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Thumbnail image Police Criminal Justice Crime Handcuffs Law Enforcement | ANNAPOLIS, MD -- 12/6/08 -- MD GANGS 07 HAIRSTON --Capt. Kevin King, of the Maryland Division of Corrections, Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County, holds handcuffs as he listens to his collegue Capt. Walter Holmes, also from Eastern, make his presentation. The two men are founders of a program called "CHOICES...Part of the Solution" and bring the program to young people at the Eastport Community Center. Their talk centers on keeping kids out of gangs and the criminal justice system. KIM HAIRSTON [Sun Photographer] #9085 MANDATORY CREDIT: Baltimore Examiner and Washington Examiner OUT

Two more arrests made in connection to fatal Somerset County shooting

February 27, 2026 at 8:11 p.m.

Officials said a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old, both males, are in custody at the Somerset County Detention Center without bond.

A wheel loader operator dumps sand into a truck at the Department of Public Works and Transportation’s Middle River salt dome, as preparations get underway for the first snowstorm of the year. (Amy Davis/Staff)

Winter storm contact, snow camera information for Baltimore region

January 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Here's the essential contact information to know ahead of this weekend's anticipated winter storm.

Washington County triple murder/house fire. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal)

Two more arrested in connection with Washington County triple homicide, house fire

January 19, 2026 at 9:10 a.m.

Maryland State Police announced two additional arrests in a November triple homicide and house fire in Washington County, charging two Baltimore-area residents as accessories.

Graffiti targeting Muslims found at Walt Whitman High; investigation underway

January 17, 2026 at 7:26 p.m.

Authorities are investigating Islamophobic graffiti found at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, prompting condemnation from school officials and local leaders.

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