Allegany County, Maryland, has been named the No. 2 Best Place to Visit for Fall in USA Today’s 2026 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, placing the Western Maryland destination behind only Mackinac Island, Michigan.The No. 2 placement reflects the results of USA Today’s reader voting among expert-selected nominees.

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A Prince George’s County Circuit Court has upheld a Maryland Securities Commissioner order permanently banning Stanley G. Richards from the state’s securities industry and imposing a $5.92 million fine in connection with the NovaTech investment scheme, according to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s office. The Securities Commissioner’s March final order found that Richards violated multiple provisions of the Maryland Securities Act. (more…)


Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the conviction and sentencing of a registered nurse accused of diverting morphine while caring for a 10-year-old patient recovering from open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. (more…)


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