Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Homeowner Tries to Smoke Out Snakes, Burns Down House
Dec 8 2021 // A Maryland home was accidentally burned to the ground by an owner trying to get rid of a snake infestation, officials said. The homeowner in Poolesville, a town about 25 miles outside of Washington D.C., was attempting to...
Maryland Attorney General Sues Monsanto, Alleges Harm to Natural Resources
Nov 29 2021 // Maryland’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against chemical company Monsanto and two spinoffs, alleging that chemicals Monsanto manufactured harmed the state’s waters, fish and wildlife and seeking to...
Officials Say Explosion Caused $200K in Damage to Maryland Home
Nov 8 2021 // A propane gas explosion caused about $200,000 in damage to western Maryland home, but a woman who was home at the time wasn’t hurt, fire investigators said. The explosion occurred in the basement furnace room of the...
Investigators Seek Help After Three Fires Set in Maryland
Nov 3 2021 // Fire investigators in Maryland are asking the public for help figuring out who set three fires over the weekend at a mobile home park on the Eastern Shore. A news release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal says the fires...
Maryland Army Veteran Charged with Fraud After Falsely Claiming Disability
Oct 25 2021 // A U.S. Army veteran in Maryland is facing federal charges for falsely claiming to be a paraplegic to obtain more than $1 million in government disability benefits. A federal criminal complaint charged William Rich of...
People Moves: New Hires at Maryland Insurance Administration, Mosaic, New Dawn Risk
Oct 19 2021 // Floyd Named Director of Fiscal Services for Maryland Insurance Administration Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane named Linwood Floyd as director of fiscal services for the Maryland Insurance Administration...
People Moves: 1st Sustainable Insurer Names Foreman as Chair; Piiq and Gallagher Appoint Aerospace Execs; Optio’s Nuclear MGA Northcourt Hires Tetley as MD
Oct 4 2021 // This edition of International People Moves includes appointments at the first sustainable insurer, Parhelion; at brokers Piiq Risk Partners and Gallagher; and at Optio Group’s Nuclear MGA Northcourt. A summary of...
Two Men Hurt in Fall from Balcony at Maryland Home
Sep 23 2021 // Two men were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a fall from a second-story balcony at a Maryland home, authorities said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Jason Blake said the men fell at a...
Maryland Couple Indicted in $20M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Sep 22 2021 // A federal district court in Baltimore, Maryland, unsealed an indictment charging a Maryland couple with conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and related charges for money laundering, filing false tax returns and identity...
Racial Discrimination Alleged at ABM Janitorial Services’ Maryland, Virginia Offices
Sep 21 2021 // The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an administrative complaint against ABM Janitorial Services after a compliance evaluation by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleged systematic...
Maryland’s Uninsured Motorist Fine Forgiveness Program Comes to an End
Sep 10 2021 // FineFix, Maryland’s uninsured motorist fine forgiveness program, officially ended on July 31, 2021. The FineFix program was a partnership between the Uninsured Division of Maryland Auto Insurance and the Maryland...
One Dead, One Unaccounted for After Maryland Apartment Complex Floods
Sep 3 2021 // The National Weather Service tentatively confirmed the touchdown of a tornado in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County early Wednesday afternoon as the remnants of Hurricane Ida moved across the state. Meteorologist Ray...
Six Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Facing Fraud-Related Charges
Aug 20 2021 // Six Maryland law enforcement officers are facing federal indictment for charges related to schemes to defraud financial institutions and insurance companies. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging an...
Maryland Investigators Say Three Fires on Same Street Intentionally Set
Jul 28 2021 // Three fires just days apart at homes on the same street on the Eastern Shore were set intentionally, Maryland fire investigators said. The first fire broke out Wednesday on Nokomis Avenue in Salisbury and two more broke...
Maryland County Commits to Change After Lawsuit Settlement
Jul 26 2021 // A $2.3 million payment to a group of Black and Latino police officers to settle their workplace discrimination lawsuit against a Maryland police department is the latest effort toward reforms within the department, a...
Survivors of Maryland Newspaper Shooting, Victims’ Relatives Sue
Jul 19 2021 // The families of five Maryland newspaper employees killed in a mass shooting in 2018 and most of the surviving employees who were in the Capital Gazette newsroom during the attack have filed two lawsuits alleging a parent...
Former Maryland Office Administrator Faces Federal Charges for Defrauding Employer
Jul 13 2021 // A former office administrator in Maryland is facing federal charges for defrauding her employer of more than $700,000 for fraudulently obtaining social security disability payments and for tax evasion. A federal grand jury...
Women Charged in Western Maryland Mobile Home Arson
Jun 24 2021 // Two women linked to a mobile home fire in western Maryland last week have been charged with arson, according to Maryland fire investigators. The Office of the State Fire Marshal announced that investigators determined that...
Man in Prison for Maryland Arsons Linked to Delaware Fires
Jun 21 2021 // A man serving time for Maryland arsons is accused of starting fires in two Delaware beach towns last year. The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal announced Thursday that it has obtained warrants for Richard Lodeski...
Maryland Newspaper Gunman Weighed ‘Timothy McVeigh-Style’ Attack
Jun 11 2021 // The man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper told a state psychiatrist he wanted to destroy a building “Timothy McVeigh-style” and that there was “no defense” for the crimes he committed...
