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Md. husband turns self in after wife’s shooting death

By Will Vitka
Editor's Note, 4/29/2017, 9:30 p.m.: This story was updated to indicate that deputies were called in on Friday.

WASHINGTON — A Calvert County man turned himself in to police Saturday after his wife was found dead in their Rawhide Road home Friday night.

Deputies responded to a call at about 9:30 p.m. Friday to assist a sick or injured person.

When they arrived, they found Tanya Louise Harley, 34, dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

Her husband, James W. Harley Jr., 38, left the scene before deputies arrived.

He turned himself in Sunday afternoon and is now considered a suspect.

2 Calvert Co. dog parks closed to lessen disease spread

By Abigail Constantino
WASHINGTON — Calvert County, Maryland, dogs will have to find another place to hang out, as the county is temporarily closing two dog parks until further notice. The closing is to lessen the spread of an outbreak of Mycoplasma cynos, according to Calvert County.  Mycoplasma bacteria are usually associated with canine infectious respiratory disease or kennel cough.
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