Matt Connolly

Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

The Maryland Lottery is losing ground thanks largely to the rise of casino gambling in the Free State. Lottery revenue in fiscal 2013 totaled about $435 million as of April 14, according to a report from lottery Director Stephen Martino. That's less than the $442 million in revenue at the same...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

A Bladensburg police officer who died after a collision in Anne Arundel County had shot himself while driving, the Maryland medical examiner determined. Officer Brian Johnson died from a gunshot wound to the upper body, and his death was a suicide, Anne Arundel County police officials said...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

A man who authorities believe to be a serial bank robber struck again in Prince George's County last week, police said. The man entered the M&T Bank at 3700 Donnell Drive in Forestville about 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday. He approached a teller, handed her a note and demanded money. The teller...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

An Prince George's County police officer crashed his marked SUV while he was on duty, police said. About 2 a.m. Monday, the officer was turning from Baltimore Avenue onto Contee Road in Laurel when his vehicle struck a curb. The SUV then flipped over and struck a lamp post, which fell and...

Alan Blinder

Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

A Montgomery County mother is facing nearly a dozen charges after authorities said she offered a Gaithersburg man sex with her daughter to settle a $5,000 debt. Maryland prosecutors say that the woman, whose name The Washington Examiner is not reporting because it could be used to identify the...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

Gaithersburg police are seeking information about the attempted kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy. The victim told police that he was running on the sidewalk of Midsummer Drive at about 7 p.m. on April 22 when a man exited a van and grabbed him by the arm. The boy pushed the assailant away, and...

Andy Brownfield

Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

The panel that sets hospital rates in Maryland is recommending that the state's hospitals absorb a 2 percent cut to Medicare as part of across-the-board federal spending cuts, a move strongly opposed by the hospitals. The Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission is scheduled to vote...

Alan Blinder

Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

A Saturday morning crashed killed an off-duty Bladensburg police officer who was a nine-year veteran of the force. Authorities said that Brian Johnson was driving in Anne Arundel County when he crossed the center median of Route 100 and slammed into an oncoming vehicle. Doctors at a Glen...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

About 500 cell locks opened at Montgomery County's main jail -- the second time in one week locks became unsecured in the facility near Clarksburg. The incident caused officials to declare a security emergency. Just after 12:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, jail workers were alerted that the...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

A fire that required almost 50 firefighters to control caused about $150,000 in damage to a Largo townhome on Friday. Prince George's County firefighters responded to the fire at about 2:30 p.m. on Friday in the 500 block of Harry S. Truman Drive. The fire started on the second floor of the...