Cecil County News

The Interstate 95 corridor between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia is one of the busiest stretches of highway in the United States.

A two-alarm fire in Cecil County early Thursday morning injured a homeowner and left behind $250,000 in damage.

Cecil co ethics panel members tied to Commish Broomell take note at worksessions as she accuses other commish of ethics breach.Impartial? Gorman, head of sleaze PAC attacking Judge Baynes to try to get Smigiel a judge seat, rewarded w/ Cecil Co panel seat.

Canal Day was the annual summer event that put Chesapeake City, Maryland on the map.

Born September 18, 1733 in Cecil County Maryland , George Read was the eldest son of John Read and his Welsh wife, Mary Howell.

After convening for a special session in Annapolis, the Maryland Senate voted Tuesday to increase state income taxes on individuals who make more than $100,000 a year in taxable income and couples who earn more than $150,000 and to start shifting some teacher pension costs to local governments over four years.

Tuesday in Annapolis the State Senate could pass Governor O'Malley's proposed tax increase, which is aimed at restoring funding to state services, including education and public safety.

Lawmakers returned to Annapolis on Monday to again begin work on fixing the state's budget, likely via income tax increases and shifting teacher pension costs.

A man is recovering after being shot by his best friend in a prank that went wrong.

The southbound lane of Route 1 across Conowingo Dam in Harford and Cecil counties will be closed each of the next two weekends for repaving, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration, which advises motorists to expect some delays.

A group of motorcyclists who regularly ride to Washington, D.C. , to support fallen police officers has a new chapter from this area whose members are expected to pass through Harford County Thursday and Friday on their way to the nation's capital.

Baltimore, MD -- Maryland Traditions, a program of the Maryland State Arts Council , has announced the musical lineup at the 2nd Annual Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival .

Harford County Public Works Director Robert "Bob" Cooper recently announced his retirement, ending a career that spans more than 40 years supervising local public works projects in both public and private sectors.

In a much larger than usual voter turnout Tuesday, Perryville voters re-elected James Eberhardt as mayor, repudiating newcomer town Commissioner Michael A. Dawson and his outspoken attacks on town officials and employees.

Cecil County's proposed budget drew mostly polite comments and gratitude from representatives of programs that were frozen but not cut in the new Fiscal 2013 budget but some supporters of the public schools and county emergency services workers forcefully disagreed with Commissioners' priorities.

It is not every day that somebody finds a car that was part of his family's history but was sold long ago.

Three juveniles face charges after fire officials said they set multiple small fires in a school in Cecil County on Monday.

Crews clean up Wednesday morning after a tractor hauling a flatbed spilled its load following an accident on the Harford County side of Conowingo Dam.

UPDATED - An accident at the Conowingo Dam will shut down traffic on U.S. Route 1 for at least four hours Wednesday, Maryland State Police told Patch Wednesday morning.

Video Lottery Terminal local community grants will now be available to all of Cecil County for fiscal 2013, as the board of County Commissioners agreed to expand eligibility boundaries for the funds, the Cecil Whig reported early Tuesday.