Maryland’s Sarbanes won’t seek reelection to the House next year

Elected to the House in 2006, Sarbanes represents Maryland’s 3rd District, which includes Annapolis, Howard County and portions of Anne Arundel and Carroll Counties.

The Preakness was under the spotlight after deaths at Churchill Downs earlier this month

By JESSIE SCHWARTZ Capital News Service BALTIMORE – Wearing shirts emblazoned with the phrase “horse racing” but with “racing” crossed out and “killing” in its place, about 50 members of Horseracing Wrongs, a non profit organization working to end horseracing,…

Foreign Reporting

The lives of our international neighbors and struggles they left behind.

Baltimore Divided: How historically neglected neighborhoods are rising up

CNS sought to understand how wealth inequality was changing in Baltimore after the last census. We compared neighborhood-by-neighborhood income data and then set out to speak to residents about the changes they were experiencing.

What Maryland voters are saying on Election Day

We’re continuously updating this article with Maryland voters’ stories about what brought them to the polls on Election Day.

Biden, other U.S. leaders pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II

President Biden issued a proclamation ordering that all American flags on U.S. government buildings, at military installations and on naval vessels are to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the queen’s burial.

Thousands of Marylanders face animal bites and rabies exposure each year

Those seeking treatment for possible rabies exposure in Maryland should go to an emergency department for medical evaluation and treatment associated with a bite or serious injury, according to the state health department.

Maryland lawmakers wrap up 2021 session with pandemic aid; reforms to police, betting

The Maryland General Assembly operated like never before in 2021 but still passed significant measures that included a multi-billion dollar COVID-19 relief plan, historic police reform, legalized sports wagering, and a wave of overrides of the governor’s vetoes.

Legacy of slavery, segregation influences debate over removing Confederate statue in Maryland

When residents here describe their town, they describe a paradise. There’s no crime and everyone—black and white—gets along in neighborhoods just a few miles from the banks of the Eastern Shore’s Tred Avon River in Talbot County.

Bolton revelations overshadow Trump impeachment defense, may shift GOP witness stance

WASHINGTON – Explosive revelations by former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton cast a cloud over President Donald Trump’s defense Monday in his Senate impeachment trial and appeared to be dividing Republican senators over whether calling new witnesses and…