This is the first of a two-part series of articles, in which Capital News Service recreates the story of the rise and fall of Maryland’s Latin Kings through court documents, witness testimony at the trial of Chinua Shepperson and an extended interview with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Chris Trainor
Westboro Relishes Legal Fight as Md. Lawmakers Push Picketing Restrictions
WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers introduced three state and federal bills in the past five weeks to strengthen restrictions on picketing funerals
U-Md.’s Broder Remembered as “Towering Figure” in Journalism
WASHINGTON – A Royal typewriter, a Rolodex bursting with dog-eared cards, two notepads displaying hastily-scrawled, barely-legible writing, a Chicago Cubs coffee mug and a meticulously folded American flag were laid out on a table at David Broder’s memorial service
Nuclear Plant Manager Warned Employees of Roof Leaks, Declining Maintenance
WASHINGTON – Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant General Manager Thomas Trepanier warned his employees about a pattern of “tolerating degraded roof conditions” at the 35-year-old facility last year after water damage shorted out backup power systems, leading to a weeklong shutdown
Japan Crisis Casts Pall Over Maryland Nuclear Power Expansion
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s only nuclear power plant is fundamentally different from the endangered Fukushima plant in Japan, but what’s happening on the other side of the world could suppress the public’s appetite for more reactors here
Same Sex Marriage Likely Dead
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday effectively killed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage by sending the measure back to committee where it’s not expected to resurface this year
March Madness Comes to Smart Phones — With Addiction Warning
WASHINGTON – The upcoming NCAA men’s basketball tournament is more than a sporting event for Annapolis resident Nick Allen, 28