Sheriff Arrested, Plane Crash, Pulitzer Nods: Top MD News

Here are some of the week's top stories on Maryland Patches:

• GOP Leaders Call for Anne Arundel Sheriff Bateman to Resign
• 2 Killed in Plane Crash by Bay Bridge: Police
• Freddie Gray Coverage Nets 3 Pulitzer Nods

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• Harriet Tubman To Replace Andrew Jackson On $20 Bill
• Baltimore County Officer Airlifted After Deputy-Involved Shooting: Sheriff
• SoberRide Offers Free Taxi Rides on Cinco de Mayo
• Havre de Grace to Light Up Purple for Prince
• Slain Firefighter: Wife Says Daughter 'Will Know the Hero' Dad Was
• Firefighter Shot on Call Out of Intensive Care
• U.S. News Ranks Top Public High Schools in Maryland, Nation
• Arresting Police Officer to Testify in Fredde Gray Case
• Condo Blaze Causes $1.2 Million in Damage: Fire Marshal
• 'Black Lives Matter' Sign's Repeat Vandal Confesses: Police

GOP Leaders Call for Anne Arundel Sheriff Bateman to Resign

Several Anne Arundel County leaders are urging embattled Sheriff Ronald Bateman to resign in the wake of 911 calls released from the night he reportedly assaulted his wife. He has rejected calls to resign and says he plans to seek re-election in 2018.

Freddie Gray Coverage Nets 3 Pulitzer Nods for Baltimore Media

Coverage of the riots in Baltimore yielded three Pulitzer finalists this year. Members of the media working for The Baltimore Sun and Getty Images were named finalists in breaking news, editorial and breaking news photography categories.

2 Howard County Residents Killed in Plane Crash by Bay Bridge: Police

Maryland State Police identified the man and woman killed in Tuesday's plane crash near the Bay Bridge as a pair of Ellicott City residents. The Federal Aviation Authority and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate what caused the plane to crash.

Bay Bridge File Photo.