BALTIMORE (AP) The wife of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff says he's at a halfway house in Baltimore. Pam Abramoff declined to name the specific location during a brief telephone conversation yesterday with The Associated Press.

BALTIMORE (AP) Prosecutors say a federal criminal...

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I’m Elizabeth Wynne Johnson of Capitol News Connection. This Week in Congress...

Sometimes a bill is just a bill. Sometimes it reflects larger truths about where things stand in Washington. Politically, financially--sometimes even personally.

This week’s case-in-point: a...

By Jonathan Wilson

In the wake of several incidents of violence against women on college campuses in Virginia in the past year, a high school senior in Fairfax County is making sure she and her classmates are prepared to protect themselves.

A group of 30 young women from Westfield Hig...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland flags are lowered at half staff today in honor of an off-duty state trooper who was shot and killed.

The Maryland Governor's office says state flags are being flown at half staff in honor of the slain state trooper until sundown the day of his funeral.

Gov...

By Kavitha Cardoza

First lady Michelle Obama told graduating seniors of Anacostia Senior High School in southeast D.C. to soak up the moment and pat themselves on the back.

Looking out at more than 150 graduates in dark blue gowns, Mrs. Obama told them to work hard and dream big.

By Natalie Neumann

The Capital Area Food Bank is distributing 5 million more pounds of food than two years ago. But the need for food continues to grow.

Volunteers sort through donated food and medical supplies at the Capital Area Food Bank in Northeast D.C. In another part of the war...

The region presents plenty an opportunity to have a theatrical time this weekend.

(June 11-13) AIRY FAIRY You can take off to a fantastical island in the Shakespearian sun in The Tempest, playing at Baltimore’s Theatre Project on Preston Street today through Sunday. Three actors, ten charac...

From the Maryland Reporter website:

Lots of coverage of the race for governor, which a new poll shows is very tight; the GOP raises money as Mitt Romney comes to town. Plus taxes, pensions and delegate's 'sweetheart' deal.

CAMPAIGN SPIN Aaron Davis and John Wagner of the Washington Po...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A Richmond man who pleaded guilty to wounding a Virginia Union University student in an on-campus shooting will spend eight years in prison. Jimar Lee Jewell was sentenced this morning. He had pleaded guilty in March to malicious wounding and a firearms charge.

VIRGINIA B...

LAUREL, Md. (AP) For the second time this week, police have arrested a man at a motel in Laurel who's accused of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her into prostitution.

Anne Arundel County police say 23-year-old Gabriel Dreke-Hernandez of Hyattsville was arrested Wednesday night. Office...