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O'Malley signs gas tax, announces projects

Gov. Martin O'Malley has announced the first round of highway and transit projects that will be paid for with Maryland's first gas tax increase in 20 years.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 04:02pm EDT

Md. fire marshal: Pipe bomb found in mailbox

Maryland's Fire Marshal is investigating after a pipe bomb was found in a mailbox in rural Carroll County.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 03:54pm EDT

Orb to have an inside view of Preakness from rail

Orb becomes Preakness insider after drawing rail as favorite in Saturday's Triple Crown race

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 02:08pm EDT

Father loses bid to fight son's controversial suspension

A Maryland father says his son's controversial suspension is ridiculous, and he is not backing down.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 12:35pm EDT

Naked man jumps onto Prince George's fire truck (Video)

A group of Prince George's County firefighters had a strange encounter Wednesday after stopping for food in Calverton, Md.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 12:07pm EDT

Man shoots estranged wife, kills self in Clinton

A man shot and killed his estranged wife and then turned the shotgun on himself in Clinton, Md., Wednesday night, according to Prince George's County police.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 10:57am EDT

Property tax hike possible in Montgomery County

WTOP's Kate Ryan reports.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 09:37am EDT

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Md. regents approve university tuition hikes

Maryland board of regents approves tuition hikes for state universities

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 09:21am EDT

Officials won't clear Md. child's pastry gun suspension

A Maryland second-grader who was suspended after chewing a pastry into the shape of a gun and aiming it at other students won't get his record cleared -- at least for now.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 08:54am EDT

Metro to shut 5 stations for weekend work

Metro to shut a total of 5 stations on green and orange lines for weekend work

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 08:05am EDT

Md. promotes boat safety with floatable fashion

Md. DNR urges boaters to wear life jackets to work Friday to promote boater safety

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 07:49am EDT

D.C. ranks as top departure city for international travel

For international travel, Washington area airports are at the top of CardHub.com's list.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 07:00am EDT

Franchot parody hooks up Marylanders with unclaimed money (Video)

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot created a parody video to encourage people to find out whether they have unclaimed funds in old bank accounts or stocks.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 04:37am EDT

Get ready to shuck and slurp Maryland's 'Skinny Dipper'

If the words "shucking" and "slurping" make your mouth water, get ready for the debut of a new oyster raised in Maryland.

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 04:06am EDT

O'Malley to sign gun-control bill

Md. governor to sign gun-control measure with fingerprint requirement for handgun purchases

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 03:19am EDT

Metro: No cause of Silver Spring fire yet

Although the ultimate cause of the fire that badly damaged one of the transit agency's oldest model railcars and left hundreds of commuters stranded has not been determined, the transit agency released preliminary findings Wednesday.

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 07:44pm EDT

Pepco plan would reduce D.C. outages but hike rates

Every time a major storm knocks out power, many wonder why Pepco doesn't move its power lines underground. A new proposal could to do just that.

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 03:54pm EDT

Bear poaching charges lead to hunting suspension

LaVale, Md., man charged with bear poaching loses hunting privileges for 2 years

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 03:38pm EDT

$8.6M awarded to family of man stabbed at Md. club

Md. jury awards $8.6M to family of man fatally stabbed at club, victory may be symbolic

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 03:01pm EDT

Speed camera firm refunding $27K in Hagerstown

Contractor's lax inspection of speed cameras leads to $27,000 in refunds in Hagerstown, Md.

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 01:40pm EDT
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