Eastern Shore

A Pasadena man allegedly ran circles around mounted Ocean City Police, caused one of the animals to collide with a tree and sprinted into traffic on Coastal Highway before being arrested, according to court records.

Sails of Hope Chesapeake, a primarily volunteer-run organization established in 2022, has conducted 367 sails in four years benefiting 1,748 people affected by cancer.

The mid-Atlantic beaksedge was recently declared threatened and endangered by Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources. It joined the list of endangered and rare plants this year, alongside seven others.

The lifeguard job would have paid $17.35 an hour. But ranger Marc Heim said only one person applied.

An Annapolis man who owns a Stevensville cheerleading academy has been charged with rape and child sex abuse after Maryland State Police say he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl at the gym he owned.

With summertime upon us, the beach calls. Here’s a look at whatÍs new in Ocean City, on Assateague Island and along the Delaware beaches.

Maryland officials say shark bites remain extremely rare after a surfer reported being bitten at Assateague State Park, an encounter the victim described as terrifying but not enough to keep him out of the water.

Passengers on a small plane that made an emergency landing on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, on Monday were not injured, according to the Ocean City Fire Department.

Salisbury’s Maryland Folk Festival has been canceled this year, with organizers citing funding challenges.

A highway worker was killed Tuesday in Somerset County after a driver struck his parked work vehicle on Route 13, marking the second Maryland roadway worker death in the past week.

A 42-year-old man died after a pickup truck struck the lawn mower he was driving in Caroline County Wednesday afternoon, Maryland State Police said.

Denise Shorts, the district’s former chief academic officer, was charged with theft, embezzlement and misconduct.

The Eastern Shore county’s school board uses ‘secrecy as a tool to avoid accountability,’ attorneys said.

The event, organized by the Maryland Federation of College Republicans, has drawn criticism from the Maryland Republican Party and prompted university officials to charge the group $3,500 in security fees.

In an Eastern Shore county, a simple teacher of the year announcement became a source of discord. Was the winner Myresha Bevins, or Corey Bivens?

The local specialty traces its roots to the kitchens of Sotterley Plantation, where Black cooks developed the dish, which is stuffed with greens and spices.

Authorities said Dayton Webber was driving a Tesla with Bradrick Wells in the passenger seat when the shooting took place on Sunday night.

Being the top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions means taking on daunting caseloads for less pay than a legal professional could earn in private practice.

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man who was jailed at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover.

Oceans Calling, a three-day multigenre music festival, returns to Ocean City this fall with the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Gwen Stefani and Mumford & Sons slated to headline.