A 4-year-old child died, and a man was critically injured following a townhouse fire in Parkville, according to County Fire ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A quick meeting of the House Democrats Tuesday ...

Maryland’s House of Delegates has a new speaker — and she’s making history. On Tuesday, Dec. 16, lawmakers officially voted in Joseline Peña-Melnyk, making her the first Afro-Latina and the first ...

Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, a Democrat who represents Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties, was unanimously elected Tuesday as the 109th speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. She makes ...

The Maryland House of Delegates elected Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk as the next speaker during a special legislative session on Tuesday. Peña-Melnyk will replace former Speaker Adrienne Jones, who ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland House of Delegates elected Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk as its next speaker during a special legislative session in Annapolis on Tuesday. Peña-Melnyk makes history as the ...

The General Assembly convened Tuesday in Annapolis for a special session to elect a new speaker of the House of Delegates and override bills that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoed during the last ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland House of Delegates has named Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk, representing parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties, as the new Speaker of the House. Peña-Melnyk’s ...

Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk made history on Tuesday when she was unanimously elected as the 109th speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates. She is the second woman and first Afro-Latina to hold the ...

**FILE** Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-District 21) is poised to be elected speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates during a special session on Dec. 16. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer) ...

ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates has elected Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk as the next Speaker of the House, marking a historic moment in the state’s political life. Peña-Melnyk becomes the ...