When To Say When? Ask A Computer

BALTIMORE – A computer program that tells drinkers when their blood alcohol concentration is past the legal limit was showcased Thursday when a national alcohol awareness group set up shop in the Inner Harbor

Restraining Order Loophole Enrages Committee

ANNAPOLIS – Lisa Spicknall sat quietly in the hearing chamber with family, each member wearing a photo button of her two slain children

Troopers Tend Thanksgiving Travelers

ANNAPOLIS – Every fourth Wednesday in November, Maryland’s roads are packed tighter than stuffing into a Thanksgiving turkey, creating some of the most dangerous driving conditions people see all year

Gun Task Force Pushes Up Timetable for Smart Guns

ANNAPOLIS – If gunmakers have smart gun technology now, why give them years to put guns using it on the market, the Governor’s Task Force on Childproof Guns decided Thursday

Electronic Testimony Considered for Maryland Courts

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland House Judiciary Committee members were glued to the TV set as a lawyer and former delegate explained how two-way video conferencing could change civil court testimony forever

Appeals Court Rejects Request for Tripp Grand Jury Information

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court Tuesday overturned a lower court’s order that would have forced the state prosecutor to reveal details of his probe of Linda Tripp to an independent legal group

Court of Special Appeals OKs Chestertown Wal-Mart Plan

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Tuesday approved a subdivision plan for a Chestertown Wal-Mart store, but the decision may just create another roadblock in the company’s nearly seven-year quest to build a 107,000-square-foot facility