While not mainstream sport, falconry has dedicated following

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — With blood on her beak and her prize between her talons, Glory looked up, pleased with herself. The search for the rabbit had been going on for about 10 minutes, but the hunt itself lasted less than…

NFL experts and fans weigh in on the fluctuating NFL ratings

After years of soaring NFL ratings, the current 2016 season has attracted significantly lower viewership throughout the first half of the season. In an attempt to explain the decline, NFL officials, experts and fans have offered many theories, including outrage…

These are the most unequal places in Maryland

Not all places in Maryland were created equal. According to the Gini Index, a measure of income distribution, Pikesville is the most unequal place in Maryland. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale of one to zero, with zero…

Gentrification spreading from Washington, D.C. to Prince George’s County

An increase in home values, coupled with shifting racial demographics and higher incomes in northern Prince George’s County neighborhoods may indicate that gentrification is spreading from Washington, D.C. to the surrounding Maryland suburbs.

Top 7 political stories from 2016

This year was characterized by months of nonstop political news and the CNS staff worked hard to cover all of it—from the political conventions to election day.

Top sports moments of fall 2016

Our CNS data lab team worked throughout the semester to covered local sports and crunch the numbers.

Underwater Maryland canyon could see new protections

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Less than 60 miles off the coast of Maryland, the ocean is peppered with bubblegum corals and mahi mahi in the Baltimore Canyon — one of 70 similar formations in the Atlantic created by ancient rivers. The…

Public health concerns raised about industrial chicken farms

Farms on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore are starting to look more like factories these days. Johns Hopkins’ Center for a Livable future says the influx of these industrial chicken farms, also known as CAFOs, could threaten public health throughout the state.

One little Marylander uses her new skill to help the homeless

CROFTON, Md. – A 10-year-old Anne Arundel County girl has decided to take matters into her own hands and create pajamas for homeless children in an effort to try and make their lives just a little bit better.

Baltimore ushers in a new era with 50th mayor Catherine Pugh

Stephanie Rawlings Blake passed the torch today as former state senator Catherine Pugh was finally sworn in as the new mayor of Baltimore.