Maryland

Washington County Circuit Court Clerk Kevin Tucker (right) swears in Andrew Wilkinson as a circuit court judge on Jan. 10, 2020, as Wilkinson's wife, Stephanie, watches.

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Suspect in killing of a Maryland judge who presided over divorce case is found dead

2:20pm October 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

The suspect in the shooting death of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was found dead in a wooded area not far from where the shooting unfolded, ending a weeklong manhunt.

A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay.

D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts

7:00am September 30, 2023

by Margaret Barthel

The Washington, D.C., region is home to about 400,000 federal employees, plus members of the military and government contractors. In a government shutdown, they face no pay and lots of uncertainty.

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR's studios for an interview with NPR's Jonathan Franklin.

She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happened

2:02pm September 24, 2023

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

A storm brewing off the southeastern U.S. coast is likely to strengthen over the next day or two as it hits North Carolina, forecasters said, posing flooding and other threats.

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Tropical storm warning puts mid-Atlantic coast under threat of winds and flooding

8:42pm September 21, 2023

by Emma Bowman

A disturbance is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm when it's expected to hit North Carolina late Friday, forecasters said, posing flooding and other threats as far north as New Jersey.

Eric Simmons (left) and Demetrius Smith, who were found innocent after spending years in prison for crimes they did not commit in Maryland, testify before state lawmakers for legislation to address how the wrongly incarcerated should be compensated by the state during a hearing on Feb. 26, 2020, in Annapolis, Md.

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Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder and agrees to pay him $340,000

3:41pm September 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

Demetrius Smith will be compensated by the state of Maryland after spending years behind bars, including over a year after he had been proven innocent. He was released from prison in 2013.

David Crawford, a former police chief in Laurel, Md., was hit with a lengthy prison sentence over a string of arson attacks on homes and cars.

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A police chief who became a serial arsonist is sentenced to life terms, plus 75 years

3:02pm June 28, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Surveillance video showed the Maryland arsonist gushing gasoline on homes before lighting fires that were sometimes explosive. One entry on his "target list" read simply, "White Privilege."

Police stand among a crowd outside a home where multiple people were shot in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday, June 11, 2023.

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3 people are dead and 3 wounded in a shooting at a Maryland home, police say

2:16am June 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson said at a media briefing that the shooting stemmed from what he described as an "interpersonal dispute" and that there was no further threat to the public.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the graduating class of Johns Hopkins University via livestream from Ukraine on Thursday in Baltimore.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy surprises Johns Hopkins grads as their commencement speaker

4:06pm May 25, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual appearance at the commencement ceremony was a surprise for those in attendance. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

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A man is accused of stealing a military truck the same day he was released from jail

12:11am May 15, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Michael Stevens II, 38, was released from jail Friday and is now accused of stealing and driving a military tank through Maryland before being arrested in Maryland.

Roy McGrath, chief executive officer of the Maryland Environmental Service, speaks during a news conference at the State House in Annapolis, Md., on April 15, 2020.

An ex-aide to Maryland's former governor is dead after a manhunt, lawyer says

1:41am April 04, 2023

by The Associated Press

A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges died Monday after he was wounded while being confronted by law enforcement agents, his lawyer said, following a manhunt.