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A 4-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries in an accidental shooting involving a 2-year-old sibling on Sunday, according to the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, police responded to a residence on Skipton Cordova Road just outside Cordova for a report of a child with a gunshot wound.
Investigation revealed that the 2-year-old “gained access to a firearm and discharged a round striking his 4-year-old sibling in the lower leg,” according to a Sheriff’s Office press release. The injured child was treated by paramedics and then flown to a Baltimore hospital as a precautionary measure, police said.

Delmarva is seeing a rapid increase in Influenza A and other respiratory illnesses, with confirmed cases reported through TidalHealth tripling in just two weeks in December. WMDT reports in response, TidalHealth announced that masks are required at all locations. The policy applies to all staff in patient-facing areas, as well as patients and visitors, with masks available at check-in. No additional screening is currently required. Visitors are reminded to stay home if sick.

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Millington woman with intentionally misleading detectives in their investigation of what was determined to be a homicide on Lovers Lane, outside of Chestertown, on Nov. 4. According to the Evening Enterprise, on Dec. 29, Tyshea Renee Diaz, 29, was served a district court arrest warrant charging her with obstructing and hindering, and two counts of accessory after the fact. The charges are related to the identification and apprehension of suspects in the murder of Jermaine Lafel Miles, 50, of Grasonville.

As the school year reaches its halfway point, Talbot County education officials have yet to resolve disagreement over controversial grading practices in the district’s two high schools. The Star Democrat reports at the beginning of the school year, principals at Easton High School and St. Michaels High School instructed their teachers to not give grades lower than 50%, even for missing or incomplete work. Some Talbot Board of Education members have expressed frustration with the new practice — and the fact that it wasn’t cleared by the superintendent.

Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on West Street near Bay Street on December 18, 2025. The vehicle was initially stopped for a moving violation. Easternshoreundercover.com reports a K-9 team assisted at the scene, which led to the development of probable cause. A subsequent search resulted in the discovery of a controlled substance on a passenger in the vehicle. The passenger was identified as Alexandra Saulsbury, 45, of Easton. Saulsbury was placed under arrest and charged with possession of a controlled substance. She was transported to the Talbot County Central Booking facility for processing. Following an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner, Saulsbury was released on personal recognizance.

Maryland State Police have arrested a man on charges of child pornography possession and distribution in Queen Anne’s County. The Kent County News reports Michael Lane, 50 of Crumpton, was interviewed and arrested Dec. 18 without incident and is being held without bail at Queen Anne’s County Detention Center, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, Maryland State Police said they received a CyberTip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The investigation led to the identification of the suspect and his subsequent arrest.

A Cambridge man pleaded guilty last month for his role in a bank robbery in Easton earlier this year. The Star Democrat reports 20 year old Jeremiah Carter entered a guilty plea in Talbot County Circuit Court for firearm use in a felony or violent crime and contributing to certain conditions of a child. He, along with two others, were arrested in connection to a robbery at BayVanguard Bank on Idlewild Avenue on June 2. Deondre Williams, 31, of Cambridge, and Makhyla Jenkins, 21, of Easton, are the other two suspects facing charges.

While Marylanders are used to high costs of living, the end of 2025 is delivering a rare financial victory. For the first time in nearly half a decade, average gas prices across the Old Line State have dipped to levels not seen since 2020, providing a massive “holiday bonus” to commuters and families alike. As of December 29, 2025, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Maryland has dropped to $2.77, a significant 14-cent decrease from this time last year. Even more shocking for residents is the emergence of “price wars” in local metros, where some stations are undercutting the state average by nearly 40 cents.

On Christmas Eve, approximately 50 horses escaped their confines and had to be corralled in Kent County. The Kent County News reports, according to Kent County Sheriff Dennis Hickman, six sheriff’s deputies, including one off-duty, and one on overtime assignment and two Maryland State Troopers closed down roads from Vansant Corner to Locust Grove Road near Route 213 the night of Dec. 24. The agency did not identify the farm or owners, nor could they comment on how the equines came to be loose. The horses escaped approximately 4:30 p.m. and all were back safely around 7 p.m., Hickman said.

A special election for Chestertown’s Ward 3 and Ward 4 council seats will be held Tuesday, Jan. 27. Both races are contested. The candidates are John James Beloved and Andre DeMattia in Ward 3, and Marcus Goldman, Stephen Lozar and Ryan McGuire in Ward 4. The Evening Enterprise reports each met the candidacy requirements as spelled out in the town charter, according to Town Clerk Lynda Thomas. The filing deadline was Friday, Dec. 19. The winner in Ward 3 will be elected to a full four-year term, while the winner in Ward 4 will serve out the remaining two years on the term of Meghan Efland, who will be sworn in as mayor at the first meeting of the new year, Jan. 5, 2026.