Dec 04 Watch 7:07 Maryland is the first state to formally reckon with its history of lynching and racial violence By PBS NewsHour Healing wounds over and violence from years past can be an extremely difficult endeavor. South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission was the most famous attempt of its kind—but now, Maryland is the first U.S. state using the resolution model to… Continue watching
Sep 28 Maryland newspaper gunman gets more than 5 life prison terms By Brian Witte, Associated Press A judge has sentenced a man who killed five people at a newspaper to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 1:37 A ‘Hail Mary’ for Maryland shorebirds pays off By Sam Weber, Hari Sreenivasan On Maryland’s eastern shore, small islands used by birds for nesting are disappearing. That coincides with a steep drop in several species of colonial nesting birds in the state. But this spring, in what's being described as a ‘Hail Mary’,… Continue watching
Jul 15 Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at Capital Gazette newsroom By Associated Press The jury's finding Thursday means the 41-year-old will be sentenced to prison, not a maximum-security mental health facility. Prosecutors are seeking five life sentences without the possibility of parole. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 12:27 Maryland reckons with a violent, racist past By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo and Brian Palmer, Retro Report More than 6,500 Black people were lynched in America between the end of the civil war in 1865 and 1950. These murders were carried out not only in the deep South, but in states like Maryland, which is now the… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:50 A ‘Hail Mary’ to save some species of birds in Maryland By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo On Maryland’s eastern shore, small islands used by birds for nesting are disappearing. That coincides with a steep drop in several species of colonial nesting birds in the state. But this spring, in what's being described as a ‘Hail Mary’,… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:38 Immigrant families in limbo as Biden’s immigration bill fails to get support in Congress By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Tommy Walters After years of failed attempts, Congress is again struggling to make any headway on immigration reform. President Joe Biden’s massive immigration bill has failed to gain the support it needs to pass as is, leaving immigrant families caught in limbo. Continue watching
Mar 24 Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to sign $577M HBCU settlement bill By Associated Press Hogan is scheduled to attend a bill signing Wednesday afternoon with lawmakers at Bowie State University. Continue reading
Dec 29 Maryland may repeal state song, a Confederate call to arms By Brian Witte, Associated Press "Maryland, My Maryland" was written in 1861 as a call to arms for the Confederacy. It refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot and urges defiance to the "Northern scum."… Continue reading
Sep 10 Lawsuit says EPA failed to enforce Chesapeake Bay pollution caps By Ben Finley, Associated Press The lawsuit says the EPA is allowing the two states to miss an upcoming deadline for meeting pollution-reduction goals. Continue reading