Maryland Headlines from The Washington Post

The University of Maryland's McKeldin Mall. (John T. Consoli/U-Md.)

U-Md. president calls sanctuary campus designation ‘unnecessary’

In responding to student demands, Wallace D. Loh says designation is unnecessary because "we already provide all the protections and support allowed under the law."

By Ellie Silverman • Read more »

Deer with a plastic jug stuck on its head runs around a Maryland neighborhood

Just call him “Jughead.” That's what neighbors have dubbed a deer that managed to get a plastic pretzel jar stuck on its head.

By Dana Hedgpeth • Read more »

Girl, 16, killed by 15-year-old high school classmate was not targeted by him, police say

Police found no personal relationship between Charlotte Zaremba and Sean Crizer, who shot her in her Ellicott City, Md., bedroom Jan. 1 before committing suicide.

By Ian Shapira • Read more »

Fire burns several vehicles inside shopping mall garage

Firefighters extinguished the fire at Montgomery Mall.

By Clarence Williams • Read more »

Md. Democrat wants to ban local governments from boosting minimum wage

Move comes after Montgomery County, Baltimore weigh proposals for a $15 minimum wage.

By Ovetta Wiggins and Bill Turque • Read more »

Two Waldorf, Md., men charged in killing of man found dead in the woods

The three had previously been in an argument, which escalated into homicide, police said.

By Lynh Bui • Read more »

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