In Maryland’s opioid crisis, fentanyl is driving deaths across the board

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, accounts for the majority of all drug-related deaths in the state, a discrepancy that only continues to intensify.

Court records tie Charles County school board candidate to multiple arrests

CNS reporters did routine background checks on all 155 school board candidates in Maryland, and when an online records search turned up cases of interest, CNS personnel traveled to county courthouses to obtain the full court records.

Twelve Maryland school board candidates have faced tax liens

Capital News Service reporters scoured the state court records of every school board candidate in the state, and tax liens were the most common court record found.

NASA to roll out Artemis I for Nov. 14 launch on Moon mission

The Artemis I test flight is an uncrewed mission that will travel beyond the Moon and back to Earth to test propulsion and controls on the Space Launch System rocket and the next-generation Orion crew module.

US, Russia discussing how to improve services at American embassy in Moscow

The embassy is currently limited to issuing only a small amount of official and diplomatic visas.

In death penalty case, justices hear arguments over when a precedent is a precedent

An Arizona procedural rule prevented a man from challenging the death sentence imposed on him for murdering a police officer.

Maryland 2022 Election Results

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Supreme Court considers future of affirmative action at colleges and universities

Harvard University and the University of North Carolina defended their use of race as a factor in determining college admissions, in separate cases heard by the justices.

Early voting turnout for 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial General Elections

Maryland voters cast their ballots before Election Day, either by in-person early voting or by returning absentee ballots.

Book banning resonates as an issue in Maryland school board races

Socially conservative school board candidates who want to remove books dealing with gender identity, racism and other socially sensitive topics from school library shelves are running in at least 11 of Maryland’s 23 counties, but they are in the minority.