Gas Prices Prompted Complaints — Many Complaints

WASHINGTON – After a destructive hurricane season interrupted the nation’s energy supply and ratcheted up already high gasoline prices, Maryland drivers complained more about gas stations than in the same period last year

Gift-Givers Put Philanthropy on Shopping List

WASHINGTON – In lieu of giving expensive gadgets, ugly sweaters or sure-to-be-returned gifts during the holidays, more people are donating to charities and nonprofits for those on their gift lists

Local Trees Donated to Troops

WASHINGTON – Maryland Christmas tree farmers are combining savvy marketing with a bit of holiday cheer this year by donating some of their Christmas trees to U

Watchers Look Out for Fine, Feathered Friends

WASHINGTON – Donald Winslow never considered himself a bird-watching enthusiast, but in recent years the favorite pastime of his friends and family rubbed off on him

Wood Stove Popularity Fires Up As Heating Bills Rise

ROCKVILLE – Predictions about record-breaking heating costs this winter have sent customers running to retail stores with requests for wood stoves and inserts

Activists Target Gilchrest Vote on Budget Cuts

CHESTERTOWN – Moderate Republican Rep

Farmers ‘Granted’ New Fields

WASHINGTON – From summer to fall, David Keyes and his employees pack up his trailer, hitch it to his pickup and travel to farmer’s markets in Harford County selling ice cream and cheeses made from his dairy cows’ milk

Dry September Drowned in October

WASHINGTON – When September ended with no sign of significant rain, farmers, homeowners and meteorologists were left wondering when the sky would deliver sweet relief to their crops, lawns and weather forecasts

Food Allergic Kids Miss Halloween Treat

WASHINGTON – On Halloween night, ghouls, princesses and dragons will commandeer neighborhood sidewalks across the state and country, collecting Hershey kisses, lollipops, candy corn and chocolate bars

Md. Winter Predictions: Highly Variable

WASHINGTON – Meteorologists, weather forecasters and prognosticators all see Maryland’s upcoming winter a little differently in a season that’s proving hard to predict