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Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. opened up during CNN’s “State of the Union” about taking on the role as the House’s lead impeachment manager during President Donald Trump’s second impeachment while also grieving the loss of his son, Tommy Raskin.

Authorities say three Maryland prison system employees have been charged in a bribery and kickback scheme involving unearned pay

The Trump administration has carried out its 13th and final federal execution, five days before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in

Two COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have received emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, allowing front-line health care workers to be inoculated against the virus. As of Thursday, more than 9.3 million vaccine doses have been administered across the U.S., out of a total 27.6 million doses distributed. As of Friday, 436,993 people in our region have received their first...

A Maryland man who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing his company badge has turned himself in

Maryland is moving into Phase 1B of vaccinations starting Monday. Marylanders age 75 and older, all residents at long-term care facilities, and teachers and education staff will be eligible, Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Thursday. Anyone of any age living in assisted-living or independent-living facilities, behavioral health group homes, or homes centered on developmental disabilities will be…

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has proposed an economic relief package including direct payments of as much as $750 for low-income to moderate-income families and individuals, he announced at a press conference Monday. “This stimulus and tax relief package will provide $267 million in direct payments to Marylanders in need,” Hogan said. “Families who file for the Earned Income Tax Credit…

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he immediately mobilized state police and National Guard members when asked to go to Washington to protect the U.S. Capitol, but the state was repeatedly denied permission before finally being authorized to send help

The Maryland judge who has been presiding over the case of a man who killed five people at a newspaper in 2018 has been appointed to the state’s intermediate appellate court

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced steps to speed up vaccinations against the coronavirus

Maryland’s largest public employee union says an agreement with the state on a contract has missed a deadline.

A woman was killed and three family members were hospitalized after a fire ripped through a home in Beltsville, Maryland, on New Year’s Day.

The Maryland Department of Health is working with regional and federal partners to test patient samples for infection with the new variant of the coronavirus.

It’s been recorded and performed by hundreds of artists around the world. It’s been written about for decades. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was John Denver’s first big hit and became both his signature song and West Virginia’s state song. Like many great songs, there are great stories behind the song as well. Some true, some not so true...

Non-hospital based physicians across Maryland are growing frustrated as they are struggling to find information about how they can get vaccinated for COVID-19. Dr. Shannon Pryor, president of the Maryland State Medical Society, said the organization has been deluged with inquiries from community physicians who are trying to find information about when and how they and their staff will receive…

As the coronavirus took hold in major American cities last spring, Kit Pepper did the only thing she could think of to help: she started sewing. Hearing reports of mask shortages, the Frostburg, Md., woman —with members of the local house and garden club — made and shipped thousands of masks to front-line workers across the country. But as she…

The drunken driver who crashed into a family’s car after Christmas and killed three young children is set to spend two decades in prison.

After decades of debate, legislators in Maryland finally seem ready to repeal the state song

A high school principal in Maryland has sent a letter to the school community following the accidental shooting death of a 17-year-old.

All but two construction workers injured last week in an explosion at a high-rise building in Baltimore have been released from hospitals as officials continue to investigate what caused the incident.

Federal prosecutors say a former Maryland postal carrier pleaded guilty to stealing mail after admitting to taking credit cards from the mail

A Christmas carol reimagined by teachers at a Maryland school seems to perfectly capture one of 2020’s biggest struggles: virtual learning. Educators from Gaithersburg Middle School created a parody song called “The 12 Days of Zoom Class.” Holiday classic “The Twelve Days of Christmas” always seems like it goes on forever. And so did 2020 — especially for teachers who…

In an exclusive report, NBC4 and Telemundo 44 speak with individuals who say they were falsely labeled as gang members and added to a controversial database used by law enforcement Elected leaders and activists in Prince George’s County fear a database police agencies use to track gang members is falsely labeling innocent people. The database is called GangNET and it’s used...

Dressed in a magenta sweater and purple sneakers, Savannah Dahan took the stage of NBC’s “Little Big Shots” earlier this year to perform Sara Bareilles’ hit song “Brave.”

A former employee of the National Archives and Records Administration in Maryland has been sentenced to four months of home detention for illegally accepting payments from companies for work that was part of his federal job

Authorities say a worker killed at a construction site in Virginia was a 30-year-old Maryland man.

The family of a 19-year-old Black man who died in police custody two years ago in a rural Maryland town has filed a federal lawsuit

A man was arrested Thursday after walking up to a 26-year veteran Montgomery County police officer and punching him in the face while he was in line at Chipotle, police said.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is ordering new restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. The state issued a public health advisory which lowers the gathering limit from 25 to 10 people. Maryland is also advising against all non-essential activities and holiday gatherings with people outside of your immediate household. “Our message today is simple: you are safer at home for…

An 80-year-old food delivery driver was carjacked Wednesday afternoon in Montgomery County, Maryland, police say. A suspect is in custody.

A Maryland health official says all of the state’s hospitals are expected to receive some COVID-19 vaccines in the next two weeks to begin vaccinating critical frontline staff

Maryland’s electors have cast their 10 votes for president for Democrat Joe Biden, who won Maryland’s popular vote in November

News4 has obtained a list of two dozen Maryland hospitals expected to receive the first shipment of Pfizer vaccines once it receives emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Some of the hospitals expected to receive an inaugural shipment of roughly 975 vaccines include Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center, The Johns Hopkins…

Maryland will pay the companies managing the Purple Line’s construction $100 million by Dec. 31 to settle contract disputes under an agreement.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a series of measures that he hopes will spur job creation and help businesses that have struggled financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

An election hotline and email account dedicated to receive complaints of voter intimidation and harassment in Maryland during the 2020 presidential election received few reports

State officials say Maryland will prioritize its initial COVID-19 vaccinations for hospital-based health care workers, residents of nursing homes and first responders

Baltimore’s newly elected mayor is set to be sworn in, ushering in a new generation of leadership trying to move the city beyond what many say has been decades of stagnation and backsliding

Maryland officials have certified election results showing Democrat Joe Biden won the state’s 10 electoral votes

Maryland’s second-highest court ordered a new trial for a man who was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 2018 for the shooting death of his girlfriend.

A mother and son were stopped from boarding a flight in Baltimore, Maryland, over the Thanksgiving holiday after authorities learned that the child had tested positive for the coronavirus, NBC News reports.

As details on Warrick’s specific case emerge, here’s a step-by-step look at how genetic genealogy works.

Customer advocates and utility companies are warning Maryland residents about utility-related scams now that the state’s moratorium on shut-offs has ended.

Classes have been canceled for students in a Maryland school district that is the victim of a ransomware attack

A restaurant owner in La Plata, Maryland says he’s playing by pandemic rules by trying to serve his food outdoors under a large tent, but he is being met with permit restrictions set by the city. Earlier this month, Galazio Restaurant erected a tent on the restaurant’s parking lot since the restaurant is only allowed to seat half of...

“Answer the call” and download the COVID Alert app have joined the growing list of pandemic precautions, such as wearing a mask and social distancing, as the Maryland Health Department battles a pandemic surge during this holiday season

The Maryland Judiciary will further restrict courtroom operations and reduce the types of cases that will be heard in court due to the surge in coronavirus cases.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a frequent critic of Trump, told CNBC the president’s election lawsuits are not “based on fact” and “need to end.”

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Maryland lawmaker and other plaintiffs which said Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional

Maryland’s Anne Arundel County has appointed a police chief who will be the first person of color to take the position

A woman was arrested in the attack of two employees of a Maryland ice cream shop.

Courts throughout Maryland partially shut down Monday due to the pandemic. Just weeks ago, on Sept. 29,Maryland loosened its restrictions and allowed jurors to return and more cases to proceed with plexiglass, cleanings and rules for distancing. That didn’t last long. With the new coronavirus surge nationwide, there’ll be no new jury trials in Maryland in 2020. “We’ve been...

A woman in Maryland is hoping that someone will come forward with information about her sister’s disappearance 35 years ago.

Police in West Virginia and other states are heightening efforts to enforce seat belt laws.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced how the state will allocate about $70 million in federal aid as the state braces for months of rising coronavirus cases

The Maryland Court of Appeals says all criminal and civil trials, except those in which a jury has already been seated, will be suspended until at least January as the state deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases

Two women in Maryland say they were attacked while working at an ice cream shop because they asked two customers to wear masks. Nythia Davis and her friend McKeniva drove to work Saturday at a Cold Stone Creamery ice cream shop in Edgewater. The trouble started when a man and woman walked in about 7:30 p.m., passing a sign on…

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced the state will reduce indoor operations for bars and restaurants from 75% to 50% in response to rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations

The man got behind the wheel of a police Department cruiser and fatally struck a relative, Interim Chief of Police Hector Velez said.

The first Black woman to assume the top role leading fellow midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy is taking up that post as brigade commander next semester.

More than 700 people in Maryland are in the hospital with the coronavirus

Maryland restaurants will receive $50 million in state aid as they continue to struggle with devastating financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is warning of a major surge in coronavirus cases

Legalized sports betting in Maryland could start in the summer of next year since voters have approved it

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is issuing an executive order restricting indoor activities in the county due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks.

Maryland’s largest counties are working to overcome a technology glitch that’s delayed reporting of full Election Day results. The state hopes to have all of the preliminary numbers posted on its website by the end of the day Thursday. Final returns from Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, among others, are still missing due to delays in transferring Tuesday’s in-person...

In addition to choosing the next president of the United States, Marylanders voted for their respective representatives in Congress and making important decisions about potential new laws and amendments.

Prince George’s County police are investigating the death of a teenager in Oxon Hill early Sunday. Police say officers were on the scene of a car crash on Indian Head Highway and Livingston Road just after midnight when a woman came up to them covered in blood and said her son was trying to kill her. She said her...

Local lawmakers say a Maryland agency needs to answer some tough questions about how it’s informing employees about positive COVID-19 cases. Almost 100 employees at motor vehicle branches around the D.C. area have tested positive for COVID-19, including 37 in Maryland. Twenty-eight cases have been reported at the Glen Burnie branch, six in Largo, two in Gaithersburg and one in…

Maryland voters lined up on Monday for a busy, record-breaking first day of in-person early voting in the state. The first early voters began lining up before dawn outside the Silver Spring Civic Center and elsewhere. This is a “pivotal election” and it’s important to recognize “the massive level of sacrifices that have been made by African Americans for...

Video of a Maryland man’s arrest has been viewed more than 17 million times on TikTok since it was posted Friday. The video shows Anne Arundel County police pulling Antoine Wedington, 23, out of a car. Police pulled Wedington’s girlfriend over for speeding at Shady Side Road and Deale Churchton Road in Shady Side. Officers asked Wedington for his ID,…

Baltimore County police have accused a man of spraying several women in three stores with a substance believed to have induced dizziness

Some county school leaders in Maryland say they feel they aren’t getting enough guidance from the state on how to safely reopen schools. They say the state needs to have clearer school safety guidelines. “There have been no steps, statewide steps, to give us clarity in how to reopen,” State Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George’s County, said. He was...

A Maryland woman has been charged with murder for the death of her mother nearly five months ago.

Initiative 81: This initiative would change the way D.C. enforces the non-commercial planting, cultivation, distribution, possession and use of entheogenic plants and fungi. Examples of these hallucinogens include magic mushrooms and mescaline-containing cacti. Right now, entheogenic plants and fungi are categorized as Schedule 1 drugs in the District. The passage of Initiative 81 would place investigation and arrests of those engaging…

The main area of concern is a winding stretch between Georgia Avenue and River Road.

A Maryland state corrections officer has been accused of faking tens of thousands of dollars in overtime

Gov. Larry Hogan says Maryland will allow up to 10% capacity at the two stadiums in the state that are home to NFL teams

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he voted for the late Ronald Reagan for president, instead of President Donald Trump

Prince George’s County Public Schools are warning of a potential $170 million budget deficit next year. The calculation takes several things into consideration. The county is currently assuming 1,700 fewer students will enroll next year, which could lead to a $94 million loss. The school system is also factoring in $75 million dollars needed to cover increases in employee compensation….

Nearly two decades after a Maryland man was shot and killed, his family is renewing their fight for justice, and taking the extraordinary step of filing murder charges. Tylandis Cortez Washington was shot and killed nearly 20 years ago in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Gaithersburg. “It’s been so long, 18 years, and I’m not going to…

The Largo branch of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration should shut down after an employee recently died of COVID-19 and four other workers tested positive, the Prince George’s County executive says. Jyri Erik Kork was considered the life of his workplace at the Largo MVA branch, his stunned coworkers told News4. “The person who passed was our jokester and...

Five employees at the Largo branch office of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration have tested positive for COVID-19 and one of them has died, officials say. According to a Maryland Department of Transportation MVA spokesperson, the employee who most recently tested positive received their positive test result on Oct. 10. The employee last worked at the branch on Oct. 3….

A massage therapist who once gained recognition for helping wounded warriors is now accused of sexual assault. David Kupferschmid is a licensed massage therapist was arrested last weekend at his home in Silver Spring, Maryland, and charged with second-degree rape. According to court documents obtained by News4, the alleged assault happened in July at Kupferschmid’s home on Cassidy Street...

Maryland is taking steps to get construction on the Purple Line back on track. State leaders tell News4 they have taken over construction management after a judge ruled in September that the contractor for the long-awaited rail project could walk off the job over cost disputes. The Maryland Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Transportation Authority have assumed the Purple...

New laws taking effect in D.C., Maryland and Virginia could impact your wallet, protect you at work or change how you get around the D.C. area. On Oct. 1, 2020, numerous bills passed before and after the start of the pandemic are taking effect. Here’s a look at some of the major changes. The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop Maryland...

A man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend at the couple’s apartment in Maryland has been arrested in North Carolina

A legal settlement agreement has been reached in the death of a man who authorities say was fatally shot by a Maryland police officer while he was handcuffed in a patrol car

Authorities in Maryland say they arrested a man accused of stealing a police car and leading officers on a chase before crashing into another cruiser

A car flipped over on northbound Interstate 270 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Sunday night, critically injuring the driver and blocking traffic, fire officials say. The car overturned on I-270 at I-370 and all northbound lanes are blocked, Montgomery County Fire and EMS said. Firefighters had to extricate the driver from the car. Medics took the driver to a hospital with critical…

A Maryland law banning restaurants, schools and other food servers from using foam containers takes effect next week

A driver was killed when a car drove off the road, slammed into a home and then burst into flames Saturday in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, fire officials say. A vehicle ran into a utility pole that crashed onto another vehicle around 7 a.m. Then, it careened into a home near Addison Road and Seat Pleasant Drive, sparking a fire, firefighters…

Authorities say a Maryland man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of a hate crime and others charges in the 2018 shooting of a Black man

Ballots are beginning to be mailed to voters in Maryland

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he believes it would be a mistake for his party to “ram through” a nomination to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court before the November election.

A pedestrian was killed during a hit-and-run vehicle collision in the Maryland suburbs of Washington

Prince George’s County is allowing more businesses to open their doors and revised some of its coronavirus safety guidelines under its second phase of reopening. The following businesses can reopen with certain precautions in place: Banquet halls, receptions and meeting rooms: Hotels, conference centers and similar establishments that offer dining or meeting facilities to the public can open at 50%...

A dark cloud is now hanging over the massive Purple Line project in Maryland after a judge ruled the contractor for the project could walk off the job over cost disputes. Construction on the light rail line is now going to have to take a major break, and local leaders expressed their concerns to state transportation officials Tuesday about how…

Amazon said it plans to hire up to 4,400 employees for its Maryland facilities as part of a major company-wide expansion accelerated by booming sales during the coronavirus pandemic