A local volunteer firefighter killed while responding to a crash on Rt. 9 near Georgetown last year is being recognized and honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial today.

The Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) has issued a drought warning for the majority of the state due to lasting dry conditions and the past year seeing below-average rainfall. 

Maryland lawmakers have announced nearly $3 million in federal funds to go towards habitat and wetland restoration projects throughout Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration is proposing about $3.3 billion in wide-ranging budget cuts for the state’s six-year transportation spending plan. 

Former Maryland House Speaker Casper Taylor died Monday. He was 88.

Maryland voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maryland Constitution, after the House of Delegates voted Thursday to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Maryland property values jumped 20.6% over the last three years amid the pandemic’s strong market, the largest increase in recent years, state tax officials announced Thursday.

Maryland U.S. Rep. David Trone was reelected, defeating Republican Neil Parrott in a rematch that was much closer this time due to changes in the western Maryland district’s boundaries.

Here is a look at some of the races in a big Maryland election year with open statewide offices, including attorney general and comptroller. 

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced on Sunday night that he suffered a minor stroke while delivering a speech in Western Maryland over the weekend.