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Eastern Shore

    Here’s an ancient idea: Explore Calvert Cliffs State Park
    Tourists come to Calvert Cliffs State Park, a secluded beach 4 miles north of Solomons Island, to sift through sand and hoping to find the tooth of a megalodon shark.
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 — Hayden Adams, 14, walks along the beach at Calvert Cliffs State Park with his grandmother. They were visiting from central Ohio.
    18-year-old drowns at Assateague Island after struggling in waters outside lifeguard zone
    An 18-year-old swimmer died on Thursday after struggling to swim with another person at the Assateague Island National Seashore.
    Atlantic waves at Assateague Island National Seashore. The National Park Service urges visitors not to go far from shore and to be aware of winds and currents that can pull swimmers out quickly.
    Maryland pastor arrested by ICE has been transferred to Louisiana, family says
    Daniel Fuentes Espinal, who had been living in the U.S. since arriving in 2001 from his native Honduras, was apprehended by ICE agents in Maryland. He is now in a Louisiana detention center.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    ICE arrests Maryland pastor, a father of 3 with no criminal record, family says
    Although his VISA had expired, Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal was attempting to obtain a green card.
    Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, who was arrested by ICE Monday morning in Easton. Espinal leads a congregation of 70 at Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You).
    The Dish: Yes, you can get a decent bagel in Baltimore
    People love to complain about Baltimore’s bagel scene, but there are plenty of options if you know where to look.
    The Pup-town Girl bagel at Good Boy Bagels.
    After FEMA axed aid, is an Eastern Shore town lost to the bay?
    If the water overtakes Crisfield, some may stay. But many more wonder: Is a community that experiences costly floods every day still a community?
    A man rides his bike in downtown Crisfield, MD on April 26, 2025.
    State police investigate inmate’s death at Western Maryland prison
    Maryland State Police launched an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Allegany County.
    North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland, on May 11, 2025.
    The rain keeps coming. That means more bacteria in the Chesapeake Bay.
    It has rained every Wednesday for the last eight weeks. It washes garbage and leaves and dead animals and poop into the Chesapeake Bay.
    Knowing where and when to swim on the Chesapeake Bay requires understanding what's in the water.
    GOP senators tank Van Hollen’s attempt to preserve FBI HQ funds for Greenbelt
    Van Hollen said he’d hoped his colleagues would have rejected the administration’s attempt to undo years of work by members of both parties.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 8: The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, is photographed on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC.
    Van Hollen, Raskin wade into MAGA rift over Epstein files
    Two Democratic congressmen from Maryland joined the growing call for the Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen got an amendment to a federal spending bill requiring the Justice Department to preserve Epstein-related records.
    Maryland now mandates detention for teens with repeat offenses while on ankle monitoring
    Previously, detaining a Maryland child already on ankle monitoring was optional, even if police requested they be detained.
    Betsy Fox Tolentino is the newly appointed acting secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
    Van Hollen wins first budget skirmish to hold onto Maryland FBI headquarters
    The decision could be reversed before the Senate wraps up work on the spending plan.
    U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen argued that Congress needs to stand up for its spending power — no matter who is in the White House.
    Darren Foxwell, Maryland high school graduate killed in car crash, was kind when no one was watching
    Darren Foxwell, an 18-year-old Easton High School graduate and the son of Democratic political consultant Len Foxwell, died last month in a car crash.
    Darren Foxwell.
    The many faces of ‘Moses’: Cambridge art exhibit showcases Harriet Tubman in full color
    Harriet Tubman is remembered in an Eastern Shore pop-up exhibit. This is the largest Harriet Tubman-focused art show.
    Artist Karen Buster, of Bowie, stands with her Harriet portrait next to show curator Larry Poncho Brown, of Baltimore. Buster sold her piece at the show, which included dozens of different representations of Dorchester County's most famous resident.
    Former patient pledges $25 million to help open a new Eastern Shore hospital
    A former patient of an Eastern Shore hospital made a major gift to help the University of Maryland Medical System build a new hospital in Easton.
    A rendering of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Regional Medical Center project. A former patient donated $25 million to the project under construction in Easton.
    Harriet Tubman gets a roadside historical marker on the Eastern Shore
    Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a new roadside historical marker celebrating abolitionist Harriet Tubman and marking her birthplace.
    A roadside sign commemorating Harriet Tubman's birthplace on the Eastern Shore. The sign reads: arriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross CA. 1822 to Ben Ross and Harriet "Rit" Green on Anthony Thompson's farm along Harrisville Road. While still a child, Minty and her mother were sent to the Edward Brodess farm. She returned to work alongside her father, an expert timberman. He taught her to read the landscape and night sky. Here, she met black watermen, a source of secret communication for enslaved people.
    Trump’s bombing of Iran splits Maryland delegation along party lines
    Maryland lawmakers’ responses to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iranian nuclear sites fell along party lines.
    President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House as seen on a television monitor in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran.
    Sea turtles find their way home in rare Ocean City release
    The National Aquarium released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Thursday, just a few days after World Sea Turtle Day.
    A sea turtle moves along the sand towards the ocean as spectators watch and take photos.
    Gov. Moore names 400+ communities for state program to close racial wealth gap
    Thursday’s announcement comes weeks after Moore vetoed a bill that would have set up a commission to study reparations, angering allies in the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced he’ll pardon thousands more cannabis convictions and prioritize funding for communities harmed by racist government policies at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dorchester County on June 19, 2025.
    Dion Banks symbolizes Black pride on the Eastern Shore. His first book takes a page from that life.
    Dion Banks has written a children's book about a Black superhero who fights slavery titled “Kofi the Wind Whisperer: A Hero’s Fight to Freedom.” The story takes inspiration from the landscape of Dorchester County.
    William Jarmon, left, talks with Dion Banks at Banks' book signing on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge.
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