Maryland woman hits boy after 'fat' and 'Miss Piggy' insults on flight from Disney World: police

A Maryland woman has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly striking a boy aboard a plane at Orlando Sanford Airport, authorities said. Kristy Crampton, 46, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly hit the child after he called her "fat" and "Miss Piggy" on a flight home from Disney World on Memorial Day, according to a Sanford Airport Police report.

2 teens shot, killed in Temple Hills

Authorities in Prince George’s County are investigating a deadly double shooting that left two teens dead in Temple Hills late Tuesday night.

Maryland DNR officials safely remove bear from tree

A black bear that caused a stir in a Langley Park neighborhood Monday has been safely rescued after spending hours perched high in a tree in the 8300 block of Tahona Drive. The juvenile bear is believed to be the same one spotted roaming through parts of Montgomery County and Beltsville in recent days.