ANNAPOLIS– The ban on using handheld phones behind the wheel goes into effect Friday, but it will still be legal to make a call using a hands-free device (and scarf down a cheeseburger, control an iPod, apply lipstick, check the GPS, search for a dropped item, and yell at your children) while driving

ANNAPOLIS–The proposed dime-a-drink tax, which would fund health care initiatives and disability services, may have strong support in the General Assembly, but neither candidate for governor backs the proposal, campaign spokesmen said

ANNAPOLIS — A Laurel center for female juvenile offenders has resumed taking residents into its high security program after making changes to improve conditions that caused an admittance suspension last spring, an official said

BALTIMORE – Every morning for more than a year, Joe Brown has made the 45-minute, multi-bus commute to The Arc of Baltimore headquarters where he is the friendly office clerk responsible for all mail operations