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#1 Maryland Officials Say Autopsies Misclassified Deaths in Police Custody
May 20 2025 // An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a comprehensive review of such cases spurred by...
#2 Thousands Allege Sexual Abuse in Maryland Youth Detention Centers
Mar 24 2025 // Arlando “Tray” Jones was a toddler when his dad was killed by Baltimore police during a robbery. His mom died several years later after battling alcoholism. His surviving relatives often struggled to provide...
#3 Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic
Jun 11 2024 // Seventy-six days after it was blocked by the collapse of the Key Bridge, the major shipping channel through the Port of Baltimore has been cleared of debris and restored to allow commercial maritime transit. The U.S. Army...
#4 Lawsuit Alleges Child Sexual Abuse of WWE ‘Ring Boys’ in Maryland
Oct 29 2024 // A new lawsuit accuses the WWE and its founders of fostering a culture of sexual abuse within the organization and looking the other way while a longtime ringside announcer preyed on young men he hired as “ring...
#5 Ship Owner in Baltimore Bridge Collapse Blames Maryland, Others in Liability Case
Oct 31 2024 // As a sprawling liability case takes shape following the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, the owner and manager of the container ship Dali are seeking to deflect responsibility and...
#6 Maryland Slashes Damages Amounts Allowed in Child Sex Abuse Cases
Apr 24 2025 // Maryland, which in 2023 passed the Child Victims Act (CVA) that allows survivors who were victims of sexual abuse as minors to sue their abusers anytime, has now cut by half the amounts that may be awarded in such...
#7 Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion
Sep 9 2024 // A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night before the residence exploded, killing two people, but a leak wasn’t initially found, according to a...
#8 Maryland Could Have Reduced Risk of Key Bridge Collapse: NTSB
Mar 21 2025 // The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is harshly criticizing Maryland officials for failing to conduct a risk assessment of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed a year ago and is recommending that 30...
#9 Maryland Awards Contract to Rebuild Key Bridge After Deadly Collapse
Sep 3 2024 // Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after the 1.6-mile (2.6-kilometer) steel span collapsed under the impact of a massive container...
#10 House Explosion in Maryland Kills 2 and Damages Nearby Homes
Aug 13 2024 // Two people were killed and 12 families displaced after a Maryland house exploded Sunday amid reports of a possible gas leak, fire officials said. Neighbors described feeling and hearing the early morning blast that damaged...
#11 Maryland Joins in Suing Dali Ship Owner, Operator for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Sep 24 2024 // The state of Maryland is suing the owner and operator of the Dali cargo ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, joining the U.S. government, the families of six workers killed...
#12 Maryland Sues Gore-Tex Maker Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution
Dec 30 2024 // Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about...
#13 Maryland Lawmakers Send Bill Limiting Sexual Abuse Liabilities to Governor
Apr 7 2025 // Maryland lawmakers passed a measure Saturday to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private institutions after thousands of people unexpectedly came forward with allegations of abuse,...
#14 Maryland Lawmakers Approve Caps on High-Cost Prescription Drugs
Oct 25 2024 // A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken...
#15 Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Team Assessing Likelihood of Another Tragic Bridge Disaster
May 31 2024 // Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges to determine the likelihood of another disaster like the one that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The team includes...
#16 Maryland Civil Lawsuit Alleges Harassment, Sex for Rent Scheme by Landlord
Jul 23 2024 // Maryland’s attorney general filed a civil lawsuit on Friday against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company, alleging a pattern of gender-based housing discrimination involving sexual harassment and demands to...
#17 Maryland Regulator Takes Action Against Erie Insurance Over Discrimination Claims
Mar 14 2025 // Maryland’s insurance regulator has announced actions to settle a long-running dispute with Erie Insurance Group over a report on the insurer’s practices involving some urban agents and their insureds. The...
#18 Tornadoes Touch Down Across US, Killing Toddler in Michigan and Injuring 5 in Maryland
Jun 7 2024 // LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tornado killed a 2-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit, while emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed...
#19 Former Maryland State Employee Indicted in Theft, Insurance Fraud Cases
Jun 26 2024 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the indictment of a former state employee in two separate cases involving theft and insurance fraud. Shanell Angelia West, of Essex, was allegedly involved in a theft...
#20 Boy Swept Away as Virginia and Maryland Hit With Heavy Rains and Flooding
May 16 2025 // Officials found the body of a 12-year-old boy who was swept away by rushing water on a Virginia roadway during a storm system that also forced a dozen students to stay overnight at a Maryland high school due to heavy rains...
