Teen suffers ‘catastrophic’ injury; 1,300 fireworks seized in July 4 incidents around Maryland

A Prince George’s County teenager suffered a “catastrophic” hand injury while handling an illegal firework, and officials seized more than 1,300 fireworks from an illegal show in Harford County over the July 4 weekend, the Office of the State Fire Marshal …

Maryland officials oppose plans to keep FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Maryland lawmakers and local officials said they will fight back after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said July 1 that it plans to have the FBI headquarters remain in Washington, D.C. The move reverses a plan the General Services …

Storms expected across Maryland again Tuesday

A stretch of hot, humid, and stormy weather is taking aim at the region this week, prompting WJZ to issue First Alert Weather Days for Tuesday and Wednesday due to the threat of severe thunderstorms. Overnight Monday into early Tuesday will remain very …

Judge hears case to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to Maryland

The U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before he stands trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee, a Justice Department attorney told a federal judge in Greenbelt on Monday …

PUL Advocates Jailed Journalist Stemn’s Release in Maryland

The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) is actively engaged in efforts to secure the release of Edward Stemn, a broadcast journalist who has been in detention since July 1, 2025.  Mr. Stemn was ordered to be detained at the Harper Central Prison in Maryland …

Bomb Squad Called After Pipe Bomb Scare In Maryland — ‘No Threat,’ Officials Say

Firefighters with the Salisbury Fire Department were called to the area of the 200 block of E. Market Street around 12:15 p.m. on July 7, where they discovered an object resembling a PVC pipe bomb, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The …

Online Licensing Process for Maryland Waterfowl Blind Sites Begins July 16, 2025

Photo by Larry Hindman, Maryland DNR The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is again offering an online process for Maryland hunters to apply for a 2025-2026 waterfowl blind site license. From July 16 through July 29, 2025, hunters and riparian …

UPDATED: Missing Maryland man found dead in Shenandoah National Park

A Maryland man missing in Shenandoah National Park since this weekend was found dead Monday afternoon near Lewis Falls. The search was suspended after search teams located the body of Robert “Bob” Bieri about 12:13 p.m. Bieri, 61, of Severna Park, Maryland …

Retirement home homicide: 80-year-old accused of killing wife in Maryland

DoorDash expands portable benefits program for dashers in Maryland

BALTIMORE — Monday, DoorDash launched the expansion of its Portable Benefits Savings Program in Maryland for Dashers. This means Dashers who completed at least 100 deliveries and earned at least $1,000 from April through June of this year, before tips, can …