All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 30 2022 // SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as the tranquil atmosphere for which it has become known.Hurricanes with names like Hazel, Agnes, Isabel and Irene become part...
Nov 29 2022 // GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) —Two people were rescued early Monday more than six hours after their small plane crashed into live power lines, causing widespread outages in Montgomery County, Maryland.Montgomery County Fire...
Nov 28 2022 // Maryland’s attorney general announced that he has overruled opinions that upheld or applied unconstitutional racially discriminatory laws.In an opinion addressed to General Assembly leaders, Attorney General Brian...
Nov 22 2022 // The Washington Commanders have agreed to return security deposits to former season ticket holders and pay a $250,000 penalty in a settlement with the state of Maryland.The team has 30 days to return fans’ deposits as...
Nov 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Amwins Global Risks, Markel Bermuda and BMS Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Amwins Global Risks Promotes Cody to Managing DirectorAmwins...
Nov 21 2022 // A fiery explosion that injured more than a dozen people at a Maryland condominium building was ignited by a resident who intended to kill himself and died in the blast, police said.Authorities found the 36-year-old...
Nov 17 2022 // The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired Towson, Maryland-based Vinton Insurance Services, building on the company’s growing presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and further expanding its employee benefits...
Nov 2 2022 // Amid nationwide concern about school shootings and other violent incidents, all 24 Maryland school districts have employed school resource officers at some time since the 2016-2017 school year, and all but one retain them...
Oct 31 2022 // Boudreau Insurance of Annapolis, Maryland has joined The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers network. The deal marks Liberty’s first partnership in Maryland. Boudreau Insurance specializes in personal and commercial...
Oct 31 2022 // Three Maryland State Police officers have filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit against the department, alleging widespread racial discrimination in the agency.The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in...
Oct 25 2022 // Maryland will review about 100 autopsies of people who died in police custody involving physical restraint because of concerns about the state’s former medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd,...
Oct 17 2022 // The aftermath of the tornado that struck Smith Island is still visible two months after it carved a destructive path through the sparsely populated Chesapeake Bay archipelago.The EF1 tornado began as a waterspout that...
Sep 30 2022 // UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A transgender teacher who said she was harassed by students, parents and colleagues has settled a lawsuit with a Maryland school district with an agreement that includes policy changes and...
Sep 26 2022 // A property management company owned by the family of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has agreed to pay a $3.25 million civil penalty and restitution to settle a 2019 lawsuit in Maryland...
Sep 6 2022 // Insurers that rescinded general liability policies issued to landlords who misrepresented their exposure to lead paint claims owe no coverage to 12 plaintiffs who had not yet obtained final court judgments,...
Aug 31 2022 // A county judge improperly took sides when he threw out expert testimony and dismissed a medical malpractice case, Maryland’s high court ruled last week.The Maryland Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit filed by a...
Aug 30 2022 // Officials say Maryland’s Montgomery County has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit that grew from an encounter between a 5-year-old boy and two police officers at East Silver Spring Elementary School.The...
Aug 25 2022 // A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections since 2020 – continues to expose its workers to falls from elevation, the...
Aug 18 2022 // The family of a Maryland man fatally shot by a police officer filed a federal civil right lawsuit Monday against the department and individual officers.Dyonta Quarles Jr. was shot Jan. 30 when Anne Arundel County officers...
Aug 16 2022 // The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from suing the contractor hired by the city has lost a bid to hold the city and subcontractor...