Rising gas prices are straining American budgets beyond the pump. For many families, beef is the latest casualty. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the average price of ground beef has climbed from about $2.46 per pound…
Maryland historian walks 750-mile Underground Railroad stretch
BALTIMORE – A Germantown, Md. man is walking a stretch of the Underground Railroad for a second time. The journey is 750 miles and takes him into Canada. He is joined by other Marylanders whose families traded slaves.
Wineries struggle after April’s cool temperatures devastated vineyard grapes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Record lows in April devastated grapes at local vineyards. Wine producers say the setback threatens production and income.
Bills proposed by Maryland Democrats are 72% more likely to pass through both chambers
While 28% of the legislature is Republican, only 16% of the bills that passed in the 2026 session came from a Republican lead sponsor.
Cheltenham inmate described violent abuse, confinement
Like hundreds of runaways before them, three young men were caught by the police and sent back to the Cheltenham School for Boys in March 1946. What awaited them was a weeklong confinement in a basement cell, no food for…
Experts warn of future campaigns made fake thanks to AI
Though scam calls and laughably fake videos and pictures existed in the last election cycle, artificial intelligence has significantly improved since 2024.
Maryland opioid deaths hit 10-year low, down 57% since pandemic peak
Opioid-related overdose deaths in Maryland have decreased by 57% since an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Capital News Service data analysis. Maryland had over 2,500 opioid-related-overdose deaths in 2020, according to the data. The state’s total for…
La Brasita is bringing street-style Latin flavors to Derwood, Md.
Capital News Service visited La Brasita, a restaurant that opened in 2020 during the pandemic as a sister spot to La Brasa in Rockville. Co-owner David Campos says the menu is rooted in both heritage and home, featuring a “Maryland…
Death count at Cheltenham boys’ center was nine times that of white facility
The death count at the House of Reformation for Colored Boys at Cheltenham, a juvenile detention center whose violent past is under state investigation, was nine times the amount of its white counterpart, the House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents…