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January 25, 2017

Children witness shooting at Maryland school bus stop

Police say a group of elementary school students witnessed a woman get shot at a school bus stop during a domestic argument.

January 25, 2017

Judge: Prosecutors may seek death in missing sisters' deaths

A Virginia judge has ruled that prosecutors may seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing two young Maryland sisters who disappeared more than 40 years ago.

January 24, 2017

Mom who lost 6 children in house fire released from hospital

Fire officials say a woman who lost six of her nine children in a house fire in Baltimore has been released from the hospital.

January 24, 2017

School system that fired woman for tweet updates guidelines

A Maryland school system has updated its social media guidelines after a school system employee was fired for a lighthearted quarrel she had with a student on Twitter over the student's spelling.

January 21, 2017

Maryland reducing operations at 75-year-old prison

Maryland's prison agency says it's reducing operations at the 75-year-old Maryland Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.

January 19, 2017

Baltimore police cut stun gun use after policy changes

Baltimore police officials say the department cut its use of stun guns nearly in half in 2016.

January 16, 2017

Social media coordinator says she was fired from Maryland school after harmless tweet

A social media coordinator for a Maryland public school system was fired Friday after a relatively harmless tweet sent out correcting a student’s spelling.

January 14, 2017

School employee fired for tweet aimed at student's spelling

A school system employee in Maryland who had a lighthearted quarrel with a student on Twitter over the student's spelling has been fired.

January 14, 2017

'Exorcist' author William Peter Blatty dead at 89

Novelist and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, a former Jesuit school valedictorian who conjured a tale of demonic possession and gave millions the fright of their lives with the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning movie "The Exorcist," has died.

January 13, 2017

Attorney: DC sniper life sentence unconstitutional

An attorney for a man convicted of taking part in sniper shootings that left 10 people dead in the Washington area is asking a judge to toss his life sentence because he was convicted as a juvenile.