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Baltimore, MD – The family of 3-year-old Jordan Bright is demanding answers after a 14-year-old was sentenced Wednesday in connection with the child’s death. Jordan was struck and killed in June on West Pratt Street near South Monroe Street in Baltimore, according to police. Authorities said the teenager was driving a stolen vehicle at the time. He was charged with auto theft and vehicular manslaughter and prosecuted through Maryland’s juvenile justice system. Because the defendant is a juvenile, officials have not released details of Wednesday’s sentence. For Jordan’s mother, Nyjada Billy, the lack of information has added to the family’s…
Worcester County, MD – Former Assistant Superintendent Denise Shorts was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $118,000 from Worcester County Public Schools. Shorts appeared in Worcester County Circuit Court, where she pleaded guilty to theft scheme of $100,000 or more. She had been facing three charges related to the theft. Before sentencing, Worcester County Public Schools stated that it had received full restitution totaling $118,741.89. However, it remains unclear who actually paid the restitution or how the full amount was recovered. Judge S. James Sarbanes imposed a 10-year sentence, suspending all but…
Justice Department says federal law allows lawful self-defense carry in post offices open to the public For decades, Americans have generally been told that carrying a firearm inside a U.S. Post Office was prohibited under federal law. A new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice is challenging that long-standing interpretation. On August 12, 2026, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an opinion concluding that federal law permits an otherwise law-abiding person to carry a constitutionally protected firearm into a post office that is generally open to the public when the firearm is carried for self-defense.…
More than a month after 29-year-old Tasia Fortune was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house in Jackson, Mississippi, police have charged 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff with murder. The circumstances are horrifying. A Black woman found hanging from a tree in Mississippi immediately brings to mind America’s history of lynching. But there is a glaring question that deserves to be asked: If the accused murderer were white, would the media and political establishment be telling a very different story? Ratliff is Black. Authorities have charged him with murder, but have not publicly established a motive or classified Fortune’s death…
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of Maryland, challenging the state’s policy that allows certain undocumented immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition rates and state-funded financial aid at public colleges and universities. The lawsuit names the State of Maryland, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents as defendants. The legal challenge centers on Maryland’s DREAM Act, a law approved by voters in 2012 that permits qualifying undocumented students who attended Maryland schools and meet specific residency and tax-related requirements to pay the same tuition rates as…
SHARPTOWN, Maryland — More than 50 animals were rescued from a Wicomico County property this week after authorities discovered what they describe as unsafe and unsanitary living conditions during the execution of a search warrant. According to a joint statement from the Humane Society of Wicomico County, Wicomico County Animal Control, City of Salisbury Animal Control, and the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were serving a search warrant on State Street in Sharptown on July 17 when they requested assistance from animal control officers after encountering numerous animals on the property. Investigators found 43 dogs of various breeds—including Labrador Retrievers, Golden…
There are several locations across Delmarva having awesome fireworks displays and celebrations of America’s 250 year anniversary! StateLocationDateMain EventsFireworksDEDoverJuly 4Events begin 10 a.m.; parade at 6 p.m.9:15 p.m.DESmyrna/ClaytonJuly 4Parade at 9:30 a.m.At duskDEMillsboroJune 27Stars & Stripes CelebrationAt duskDEDewey BeachJuly 4Beach celebrationAt duskDELewesJuly 4Art festival, boat parade, shortened Doo-Dah ParadeAt duskDELaurelJuly 4Community celebrationAt duskDEFenwick IslandJuly 4Independence Day parade at 9 a.m.—DERehoboth BeachJuly 5Bandstand concerts by The Funsters9:30 p.m.MDWillardsJuly 3Community celebration begins 5 p.m.At duskMDSalisburyJuly 4Red, White & Boom at James M. Bennett HS9:15 p.m.MDHebronJuly 4Fireman’s Carnival9:45 p.m.MDBerlinJuly 3Heron Park celebrationAt duskMDSnow HillJuly 3Family activities in downtown9 p.m.MDOcean CityJuly 4Entertainment at two…
Ocean City, Maryland, experienced significant early-season declines in May 2026. Memorial Day weekend bus ridership fell by 31.4%, while bus revenue dropped 35.3%. Parking revenue declined by 57.3%, and hotel Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) decreased by nearly 25% compared with the same period the previous year.
