The Latest Breaking News from Maryland

COVID-19 emergency orders still active in 25 states

At the start of the pandemic, governors and state agencies in all 50 states declared active emergencies related to the COVID-19 virus. These orders allowed officials to access resources unavailable to them during non-emergencies, like stockpiles of medical goods and equipment, and temporarily waive or suspend certain rules and regulations.

Ballotpedia · Feb 28, 2022

Man who stabbed wife to death in Baltimore and blamed panhandlers sentenced to life in prison

BALTIMORE — The Maryland man who stabbed his wife to death in Baltimore and created an elaborate ruse that a pair of panhandlers in East Baltimore killed her was sentenced to life in prison Monday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Commentary: Maryland schools need more standardized testing of young children, not less

Maryland should require rigorous standardized tests of students starting at the ages of 4 or 5. No kidding.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Ohio State vs Maryland Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Ohio State vs Maryland prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Sunday.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 27, 2022

Ohio State basketball vs. Maryland: How to watch, listen, stream the game Sunday

Ohio State heads to the east coast to take on the Maryland Terrapins. #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 27, 2022

Maryland House approves legislation to allow voters to decide on legalizing recreational marijuana

BALTIMORE — The Maryland House of Delegates approved legislation Friday that would allow voters to decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana use for people 21 and older.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

Maryland House Passes Legislation To Put Recreational Cannabis On Nov. Ballot

Maryland’s House of Delegates passed two bills Friday that would give state voters the opportunity to decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana possession and use for those 21 and older.

Benzinga · Feb 25, 2022

Pelosi ‘monitoring’ possible trucker convoy protest headed for Washington DC

Law enforcement agencies in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and at the US Capitol have ramped up security

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Maryland judge defers ruling on GOP congressional redistricting challenge, plans Wednesday hearing

BALTIMORE — A judge on Tuesday deferred ruling on whether to keep alive a challenge by Republican lawmakers to Maryland’s plan for redrawing the state’s congressional district boundary lines.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

Chief of beleaguered state medical examiner's office in Baltimore resigns

BALTIMORE — Dr. Victor W. Weedn resigned Friday as chief of the medical examiners’ office for Maryland after a tumultuous year of staff departures and a backlog of autopsies at least 200 deep.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022