Maryland man who received second pig heart transplant dies, hospital says

The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday.

Suspect in Maryland judge's murder found dead in Washington County

Authorities say they have located the body of Pedro Argote, the man suspected of killing Maryland Judge Andrew Wilkinson outside his home last week in Washington County.

Maryland man thriving one month after pioneering pig heart transplant

One month after a Maryland man received an experimental pig heart transplant, the patient is doing well and shows no sign of infection or rejection of the organ, doctors say.

Malaria in Maryland: First local case in decades alarms health officials

Maryland has confirmed a case of locally acquired malaria in the state for the first time in more than 40 years, the state's health department said Friday.

Family of Hae Min Lee files appeal in Adnan Syed case advocating for victim's rights in court proceedings

The family of Hae Min Lee is calling on Maryland's Supreme Court to hear their appeal, saying that while a lower court decision to reinstate the conviction of Adnan Syed in March remedied what they saw as a violation of victim’s rights, there’s one aspect they still feel needs to be addressed.   

Man fatally shot at funeral of 10-year-old girl: police

A man was killed, and a woman was injured after a shooting at the funeral of a 10-year-old girl at Washington National Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. 

Sonic boom heard across DC area identified as F-16 fighter jet

A fighter jet that was trying to intercept an unresponsive small plane that flew over D.C. Sunday triggered report of a loud boom that was heard across the area.