WFMD News Podcast February 20, 2026

A proposed congressional redistricting bill that passed the Maryland House of Delegates is now stalled in the state Senate.   In Annapolis, state lawmakers are moving forward with legislation aimed at easing Maryland’s chronic shortage of school psychologists.  Health insurance costs are forcing …

WFDMD News Podcast February 19, 2026

Three people, including a toddler, are dead following an early morning house fire in Fulton County. New details have been released in the off-campus murder of a Shepherd University student last week. A Frederick man is behind bars following an investigation into the sexual solicitation of a min…

WFMD News Podcast February 18, 2026

Despite objections from local sheriffs and public safety officials, Wes Moore has signed legislation on Tuesday banning Maryland counties from entering or continuing 287(g) agreements with federal immigration authorities.    Two men from Michigan are facing serious charges after a traffic stop in …

WFMD News Podcast February 17, 2026

Maryland Republican lawmakers and sheriffs are pushing back against a new state law that would BAN 287(g) agreements between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Maryland YouTuber is facing federal charges after authorities say he posted drone footage showing a fli…

WFMD News Podcast February 16, 2026

A deadly early-morning shooting in Shepherdstown has led to a murder charge against a 25-year-old man. Prosecutors across Maryland are pushing back hard against the Youth Charging Reform Act  -- a bill that would change how teens are charged for serious crimes.  A narcotics investigation in Hager…

WFMD News Podcast February 13, 2026

  A couple hundred students walked out of Urbana High School Thursday afternoon to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, kicking off what could be a series of similar demonstrations across Frederick County public high schools. One of the drivers responsible for a deadly crash that killed s…

WFMD News Podcast February 12, 2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore used his fourth State of the State address Wednesday to urge lawmakers to take up his controversial mid-cycle congressional redistricting plan, arguing new maps are needed as other states redraw theirs ahead of the 2026 elections. A 16-year-old accused of shooting another s…

WFMD News Podcast February 11, 2026

In Washington County the Board of County Commissioners moved ahead Tuesday with a resolution in full support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security.  Montgomery County police have arrested a man more than two years after a homicide in Germantown. Montgomery…

WFMD News Podcast February 10, 2026

Tension gripped the Rockville community Monday afternoon when emergency responders rushed to Thomas Wootton High School after reports of shots fired on campus.  A new federal rule could start removing thousands of Maryland residents from the food assistance program known as SNAP as early as next m…

WFMD News Podcast February 9, 2026

  A Hampstead man will spend the next two decades in prison after a violent domestic assault left a woman with life-threatening injuries. ICE has deported Melbin Ramos-Orellana, a Honduran national who was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman against her will.  The Howard County Council has …