As Fort Detrick Grows, So Grow Frederick County Jobs, Businesses

FREDERICK – Chris Loysen doesn’t worry about the infectious disease research that goes on at Fort Detrick, whose main gate is just across the street from his gas station

High Schools in Middle of Economic Spectrum Send More Grads to Military

WASHINGTON – The richest and poorest high schools in Maryland send relatively few students on to the military after graduation, according to an analysis of state Department of Education data

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Miranda Rights Question in Maryland Murder Case

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider the case of an Annapolis murder suspect who was freed after lower courts said a police officer’s apparently off-hand comment violated the man’s Miranda rights

Court Upholds Fraud Conviction of Man Denied Right to Represent Himself

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court upheld a Baltimore man’s convictions on 49 counts of bank fraud, Social Security fraud and identity theft, rejecting his claim that the trial court should have let him represent himself in court

Environmental Group Says Susquehanna is Most-Endangered River in Nation

WASHINGTON – The Susquehanna River was listed as the most-endangered river in the nation Wednesday, with raw sewage from aging treatment plants threatening the river that feeds the Chesapeake Bay

Items Left at Airport Checkpoints Sell ‘Like Hotcakes’ for State Agency

JESSUP – Claude Misher plunks a set of studded spurs, a police-issue baton, an old-fashioned wood planer and an unexploded artillery shell down on his desk at the Maryland State Agency for Surplus Property

Court Allows Some Claims Against Former U.S. Foodservice CEO to Proceed

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has refused to dismiss breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties charges by Royal Ahold against James L

Cops, Cabbies Will Be Out in Force for St. Patrick’s Day Revelers

WASHINGTON – Police departments and alcohol-awareness groups across the state are gearing up for St

Senate Race Begins to Take Shape, Days After Sarbanes Announces Retirement

WASHINGTON – Another House Democrat dipped his toe into the Senate waters Tuesday, one day after a former congressman said he was in the race to succeed Sen