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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - At a rally Thursday on the campus following two days of turmoil over the football program, members of the University of Maryland Student Government Association ask for a minute of silence in memory of Jordan McNair. (Albane Guichard/Capital News Service)
Sports

Amidst Turmoil UMD Students Support Football Team

by ZACK SELBY Capital News Service COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – A tumultuous two days of statewide outrage directed at the University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ handling of the probe into football player Jordan […]

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot. (Photo courtesy of the office of the Comptroller of Maryland.)
Politics

Candidates in Comptroller Race Portray a Great Chasm

by Howard R. Fletcher Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — If it were a horse race, the challenger would be considered a longshot. Nevertheless, in a contest for the Maryland comptroller’s seat, a little-known Republican […]

Coach and Athletic Director Stay Despite Player’s Death
Sports

Coach and Athletic Director Stay Despite Player’s Death

by ZACH SELBY Capital News Service UPDATE: 10/31/2018 – 9:54PM COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Just one day after being reinstated by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, University of Maryland football head coach […]

Drugs and other items police said were seized as part of charges against a drug-dealing ring in Anne Arundel County. Photos by Harrison Cann/Capital News Service.
Regional

Drug Investigation in Anne Arundel Leads to Arrests

by Harrison Cann Capital News Service MILLERSVILLE, Maryland — An eight-month investigation into a drug trafficking organization led to 21 arrests and seizure of more than $800,000 worth of products, Anne Arundel County Police announced […]

Nursing Home Stock Photo
Regional

Nursing Home Kicked Out Residents, Now Settles

by Savannah Williams and Brooks DuBose Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The state of Maryland on Thursday announced a $2.2 million settlement in its suit against the owners of Neiswanger Management Services, a nursing […]

Larry Jackson leads boys at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center in a yoga pose on Sept. 25, 2018. (Courtesy of Eric Solomon)
Youth

Baltimore Juvenile Justice Promotes Yoga to Change Hearts

by Savannah Williams Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Ten young men file into the gym, wearing identical maroon polos, white undershirts, navy sweats, white socks and black, laceless shoes. Soon, they’re removing those shoes […]

WASHINGTON - Protesters march to the Supreme Court to rally against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the nation's highest court. (Albane Guichard/Capital News Service)
Politics

Ahead of Senate Vote, Thousands March Against Kavanaugh

by Samantha Rosen and Morgan Caplan Capital News Service WASHINGTON – “Say it loud, say it clear, Kavanaugh is not welcome here,” protesters chanted as they marched Thursday in withering heat along Constitution Avenue from […]