A handful of bills that would affect Carroll County have been given the OK to move on to the next steps in the Maryland General Assembly session in Annapolis.

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal to explore splitting from the state. Madison County in the Metro East became the first nonrural county to pass the referendum.

A majority of Maryland counties put the power to fill school board vacancies in the hands of the county executive, commissioners or council, Tomlinson said. Carroll’s protocol is especially vaguely worded, he said, and gives all power to the governor, when another structure is typically responsible for vetting replacement candidates.

The Highland County Maple Festival is a long-standing tradition in Highland County, Virginia, bringing tens of thousands of visitors to "Virginia's sweet spot" to tour sugar camps, listen to live music,

Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and conservative activists demanding that certain books — often about race, gender and sexuality — be removed from the shelves.

The Chicago Bears have reached into their past and interviewed former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera for their head coaching job.

Macy's is closing more than 60 stores this year as part of a comprehensive strategy to revive its struggling business, the department store said, and several of them are in Maryland and Virginia.

A slew of snowstorms have been hitting the US, but the weather hasn't come close to dropping to these record-low temperatures.

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on Sunday afternoon in Seattle and complete a sweep of

About 42% of parents of elementary school students opted for their children to take family life and human sexuality lessons that exclude mentions of gender identity.

Parents in Carroll County Public Schools are placing their children into a localized sex education framework that removes lessons on gender identity.

Carroll County residents are alarmed by multiple mailbox explosions, with the State Fire Marshal investigating.