COLLEGE PARK–There’s an entire psychology behind trafficking that forms the foundation for a business model of selling sex. Undercover detectives explain how it works and why traffickers choose Maryland over other areas.
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Gang-related deaths on the rise; kids primary recruitment target
COLLEGE PARK — As gang-related deaths are on the rise in Maryland, community members are finding that gang activity can start on school grounds as some of the youngest students are targeted as potential gang recruits.
College becoming less affordable for Maryland students
Many of the reasons loans have increased is because the price to attend college, even at state schools that subsidize costs for some students, has also increased, including in Maryland.
Maryland looks to end income-based housing discrimination
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – Voucher holders’ options for housing may soon broaden if Maryland lawmakers reintroduce and pass the Home Act in the upcoming 2017 legislative session.
Maryland’s heroin and opioid crisis reaches an all-time high
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Barbara Allen signs her emails with the names of her family members she has lost to addiction. Jim’s mom, Bill’s sister, Amanda’s aunt. Her son, Jim, died from a heroin and alcohol overdose in 2003 after battling…
Monday night blues: Washington can’t win at home on Monday Night Football, but it might not be their fault
Washington is a brutal 2-15 at home under Monday night’s primetime lights since 1996, the worst record in such games in the NFL.
Community-police relations a legislative priority, ACLU says
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland–After Maryland’s 2016 legislative session gave way to notable criminal justice reform, the ACLU of Maryland is looking to revive some prolonged efforts in improving the community-police relationship that may have fallen to the wayside. The majority of the…
Some in Maryland LGBT community concerned about treatment under new administration
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – Delegate Maggie McIntosh, D-Baltimore, said she is concerned about LGBT residents in Maryland after the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump. “I am not worried about an erosion of legal rights, I am worried about an erosion…
Maryland struggles to retain young, qualified teachers
Maryland schools are often touted as some of the best in the country, but beneath the surface, it is becoming increasingly difficult to retain experienced teachers during the first few years into the profession despite receiving relatively high pay among teachers nationwide.