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Cops: Body in Maryland River is Missing N.C. Teen

After months of searches and appeals to the public, authorities confirmed Thursday that a body found in a northeast Maryland river was a North Carolina teen who went missing while visiting relatives in Baltimore over the Christmas holidays.

Prank leaves man superglued to public toilet seat at WalMart

Police say they would likely file second-degree assault charges if they catch the person who put industrial-strength glue on a public toilet seat at a Maryland WalMart, forcing emergency workers to rescue a man who was sitting in the wrong place at the wrong time, the Newark Post reports.

2 million fish found dead in Maryland

"Cold water stress" appears to be a factor in the deaths of about 2 million fish in Chesapeake Bay, a Maryland agency says. Authorities in Maryland are investigating the deaths of about 2 million fish in Chesapeake Bay.

Maryland official, wife hid money as FBI approached, affidavit says

Panicked as the FBI closed in Friday morning, Prince Georges County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife Leslie raced to find a $100,000 check for an alleged kickback and flush it down the toilet.

Senh: There's just too much good stuff in this article: "FBI agents then searched the person of Leslie Johnson incident to her arrest and recovered $79,600 in U.S. currency from her underwear," the affidavit says... Click on the link to the original article. There's money hidden in Leslie Johnson's bras too.

America's Best Neighborhoods 2010

Boston's Back Bay, Oak Park, Ill., and downtown Frederick, Md., all make the list this year.

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Maryland earthquake rocks D.C. area

A minor earthquake shook residents awake in the D.C. area early Friday, rattling windows and jostling dishes but apparently causing no serious damage.