Chesapeake Beach (Calvert County, Maryland)

Hurricane (now Tropical Storm) Sandy has forced the cancellation of a public hearing Tuesday on a controversial proposal to curtail the coastwide catch of Atlantic menhaden. Fisheries officials decided Monday that predicted storm condtions precluded...

Marylanders will get a chance to make their views known at a pair of upcoming hearings on whether fishing for Atlantic menhaden ought to be curtailed to protect "the most important fish in the sea," as some have dubbed it. Hearings are scheduled from...

Fishing has long been considered a lifetime sport that can be shared and enjoyed by families and different generations. Wednesday, the Annapolis chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen's Association will hold its annual fishing trips to...

The body of a Virginia man thrown from a small boat on the Chesapeake Bay during Friday's powerful storm was recovered Sunday evening off Calvert County by Maryland Natural Resources Police. Angel Giovani Ayala Cerros, 26, of Alexandria, was found near...

CHESAPEAKE BEACH — Doug Raines likes to travel by boat to his favorite gambling spot. He ties up at a marina outside Abner's Crab House and finds a seat in the "game room," where he pumps cash into one of the establishment's 100 slotlike machines....

A frightening earthquake jolted Baltimore and much of the East Coast on Tuesday, shaking buildings and rattling nerves. Thousands of people streamed from offices and homes into the afternoon sunshine, stunned by a phenomenon more commonly associated...

In what could signal the start of a video gambling gold rush in Maryland, an Anne Arundel bingo hall operator is seeking permission from the county to put devices that are virtually indistinguishable from slot machines into his establishment. Dozens more...

Amid a rancorous legislative debate over the prospect of legalizing slot machines, Maryland lottery officials are looking into whether they could license machines that look and play like slots but are legal under current laws. Lottery officials say...