Slain mother had blogged that husband under stress

A man who killed his wife, their three young children and himself in their northwest Maryland home had a hard time adjusting to his new manager’s job for a railroad and it was causing him stress, according a blog entry his wife posted last month. More  Read More →

Lack of legislation for social media

Print, TV and radio are pregnant with regulations, restrictions and legalities so journalists and deejays can avoid libel charges. More  Read More →

Tax break for gay partners gets approval

Gay domestic partners who co-own homes will be exempted from the state inheritance tax, under legislation approved by the Maryland General Assembly. More  Read More →

Maryland legislature approves early voting bill

Legislation to create early voting in Maryland cleared the general assembly late Monday night, and Gov. Martin O’Malley has indicated he will sign the bill. More  Read More →

Md. trooper’s family assured of death benefits

A state legislative committee has virtually ensured that the family of a Maryland state trooper who was killed by a driver while vactioning out of state will receive $185,000 in death benefits. More  Read More →

Gov.’s aide: Md. faces permanent Preakness loss

A top aide to Gov. Martin O’Malley says Maryland faces the permanent loss of the Preakness Stakes and must do all it can to protect the asset in the current owner’s bankruptcy proceedings. More  Read More →

Md. teen gets 50 years in slaying of father-to-be

A Baltimore County judge has sentenced an 18-year-old Gwynn Oak man to 50 years in prison for fatally stabbing an expectant father in a botched robbery. More  Read More →

Rapper reports during his own arrest with Twitter

In this age of blogs, Facebook and discussion boards, anyone can be a journalist. Sort of. So, let’s welcome rapper Jim Jones to the news biz. Through Twitter, Jones covered his own arrest in real time early Monday after he was pulled over by police. More  Read More →

Experts: Loss, revenge often drive mass murders

Mass murderers are as different as their killing field — be it a nursing home or a suburban home — and as diverse as their reasons for killing — whether it’s spousal betrayal or the loss of a job. More  Read More →

Slaying suspect moved to psychiatric hospital

A Hagerstown teenager accused of murdering a female friend’s father at her request has been moved to a state psychiatric hospital after threatening suicide in jail. More  Read More →

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