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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ — An Easton man has received a year-and-a-half sentence for child pornography charges.
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Trappe woman that took place on Christmas Eve in 2021.
CAMBRIDGE — After just over an hour of jury deliberation Thursday afternoon, a Cambridge man was acquitted of charges in connection to the fat…
CAMBRIDGE — Testimony began Monday afternoon in the jury trial for a Cambridge man charged in the shooting death of a 26-year-old man last year.
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CHESTER — A Chester man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday in the stabbing death of his father last year.
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RIDGELY — The Ridgely commissioners voted to continue the town's memorandum of understanding with the Caroline County Sheriff's Office at thei…
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RIDGELY — Over a year after suspending the now-defunct Ridgely Police Department, town commissioners say reestablishing the force will cost th…
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are once again debating whether to scale back the state’s practice of automatically placing teenage defendants …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations…
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Increased state oversight on police officer conduct and a social shift in how the career is viewed by the general public have negatively impacted the recruitment and retention of officers on the Eastern Shore. Sheriffs and police chiefs have cited those same state oversight actions, along with growing competition between agencies and a decline in quality applicants as reasons why smaller departments are struggling to staff at 100%.