Capital News Service is a student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. The service has bureaus in College Park, Annapolis and Washington.
By Eric Myers Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) on Wednesday announced the agency’s largest tobacco bust ever, resulting in over $450,000 worth of…
By Hannah Gaskill The gunman in the Capital Gazette shooting trial pleaded guilty Monday to the murders of journalists Wendi Winters, Gerald Fischman, Robert…
By Samantha Hawkins Baltimore was quiet Thursday as the city mourned the loss of its long-time champion and advocate Elijah Cummings. The Democratic congressman…
By HORUS ALAS The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether “D.C. sniper” Lee Boyd Malvo’s juvenile life sentences without parole in Virginia…
By HORUS ALAS The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether to uphold Virginia’s life sentences without parole imposed on Washington,…
By Teresa Johnson Maryland’s public school systems are continuing to ramp up student safety plans — from bus cameras to active shooter drills. Plans…
By Elliott Davis Just in time for the Jewish high holidays, religious institutions across Maryland recently received grants toward security improvements – and a…
Hundreds of Maryland laws are going into effect Tuesday, spanning subjects from criminal justice reform to election law to the state’s medical cannabis commission….
By Elliott Davis The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates voted unanimously Thursday to increase the state’s projected revenues for the current fiscal year by…
By Ian Round Cocaine hasn’t received as much attention in recent years, but it is increasingly playing a role in the opioid epidemic, state…