Maryland Hillel Raises Over $1 Million on Giving Day to Support New Building and Jewish Life on Campus

The Maryland Hillel building located across the street from the University of Maryland’s campus in College Park. Photo by Isaac Shiner. Isaac Shiner | WJW Intern Maryland Hillel raised a record $1.09 million on March 5 during the University of Maryland’s …

Former Maryland Domestic Violence Detective Indicted For Crimes Aginst Children

Ryan Christopher Hall, 50, of Woodstock, Maryland, a former domestic violence detective with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse …

MICHAEL A. BROWN v. STATE OF MARYLAND

Maryland March for Life scheduled for March 27

The annual Maryland March for Life will take place March 27 in Annapolis, kicking off with registration and a pizza dinner at 4 p.m. and a youth rally at 5 p.m. at St. Mary in Annapolis. Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., will celebrate a …

Former Maryland detective indicted for sexual exploitation of 2 children

Content Warning: This story contains elements that may be sensitive for some readers.  A former Harford County detective was named in a federal indictment Thursday on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of sexual abuse material, …

Gloomy Friday in Maryland followed by Sunday Storm Threat

Skies overnight will remain mostly cloudy across the area, with low temperatures dipping to around 40 degrees. Friday morning will begin with mostly cloudy skies, but breaks in the clouds are expected by late morning. Sunshine should become plentiful by …

Unemployment filings up 15% in DC, Maryland and Virginia

About 7,800 residents in D.C., Maryland and Virginia filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, a 15% increase from the previous week, even as new unemployment filings fell nationwide. Some 7,800 residents in D.C., Maryland and Virginia …

Maryland’s energy storage efforts pay off in rural towns’ power crisis

When high winds knocked out power across Maryland last month, a battery energy storage system (BESS) installed just weeks prior restored power for nearly 400 Potomac Edison customers. The BESS supports Potomac Edison customers served by a line in a rural …

McNeal Admits Role in Maryland Pawn Shop Firearms Theft

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tyjuan McNeal, 27, pleaded guilty on March 12, 2025, in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit firearms trafficking, linked to the December 2023 burglary of 34 firearms from a Maryland pawn shop. The plea was announced …

Police launch investigation after young boy found shot in Maryland home

4 Greenbelt, Md. — A young boy was injured in a shooting Tuesday night, prompting an ongoing investigation by Greenbelt police. Officers arrived at the 9300 block of Edmonston Road and discovered the victim with a gunshot wound. He was taken from his home …