Find your county news
Prince George’s County volunteer opportunities
The American Heart Association seeks volunteers for its 2013 walk.
Southern Maryland volunteer opportunities
Organizations seeks short- and long-term help in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties
‘You don’t have to binge to celebrate’
(Evi Harmon for Fifth Floor Kitchen)
WhyFoodWorks healthful dinner parties wrap nutrition lessons into an intimate evening with friends.
Labor College nears sale of 47-acre campus
Reid Temple church, affordable housing group picked as likely buyer of White Oak campus.
Maryland gun control: Del. Simmons aims to close loophole
via ABC 7 Washington
O’Malley hosts fundraiser for New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen
(Allison Shelley / GETTY IMAGES)
The event will add to the buzz about a possible 2016 presidential bid by the Maryland governor.
Former Baltimore County executive in talks for Md. transportation job
(Brian Witte / AP)
James T. Smith Jr. has been in discussions with Gov. Martin O’Malley about a long-open post.
President Obama’s rosy rhetoric comes with insensitive scolding
(JASON REED / REUTERS)
COLUMN | The president and first lady’s mandate for black graduates is far more demanding than that for whites.
Weakened storms could reach Md. from Plains by Thursday
via Baltimore Sun
Man Charged With Setting Fires At Md. ApartmentIn La Plata, painful memory of a deadly, destructive tornado
(Andrea Bruce / THE WASHINGTON POST)
COLUMN | Horror in Oklahoma is felt deeply in the Md. community, beginning with students’ prayers.
Carlton E. Spitzer, public relations executive
Carlton E. Spitzer, 88, a public relations officer who had a D.C. firm for about 15 years, died May 4.
Margaret G. ‘Marty’ Waller, Navy wife
Mrs. Waller was a member of the Harbor Club and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Easton.
Maryland Ranks 11th Most Bike-Friendly State
via Ellicott City Patch
Michael S. Rosenwald
SUV fatally hits grandmother in Wheaton
A Ford Explorer attempting a U-turn careened across traffic and struck a 77-year-old woman at a bus stop.
Michael S. Rosenwald
For sale at gun shows: Stuff that has nothing to do with guns
The shows have become travelling malls, with jewelry, paintings and camouflage onesies for sale.
Hello again: A new home for Rosenwald, Md. content
A blog evolves. We've been rethinking blogs here at the Post. Take a look and tell us what you think.
Michael S. Rosenwald
Staple or scourge? Plastic bag manufacturers battle taxes and bans
Advance Polybag workers worried as Maryland legislators weighed the country’s first statewide bag tax.
Local tools
Maryland & regional photo galleries
Running out of gas — stations
Across the region, gas stations are disappearing, making way for high-rises but also leaving drivers feeling a bit stranded.
Live-action tables open at Maryland casino
Crowds cheered after 12:01 a.m. when live tables opened at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover.
Earning their chips
Student dealers learn the ins and outs of the games in preparation of Maryland Live Casino’s opening of live-action table betting.
Spring snow leads to slick morning commute
Residents across the Washington area woke up Monday morning to a snow-slicked landscape.
Funeral for a Maryland father and 3 young girls
Mother and one surviving daughter mourn the four victims of a house fire during a memorial service in Upper Marlboro.
Restricting and producing guns in Md.
As lawmakers debate gun-control legislation, the Beretta USA factory in Accokeek continues to produce weapons.
Casino professionals live the wanderer’s life
Meet the people who are working to get Maryland’s table games up and running.
Maryland governor on the State of the State
Martin O’Malley urges lawmakers to ban assault weapons and repeal the death penalty.
A sight for soaring eyes
The Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Md., is prime eagle-watching territory from Thanksgiving into January.
The Post Most: LocalMost-viewed stories, videos and galleries int he past two hours
