Matt Connolly

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

While InfieldFest sat smack dab in the middle of the track at the famed Preakness Stakes, it might as well have taken place on another planet entirely. Equal parts music festival and alcohol-fueled costume party, the celebration bore little resemblance to the pomp and circumstance of the rest...

Kate Jacobson

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

A student did what to avoid telling his parents he failed? Instead of coming clean about failing an English class, college student Aftab Aslam staged his own kidnapping. The Georgia Gwinnett College student purchased a mobile phone from Target, then texted his parents saying he'd been...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

Three arrested in connection to P.G. county robberies Police in Prince George's County have arrested three men in connection with more than 50 burglaries in the county since December 2012. Anthony Nyrekie Edwards, 40, David Benjamin Neal, 24, and Jamal Cooke, 21, all from Oxon Hill, have...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

Police in Prince George's County have arrested three men in connection with more than 50 burglaries in the county since December 2012. Anthony Nyrekie Edwards, 40, David Benjamin Neal, 24, and Jamal Cooke, 21, all from Oxon Hill, have been charged with burglary. Police said the three men...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

Prince George's County police Cpl. Ben Conner started flying at a young age. He said he first began flying planes as a 16-year-old high school sophomore and then became a flight instructor during his senior year. On his 31st birthday, May 8, Conner became the youngest pilot-in-command in the...

Liz Essley

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

Washington residents soon will have a new way to get to Baltimore or Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on the weekends. Maryland's MARC commuter train is extending its Penn Line service to Saturday and Sunday, thanks to a $60 million cash infusion from Gov. Martin...

Andy Brownfield

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

A new Maryland law punishes those who file false financial claims against state residents, a tactic used by anti-government extremists to ruin the finances of public officials. The law stemmed from cases where anti-government "sovereign citizens" had filed fraudulent liens against public...

Andy Brownfield

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

The Montgomery County Democratic Party's spring fundraiser brought in more money than expected despite a union boycott that organizers credit for low attendance. A spokeswoman for the county Democratic Central Committee said the May 11 Spring Ball had already raised more than $50,000 and the...