The son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), captured in a hidden-camera video in October speaking to someone about voter fraud, will not be charged after an investigation by police.

As officials try to get a handle on a recent uptick in heroin use on Maryland's Eastern Shore, we hear from a local man who used the drug for years, and finally beat his addiction.

Maryland could be the next state to abolish the death penalty -- part of a nationwide move away from capital punishment. Kojo examines the local debate over the future of the death penalty.

A judge has found Anne Arundel County executive John Leopold guilty of misusing his security detail.

The Virginia General Assembly is considering legislation that would provide compensation to individuals who were forcibly sterilized under a state-mandated eugenics program during the 20th century.

A hearing in a case related to the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 has been scheduled for Feb. 12. The families of two women who died in the shootings are accusing the university of wrongful death for not acting earlier to warn students of the threat. 

Police are investigating a string of armed robberies over the weekend in College Park, Maryland. 

A judge is holding secret hearings in the case involving the murder of D.C. intern Chandra Levy.

Montgomery County police have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with multiple robberies at a Silver Spring hotel.

Five years ago, the Supreme Court struck down DC's 30-year-old handgun ban. Kojo talks to plaintiffs in the case and to the city official who helped write the law.