high school has been sentenced for the promotion/distribution of child pornography.
$970.9K medical malpractice verdict might be largest in Talbot County history
A jury last week awarded a $970,900 verdict to a man who was permanently injured after an alleged mistake during a surgery went uncorrected.
Harford is first in MD to operate state-certified PFAS testing lab
Harford is the first county in Maryland to operate its own lab certified by the Maryland Department of the Environment to test for PFAS.
Rep. Andy Harris is a long-term incumbent, but Democrats hope to beat him in 2026
Democrats running for Congress in Maryland’s 1st District are less focused on their primary opponents right now than on the incumbent they want to face in the fall – Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Harris.
The Daily Record launches MD500 list of top business leaders
The MD500 magazine releasing in late July will recognize Maryland’s most influential leaders across business, law, government and more.
Montgomery County judge denies police union’s challenge to transparency law
A Montgomery County judge rejected a local police union's efforts to block the release of an officer's disciplinary records and deem some Maryland police-accountability reforms unconstitutional.
93 pounds of cocaine seized in drug investigation in MD
More than 93 pounds of cocaine was seized as part of the dismantling of a Maryland trafficking ring with ties to a Mexican drug cartel, officials said.

















