Man Dies After Fighting First Responders, Racist Chant on School Bus, One Dead in Fright Between Friends: News Nearby

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• Essex Man Dies After Fight with First Responders: Police
• Capitol Heights Woman Gets Into Argument With Her Friend, Stabs Her to Death: Police
• Nurse May Have Beat Adult Special Needs Student on PG County School Bus: Report

Principal Comments on Student Chant of Racial Slur
Rockville Middle School students from various races — including African-Americans — were recorded chanting a racial slur on a bus, an incident that is offensive but one that will be used to teach students about race, says the school principal.

The blurry cell phone video recorded by a student doesn’t show any faces, but student voices can be heard in a sing-song chant that uses the slur. >>> Read more.

Museum Day Live 2016: Get Free Tickets to Maryland's Museums

Museums locally and across the state, such as Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, the Chesapeake Children's Museum in Annapolis and the Port Discovery Children's Museum in Baltimore, will offer free admission for visitors this weekend as part of Museum Day Live! >>> Read more.

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