One year after the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Tyron Colbert Jr. in Salisbury, Maryland State Police continue to investigate and are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. (more…)
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With a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems, and Maryland came in ranked as the state with the “Best Community College System” in the country.
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Updated with the latest information from the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office
On August 11, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., deputies of the Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff, assigned to the 4H Fair in Centreville, MD, were alerted to an attempted kidnapping. The Sheriff’s Office and QAC Fair Board emergency response plan was immediately activated, and deputies quickly saturated the area.
Back in January we let you know that bartaco signed on to open its first Maryland location at 11886 Grand Park Ave. in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose. After little more than half a year later, there is some movement as construction prepares to begin and a hearing for the restaurant’s liquor license is scheduled for later in the month.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland (USAO-MD) announced that it obtained a judgment of $1,407,493.23 against Dr. Richard Akoto, M.D., a family medical doctor, and his practice, Richard O. Akoto, M.D. PC, located in Takoma Park, Maryland. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland found that Akoto submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to the Medicare program in connection with his use of auricular stimulation (P-Stim) devices.
With summer in full swing and thermometers pushing upward, many people are already dreaming of cooler weather. And while most meteorologists would wait until fall to release a seasonal outlook, Gerard Jebaily, the chief meteorologist at FOX 45 in Baltimore, Maryland, has decided to get a head start. In a playful poke at the popular long-range forecasts that often come out months ahead of time, Jebaily released a “very, very early sneak peek” at the upcoming winter.
Spirit Halloween is now open in the former Party City space at Westfield Wheaton, located at 11160 Veirs Mill Rd. (more…)
On Monday, Maryland Governor Wes Moore criticized President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard for municipal policing in Washington, D.C., calling it dangerous and politically motivated, and contrasted it with Maryland’s recent decline in violent crime.
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A lifetime of passion for fishing culminated in a massive payday for Dan Gough, a longtime former resident of Montgomery County. Now residing in Ocean City, Maryland, Gough recently landed a significant victory at the prestigious White Marlin Open, reeling in a staggering $3.9 million prize.
Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $7.25 million in state contributions in July 2025 from $364.1 million in wagers, with $5.47 million directed to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund and $1.78 million to the General Fund. (more…)
With around 7.8% of Americans having moved according to the latest data, slightly less than the year before, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best States to Live in, with Maryland coming in ranked 34th overall.