^More Shots Bring More Reactions in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Marylanders looking to avoid the winter flu or get vaccinated for a trip abroad this year are more likely to develop a reaction than in any year since 1990

Montgomery County Teacher Not Sickened at School, Officials Say

WASHINGTON – The deadly staph infection that killed a Montgomery County teacher Sunday didn’t originate at a local middle school, officials said Tuesday

Maryland Primary Race Gets Another Runner

PASADENA – The race to claim the Republican nomination for Maryland’s 1st Congressional District seat got more crowded Thursday

Recalled Toys Are No Fun for Charities

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s traditional holiday toy drives are being pickier in accepting donations this winter — with good reason

Banks Denies — Again — Charges of Dirty Tricks in 1st District Primary

ANNAPOLIS – Robert Banks, a Republican challenger for Rep

U.S. Still Vulnerable to Anthrax Attack

WASHINGTON – The United States is still “very poorly prepared” for an anthrax attack six years after a 2001 attack targeted Congress and television broadcasters, said a former Central Intelligence Agency director Wednesday

Hospitals Ban Tobacco — Indoors and Out

BETHESDA – Visitors to Montgomery and Frederick County hospitals might want to leave their tin of dip and pack of cigarettes at home starting Thursday

Experts Warn: Drug-Resistant Staph Developing in Communities

WASHINGTON – There have been no new drug-resistant staph infection cases reported in Maryland since an initial outbreak last month, however MRSA has established itself in the community, experts told lawmakers Wednesday

Ehrlich, Gilchrest Tiff Frames Primary Battle

WASHINGTON – For Rep

Rockville Woman Criticizes Medicaid Rule Changes

WASHINGTON – The mentally ill would be forced back into “warehouse conditions,” under proposed changes to Medicaid, Rockville resident Barbara Miller told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Thursday