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Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling.One officer was killed and another injured when a driver slammed into them at a barricade Friday afternoon. The attack comes after officers wer...
Syndicated Author Apr 05, 2021

Maryland audit faults procurement of 500K virus tests
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's administration failed to follow state procurement regulations when it bought 500,000 COVID-19 tests from a South Korean company last year, and the fir...
Syndicated Author Apr 02, 2021

Judge weighing motion to dismiss Chase lawsuit over censure
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge heard hours of arguments Thursday but did not immediately rule on whether to dismiss a lawsuit over the Virginia Senate's decision to censure conservative Amanda C...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

All Marylanders 16 and up can preregister for vaccine
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - All Maryland residents 16 and over can now preregister for an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine at mass vaccination sites as the state prepares to broaden eligibility as th...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Maryland Senate advances sweeping police accountability bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Senate has advanced a far-reaching police reform measure already passed by the House of Delegates.Senators debated the bill late Wednesday night and into Thursday mo...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Virginia inks $4 billion deal with Amtrak, CSX to boost rail
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a $3.7 billion deal Tuesday with Amtrak and CSX Transportation that officials say will break loose a major East Coast chokepoint and allow for...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

Maryland bill would ban hate symbols in public schools
Hereford High School senior Vita Shats had seen it weekly. The Confederate flag on T-shirts. The swastikas in bathrooms. She'd seen a fellow student with a Confederate flag on his belt, flaunting it i...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

State police to probe deadly Virginia Beach police shooting
Virginia Beach police have turned over their investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a former college football player to Virginia State Police after the Black man's death amid a rash of weeke...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

Mother charged with attempted murder of three-year-old daughter
Heather CurtisWMAL.comMARYLAND (WMAL) – A Montgomery County mother is charged with trying to kill her 3-year-old daughter.A man called Montgomery County Police Saturday around 10:50 a.m. to say ...
Syndicated Author Mar 29, 2021

MD’s governor ramping up vaccinations in hopes of “sort of normal” Memorial Day weekend
Heather CurtisWMAL.comMARYLAND (WMAL) – President Joe Biden wants you to be able to safely go to a Fourth of July barbecue. Maryland's governor wants you to be able to party even earlier."I want...
Syndicated Author Mar 26, 2021
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