System designed to block inmate cellphonesMaryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center.

Sequester cuts have grounded the flight team for 2013He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation in 1992.

State police say an attempted traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike turned into a lengthy pursuit that ended with 15 motorcyclists facing various charges.

Last season, Orioles manager Buck Showalter had the base of the right-field foul pole at Camden Yards painted black in order to help discern balls in play from home runs.

Hall of Famer dispenses advice in commencement addressOriole Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. drew a laugh Sunday during his commencement address at the University of Maryland, College Park when he noted his wife, Kelly, graduated from the university, "although she will not allow me to reveal the year."

On a gray Sunday afternoon, organists of past and present from Westminster United Methodist Church held a service to celebrate the church’s new organ.

A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Barack Obama has been charged with rape and other crimes.

(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died.

Two of the church's founders, Winchester and Mary Guy, were at the northeast Wilmington church to praise God and say goodbye. Several former pastors, and descendents of the first members, were there, too.

Did you know women outnumber men in Delaware? Learn more about the gender breakdown in the First State in this week's Delaware Data.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on