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Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Says His Party Needs To ‘Move On From The Cult Of Donald Trump’

Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that his party needs to return to its roots and reject former President Donald Trump’s vision of conservatism, Politico reported. Speaking for NBC’s Meet the Press, Hogan argued that Republicans need to learn how to build broader coalitions if they want to win back the House and the […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 2y ago

Maryland Man Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Kidnap & Kill Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

A Maryland man was arrested on Wednesday by authorities after he threatened to kidnap and kill both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris. According to The New York Times, the complaint against the man, known as James Dale Reed, claimed that he had approached a house in Frederick, […]

By Anna Harnes | 2y ago

Maryland’s Republican Governor Rejects Donald Trump, Said He Voted For Long-Dead Ronald Reagan Instead

Maryland’s Republican governor said he spurned Donald Trump at the polls this year, instead casting his ballot for what would be an unprecedented political comeback. Larry Hogan said that instead of voting for Trump, he “voted for Ronald Reagan” by writing in the name of the Republican icon and former president, who has been dead […]

By Nathan Francis | 2y ago

Maryland Terrapins Become Latest College Football Team To Take Coronavirus-Related Practice Pause

The University of Maryland’s football team is the latest program to announce a pause, at the very least in their voluntary workouts this summer. John Taylor of College Football Talk reported on Saturday that the Terrapins welcomed athletes and some other students back to campus last month. Since those students arrived, the athletic department has […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Black Woman And Young Son Denied Service At A Restaurant Because The Child Was Wearing Athletic Shorts

A Black woman named Marcia Grant is speaking out after she and her 9-year-old son were denied service at a restaurant because of how her child was dressed. The restaurant was Ouzo Bay in Baltimore, Maryland, which is owned by the Atlas Restaurant Group, according to Today. Grant was shocked when she was approached by […]

By Helen Storms | 3y ago

Anthony Brennan III Apologizes As Additional Details From The Maryland Park Assault Emerge

Maryland resident Anthony Brennan III has apologized after being arrested for assaulting three young adults on June 1 in a park. A video of the incident went viral and Brennan was arrested on Friday night. According to WTOP News, Brennan’s attorney released a statement right after the Maryland man’s arrest. Brennan, 60, is cooperating with […]

By Stacy Carey | 3y ago

Anthony Brennan III Arrested In Maryland Park Assault, Bicyclist Faces Multiple Second-Degree Assault Charges

A man named Anthony Brennan III has been arrested in connection with the startling park incident that took place earlier this week in Maryland. A bicyclist was filmed as he assaulted several people who were posting Black Lives Matter flyers, and the police have now announced that they believe they have found the bicyclist responsible […]

By Stacy Carey | 3y ago

Baltimore Pastor Rips Up Cease-And-Desist Order On Video Uploaded To Twitter

Pastor Stacey Shiflett of Calvary Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, took a stand against his local government and tore up a cease-and-desist order during his recent sermon. The pastor then went so far as to upload the video to Twitter saying that his church plans to follow the Bible, even risking the ire of local […]

By Savannah Hulsey Pointer | 3y ago

Maryland Police Look For Motorist Who ‘Baited’ Seagulls With Food, Then Ran Over Flock With Their Car

Police in Maryland are looking for an individual who they say put out food in order to “bait” seagulls, and then allegedly ran over the flock with their vehicle, killing at least 10 birds and injuring at least one other, if not more. As Time reports, police in Laurel, a suburban community about halfway between […]

By Aaron Homer | 3y ago

Maryland Real Estate Company Drops $10 Million Bonus On 198 Employees, Ranging From $100 To $270K

A Maryland real estate company has given its employees a $10 million bonus, to be split among the company’s 198 employees, Yahoo! Finance reports. The amount of the bonus is based on the employees’ time of service with the company, so some are getting six-figure bonuses while others are getting comparatively little. St. John Properties […]

By Aaron Homer | 3y ago

Bank Teller Nathan Newell Allegedly Followed A Customer Home And Robbed Him After Large Withdrawal

A Maryland bank teller is accused of going to an elderly customer’s home and robbing him after the customer made a large withdrawal on Monday, Richmond’s WWBT-TV reports. The local sheriff is likening the crime to a “reverse bank robbery.” Authorities say that 19-year-old Nathan Newell was working as a teller at Freedom Federal Credit […]

By Aaron Homer | 3y ago

Argument Over Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Leads To Fatal Stabbing Of 28-Year-Old Man In Maryland

An argument over the recently re-released Popeyes chicken sandwich led to a man losing his life in a stabbing on Monday in Maryland. Police said that a disagreement over the famous fast food sandwich in Oxon Hill, Maryland, ended with a 28-year-old man being killed, according to a WTOP report. Authorities are still searching for […]

By Rachel Dillin | 3y ago

Maryland Police Department Told They Can’t Display ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag Outside Of Station, Governor Outraged

A Maryland police department has been told not to display a “thin blue line” flag due to its reported association with racism and police brutality, Washington’s WUSA-TV reports. Meanwhile, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he is “disgusted” and “outraged” about the situation. The situation appears to date back to October 28, which was National First […]

By Aaron Homer | 3y ago

Maryland Family Says They Were Asked To Leave Outback Steakhouse Because Their Special Needs Son Was Too Loud

A Maryland woman says that she and her son were asked to leave an Outback Steakhouse because the 4-year-old with special needs was being “loud,” Yahoo News reports. Amanda Braun is the mom of 4-year-old Killian. Killian has a neurological condition known as childhood apraxia of speech, which means that the signals between his brain […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Maryland Boy Calls 911 To Report That He And Six Other Kids Were Locked In A Hot Car

A Maryland boy called 911 to report that he and six other children, all between 2 and 4 years of age, had been locked in a hot car, The New York Post reports. On Friday, 911 dispatchers received a call from a child, presumably the oldest of them, who called and said that he and […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Maryland School Cancels Spring Play, ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,’ Over Gay Characters

A Maryland middle school abruptly canceled its spring play, and parents and kids aren’t satisfied with the answers they’re getting from school officials. It seems some kids and parents think the play was canceled because it contains gay characters. As Washington’s WJLA-TV reports, Hyattsville Middle School was to put on The 25th Annual Putnam County […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Girl, 11, Charged With Child Abuse After Toddler Dies On Her Watch

In a bizarre and disturbing case from Maryland, an 11-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree child abuse after a 1-year-old toddler died on her watch, according to CNN. Last Sunday, the girl was reportedly told watch the 1-year-old infant by her mother, who had to leave the house to run a brief errand. In […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 4y ago

Maryland Cross-Shaped World War I Memorial Case Heads To The Supreme Court

A cross-shaped World War I monument in Maryland is at the heart of a case that the Supreme Court will hear this week — a case considered by some to be an indication of the future of the notion of the separation of church and state in the U.S. As ABC News reports, this week […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Maryland Football Welcomes Michael Locksley Home To His ‘Dream Job’ As Head Coach

The new University of Maryland football coach was announced Thursday at the new Cole Field House indoor practice facility in College Park, Maryland, and it was a familiar face, as the Terrapins welcomed back Washington, D.C. native Michael Locksley as their returning head coach. The Baltimore Sun reported that after all of the drama and […]

By Amy Feinstein | 4y ago

Dozens Of KKK Flyers Show Up In Maryland City, Local Official Calls Them ‘Disgusting’

Flyers bearing the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) logo and message have been turning up in Ellicott City, Maryland — and police would like to know who’s behind it, the Baltimore Sun is reporting. About 40 fliers were found on the side of the road on a busy street running through the town, apparently having been […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Maryland Says Matthew Whitaker’s Appointment As Acting Attorney General Is Illegal

The state of Maryland says that Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as Acting Attorney General is “illegal and unconstitutional,” according to USA Today. Through court documents, Maryland’s Attorney General Brian Frosh called for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to be appointed over Matthew Whitaker. Appointing the Deputy to a recently-vacated position such as Attorney General is more […]

By KC Morgan | 4y ago

Angry Ex-Girlfriend Allegedly Sets Boyfriend’s Apartment On Fire, Blaze Leaves 130 Homeless

Fire officials in Prince George’s County in Maryland reported Friday that an apartment fire that displaced more than 130 people last month was started by a woman who allegedly set the building on fire because she was upset with her ex-boyfriend. According to WFMY News 2, the incident took place around 3:30 p.m. on September […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 5y ago

Brett Kavanaugh Now Faces Third Sexual Assault Allegation, New Claim Surfaces Monday In Maryland, Report Says

Donald Trump’s embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh now faces a third sexual assault allegation, this one in the same Maryland county where, according to allegations by a Palo Alto psychologist, Kavanaugh attempted to rape her when she was 15-years-old and he was 17. The new allegation was reported Monday by The Sentinel, a news […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 5y ago

Active Shooter Near Aberdeen, Maryland Kills 3 People At Rite Aid Distribution Center

Authorities are investigating a shooting at a drug store distribution center in Harford County, Maryland, where an armed individual reportedly killed three people and injured several others. According to CBS Baltimore, police were notified at 9:09 a.m. of the shooting, which took place on Thursday at a Rite Aid support facility in Perryman, a small […]

By Lorenzo Tanos | 5y ago

Jacksonville Shooter David Katz Was Legally Armed

David Katz, who recently went on a shooting rampage at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday, was legally armed at the time of the shooting, USA Today reports. The 24-year-old shooter was able to legally obtain his two handguns in his home state of Maryland – a state with some of the […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

John McCain Funeral Services To Be Held In Phoenix, Annapolis, And Washington D.C.

Senator John McCain will be laid to rest in a private burial service next Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, reports the Associated Press. The burial will take place at a cemetery overlooking Maryland’s Severn River. Various services are planned to honor the senator, who died on Saturday at 81 of brain cancer, […]

By Isabel Leah Cohen | 5y ago

Baltimore Police Officer Suspended After Punching Man Repeatedly

According to reports from NBC News, the event occurred on Saturday, August 11, at about 11:45 a.m. EST. The officer, as yet unidentified, was apparently speaking to the victim about a “cross borders crime initiative.” Two officers were reportedly giving the man a contact sheet when one of the officers asked for the victim’s identification, […]

By Josh Lami | 5y ago

Maryland Beach Goer Impaled In The Chest By Unattended Umbrella

Talk about freak accidents. A Pennsylvania woman visiting Maryland’s Ocean City was impaled in the chest when an unattended beach umbrella pierced into her body following a massive gust of wind, according to authorities familiar with the matter. Ocean City spokeswoman Jessica Waters said the incident happened on Sunday afternoon when a rental umbrella, which […]

By Mohit Priyadarshi | 5y ago

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer Hospitalized With Pneumonia

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer was admitted to a hospital Tuesday, reports CNN. The Democratic Congressman from Maryland went into George Washington University Hospital, where he was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia. The 79-year-old Maryland Democrat “is being treated with antibiotics and is currently resting,” said spokeswoman Katie Grant, who added that the congressman is expected […]

By Diane Brounstein | 5y ago

Trump Orders Flags To Be Lowered To Half-Staff To Honor Victims Of Capital Gazette Shooting

Donald Trump ordered flags lowered to half-staff until sundown Tuesday, in honor of the victims of the shooting at Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper. The request comes after Annapolis mayor Gavin Buckley claimed that Trump had denied his request to have flags lowered. As The Capital Gazette reports, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders called Buckley […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

Rev. Michael Briese: Raging Priest Kicks Black Family Out Of Church During Funeral, Casket And All — See Video

A Catholic priest in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, flew into a rage and abruptly halted a funeral attended by hundreds on June 26, for a African-American woman whose dying request was to have her funeral in the same church where she was baptized as a child, according to a report by Washington, D.C., TV news station […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 5y ago

Maryland Newspaper Shooting Leaves Five Dead, Several Others ‘Gravely Injured’ At ‘Capital Gazette’

At least five people are dead, and several others are “gravely injured,” after a gunman opened fired at Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. At 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time, reporter Phil Davis, who works at the newspaper, began live-tweeting his own workplace shooting. Gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

‘Butt Juice,’ A Baltimore Gang Member, Sentenced To Prison For Racketeering

A Baltimore gang member with a rather unusual street name will be spending even more time in prison, possibly for the rest of his life, WBFF-TV is reporting. “Butt Juice,” or more accurately, Lamont Jones, was convicted Tuesday of conspiracy to take part in racketeering and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

Dunkin’ Donuts Manager Posts Sign Asking Customers To Tattle On Employees Who Don’t Speak English

A Dunkin’ Donuts manager in Baltimore will be speaking to her superiors after posting a sign encouraging customers to report any employee who speaks in a language other than English, Yahoo News is reporting. The sign was posted on the counter where it was seen by none other than a reporter for Baltimore radio station […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

Supreme Court Sends Wisconsin, Maryland Gerrymandering Cases Back To Lower Courts, Refusing To Rule

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday by a narrow margin against a group of Democrats from Wisconsin and Republicans from Maryland who were challenging their states’ district maps. In the Wisconsin case known as Gil v. Whitford, the Democrats challenged the state’s 2011 redistricting and charged that it was an unconstitutional gerrymander. The case brought […]

By Krista Clark | 5y ago

Rich Madaleno Aims To ‘Piss Off Donald Trump’ By Kissing Husband In Ad For Maryland Governor Race

Rich Madaleno is running for governor in Maryland, and his new 30-second ad is all about standing up to President Trump. He first lists the ways that he stood up to Trump’s wishes, including supporting Planned Parenthood funding, banning assault weapons in Maryland, and supporting public schools. At the end of the ad, Madaleno adds, […]

By Mizuki Hisaka | 5y ago

When A Maryland Man Posted Pictures Of Morel Mushroom On Facebook, The Cops Showed Up

A Maryland man just wanted to show off his morel mushrooms with his friends on Facebook. Unfortunately, police, apparently unaware of what morels look like, concluded he was posting photos of illegal mushrooms, and they came knocking. More than one criminal has been done in by Facebook, either by inadvertently giving away their locations or […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

Chelsea Manning Is Officially On The Ballot For The Maryland Senate Race

Chelsea Manning is officially on the ballot for the U.S. Senate race in Maryland. The Senate hopeful took to Twitter to share a picture of herself holding up the official filing paperwork. Manning announced that she was going to run for Senate earlier this month to wildly different reactions and then released her first campaign […]

By Robin Lempel | 5y ago

High School Track Coach Victimized Underage Boys While Intentionally Transmitting HIV To Some Of Them

A Maryland High School Track coach has been accused of doing the unthinkable to a large group of underage boys. According to People, 30-year-old Waldorf, Maryland resident, Carlos Deangelo Bell, was arrested three months ago after it was alleged that he abused at least 10 male students. But more details on the 206-count indictment are […]

By Kathryn Cook | 6y ago

Two Arrested For Allegedly Dragging Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Deputy With Car

Two people are facing a slew of criminal charges for allegedly dragging an Anne Arundel County sheriff’s deputy with a vehicle, according to ABC 2 News. At around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Officer Warren Porter recognized Melissa Andrea Day, 46, of Severna Park, Maryland, as a person wanted for multiple outstanding warrants for failure to […]

By Angelica N. Sumter | 6y ago

Pregnant Woman Doused In Gas And Set On Fire By Boyfriend Is Forced To Deliver Baby

A 31-year-old pregnant woman was set on fire after she was doused with gasoline at the hands of her boyfriend in their Maryland home. Andrea Grinage was in her bathtub when the boyfriend covered her in gasoline and set her on fire and she was still on fire when she banged on neighbor’s doors screaming […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

Stabbing Death Of 3 Girls In Maryland Update: Brother With Mystery Motive Confesses

Antonio Williams confessed to killing his sister and her two female cousins, who were all under the age of 10, in a case that has shocked a Maryland neighborhood. Williams was watching the kids in their Clinton, Maryland, home as his mother worked the overnight shift as a nurse. The 24-year-old Williams, who turned 25 […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

3 Girls Under 10 Found Dead In Maryland Home Update: Girls Stabbed, Arrest Made

Police are working a crime scene in a Maryland home where three girls, all under the age of 1o, were found slain on Friday. The girls were found by the mother of one of the girls, who was returning home from working the overnight shift. A 911 call was made at about 7:30 a.m. on […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

DaddyOFive YouTube Channel Parents Mike And Heather Martin Officially Charged With Child Neglect

The parents behind the controversial “DaddyOFive” YouTube videos have officially been charged with child neglect, The Frederick News Post is reporting. Mike and Heather Martin, of Ijamsville, Maryland, each face two counts of neglect of a minor child. Authorities allege the parents neglected two of their children, Cody and Emma Martin, between November 2016 and […]

By Aaron Homer | 6y ago

Grandfather And Granddaughter, 4, Drown After Rescue Turns Tragedy In Maryland Pool

In a matter of minutes, a fun day of kids swimming in a Baltimore backyard pool turned into a horrific tragedy with a grandfather and his 4-year-old granddaughter floating lifeless at the bottom of a pool. A 51-year-old grandfather was watching his granddaughter and some neighborhood kids swimming in a backyard pool when his 4-year-old […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

Woman Found Dead On Maryland Beach Suffocated — Possibly Run Over By Tractor Cleaning Sand?

A 30-year-old woman vacationing at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, was found dead in a hole in the sand with only her arm and hand exposed. She was discovered at about 6:30 a.m. Monday by early morning walkers along the beach, who notified the workers cleaning the area and they called the police. The […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

Maryland: Father Punches 2-Month-Old Son To Death Because He Wouldn’t Stop Crying

A Maryland man who punched his 2-month-old son to death late last year has been convicted for his role in the killing after he pleaded guilty to his crime. Antoine Petty, 33, a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was convicted of fatally punching his 2-month-old son Antoine Flemons on September 21, 2016. According to court […]

By Rahul Srinivas | 6y ago

Woman’s Body Found On Beach – Sunbathers Still Set Up Around Body In Ocean City

A public works crew sweeping a beach in Ocean City, Maryland, were alerted by early morning beach walkers that they found an arm and a hand sticking out of the sand. The workers notified the police, who immediately roped off an area of the beach and started their investigation. It seems the discovery of a […]

By Roz Zurko | 6y ago

Cop Meant To Arrest Mom For Allegedly Stealing Baby Diapers, Pays For Them Instead

A Maryland police officer meant to arrest a mother who allegedly stole diapers from a supermarket ended up paying for them with his own money. According to People, the struggling young mother discovered that she did not have enough money for food and diapers for her newborn and allegedly stole two packs of diapers. She […]

By Tito Ojo-Medubi | 6y ago

Baby Giraffe Named Julius Dies At Maryland Zoo Just One Month After Birth, Euthanized After Decline In Health

A baby giraffe named Julius died over the weekend just one month after his birth at the Maryland Zoo, according to an announcement on the zoo’s website that let well-wishers know he had been euthanized after showing a decline in health. Via a press release that was published on Saturday on the Maryland Zoo website, […]

By Inquisitr Staff | 6y ago

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