Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that President Donald Trump bears responsibility for the group of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol building last week, threatened members of Congress and ransacked the seat of the legislative branch. His words come amid a groundswell of support among Congressional Democrats for a second impeachment.
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal says that two people died in a house fire in Salisbury. A news release Saturday from the office said that passersby called 911 around 3 a.m. when they saw the house on fire.
This content was republished with permission from WTOP's news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters' free email subscription today. Following calls for his expulsion from the General Assembly, Del. Daniel L. Cox (R-Frederick) issued a statement Friday denouncing the violent Trump rally that he attended earlier in the week.
CHAMPAIGN - Illinois still hasn't put together a flawless 40 minutes of basketball. But on Thursday night at Northwestern, Brad Underwood's team essentially played 20. Sure, it was out of necessity, as the Illini trailed the Wildcats 43-28 at halftime. But after the 53-13 beatdown ensued after the break, Underwood was proud of his team.
For the past four years, the watershed-wide cleanup has stagnated. Last week, we released our latest State of the Bay report, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's biennial check-in on the estuary's health. For the second time in four years, the overall health score decreased, and the grade remains a D+.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Police in Maryland have released more details about an officer-involved shooting including the identity of the man shot and killed by police who said he displayed a handgun. Late Saturday, the Montgomery County Police Department identified the man shot Friday in Gaithersburg as 24-year-old Kwamena Ocran.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) - Maryland surpassed the 300,000 COVID-19 case threshold, with more than 3,700 new cases reported on Saturday, data from the state's health department showed. The state added 3,758 cases as of Saturday, bringing the total to 303,364. Twenty-eight new deaths were also reported, bringing the state's total to 6,075.
As Maryland closed in on 300,000 total coronavirus cases Friday, the state again reported a record number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The state added 3,732 new coronavirus cases and 43 more deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the total case count to 299,606 and death toll to 6,047.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - There was a brief scare at the Maryland State Capitol just before noon Friday, when a suspicious letter was discovered inside the mail room. Police and fire hazmat teams were called to the Wineland building just after 11:30 am.
Maryland had administered more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines to its residents as of Jan. 7, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). That represents 27 percent of the vaccine doses the state has received, though Maryland also donated 8,000 vaccines to Washington, D.C., to immunize health care workers who live there and in Virginia or Maryland.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC EAST LANSING, Mich. - Ashley Owusu and Chloe Bibby each scored 20 points, Katie Benzan added 19 points and No. 12 Maryland beat No. 23 Michigan State 93-87 on Thursday.
The Governor reiterated his order in a November press conference, where he stated that people do not have a right to refuse to wear a mask. The order requires individuals to wear masks in all public locations indoors and in locations outdoors where social distancing is not possible.
BALTIMORE (WBFF) - As Maryland continues with "Phase 1" of its vaccine rollouts, Governor Larry Hogan announced that another group is being added to the list. Included in the new state's COVID-19 vaccination plan are residents over 75, high-risk inmates, childcare workers, and teachers.
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal says that two people died in a house fire in Salisbury. A news release Saturday from the office said that passersby called 911 around 3 a.m. when they saw the house on fire.
More than 250 organizations including the Maryland Hospital Association, major local insurers Kaiser Permanente and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine are throwing their support behind a new bill that aims to increase health equity in some Maryland communities.
Three teams of companies submitted proposals Friday to develop a plan to add toll lanes to parts of Interstate 270 and Maryland's portion of the Capital Beltway, state transportation officials said. The Maryland Department of Transportation plans to announce the winning "predevelopment agreement" in February and seek approval for it from the state's Board of Public Works this spring, the agency has said.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 12 th-ranked Maryland (8-1, 4-0 B1G) women's basketball team will host Purdue (5-3, 2-2) Sunday at noon at the XFINITY Center. The Terps-Boilermakers game will be streamed online through BTN Plus. Fans can also watch on the BTN Plus app using their BTN Plus subscriptions.
With Democrats in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, advocates of making Washington, D.C., the 51st state believe they are on the brink of a historic opportunity. Seven months after the House of Representatives passed a D.C. statehood bill for the first time, Mayor Muriel E.
Maryland Democrats are preparing for a potential open-seat race in the Washington suburbs as Rep. David Trone considers a run for governor. Aruna Miller, a former state House member, filed paperwork this week with the Federal Election Commission, positioning herself to launch a campaign should the second-term Democrat not seek re-election in the 6th District.
Maryland (6-6, 1-5) vs. No. 12 Illinois (9-3, 5-1) State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland looks for its third straight win over No. 12 Illinois at State Farm Center. Illinois' last win at home against the Terrapins came on Jan. 7, 2015.