Maryland Wins Big in Pentagon’s Base-Closing Recommendations

WASHINGTON – Maryland would be among the biggest winners in the nation under the list of military bases recommended for closure or consolidation by the Pentagon on Friday

Town of Indian Head Looks to Chart Future With or Without Neighboring Base

INDIAN HEAD – The lowest point for Indian Head was when the last grocery store packed up and left town a few years ago

In Fight to Save Military Bases, Backers Range from Confident to ‘Paranoid’

WASHINGTON – Todd Morgan says he won’t be able to rest until Christmas

A Year After Son’s Death in Iraq, Chestertown Mom Still Searching for Peace

CHESTERTOWN – Beverly Fabri started taking a sleeping pill right after her son Nick died in Iraq last February, because she was afraid of seeing him in her dreams

Maryland Prison Population Dipped Last Year, Bucking National Trend

WASHINGTON – The number of Maryland state prison inmates fell 1

Robotic Arm Practices for Hubble Repair, But Officials See Wider Uses

GREENBELT – Tucked away in a cavernous building at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, an 11-foot robot arm spends its days showing off for a team of engineers

Life Goes On, But Will Never Be the Same, for Woman Whose Son Died in Iraq

TOWSON – Partly because they thought Towson had the prettiest girls, and partly because it was too far to go home from Camp Lejeune for just a few days, Cpl

Hurricane Isabel Victims Bring Complaints About FEMA to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Bob and Karen Valentin are carrying two mortgages, but living in a garage

Bravo Company Sees Mini Baby Boom, as Maryland Guard Unit Prepares to Deploy

WASHINGTON – Two days after Jennifer Aparicio gave birth to her daughter last month, she packed her husband on to a plane so he could rejoin his Maryland National Guard unit as it prepared to ship out to Iraq