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March 20, 2018

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'He may have saved other people’s lives': Deputy praised for response after shooting at Maryland high school

Tuesday, Mar 20

As school systems across the country debate arming staff, Gov. Larry Hogan and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff praised the actions of the school resource officer who fired at a gunman at Great Mills High School.

Maryland high school shooting: Two students injured, suspected gunman dead after incident at Great Mills High School

Gunfire rang out at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland as classes began Tuesday morning, the latest school shooting to rattle parents and set off another round of the national debate over gun control.

The suspected Great Mills shooter, a teen, used a handgun. It's tough for adults to buy one in Maryland.

Law enforcement officials said the 17-year-old shooter at a St. Mary's high school used a 9mm Glock handgun. That firearm requires training, fingerprinting and license to purchase, and can only be bought by people over 21 years old.

Editorial: A good guy with a gun may have saved lives in a Md. school — a trained good guy in uniform

We can all be grateful that a school resource officer intervened in a Maryland school shooting — and grateful that he had the training not to make matters worse.

'If he wanted to, he could've killed me': Great Mills High School students recount shooting, lockdown

Two students were injured and a third, the gunman, was killed at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland just before the first bell of the day on Tuesday. Students recount the terror of realizing there was a shooting at their school.

Federal regulators say University of Maryland hospital violated rules in patient dumping case

Federal regulators cited The University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown campus on several violations related to a January case where a patient was put out on the street in just a hospital gown.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson tells lawmakers he left decision on controversial furniture to his wife

Ben Carson, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, told a House committee Tuesday that he left the decision over furnishing his office to his wife and denied knowledge of a plan to purchase a $31,000 dining room set that has since become controversial.

Baltimore City must find one more school day after state board denies waiver request

The Maryland State School Board voted Tuesday against allowing the city to have one less school day than the 180 days required by law.

Baltimore man indicted on federal charges related to drug overdose death

A federal grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old Baltimore man on charges that he provided drugs to a person who fatally overdosed in Prince George’s County last year.

Baltimore weather: Drivers face rough road conditions, with up to 8 inches of snow coming through Wednesday

A one-two punch of wintry weather systems has moved into the region for the first day of spring.