In the early morning hours of January 2, the Outer Banks community welcomed its New Year’s baby, Lucca Hernandez, born at 2:05 a.m. at Outer Banks Health Hospital.

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 ...

A delegate representing Maryland‘s Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties is breaking racial barriers as the next speaker of the state’s House of Delegates. Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, D–Md. 21, was ...

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 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 ...

Born in the Dominican Republic, the Peña family lived in a small wooden house with a leaky tin roof and no indoor plumbing. Some days, she said, there was no food to eat. When she was 8 years old, the ...

Newly appointed House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk on Friday announced a slate of senior staff appointments, shaping the leadership team that will support the daily operations of the Maryland House of ...

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 ...

UPDATE (12/17 AT 1:51 PM): Judge Charles R. Brehmer called the jurors into the courtroom to go over further instructions about deliberations after it was noted that the jury has been unable to reach a ...

The Edwin Díaz deal came together quickly for the Dodgers. Dale Zanine / Imagn Images The sound of trumpets did not signal the end of business for the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose acquisition of premier ...