2 Baltimore officers shot during traffic stop

Baltimore police say two officers have been shot during a traffic stop and they are in serious but stable condition. The suspected shooter was killed by return fire.

Hoyer hitches star to big vote

As the No. 2 member of the House, Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland has a lot riding on the outcome of today's health care vote.

Overseas-ballots law might shift primaries

Every four years, for more than three decades, voters in Maryland and the District of Columbia have been going to the polls for primary elections in September after the kids are back in school and the summer travel season had ended.

Suspect held in slaying of Allegany County man

State and local police have captured a suspect charged in the killing of an Allegany County man late Friday. Richard J. Glenn II, 23, of Rawlings has been charged in a warrant with second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment, Maryland State Police said in a statement. The victim is identified as Matthew G. Golden, 38, also of Rawlings. According to police, dispatchers received a call at 11:50 p.m. Friday reporting an argument in the Allegany County home where Glenn lives with his girlfriend, two children, and his girlfriend's parents. The caller said Glenn had fired a gun as he was leaving home. While police were responding, a 911 call came through saying that Golden had been shot at his home in the 16000 block of Rawlings Lane, about one-half mile from Glenn's residence. Police found Golden lying at the bottom of a stairwell that led to his home's basement entrance. Golden was rushed by helicopter to a Cumberland hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Witnesses told officers that Golden identified Glenn as his attacker, according to the police statement. After the shooting, the gunman ran off in an unknown direction, and was arrested Saturday afternoon. The motive for the shooting was not known.

Douglass society signs agreement with sculptor

The Frederick Douglass Honor Society has signed an agreement with a sculptor to build a statue honoring Douglass on the Talbot County Courthouse lawn. The agreement with Silver Spring sculptor Jay Hall Carpenter stipulates that the statue of the African-American orator and activist be completed by June 2011. The organization originally sought to have the statue completed during Easton's 300th Anniversary celebrations in November, but society President Eric Lowery says this allows Carpenter time to give the society the best product he can. The Talbot County Council must still sign off on the project. The group had scheduled two fundraisers, "An Evening with Frederick Douglass" last night at the Avalon Theatre, which includes a Douglass re-enactment, music and a silent auction, and the Frederick Douglass/YMCA 10 Mile Walk/Run on May 1.