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  • Wheaton residents want more lights, cleaner city

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/13/13 05:55 PM

    Improved lighting, safer sidewalks and a cleaner appearance are what residents of Wheaton -- an area infamous for the perception of a high crime rate -- want, according to a presentation given to a Montgomery County Council committee on Thursday. The report made suggestions on how to...

  • Audit: Maryland military agency claimed $700k in unauthorized grant

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/12/13 06:15 PM

    A state audit of Maryland's Military Department found that the agency claimed it had $700,000 from a federal grant that was never authorized. That money will have to come out of taxpayers' pockets if the department can't convince the federal government to reverse its denial of the grant. The...

  • Gov. Martin O'Malley rings up $9.5 billion in new taxes

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/11/13 06:40 PM

    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has approved 40 new and increased taxes and fees since he took office in 2007 that are projected to cost Marylanders $9.5 billion through fiscal 2014. "Nobody expected the total impact to be this staggering, not even me," said Larry Hogan, founder of conservative...

  • Outgunned: Maryland police overwhelmed by huge backlog of background checks

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/10/13 09:35 PM

    A surge in gun sales in Maryland has led to a massive backlog in background checks, taking as much as 10 weeks instead of the required seven days. In the first five months of 2013, the Maryland State Police received 57,732 applications to purchase a handgun or assault-style weapon -- more than...

  • The Blotter

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/09/13 06:45 PM

    N.J. man charged in road rage killing The Maryland State Police have charged a New Jersey man in a fatal shooting on I-97 in Anne Arundel County Saturday night that stemmed from what they are calling an incident of road rage. Joseph Walker, 40, was charged with second degree murder and...

  • 2 children critically injured in police car crash

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/09/13 04:50 PM

    Two children were rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a Howard County police vehicle made a U-turn into the path of their vehicle in Anne Arundel County on Saturday. Anne Arundel police say an on-duty Howard County officer was driving through an unfamiliar area when he...

  • N.J. man charged in fatal Anne Arundel shooting

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/09/13 03:30 PM

    The Maryland State Police have charged a New Jersey man in a fatal shooting on I-97 in Anne Arundel County Saturday night that stemmed from what they are calling an incident of road rage. Joseph Walker, 40, was charged with second degree murder and manslaughter for allegedly shooting Joseph...

  • Frager's opening temporary Eastern Market location

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/09/13 12:55 PM

    Mayor Vincent Gray and District officials announced Sunday that Frager's Hardware Store is opening a temporary pop-up location after the Capitol Hill institution was destroyed in a fire last week. Officials and Frager's owner John Weintraub announced that the temporary store would be located...

  • Report: Virginia among best, Maryland among worst states for retirement

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/06/13 06:40 PM

    Maryland's high tax burden is causing it to rank as one of the worst states to retire to, while Virginia is among the top 10, according to a report by Bankrate.com. Maryland tied with Vermont for 44th in the personal finance website's list of best states to retire to, with its high cost of...

  • Top Maryland Democratic senator to resign

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/06/13 03:15 PM

    One of the Maryland Senate's highest-ranking Democrats announced Thursday that he would resign at the end of summer. Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, D-Montgomery County, said he would be resigning from the Senate on Sept. 1. "I want to spend more quality time with my children," said...


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