ANNAPOLIS – In a case balancing an interstate adoption compact with the welfare of a 3-year-old child, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Friday overturned a lower court’s decision declaring that a Maryland couple were the lawful parents of a baby born in New York

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Wednesday that a Howard County zoning panel and circuit court were wrong giving Browning Ferris Inc

ANNAPOLIS – A bill that would help private landowners pay for the cost of controlling phragmites — a fast-spreading wetlands reed that crowds out native Maryland species — is close to final passage

BALTIMORE – After dark on a day when it has rained, Tim Hoen ventures into the woods

BALTIMORE – Tim Hoen sees the big picture

ANNAPOLIS – Oyster spawning season is approaching, and with it comes the need to dredge and move old shells — part of a decades-old oyster repletion program

ANNAPOLIS – Marylanders on both sides of the state’s black bear debate turned out Wednesday to support a new state fund to compensate farmers who lose crops or livestock to the bruins

ANNAPOLIS – For years, Carroll County resident Jim Wolff has had big ideas for the bay lynx, better known as the bobcat

ANNAPOLIS – Del

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