WASHINGTON – Survivalists have stockpiled food and water

WASHINGTON – A higher percentage of Maryland residents is behind bars now than at any time during the century, and criminal justice experts say the number will likely rise into the new millennium

WASHINGTON – Two brothers pleaded guilty to civil rights violations in federal court Wednesday for their part in a 1997 cross burning at Bowie High School, the U

WASHINGTON – Arrests for heroin, cocaine and opiates exceeded marijuana arrests in Maryland in 1998 for the second year in a row, as heroin continued its spread into the suburbs, authorities said

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury has returned a 22-count indictment against a Rockville company and its supplier, who are accused of smuggling more than 18,000 pounds of caviar into the country over a four-year period

WASHINGTON – Drug arrests have increased steadily in Maryland for the past two years after a sharp drop in 1996, as police agencies have become “more aggressive” in pursuing drug crimes

WASHINGTON – Many of Maryland’s four-year colleges sit in unsafe communities, according to a new national study that state college officials immediately attacked as irrelevant

WASHINGTON – The number of juveniles tried as adults in Maryland reached a five-year low in 1998, despite laws that were aimed at making it easier to send youths to adult court

WASHINGTON – The number of Maryland teens tried as adults may be down now, but the state should begin preparing for another large wave of youth offenders committing violent crimes, safety experts said

WASHINGTON – More and more Maryland juveniles are landing in adult jails, where they face a high rate of physical abuse and a lack of educational resources, according to a new national study