Bill Aims to Rein in Bounty Hunters

ANNAPOLIS – Bounty hunter Steven Engelman has retrieved bail jumpers accused of everything from theft to murder, but he said he has never had to use his gun to bring his man in

Klan’s Numbers Flagging in Maryland, Officials Say

ANNAPOLIS – Organizers of Saturday’s Ku Klux Klan rally in Annapolis have a permit for 60 people, but groups that monitor the KKK said there probably aren’t that many Klansmen in the state

Health Department Collects $18 Million More Than Needed in Fees

ANNAPOLIS- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene collected about $18 million more in fees from health-care practitioners than it needed to regulate them over the past two years

Number of Teens Tried as Adults Triples, More Sanctions Urged

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers were urged Wednesday to make sure that youths who are convicted as adults cannot be tried as juveniles again if they are charged with subsequent crimes

Lawmakers React Swiftly to Court Ruling on Computer Hackers

ANNAPOLIS – Alarmed by a recent appeals court ruling, Maryland lawmakers are already drawing up legislation to close a loophole that could let employees tamper with their company’s computer systems

Western Maryland Counties Make Pitch for School Construction

ANNAPOLIS – Clear Spring Elementary Principal Jill Burkhart said her Washington County school is still a beautiful building, but it no longer meets the needs of its students

Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence for Prince George’s Killer

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the death sentence for Jean Alex Clermont in the 1995 kidnapping, robbery and murder of a man at a Prince George’s County recreation center

Senate Votes To Keep Treadmill Tests Mandatory

ANNAPOLIS – Treadmill emissions testing appears to be here to stay

Region’s Lawmakers Excited, Wary About State Budget Surplus

ANNAPOLIS – Western Maryland lawmakers are optimistic about the 1998 General Assembly, mainly because of a projected $260 million budget surplus