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Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley speaks with the Capital Gazette Editorial Board.

Annapolis mayor asks President Trump to order American flags lowered in honor of shooting victims

August 21, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley is pressing for President Donald Trump to order that American flags be lowered to half-staff nationwide to honor the five men and women killed Thursday at...

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County Executive Kevin Kamenetz poses for a photo in his office in Towson, MD on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.

Maryland governor candidate’s sudden death shocks colleagues, state

August 22, 2019 at 8:50 a.m.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz spent nearly three decades building a close-knit family, a successful legal career and a formidable political machine — all from the comfort of his native...

Police and emergency workers are at the scene of a shooting at Great Mills High School in St. Mary's County March 20th, 2018.

Police: Gun used in Maryland high school shooting was legally owned by shooter’s father

August 22, 2019 at 8:13 a.m.

The handgun used in Tuesday’s shooting at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland was legally owned by the shooter’s father, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Austin...

Baltimore Police officers train their weapons on the suspect on the ground.

Man wearing animal outfit shot by police outside Baltimore TV station

June 30, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

A man dressed in an animal costume and wearing what police suspected was an explosive device strode into a Baltimore television station Thursday afternoon and, after a standoff, was shot...

Alert for missing Washington College student prompts campus closure

July 1, 2019 at 5:04 a.m.

CHESTERTOWN — Washington College on Maryland's Eastern Shore said it plans to resume classes Tuesday as police search for a student they say is missing and may have retrieved a...

Inaugural BWI flight to Havana, Cuba, takes off with high hopes

August 23, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

Flights to Havana began at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Wednesday, easing regional travel to the island nation and raising hopes for more economic opportunities and cultural exchanges. The airport...

Maryland’s ‘Batman’ struck, killed checking engine of Batmobile on highway

May 17, 2019 at 9:57 p.m.

Maryland's own Batman has died. Leonard Robinson, 51, an Owings Mills resident known for visiting hospitalized children in a Batman suit, was killed Sunday night in a traffic crash in...

Maryland’s ‘Batman’ struck, killed checking engine of Batmobile on highway

June 29, 2019 at 3:15 a.m.

Maryland's own Batman has died. Leonard Robinson, 51, an Owings Mills man known for visiting hospitalized children in full Batman regalia, was killed Sunday night in a traffic crash in...

Interim police commissioner has roots in Anne Arundel, Prince George’s

July 1, 2019 at 7:13 p.m.

The veteran law enforcement officer now in charge of the Baltimore Police Department is a relative newcomer to the city who has spent most of his career in the suburbs...

A beer vendor stands alongside a line at one of the few functioning bathrooms at Pimlico Race Course, as a water main break impacted utility service during Preakness 2015.

What really caused the bathroom closures at Saturday’s Preakness

June 7, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

The bathroom closures at Pimlico Race Course during the Preakness on Saturday were a result of low water pressure caused by increased water use, track and city officials said. Track...

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