MGM National Harbor unveils $48 million expansion

July 16, 2018 Leave a comment

The MGM National Harbor resort was strategically built to be the first landmark people see upon crossing the Wilson Bridge into Maryland. Must credit: Washington Post photo by Bill O'Leary

MGM National Harbor opened a $48 million expansion Sunday, less than two years after opening its doors in December 2016.

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Firefighters: Electrical shock hurts 2 people at MGM National Harbor

June 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Firefighters say an electrical shock has injured two people at a Maryland resort near Washington, D.C.

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Group asks US Supreme Court to stop removal of Peace Cross

June 26, 2018 Leave a comment

A group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that declared unconstitutional a Maryland veteran's monument fashioned as a 40-foot-tall cross.

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Maryland high school officials accused of drinking at prom

June 15, 2018 Leave a comment

Two assistant principals at a Maryland high school have been placed on paid leave after they were accused of drinking alcohol at the school's prom.

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Dramatic finals of Scripps National Spelling Bee to begin in Md.

May 31, 2018 Leave a comment

Nicole Tsygan, 12, from Parkton, Md., is presented with a medal to advance to the final round by Nicole Dittoe of Scripps National Spelling Bee during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After a longer build-up than usual, the dramatic final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee get underway Thursday.

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Ex-liquor board director sentenced in bribery scandal

May 25, 2018 Leave a comment

GREENBELT — The former director of a Maryland county’s liquor board has been sentenced for a bribery scheme, involving payoffs to politicians in exchange for help with legislation that would expand the county’s liquor sales. The Washington Post reports former Prince George’s ...

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Tow company owner awarded $259K in discrimination lawsuit against PG town

May 22, 2018 Leave a comment

A Prince George's County jury has awarded more than $250,000 to a Palestinian-American man who took over a towing company that provided services Riverdale Park but was prevented from continuing that business relationship by town officials and police.

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