ANNAPOLIS – Heroin use has found a hospitable home in Maryland for decades, and the latest national substance abuse data shows the addiction is unlikely to go away soon

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers Tuesday questioned whether the state’s troubled Department of Juvenile Services will be able to make required reforms given Gov

ANNAPOLIS – About half of the traffic deaths in Maryland over Thanksgiving weekend will be alcohol related, a very preventable tragedy, said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John White

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland General Assembly is likely to face a slate of safety bills when it convenes in January that run the gamut from terrorism protection to stanching the streak of teen driving deaths, said lawmakers with an interest in the topic

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s high court upheld two lower court decisions Wednesday, ruling that school boards must provide insurance for their teachers embroiled in lawsuits, even in sexual misconduct cases

ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers and judges are investigating pre-trial home monitoring procedures after two Baltimore District Court defendants went unsupervised and ended up as fugitive murder suspects

ANNAPOLIS – The Department of Juvenile Services said Wednesday it will remove juveniles from and halt referrals to the state’s only juvenile drill academy, pending an investigation of alleged child abuse

ANNAPOLIS – In a carefully scrutinized election this year, thousands of eligible Maryland voters will be left out, while others who are ineligible to vote could actually cast ballots

ANNAPOLIS – The state will face a $388 million budget shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year, policy analysts predicted Tuesday at a joint House and Senate budget briefing

ANNAPOLIS – Gang participation is rising statewide and legislators and law enforcement officers differ on how to solve the problem