Economy Drives Maryland Crime Increase

WASHINGTON – For the first time in seven years, crime rates in Maryland are increasing and indicators point to the economy as the cause

Maryland Faces Challenges as it Nears its 2010 Deadline to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning

ANNAPOLIS – When the ceiling fell down in her mother’s two-story Baltimore home, Towanda Malley never considered the possibility of lead exposure

State Expands Pharmacy Programs to Meet Demand

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s state schools are working to meet an increasing demand for pharmacists, officials said

Murphy Homes Gone, Not Forgotten

BALTIMORE – For 20 years, Mary Holmes lived on the third floor of 1058 Argyle Ave

Heritage Crossing Fails to Make Upton Bloom

BALTIMORE – When April Johnson looks out the front window of her house in Heritage Crossing, she sees rows of red-brick townhouses and neat lawns that define the five-year-old development in West Baltimore

Maryland Greens Low-Income Housing

TAKOMA PARK – When Annie Scott moved back into her Takoma Park Sligo View apartment building earlier this month, she thought the new owners would just do a regular paint job, but she was pleasantly surprised

Upton Decay Preceded by Boom=

BALTIMORE – On a Saturday afternoon, Gordon Garrett runs a rag across the surface of a Ford parked outside a block of houses on West Lanvale Street in west Baltimore?s Upton community

Disparity Still Plagues Maryland Corrections System

WASHINGTON – Going to prison is hard, but Alfreda “Frieda” Robinson used her arrogance to get by

Poor Economy Leads Victims to Stay With Batterers

WASHINGTON – For the last seven years, every time “Mary’s” husband came home drunk, he became physically abusive — pushing, shoving and throwing things at her, according to Sharon Schmidt, shelter manager at the Mid-shore Council for Family Violence, who chose a pseudonym to protect the victim

Maryland Schools Notice Drop in Number of Students Suspended More than Once

ANNAPOLIS – The number of students who have been suspended more than once in a school year is dropping slightly after a spike last year, according to data from school districts statewide