Jul 15 Feds open investigation into Maryland State Police hiring practices By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into the Maryland State Police to determine if the agency engaged in racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices. Continue reading
Jun 09 Sheriff says multiple victims in shooting at Maryland business By Associated Press Authorities say a shooting at a business in western Maryland has claimed multiple victims and that the suspect is no longer an active threat. Continue reading
Apr 08 Maryland governor vetoes bill to expand abortion access By Brian Witte, Associated Press The bill would end a restriction that only physicians can provide abortions and require most insurance plans to cover abortion care without cost. Continue reading
Apr 04 New Maryland congressional redistricting map approved by governor By Brian Witte, Associated Press Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will approve a new congressional map after a judge struck down a previous map and supporters of the original dropped their appeal. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 7:32 Redistricting embroils Texas in contentious legal fight By Karla Murthy Primaries for this year’s midterm elections are already underway. Across the country, these elections are happening in newly drawn districts, the result of redistricting after the latest census. As both parties work the politically fraught process to their advantage, special… Continue watching
Jan 10 In a first, U.S. surgeons transplant a genetically modified pig heart into a human patient By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Friday's surgery showed for the first time that a gene-edited animal heart can function in the human body without immediate rejection. Continue reading
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