College Park releases warning after spike in invasive Spotted Lanternfly

The Animal Welfare Department in College Park warns of an increase in the number of the invasive insect, the Spotted Lanternfly.

Phones Off, Focus On: How Maryland schools are cracking down on cell phones this fall

At least a third of Maryland public schools have tightened up phone-use rules in class this fall, according to a Capital News Service survey conducted this month.

In deep-blue Prince George’s County, running as a Republican is tough. Michael Riker is trying anyway.

Republican Michael Riker is running for the Prince George’s County Council. He’s attempting a feat no Republican has accomplished in the 21st century – getting elected to it.  

Alsobrooks details her tax controversy – and shifts focus to Hogan’s independence

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks gave the most detail to date about her recent tax credit controversy, while also discussing Hogan’s claim of being independent in their race for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Baltimore dockworkers strike over contract talks

Dozens of dockworkers demonstrated outside the Dundalk Marine Terminal off the Port of Baltimore as part of a series of strikes that swept the coast from Maine to Texas.

Merrill College capstone class descriptions

  CNS Annapolis Bureau We are a professional, working newsroom and we create stories and visuals for a news wire service with many clients — mostly news organizations in Maryland. Students are covering the state government — this means the…

How “blue” is Maryland? A closer look at the state’s voting history

As we near the 2024 general election, Capital News Service examined how Maryland has voted in presidential elections over the past 50 years.

Banned books find shelter in new “sanctuary library”

Local libraries are currently facing almost a dozen different book challenges, but these stories are still available in Anne Arundel County, thanks to protections county officials have put in place.

Maryland revenues see “slight positive adjustment”

State officials revised their estimate of general fund revenues upward this month, making what state Comptroller Brooke Lierman called a “slight positive adjustment.” 

Federal judge to hear arguments Monday over University of Maryland’s Oct. 7 vigil cancellation

A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments over a request by a University of Maryland student organization to prevent the university from canceling an Oct. 7 campus vigil that would commemorate the lives lost in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the past year.