EASTON – Frances Kostkowski cried when Boater’s World decided to close the Denton distribution center where she spent 14 years filling orders for boating accessories

WASHINGTON – State officials and environmental advocates told Maryland’s congressional delegation that tougher pollution standards and increased federal funding are part of the solution for restoring the Chesapeake Bay’s health during a meeting Thursday on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – John Stern’s ears have been just as busy as his calculator this tax season

WASHINGTON – The carcass of a World War II-era German submarine has rested for 60 years on the bottom of the Potomac River in Southern Maryland, visited only by sport divers and marine archeologists

WASHINGTON – Maryland and District officials are bolstering efforts to corral violent offenders who cross their borders to commit crimes, Gov

WASHINGTON – The plan to transform the dilapidated Guilford Gardens in Howard County into a modern complex of energy efficient apartments set within green space could easily have become another casualty of the sagging economy

WASHINGTON – Maryland could eliminate bus lines, shorten routes and increase its Metro subsidy as it works with the District and Virginia to close a $29 million deficit in the regional transit authority’s budget year that begins June 1

WASHINGTON – The Chesapeake Bay’s water quality remains poor and its fish populations threatened even though pollution from nitrogen and phosphorous improved last year, according to a report released Thursday

WASHINGTON – A funk settled over Winnefred Frolik in 2004 as she grew worried about global warming, poverty and hunger

WASHINGTON – Metro board members agreed Thursday to create regional plans for closing a $29 million funding shortfall for the rail and bus system after some members balked at using stimulus money