Ease of Crime, Value of Cars Means Carjacking Is Here to Stay

WASHINGTON – Despite its recent drop, prosecutors say carjacking is likely to remain a popular crime in Maryland because it requires little skill or planning and can give criminals instant financial gain

Officials Say Drop in Carjackings Masks Its Violence, Prevalence

WASHINGTON – It was a pretty routine Friday night for Wanda Payne

U.S. Appeals Court Returns Sex Harassment Case to State Court

A federal appeals court has reinstated the wrongful firing lawsuit of a St

Program Aims to Get Welfare Dads Involved With Their Kids

WASHINGTON – Richard Marshall said he used to do two things really well: Play basketball and sell drugs

Students Turn to Loans in Record Numbers to Pay for College

WASHINGTON – Students at Maryland universities, community colleges and career schools more than doubled the amount of loans they took out from 1993 to 1996 to cover the rising cost of a college education

Tuition Is Leveling Off, But College Fees Continue to Climb

WASHINGTON – Tuition is not the only thing on the rise on Maryland college campuses

Maryland College Costs Soar as Universities Services Expand

WASHINGTON – Tuition at Maryland’s public four-year colleges and universities has risen by almost 50 percent over the last five years and is expected to rise another 4 percent next year

Hearing Stalled for Bankrupt 10-Year-Old, As Relatives Wrangle

GREENBELT – A 10-year-old orphan who filed for bankruptcy in an effort to save his family’s home from foreclosure will not have his day in court until he has a legal guardian

Condemned Killer Takes Plea for Clemency to the Internet

WASHINGTON – Maryland death row inmate Tyrone Delano Gilliam has taken his plea for clemency to the World Wide Web