WASHINGTON – Dorchester County may not have a big-name department store, but that has not stopped the county from leading the state in the rate of sales growth over the past five years

WASHINGTON – Sales tax collections grew at the fastest rate in some of the least likely places in Maryland over the last five years

NEW MARKET – Every man has his own idea of what makes history

FORT DETRICK – Frederick County’s official visitors’ guide showcases glossy photos of Civil War cannons and covered bridges in its artfully laid out pages

SILVER SPRING – A mother sits with a crying child waiting to see a doctor

WASHINGTON – Maryland hospitals face a shortage of experienced registered nurses in specialty care areas such as emergency and operating rooms and critical care, at a time when nursing groups say skilled care is needed most

WASHINGTON – A recent test of Maryland’s readiness to respond to bioterrorist attacks produced dismal results, a Johns Hopkins University doctor told a Senate panel Thursday

WASHINGTON – An attorney for a Montgomery County couple asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to draw a “bright line

WASHINGTON – A Maryland health official said limited resources and unclear federal direction are largely to blame for General Accounting Office findings that the state drags its feet when investigating poor nursing home care

WASHINGTON – This spring will be warmer than usual, forecasters say, and comes on the heels of a winter that will go down as the 10th-warmest on record for the region