Maryland: Latest News, Pictures & Videos

Baltimore jail escape attempt ends with man shot, official says
4/22/13 2:31 PM
A detainee fled while being removed from a police vehicle and was shot by a corrections officer as he tried to scale a fence, authorities say.
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Melissa King, former Miss Teen Delaware USA, given probation
4/22/13 11:01 AM
Melissa King, who resigned as Miss Delaware Teen USA after an online porn video surfaced, has been given a year of probation for underage alcohol possession in Maryland.
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Driver flips car, fires shots from inside before being arrested
4/22/13 8:23 AM
A man fired shots at Prince George's County Police officers Sunday night after flipping and crashing his car, officials say.
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Police investigate Gaithersburg stun gun death
4/21/13 11:55 AM
Authorities are investigating the death of a Gaithersburg man after police used stun guns to detain him.
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Bid for FBI building sets off regional competition
4/20/13 9:35 PM
The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the region jockeying for the opportunity to attract the law enforcement agency and the economic benefits.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's uncle glad he was captured alive
4/20/13 3:26 PM
Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, Md. says he was relieved his younger nephew was captured alive so he could seek forgiveness from the bombing victims.
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Security heightened for D.C. area events after Boston
4/19/13 6:08 PM
With local races and the IMF World Bank meetings scheduled this weekend in the D.C. area, security will be on everyone's minds after the Boston Marathon bombing.
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WJLA-TV wins 2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
4/18/13 7:09 PM
WJLA-TV has won the top Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for 2013, the Overall Excellence Award, as well as the awards for Best Website, WJLA.com, and Best News Series.
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Robert Chin sentenced for exchanging drugs for sex
4/18/13 6:46 PM
Robert Chin, 66, was sentenced to 150 months in prison for giving heroine and oxycodone to several young women, including a minor with whom he exchanged the drugs for sex.
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Worcester County schools on lockdown as police search for suspect
4/22/13 12:17 PM
Several schools on Maryland's Eastern Shore were placed on lockdown Monday morning while authorities searched for a man wanted for making threats of terror in Delaware, officials say.
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Anthony Howard dies after being shocked by stun gun
4/22/13 10:58 AM
A 51-year-old Gaithersburg man was killed Friday evening after being shocked with a stun gun after defying repeated orders from police officers, police say.
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PG schools: No laws broken in cell phone sex case
4/21/13 1:39 PM
Prince George's County school officials say no laws appear to have been broken in an incident involving consensual sex between two students that was recorded.
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Two dead after boat capsizes in Chesapeake Bay
4/21/13 11:42 AM
The Coast Guard says two people have died and four others have been rescued after a boat capsized Saturday near Point Lookout State Park in Scotland.
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Bostonians celebrate Tsarnaev 's capture
4/20/13 7:00 PM
They gathered in silence on Boylston Street, just three blocks away from the chaos and carnage caused by twin bombings four days earlier. Some were crying. Others took to the streets of Boston and beyond to celebrate the capture of the surviving suspect.
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Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of Boston bombing suspects, lives in Maryland
4/19/13 11:57 PM
The uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Ruslan Tsarni of Montgomery Village, called on his nephew to, "Turn yourself in and ask forgiveness. You have brought shame." Their father, mother, and aunt also spoke out.
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Marylanders start paying fee to save the Chesapeake Bay on July 1
4/18/13 7:47 PM
A new fee, designed to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, is the focus of a heated debate among Maryland taxpayers, environmentalists, and business groups.
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Christopher Davon White's family, police believe video might be clue in cold case murder
4/18/13 7:06 PM
In a video shown by police, you can see not just an armed robbery. Police believe you may be watching the motive for a murder of a Maryland man killed in December - hours after the robbery.
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Juan Carter sentenced to seven years
4/18/13 5:56 PM
A former Prince George's County police officer convicted of reselling weapons seized from criminals was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison.

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